IPAA Queensland Irene Longman Oration 2022
ABOUT THIS EVENT
On 20 October 2022, IPAA Queensland hosted a flagship event in our annual program – the Irene Longman Oration. The Oration is named in honour of Irene Longman, the first female elected to the Queensland Parliament (1929-1932) and dedicated ‘public servant’ to the community for over 30 years. Read a summary of Irene Longman as delivered by the Orator.
The 2022 Oration was delivered by Emeritus Professor Peter Coaldrake AO under the theme “Pride and purpose in service”.
Emeritus Professor Coaldrake’s Oration offered insights from his long and distinguished career in leading public service organisations and undertaking significant reform.
IPAA Queensland’s Irene Longman Oration seeks to provide a unique opportunity for IPAA Queensland members and a select group of noted executive public servants and connections to come together, hear from a prominent leader with a focus on a relevant aspect of the sector, and encourage public interest and contemporary thinking. Learn more about the Irene Longman Oration here.
IPAA members can also view the full recording of the event on their member portal.
READ our wrap up of the event on the IPAA blog below.
About Emeritus Professor Peter Coaldrake AO: 
Emeritus Professor Peter Coaldrake AO recently completed a major review of culture and accountability in the Queensland public sector. He is also the Chief Commissioner of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), Australia’s higher education regulatory agency, and Chair of the Board of the Queensland Performing Arts Trust.
Professor Coaldrake served almost fifteen years as Vice-Chancellor and CEO of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) until December 2017. Since then, he also has undertaken other public reviews on behalf of both the Morrison and Palaszczuk governments. He is a dual Fulbright scholar, and served as Chair of Queensland’s Public Sector Management Commission during the premiership of Wayne Goss.
About IPAA Queensland
IPAA Queensland advances the professionalism, capability and integrity of public administration and public purpose work and promotes pride in service.
If you’re a public servant or engaged in public purpose work, we encourage you to get to know and connect with IPAA Queensland. Find out more about us by reading more on our site or through joining as a member here.
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