Event Summary

Virginia Haussegger AM is an award-winning journalist, gender equity advocate and communication specialist.

A Member of the Order of Australia (AM), in 2019 Virginia was named ACT Australian of the Year. Virginia currently hosts BroadTalk, a podcast about Women, Power &Leadership, and manages a busy portfolio of public Speaking, Media commentary, Communications consultation and Conference Facilitation.

Recent Events Summary (selection):

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy International Women’s Day, Sydney; Keynote Speaker (Mar 2023)
Monash University International Women’s Day, Melb; Keynote Speaker (Mar 2023)
Clayton Utz Government in-house Counsel Day; Interviewer (Mar 2023; Feb 2022)
Launch, The Feminist Handbook, ANU, Keynote Address (Mar 2023)
Australian Women Changemakers, MoAD, Guest Curator (2021-2022)
National Museum of Australia NMA Feared & Revered: Feminine Power through the Ages: Launch Panel, Facilitator (Dec 2022)
Generation Women, Melbourne; keynote Speaker (Nov 2022)
WLI Public Sector Women in Leadership Network 2022 Conference; Guest Interviewer (Nov 2022)
CWF ‘In Conversation with John Howard’, National Press Club; Interviewer (Aug 2022)
Autonomous22: Lend Lease Podium; Property global summit, Facilitator & Interviewer (Aug 2022, 2021, 2020)
Sessional Lecturer: Strategic Communications; Public Administration Graduate Program; Dept of Education; Dept of Infrastructure; BGL, University of Canberra (May/June 2022)
Monash University, GPS Centre: presentation advisory/training ARC Centre for Excellence bid (July 2022)
Aid & Development Fiji Save The Children Delegation, participant, Fiji: hosted by Save the Children & DFAT (May 2022)
Panel Facilitator: Aid & Development, Pre-Election Forum; ACFID, ANU DevPol, IDCC (May 2022)
National Museum of Australia; Australian Perspectives 2022, Digital Teaching Program; Schools program Host (2021)
The Rhodes Scholarship Australia, Australia-at-Large Selection Committee (2021 & 2022)
ANZSOG Executive Fellows Program: Guest Speaker (2019-2022)
ACT Aged Care Roundtable; Facilitator (April 2022)
ANU Meet the Author, ‘In Conversation’ Interviewer: Bri Lee; Jess Hill; Wendy McCarthy; Julia Banks; Simon Holmes a Court (2020-2022)
Property Industry Association: International Women’s Day, Guest Speaker, NGA (Mar 2022)
Property Industry Association: 2022 NSW PIA Conference; MC/Facilitator (Mar 2022)
PWC Budget Breakfast; Panel Facilitator (May 2021 & April 2022)
Australian Citizenship Ceremonies, ACT; Guest Speaker, Dept of Home Affairs (2019 – 2021)
ADF, Gender, Peace & Security; Dept of Defence: Consultant/Advisory, Conference design (2020-2021)
Dept of Treasury, International Women’s Day, Guest Speaker (Mar 2021)
Carlton Brewery, International Women’s Day, Keynote Speaker (Mar 2021)
March4Justice, Canberra, Speaker (Mar 2021)
Science Meets Parliament; Conference Facilitator, STA (Mar 2021)
Services Australia; Presentation/Communications Masterclass & Group Manager training (May-July 2021)
Sir Roland Wilson Dialogue; Host/Interviewer (Aug 2021)
Philanthropy Australia 2021 Conference; Panel Facilitator (Sept 2021)
EY Women in Leadership 2021 Series: Guest Speaker
The Mandarin & WPP 2021 Conference: Government Communications; Conference MC & Facilitator
NAWIC National Australian Women in Construction 2021 International Women’s Day, NMA: Guest Speaker
NYSF National Youth Science Forum, ANU 2021; Panel Facilitator
University of Canberra, 2020 Women’s Celebration Breakfast fundraiser: MC & Panel Facilitator
Melbourne University Alumni Association Sydney; 2020 Women in Leadership Series: Guest Speaker
Konrad Adenauer Lecture 2020, ANU; MC and Interviewer
Australian Crisis Simulation Summit, ANU 2020; Summit Broadcaster (News Anchor) & Advisory
Global Autonomous Building Summit 2020: Conference MC & Facilitator
Australian Diversity in Rail, International Women’s Day 2020; Guest Speaker
NSYF National Science Youth Forum 2020; Panel Facilitator
UN Women, Generation Equality & the Beijing +25 Review: Pathways to Progress 2019; Panel Facilitator
DFAT Annual Ball 2019, National Arboretum, Guest Speaker
Truth, Power & Free Press, MOAD Exhibition Launch, MC & Panel Facilitator
Philanthropy Australia Meets Parliament Summit, 2019; Facilitator
Women in Media 2019 Conference, Brisbane; Keynote Speaker
ATO, Policy, Analysis & Legislation Conference June 2019; Keynote speaker
Australasian Council of Women and Policing 2019 Conference: Keynote speaker
Australian Crawford Leadership Forum, ANU, 2019 Panelist
2019 IPAA Future Leaders Program, Speaker
Seeds of Change: Gender Equality in Agricultural Research, 2019 Conf, ACIAR & UC; MC
2019 IWD ‘Spotlight on Australia and APS Women’, Dept PM&C; Facilitator
2019 International Women’s Day Address, IP Australia, Guest Speaker
Women in Leadership Summit, 2019 Sydney, Facilitator
Women’s Leadership Institute Australia, Women in Media 2019 Report Launch, Speaker
NPS 2018: Medicine Wise National Conference: Chair (June 2018)
Australian Local Government Association, National Conference: Keynote Speaker/Facilitator (June 2018)
Women in Leadership Symposium, Canberra; Public Sector Roadshow: Chair (June 2018)
ANU In Conversation with Sarah Ferguson: Interviewer (June 2018)
Australian Academy of Science, Gala Dinner, In Conversation with Prof Michelle Simmons (May 2018) Interviewer
WoW Festival (Women of the World) April 2018: Speaker/ Facilitator
2018 Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards (March 2018): MC/Host
Business Council of Australia 2018 Parliamentary Showcase (March 2018): MC/Facilitator
Sydney CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Symposium (March 2018): Chair
In-Conversation with Dame Quentin Bryce and Elizabeth Broderick, IWD, University of Canberra (March 2018)
Address by President of the Global Summit of Women, Irene Natividad, National Press Club: Host (Feb 2018)
All About Women, Aust/NZ IWD Satellite Discussion (4 Mar 2018): MC/ Panel Facilitator
2018 IPAA Emerging Leaders Network Speaker Series (Feb 2018): Keynote speaker
ASEAN 2017 Manila, Philippines: Women’s Economic Empowerment – The Next Drivers of ASEAN success (DFAT): Conference Chair, (sponsored by the Australian Government in partnership with the Philippines Government)
DFAT 2017 Women in Leadership series – In Conversation with Helen Clark and Virginia Haussegger: Speaker
IPAA 2017 National Conference: MC and Panel Facilitator
Democracy 100, Museum Of Australian Democracy (Aug 2017 MOAD); Co-design action for a new Charter of Democracy: MC/ Facilitator
UN Women SDG 5 Executive Leaders Panel (MOAD), Oct 2017: Host & Panel Facilitator
University Chancellors, National Conference 2017: Keynote Speaker
Women in Multinationals 2017 – International Forum, Gartner: Keynote speaker (Melb, Syd)
ANU Crawford Leadership Forum 2017 (CALF) June 18-20: Panel Facilitator
ANU CALF, Future Shapers Forum 2017 June: Facilitator
EU-Australia Leadership Forum 4-6 June, 2017, Sydney: Conference Chair
Local Government Professionals Australia 2017 National Congress and Business Expo, 22-24 May: Chair
LG Professionals Australia Gender Diversity Co-Design Workshop Facilitator/Report
Excellence in Local Government Leadership – Strengthening Municipalities in Nepal (Sept 2017): Guest Lecture
Empowering Female Leadership – Indonesian Teachers delegation (DFAT/UC Sept 2017): Workshop

IWD Keynote Speaker 2017: PM&C Women’s Network; Dept of Defence IWD Women Speaker’s Series

Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS); Strategic Leadership Symposium – Impact of Social Media (Nov 2017): Guest Lecturer
Australian Women’s Leadership Symposium 2017: Keynote Speaker; Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Darwin
Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Violence Against Women Summit 2016; MC/Host
WGEA Gender Equality 2016 Scorecard launch, National Press Club ABC Broadcast; Host
IPPA 2016 ACT Conference: Thinking Big; MC/Panel Facilitator
FRSA 2016 National Conference: Measuring Success in the Family and Relationship Sector Australia; MC/Facilitator
EY Women in the Public Sector Program; Guest Speaker, Perth, Adelaide (2016)
EY & Grattan Institute: Creating Our Future Cities Global Symposium; Facilitator, Sydney (2016)
ANZSOG Executive Fellows Program: Panel Facilitator (2013- 2017)
ANZSOG Singapore Civil Service Program – Political & Government Communications in Australia: Lecturer (2015-2016)
G20 2014 International Dialogue on Women and Leadership, side event at the G20 Leaders Summit, Brisbane, Australia 2014; Facilitator / Interviewer
Women Peace and Security UNSCR 1325 Annual Civil Society Dialogue (2015); Facilitator
Leadership for Gender Equality: Celebrating Beijing +20 (2015), UWA and AIM Perth; Facilitator
ABC Online documentary feature “Gender Equality: Are we there yet?” Analysis on Beijing +20: two decades post the UN 4th World Women’s Conference.
ACCI, Women’s Empowerment Principles, in partnership with UN Women and UN Global Compact, 2014; Facilitator
CHOGM 2011 Empowering Women to Lead; Facilitator and program design: Panelists included, Prime Minister Julia Gillard; Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar; Prime Minister Sheikh Haisna; Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa; EU High Commissioner, Baroness Catherine Ashton.
Analysis and commentary on Afghanistan’s National Action Plan for Women (Afghanistan, 2008-2018 NAP)
IGPA Leadership Roundtable – Building the Blueprint for Gender Diversity (2015); Facilitator and workshop design
Not Yet 50/50: Barriers to the progress of senior women in the Australian Public Service Report Launch (2013), IGPA, University of Canberra: Facilitator
Boardlinks Annual Forum 2013; Facilitation and workshop design
Strategic Communication & Change Governance Program for the Senior Executive Service, Department of Human Services, Commonwealth (May-June 2015); Trainer/Consultant, in collaboration with Prof Mark Evans, IGPA UC and Prof Paul Porteus.

APSC Australian Government Leadership Network AGLN programs; Facilitator (2015 Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra)

APSC Executive Level Leadership Network (ELLN) Annual Conference (2012-2015); Panel Facilitator

Future Leaders Forum, University of Canberra (2015); MC/Facilitator

Canberra International Film Festival, (2009-2012 President)

ACT Partners in Prevention Workshop 2012, ACT Office for Women; Facilitation and workshop design
Governor General of Australia’s 100th Anniversary Celebration of International Women’s Day (Canberra 2011): Program design/MC

Contact

Virginia Haussegger AM
M: +61 (0) 418 445 069
E: virginia@virginiahaussegger.com.au
E cc: virginia@broadtalk.net