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Presentations and papers
The 2024 Australasian AID Conference (AAC2024) was held at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University on 3-5 December 2024.
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Pre-conference
Tuesday 3 December
Preview Demonstration: Australian Aid Transparency Portal
Chair: Joanne Choe, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, DT Global
Panelists:
Catherine Gill, Assistant Secretary, Development Strategy Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Dr Terence Wood, Fellow, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Leah Odongo, Head of Effectiveness, CBM Australia
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Launch – ‘Partner of choice? Southeast Asian views on Australia as a development partner’
Author: Mira Sulistiyanto, Senior Analyst, Development Intelligence Lab
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Chair: Peter Yates, Australia Representative and Regional Director (Governance), The Asia Foundation
Discussants:
Aedan Whyatt, Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Development Policy and Programs Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Anna Winoto, Indonesia Country Representative and Strategic Adviser, Abt Global
Launch – ‘Prioritizing global responsibilities’
Author: Professor Luke Glanville, Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
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Chair: Dr Benjamin Day, Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
Launch –‘Putting AI in AID: DragonFly Thinking and Development Intelligence’
Chair: Mark Keonig, Vice President, Programs, The Asia Foundation
Panelists:
Professor Miranda Forsyth, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University and Co-founder and Director, DragonFly Thinking
Bridi Rice, Chief Executive Officer, Development Intelligence Lab
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Day 1
Wednesday 4 December
Opening Address
Dr Arsenio Balisacan, Secretary, National Economic Development Authority, Republic of the Philippines
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Panel 1a – Progress made or promises pending? A one-year review of Australia’s International Development Policy
Chair: Catherine Gill, Assistant Secretary, Development Strategy Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Panelists:
Dr Terence Wood, Fellow, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Stuart Schaefer, Country Representative, Papua New Guinea, DT Global
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Michelle Higelin, Vice President, Australian Council For International Development & Executive Director, ActionAid Australia
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Dr Neelesh Gounder, Chief Policy Advisor, Government of Fiji
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Panel 1b – Understanding and responding to intersecting disadvantage in aid
Chair: Elizabeth Cowan, Senior Specialist Advisor (Gender Equality), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Panelists:
Dr Vania de la Fuente-Núñez, Senior Advisor, Healthy Ageing, The Fred Hollows Foundation
»presentation not available
Megan Carrol, Data Technology and Insights Manager, Equality Insights, International Women’s Development Agency
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Leah Odongo, Head of Effectiveness and Program Impact, CBM Australia
Panel 1c – Climate, conflict and China in Africa
From aid to conflict? New evidence on emergency food aid’s impact on conflict in sub-Saharan Africa
Dr Dessie Ambaw, Lecturer in Economics, University of South Australia [online]
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Chinese aid and environmental impact: reimagining human security in Zimbabwe
Kudakwashe Praise Mutukura, PhD Candidate, RMIT University
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Food security and protection in a changing climate: a case study
Mudasser Siddiqui, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Plan International Australia and Claire Walker, Contract Management Coordinator, Oxfam Australia
Chair: Estelle Stambolie, Research Officer, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Panel 1d – The critical intersections of social protection systems and
climate change
Chair: Joanne Pickles, Assistant Director, Economic Policy and Partnerships Section Pacific Economic and Trade Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Panelists:
Dr Stephen Kidd, Senior Social Policy Specialist, Development Pathways
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Ruth Honculada-Georget, Social Policy and Programme Coordinator Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Dr Melanie Pill, Research Fellow, Indo-Pacific Development Centre, Lowy Institute
Panel 1e – The Global Partnership for Education: a demand-driven approach to strengthening national systems
Chair: Sally-Anne Henfry, Assistant Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Panelists:
Nuong Nguyen, Vietnam Country Director, Room to Read
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Tshelthrim Dorji, Planning Officer, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Government of Bhutan
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Arushi Terway, Senior Technical Advisor, KIX EMAP, NORRAG Global Education Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute and Aditi Desai, KIX EMAP Knowledge Lead (Southeast Asia), NORRAG Global Education Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute
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Panel 1f – Focus on Indonesia: policy, governance and infrastructure
The role of think tanks as policy entrepreneurs: case studies from Indonesia
Ria Arief, Head, Knowledge to Policy Unit, Australian Embassy Jakarta, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Innovative financing to close Indonesia’s financing gap
Steven Chaytor, Head, Australia Indonesia Partnership for Infrastructure (KIAT)
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Public financial management: the key to achieving equity at scale?
Heracles Lang, Lead, Public Financial Management and Minimum Service Standards, Synergies and Collaboration for Service Delivery Acceleration Program (SKALA), Indonesia
Chair: James Gilling, Regional Vice President, East Asia and the Pacific, Abt Global
Panel 2a – Australia’s approach to locally led development: policy drivers and emerging good practice
Panelists:
Ayesha Lutschini, Team Leader, PNG Women Lead, Abt Global
Pranil Singh, Public Financial Management Adviser, Fiji Support Facility
Bishnu Adhikara, Governance Director, The Asia Foundation, Nepal
Kirsten Hawke, Lead Adviser, Design and Locally Led Development, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Panel 2b – What happened to the “almost revolution”? Reflections on Political Economy Analysis and its impact
Chair: Hannah Bleby, Director, Governance, Education and Thematic Coordination, Development Advisory Services, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Panelists:
Dr Lisa Denney, Acting Director, Centre for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
Dr Mark Moran, Independent development practitioner
Dr Nicola Nixon, Senior Director, Governance, The Asia Foundation [online]
Jimmy Morona, Independent development practitioner [online]
Panel 2c – The political economy of debt in South Asia
Chair: Anthea Mulakala, Senior Director, International Development Cooperation, The Asia Foundation
Panelists:
Kshitiz Dahal, Senior Programme Officer, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment, Nepal
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Yolani Fernando, Executive Director, Arutha, Sri Lanka
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Dr Faisal Bari, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives, Pakistan [online]
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Panel 2d – Collaborative research partnerships for inclusive development
Chair: Jana Hertz, Team Leader, KONEKSI
Panelists:
Dr Agus Haryono, Deputy for Research Facilitation and Innovation, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Government of Indonesia
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Ria Arief, Head, Knowledge to Policy Unit, Australian Embassy Jakarta, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Professor John McCarthy, Resources, Environment and Development Program, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Charina Chazali, Executive Director, AKATIGA Centre for Social Analysis
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Panel 2e – Total value creation: cooperatives as models of social business in the Asia-Pacific
Chair: Michael Pilbrow, Director and Chairman, Strategic Development Group
Panelists:
Melina Morrison, Chief Executive Officer, Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals
Dulce Bustamante, Chairperson International Co-operative Alliance, Asia Pacific Committee on Youth Cooperation & Executive Director, Union of Legitimate Service Contracting Cooperatives, The Philippines
Setareki Macanawai, Global Disability Inclusion and Equity Advisor, former Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Disability Forum
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Panel 2f – Climate resilient food systems in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Chair: Ewelina Przybyszewski, Program Manager, Climate Resilient Food Systems, Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions (ICEDS), Australian National University
Panelists:
Bianca Suarez, Research Project Officer, ICEDS Australian National University
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Jennifer Kelly, Senior Innovation Systems Broker, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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Dr Mona Mahani, Senior Research Analyst, ICEDS, Australian National University
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Harry Myrans, Research Fellow, Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
Panel 3a – Measuring what matters: understanding impact in social change programs
Chair: Erin Anderson, Technical Director Asia Pacific, Cowater International
Panelists:
Dr Elisabeth Jackson, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Dr Ujjwal Krishna, Research Specialist (Governance), The Asia Foundation
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Bethany Davies, Director for MERL and Performance, Synergies and Collaboration for Service Delivery Acceleration Program (SKALA), Indonesia
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Panel 3b - Health and WASH in Indonesia: working with vulnerable groups, communities and local authorities
Reaching vulnerable groups through multisectoral partnerships on COVID-19 risk communication and community engagement (RCCE)
Dr Yulianto Kurniawan, Former National Coordinator, COVID-19 Program, Australia Indonesia Health Security Partnership [online]
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Best practices of grant implementation in the Indonesian health sector: pilot project of puskesmas (community health centers) accreditation
Budi Perdana, Team Leader, Loan and Grant Team, Bureau of Planning and Budgeting, Ministry of Health, Government of Indonesia
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A whole-of-service approach to urban wastewater development in Indonesia
Steven Chaytor, Head, Australia Indonesia Partnership for Infrastructure (KIAT)
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Chair: Camilla Burkot, Senior Technical Advisor, Health Technical Hub, Global Health Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Panel 3c – Climate change, food security and gender: Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Pacific
Food security in the Pacific Islands: a comparison between Fiji and Kiribati
Danian Singh, Lecturer, Fiji National University [online]
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Adaption pathways among vulnerable communities in eastern Indonesia: understanding the food, climate and agroecology nexus
Professor John McCarthy, Resources Environment and Development Program, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University and Charina Chazali, AKATIGA Centre for Social Analysis, Indonesia
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Women’s economic empowerment to promote inclusive agri-food systems in Bangladesh: evidence and lessons in promoting systems change, gender equality and nutrition
Ellie Wong, Economic Empowerment Manager, World Vision Australia
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Chair: Robyn Alders, Honorary Professor, Development Policy Centre, Australian National University
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Panel 3d – Gender and transformative change: foreign policy, conflict and leadership
From standing out to fitting in: new feminist foreign policy trajectories since 2021
Joanna Pradela, Director, Knowledge Translation and Equality Insights, International Women’s Development Agency
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Women in war: unsung heroes, leaders and responders
Dr Athena Nguyen, Senior Manager Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion, CARE Australia and Olivia Hartigan, Protection Advisor, CARE Ukraine
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Her voice, her leadership: promoting inclusive governance in Vanuatu and PNG
Joy Waffi, Inclusive Governance Program Manager, CARE International
Chair: Dr Annabel Dulhunty, Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Panel 3e – Economic diversification in Timor-Leste
Chair: Professor Brett Inder, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash Business School
Panelists:
Amanda Robbins, Founder and Managing Director, Equity Economics
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Jorania Alves, Research Engagement, PROVISU, Timor-Leste
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Guteriano Neves, Research Coordinator, PROVISU, Timor-Leste
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Panel 3f – Culture, faith and trust in humanitarian and gender equality aid
Gender and social capital in disaster resilience: a qualitative study of rural women leaders and social constructions of trust with international humanitarian organisations in the Philippines
Kara Medina, Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist for Climate Finance Projects, The Pacific Community (SPC)
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“A disaster is not a punishment from God”: The realities of a locally-led, faith sensitive approach to humanitarian work in the Pacific
Chey Mattner, Director, CAN DO Secretariat
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Examining the influence of cultural and religious values on service provision for intimate partner violence in Timor-Leste
Gabriela Leite Soares, Masters student, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Chair: Dr Bernadette Whitelum, Board Director, Alinea International
Day 2
Thursday 5 December
Panel 4a – Countering the global anti-rights movement
Chair: Bronte Moules, Australian Ambassador for Human Rights, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Panelists:
Jelle Postma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Justice for Prosperity, The Netherlands
Jack Hayes, PhD candidate and Research Assistant, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, Australian National University
Lady Nancy Lisondra, Youth and Advocacy Advisor, International Planned Parenthood Foundation, The Philippines
Mina Barling, Director, External Relations, International Planned Parenthood Foundation
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Panel 4b – Labour trafficking in Southeast Asia: vulnerabilities and responses
Chair: Dr Lucia Pietropaoli, Team Leader, ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking Program
Panelists:
Dr Lisa Denney, Research Associate, ODI Global
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Dr Andika Ab Wahib, Research Fellow, Institute of Malaysia and International Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia [online]
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Nurul Qoiriah, Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion Director, ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking Program
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Panel 4c – Aid and the private sector: challenges, opportunities and lessons from Indonesia
Chair: Caroline Scott, Director, Blended Finance and Investor Engagement Unit, Climate Diplomacy and Development Finance Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Panelists:
David Goodwins, Deputy Team Leader and Lead Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Indonesia Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, Economic Cooperation Program (Katalis)
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Bram Marolop, Unit Manager, Economic Governance Section, Economic, Investment and Infrastructure Branch, Australian Embassy Jakarta, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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David Williams, Director, Economic Growth and Nature-Based Solutions APAC, Palladium [online]
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Tissa Aunilla, Co-founder Pipiltin Chocolates, Indonesia [online]
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Panel 4d – Australian aid: statecraft, contest and public opinion
A new era of economic statecraft
Melissa Tyler Conley, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy and Defence Dialogue
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Minding the gaps: statecraft, policy legitimation and Australia’s aid
Dr Cameron Hill, Senior Researcher, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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The costs of contest: how geostrategic competition and fragility interact
Martina Zapf, General Manager, Development Intelligence Lab
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Australian preferences for aid allocation: a discrete choice experiment
Jack Hennessy, Senior Health Economist, The Fred Hollows Foundation and PhD Candidate, Monash University
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Chair: Dr Benjamin Day, Lecturer, Coral Bell School of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University
Panel 4e – Change from within: lessons learned from efforts to affect systemic change within government
Chair: Anna Winoto, Indonesia Country Representative and Strategic Adviser, Abt Global
Panelists:
Armandina Gusmao-Amaral, Program Director, Partnership for Human Development, Timor-Leste
Sochetra Nhean, Director General of Social Development, Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Government of Cambodia
Vania Budianto, PhD Candidate, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Panel 4f – Focus on Cambodia: technology, inclusion and Australian aid
Mapping the dimensions of poverty vulnerability through big data, socioeconomic surveys and machine learning in Cambodia
Theara Khoun, Policy Analyst, Social and Economics, UN Development Programme, Cambodia
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Supporting services for children under five years old with developmental delays and disabilities in Cambodia
Channy Check, Senior Disability and Social Inclusion Specialist, Research Triangle Institute, Cambodia
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The impact of Australian aid on private sector development in post-civil war Cambodia: a case study
Sithykun Chean, Senior Associate and Sithsakal Oum, Senior Analyst, Vriens & Partners
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Bridging the information divide: addressing the information needs for persons with disabilities in Cambodia
Phoury Bun, Research Associate, Center for Educational Research and Innovation, Cambodia Development Resource Institute
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Chair: Micheal Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, eWater
2024 MITCHELL ORATION
Development cooperation in a contested world
Sir Masood Ahmed, President Emeritus, Center for Global Development
Chair: Dr Jenny Gordon, Nonresident Fellow, Lowy Institute and Honorary Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
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Panel 5a - The end of the development era: causes, consequences and pathways forward
Chair: Professor Caitlin Byrne, Pro Vice Chancellor (Business), Griffith University
Panelists:
Richard Moore, Principal Strategist, Positive Influence
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Dr Benjamin Day, Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University
Jacqui De Lacy, Chief Global Development Officer, Abt Global
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Panel 5b – Governance, crime and development: addressing the human impact of scam networks in Southeast Asia
Chair: Nathan Shea, Assistant Director, Conflict and Fragility, The Asia Foundation
Panelists:
Professor Pinkeaw Laungaramsri, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Dr Lucia Pietropaoli, Team Leader, ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking Program
Laure Siegel, Investigative journalist, Visual Rebellion
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Panel 5c – The practice of localisation and inclusion
Chair: Darian Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Cufa
Panelists:
Alex Croyle, Manager, Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, Global Affairs Canada
Corin Mitchell, Global Executive Director, Surbana Jurong Group
Rany Teng, Cambodia Country Manager, Cufa [online]
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Panel 5d – A regional crisis: how technology is being used to exacerbate gender-based violence
Chair: Jacqui Berrell, Communications Adviser, Pacific Women Lead, The Pacific Community (SPC)
Panelists:
Mereseini Rakuita, Principal Strategic Lead, Pacific Women and Girls, SPC
Rabindra Gautam, Technical Advisor, Pacific Regional Child Protection and Child Governance, Save the Children
Isabelle Glover, Policy and Project Officer, International Engagement, eSafety Commissioner, Australian Government
Panel 5e – Enabling civic space in Asia
Chair: Peter Yates, Australia Representative and Regional Director (Governance), The Asia Foundation
Panelists:
Yolani Fernando, Executive Director, Arutha, Sri Lanka
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Mandakini Surie, Independent Consultant
Panel 5f – Effectiveness and impact in tertiary education programs
Building partnerships for transformative innovation in agricultural research for development: learnings from fifteen years of ACIAR’s postgraduate scholarships program
Dr Richard Markham, Agroecology Consultant and former Research Program Manager, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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A mixed-methods study on women’s participation in post-secondary STEM education and careers in Cambodia
Saokeo Khantey You, Research Associate, Cambodia Development Resource Institute
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Bridging the leadership gap: advancing women’s roles in health through an innovative partnership
Nicole Murphy, Lead, Women in Health Leadership Project, The Fred Hollows Foundation and Thuy Vy Nguyen, PhD Candidate, Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University
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Chair: Dr Terence Wood, Fellow, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Panel 6a – Forecasters, unite! Anticipating and meeting the needs of the future development sector
Chair: Dr Lisa Denney, Acting Director, Centre for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
Panelists:
Noha Hussein, Chief Global Growth Officer, DT Global
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Bridi Rice, Chief Executive Officer, Development Intelligence Lab
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Nathan Hansford, Chief Executive Officer, International Development Contractors Community
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Panel 6b – Negotiating digital development: Timor-Leste, Indonesia and regional civic space
Navigating the impact of the Timor-Leste submarine cable: who’s in the chat group?
Aaron Kearney, Director, Engagement and Programs and Laura McDowell, Research Analyst, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Data in development: the political economy of objective facts
Grace Palayukan, Data and Analytic Lead, Synergies and Collaboration for Service Delivery Acceleration Program (SKALA), Indonesia
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Building digital sandbags: enabling independent internet research and response in Asia
Sumaya Saluja, Program Manager (Governance) and Toni Friedman, Assistant Director (Tech Policy), The Asia Foundation [online]
Chair: Dr Amanda H A Watson, Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University
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Panel 6c – Case studies in participatory research from the Pacific and Southeast Asia
Empowering women in leadership positions through development aid: evidence from female councillors and civil servants at the sub-national level in three provinces in Cambodia
Sophany San, Gender Specialist, GIZ Cambodia
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Understanding voter motivations in Vanuatu through adaptive research
Seman Saraken, Senior Governance and Leadership Coordinator, Department of Women’s Affairs, Government of Vanuatu and Wilson Toa, Country Manager, Balance of Power, Vanuatu
Turning the tide: worker organising and the future of labour in seafood
Dr Hasriadi (Ary) Masalam, Program Advisor, Freedom Fund, Indonesia
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Advancing gender equality through decolonial research and knowledge generation: experience from the WEAVERS research project
Dr Sepoe Orovu, Gender equity and social inclusion specialist, PNG [online]
Chair: Dr Sonia Palmieri, Senior Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University
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Panel 6d – Localising humanitarian preparedness and response in disasters and conflict
Culture and displacement management: lessons from the 2017-2018 Ambae island evacuations, Vanuatu
Anna Naupa, PhD Candidate, School of Culture, History and Language, Australian National University
Bridging the gap: pre-positioning response funding for rapid humanitarian action
Jason Brown, Partnership Director, Australian Humanitarian Partnership Support Unit and Alex Overett, Disaster READY Coordinator, CARE Australia
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Helping children catch up: Save the Children’s experience in providing education in conflicts
Nora Cherif Chefchaouni, Lead Principal Advisor (Education), Save the Children Australia
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Chair: Naomi Brooks, Humanitarian and Public Engagement Lead, Australian Council for International Development
Panel 6e – Women environmental defenders as solidarity movements for climate justice
Chair: Christine Antoniette Ramos, Senior Program Officer, The Asia Foundation, The Philippines
Panelists:
Rahpriyanto Alam Surya Putra, Program Director, Environmental Governance Unit, The Asia Foundation, Indonesia
Marwiza Farhan, Director, The Hutan Alam and Konservasi Aceh (HAKA)
Cristi Marie Nozawa, Executive Director, The Samdhana Institute
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»view WFD presentation
Panel 6f – Health and social protection: regional experience and lessons from COVID-19
Investing in social protection for good times and bad: an assessment of social protection financing in the Pacific and Timor-Leste
Jesse Doyle, Senior Social Protection Specialist (Economist), Partnerships for Social Protection
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Complex direct cash transfers and aid management during COVID-19: lessons-learned from the villages of Indonesia
Mirza Fanzikri, PhD Student, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Islam Internasional, Indonesia
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Assessing the lasting household socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in PNG
Dr Darian Naidoo, Economist, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank
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Health for All in action: lessons from Taiwan’s international health partnerships
Yu-Jie Li, Assistant Specialist and Ching-Wan Tseng, Junior Specialist, International Cooperation and Development Fund, Taiwan
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Chair: Dr Ryan Edwards, Deputy Director, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Three-Minute Aid Pitches (3MAPs)
Chair: Anthea Mulakala, Senior Director, International Development Cooperation, The Asia Foundation
Contestants:
- Martina Zapf: ‘Organisational culture: the missing piece in the locally-led development puzzle’
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- Nicol Herbert: ‘Making cents: reforming how the aid sector delivers cash’
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- Stephen Kidd: ‘From history to action: universal social protection for all in the Asia-Pacific’
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- Natasha Turia: ‘2025: the perfect time for an Australia-PNG Engagement Visa’
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- Ujjwal Krishna: ‘Informing the “official mind”: re-thinking who to listen to and what to believe’
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- Jack Henessey: ‘Using beneficiary surveys to improve aid effectiveness’
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Closing remarks
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