Centre for Corporate Public Affairs

Join us on the 17-18th February for our two-day intensive, ‘Building and sustaining high performance corporate public affairs teams’ program. Find out more and register at: accpa.com.au/calendar-of-pr…

As we do each year, here is our recap of the big trends and developments that defined the practice of corporate public affairs in 2021, and our Top 5 Predictions for 2022. #publicaffairs Read the full article and the Centre's insights here accpa.com.au/knowledge-cent…

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Our latest episode of In Conversation is now available! On this episode, the Centre’s Executive Driector Wayne Burns is joined by Suncorp’s Lachlan Rees to discuss how government relations has adapted due to COVID, and the effects social media is having on democracy.

Our two-day module on Building and Sustaining High Performance Teams started today! Liz McNamara from @aglenergy joined us to explain how to build and nurture capabilities that deliver strategy. Tomorrow we will be discussing adaptive challenges and the role of culture in teams

"As a function we’ve come out of this very strong. We’ve become experts on a range of public policy issues that required us to take it on, and we were relied upon to understand and then communicate effectively." 💬@Suncorp's Lachlan Rees on the function's resilience during COVID

"Data has the capacity to make the public debate more objective but you still need a strong narrative.” @Suncorp's Lachlan Rees on the challenges of #publicdiscourse and how #data can help

The Centre's Executive Director @waynemlburns is currently speaking to Lachlan Rees from @Suncorp on how his team's engagement with government stakeholders has had to adapt to changing government priorities and processes over the past 12 months. #inconversation

5) In 2021 we forecast more companies will be encouraged (and pressured) to advocate for public policy and other issues deemed important by their employees.

4) Crisis planning to the fore - 2021 will be the year corporate public affairs functions will continue to be part of managing COVID-19 and its related crises in organisations, and at the same time doing the hard lifting of pulling together and testing plans for other big crises.

The Centre's Executive Director @waynemlburns has outlined his five predictions for 2021 - based on conversations with Heads of Function globally, our work with Member companies, and our own analysis. Here are the five trends that will loom large this year:

Listen now to the latest In Conversation podcast episode! @waynemlburns is joined by Bronwyn Perry and Kee Li to discuss #bigtech, science communications, and how the function can adjust to #WFH Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ver… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3adome…

In the latest episode of In Conversation, experienced #publicaffairs practitioners Bronwyn Perry and Kee Li talk about the moves to regulate big tech, science #communications and how can the function adapt to #WFH Apple: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3adome…

Simon Troeth, General Manager Industry Positioning and Engagement, @MineralsCouncil is now leading his session on the power of advocates and coalitions for an organisation. #advocacy #publicaffairs

The Centre's #Advocacy Module is underway! Director of Corporate Affairs, @CrownResorts (Sydney), Tanya Baini, joins @waynemlburns for her session on best practice strategies and tactics. #publicaffairs #leadership #executiveeducation

Register now for APGRA’s final online PD session for the year – ‘Using Data and AI Effectively in Government Relations’. This FREE online event is hosted by the APGRA with panellists: Feyi Akindoyeni, Fiona Landis and Dr Mark Roberts. eventbrite.com.au/e/using-data-a…

If you enjoyed this, be sure to register for the Centre's next edition of In Conversation. On Thursday November 12 at 11.30am AEST, we will be discussing and analysing #bigtech, COVID-19 and corporate responsibility, science communications, and #WFH zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Listen now to the Centre's In Conversation pod for the latest news stories and developments in the world of public affairs! In this episode, the panel discuss the social responsibility of business, the falling number of women CEOs in Australia and AAP. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-…