Forum sessions address controversial topics. Each forum has 3 or 4 presenters plus ample time for participation from the floor. Provisional details for the forums are below.

Advocacy and consumer participation

Chair: Andrew McCallum, CEO Association of Children's Welfare Agencies

Elena Katrakis
Chief Executive Office, Carers NSW

Annette Michaux
Director, Executive Strategy Unit, Benevolent Society

Michael Raper
Director, Welfare Rights Centre and President, National Welfare Rights Network Australia

Building family and community capacities: policies that make a difference for children and families facing economic adversity

Chair: Professor Ilan Katz, Social Policy Research Centre

Robyn McKay
Deputy Secretary, Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Professor Ross Homel
Director, Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance

Adjunct Professor Don Weatherburn
Director, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

Rethinking Indigenous policies and programs: building community strengths and social resilience

Chair: Mrs Sally Goold OAM, Chairperson of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses

Dr Tim Rowse
Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University

Colleen Murray
Executive Officer, Tirkandi Inaburra Cultural and Development Centre

Heidi Norman
Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology, Sydney

Australia's demographic challenges
Organised in conjunction with the ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well (Productivity and Economic Security Theme)

Chair: Professor Peter Saunders, Social Policy Research Centre

Phil Gallagher
Senior Executive Manager, Retirement and Income Modelling Unit, Commonwealth Treasury

Profesor Peter McDonald
Director, Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute, Australian National University

Professor Julian Disney
Director, Social Justice Project, University of New South Wales

Professor Linda Rosenman
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Region) Victoria University

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