The Mandarin Live: Future Ready Public Service lands in Western Australia at a defining moment. Structural reform, record infrastructure investment, an accelerating energy transition, AUKUS and the urgency of digital transformation have created a convergence of pressures unlike any other state in the country.
Across two days, senior leaders, agency heads, and the private sector voices shaping the state’s future cut straight to the practical question: what does it actually take to lead a future-ready WA public sector agency right now?
Delegates leave with sharper clarity on where the WA public service is headed, stronger connections with the leaders navigating the same terrain and concrete actions they can implement from day one.
Featuring The Hon. Roger Cook (Premier and Minister for State Development; Trade and Investment; Economic Diversification), Sharyn O’Neill AO PSM (Commissioner, Public Sector Commission), Joann Wilkie (Under Treasurer, Department of Treasury and Finance), Bevan Warner (Ombudsman, Ombudsman Western Australia) and more.
The Hon. Roger Cook
Premier and Minister
State Department; Trade and Investment; Economic Diversification
Sharyn O’Neill
Commissioner
Public Sector Commission
Joann Wilkie
Under Treasurer
Department of Treasury and Finance
Bevan Warner
Ombudsman
Ombudsman Western Australia
Linda Dawson
Head of the Office of Defence Industries, Defence West
Department of Premier & Cabinet
Greg Italiano
Government Chief Information Officer
Office of Digital Government
Benefits of attending
Examine the structural reform agenda reshaping the WA public sector and your role within it
Get practical on digital transformation and AI with WA-specific insights you can apply immediately
Learn how WA’s most complex programs are being delivered at scale without losing momentum
Build workforce capability frameworks that compete, retain talent and prepare your teams for what’s next
Hear directly from the Premier, department heads, and independent commissioners driving WA’s reform and delivery agenda
Build powerful connections with WA’s most senior public sector community across two days of peer-level discussion
Explore place-based delivery and digital inclusion that works for regional and remote WA
With the state boasting a phenomenal lineup tailored to its own reform agenda, download the brochure below to view the full program.