Over 800 reconciliation leaders and supporters from all around Australia will gather in Meanjin (Brisbane) from 6-7 November during this historic phase in Australia’s reconciliation journey.
Key participants from the corporate, legal, education, cultural and sports sectors will discuss strengthening their resolves to address barriers to reconciliation.
Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) remain a potent force in building a just and reconciled Australia with more than 5 million people now working in, studying at, or members of an organisation with a RAP and almost 77,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people employed by RAP organisations.
According to the 2023 RAP Impact Report, RAP organisations procured more than $3.5 billion worth of goods and services from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-owned businesses.
The Conference theme, Now More Than Ever, reflects the reconciliation movement’s view of the urgent need for stronger commitments and actions to fight for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights, and to be guided by First Nations voices.
Program in brief
Fiona Jose, Group CEO of the Cape York Partnership will share her insights into the urgent work of reconciliation during her keynote address.
Joshua Creamer, Chair of Queensland’s Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry and Sue-Anne Hunter, Deputy Chair of Victoria’s Yoorrook Justice Commission discuss the state of truth-telling and its vital importance during the opening plenary: Truth-telling – the beating heart of reconciliation.
The Conference will also include sessions on equity and economic justice, youth justice and incarceration, understanding Indigenous cultural and intellectual property, education and reconciliation, and how organisations can drive self-determination and economic participation.
Indigenous Governance Awards 2024 winners will be announced and celebrated at a gala dinner on the first night of the conference.
