Thought Leadership – SPA Australia

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Legislation to Implementation

From legislation to implementation, Anthony Honeyman delves into the strategies for assuring success.

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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link

How to ensure supply chain cyber security: procurement plays a lead role.

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Beyond The Rulebook: Ethics, Compliance, and Responsibility in Future-proofing Government & Closing Remarks

This panel challenges traditional views of legal ethics, exploring integrity as a shared leadership responsibility and how government lawyers can strengthen accountability, capability, and ethical governance across the public service.

WebinarLegal

Keeping Programs on Track: The Capabilities That Matter Most

This session explores why programs fail and what drives success, focusing on delivery capability, managing complexity and risk, and how to respond when programs begin to drift.

WebinarCommercialConsulting

Smiling 😊, Crying 😢, Winking 😉: Emojis, LPP and Statutory Interpretation – 3 Bite-Sized Sessions

This session covers recent developments in LPP, statutory interpretation, and emerging emoji jurisprudence, exploring their legal implications through three short, practical presentations.

WebinarLegal

Solving the Right Problem: A Systems Thinking Approach to Smart Decisions

This session explores structured decision-making using systems thinking and operations analysis to define problems, engage stakeholders, and identify effective solutions that address root causes with clarity and confidence.

WebinarAnalyticsConsulting

Don’t be a Headline! How to Ensure your Procurement Avoids Adverse Findings and Achieves Value for Money

This session follows a fictional procurement to highlight common pitfalls, ANAO findings, and practical ways to ensure compliance with Commonwealth policy and legislation across the procurement lifecycle.

WebinarCommercial

Turns Out You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: Privacy and Digital Reform

This session examines evolving digital governance, rising enforcement, and new APS AI requirements, highlighting how case law is reshaping data security and what agencies must do to prepare.

WebinarLegal

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Keeping Programs on Track: The Capabilities That Matter Most

This session explores why programs fail and what drives success, focusing on delivery capability, managing complexity and risk, and how to respond when programs begin to drift.

WebinarCommercialConsulting

Solving the Right Problem: A Systems Thinking Approach to Smart Decisions

This session explores structured decision-making using systems thinking and operations analysis to define problems, engage stakeholders, and identify effective solutions that address root causes with clarity and confidence.

WebinarAnalyticsConsulting

Welcome Address & Building a Pro-Integrity Culture in the Public Sector

This panel explores building a pro-integrity APS culture, focusing on behaviours, leadership, and habits that strengthen decision-making and enable senior leaders to model integrity in practice.

WebinarConsulting

Beyond The Rulebook: Ethics, Compliance, and Responsibility in Future-proofing Government & Closing Remarks

This panel challenges traditional views of legal ethics, exploring integrity as a shared leadership responsibility and how government lawyers can strengthen accountability, capability, and ethical governance across the public service.

WebinarLegal

Smiling 😊, Crying 😢, Winking 😉: Emojis, LPP and Statutory Interpretation – 3 Bite-Sized Sessions

This session covers recent developments in LPP, statutory interpretation, and emerging emoji jurisprudence, exploring their legal implications through three short, practical presentations.

WebinarLegal

Turns Out You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: Privacy and Digital Reform

This session examines evolving digital governance, rising enforcement, and new APS AI requirements, highlighting how case law is reshaping data security and what agencies must do to prepare.

WebinarLegal

Keeping Programs on Track: The Capabilities That Matter Most

This session explores why programs fail and what drives success, focusing on delivery capability, managing complexity and risk, and how to respond when programs begin to drift.

WebinarCommercialConsulting

Don’t be a Headline! How to Ensure your Procurement Avoids Adverse Findings and Achieves Value for Money

This session follows a fictional procurement to highlight common pitfalls, ANAO findings, and practical ways to ensure compliance with Commonwealth policy and legislation across the procurement lifecycle.

WebinarCommercial

Negotiation Approaches for the Public Sector: Tactics and Techniques to Deliver Value for Money

This session explores practical approaches to achieving effective contracts, managing risk and uncertainty, and securing agreement across negotiations to deliver strong public sector outcomes.

WebinarCommercial