Online Learning and Networking Event – Friday 8 May 2020
Humanitarian Leadership in the Age of COVID-19: Pacific and Australian Perspectives
This online event brought male and female Australia Awards scholars, Pacific and Australian leaders and practitioners, and Women’s Leadership Initiative participants and alumni together to collectively discuss and reflect on what leadership looks like in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participants reflected on the challenges and opportunities of leadership in times of crisis and, through break out activities, interacted with high profile speakers and other Pacific scholars.
Featuring the following guest speakers
Kate Sutton (Convenor) Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG), Australia
Emeline Siale Ilolahia, Pacific Islands Association of Non-Government Organisations, Fiji/Tonga
Pamela Toliman, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
Adi Vasiti Radinivuna Soko, National Disaster Management Office, Fiji