DCA’s CPO Roundtables is an exclusive event that brings together Chief People Officers to discuss a shared vision to help build a more inclusive world and enhance diversity and inclusion across all sectors.
At this roundtable, hosted by Atlassian, our guests included:
- Chris Lamb (he/him), DCA Board Deputy Chair, Diversity Council Australia
- Sunita Gloster AM (she/her), DCA Board Chair, Diversity Council Australia
- Alicia Lenart (she/her), VP of HR Business Partners, Atlassian
- Sam Toppenberg (she/her), Executive General Manager, People & Culture, Boral
- Shiona Watson (she/her), Chief People Officer, QBE Insurance
- Sam Turner (she/they), Chief People Officer, Allens
- Sarah Tucker (she/her), APAC Marketing Director, Atlassian
- Kath Van Der Merwe (she/her), Group Executive People, Culture & Capability, Telstra
- Meaghan Davis (she/her), Chief People Officer, Ampol
- Catherine Hunter (she/her), Chief Executive Officer, Diversity Council Australia
- Gill Rees (she/her), Chief People & Stakeholder Engagement Officer, Stockland
- Lindall West (she/her), Chief People Officer, L1 Group
- Lisa Milling (she/her), Manager, Organisational Development, NSW Electoral Commission
- Catherine Horan (she/her), Chief People Officer, The NRMA
- Rachel Wirth (she/her), General Manager – Organisational Inclusion, Commonwealth Bank
- Rebecca Nash (she/her), Chief People, Sustainability & Community Officer, AMP
- Jane Betts (she/her), Chief People & Reputation Officer, Aussie Broadband
- Olivia Santiago (she/her), ExecOps Customer Engagement Strategy Lead, Atlassian
- Alex Power (he/him), Executive Manager, People & Culture, City of Sydney
Key themes emerging from the discussion included: business obligations regarding psychosocial hazard legislation, rapid pace of change in organisations and increasing demands on CPO, AI and related training of people in workplaces as well as managing risks and potential for job losses, Inclusion KPIs for leaders, challenges in influencing Boards to prioritise D&I, increasing external vs internal focus of CPO role, how to juggle the many training needs of organisations and how to position D&I as important and beneficial to all, rather than one particular group.
If you are interested in hosting, attending or would like to find out more about our coming CPO Roundtable in Melbourne, contact us at events@dca.org.a