2023 National
Settlement Conference
Building the future together
23-24 November | Melbourne

Program
Wednesday 22 November
Welcome Reception
5:30pm arrival for a 6:00pm start
Thursday 23 November
Conference Day 1
8:30am | Arrival
9:00am | Welcome
9:15am | Keynote Speaker
9:45am | Plenary Session
10:45am | Morning Tea
11:15am | Breakout Sessions
For practitioners and management
Breakout 1: Intersectional settlement practice
Breakout 2: Practice frameworks for the settlement sector – current state and future directions
For management and CEOs
Breakout 3: Masterclass on government engagement
For policy makers, academics and researchers
Breakout 4: Bridging the gap between academia, policy, and practice
12:00pm | Breakout Sessions
For practitioners and management
Breakout 1: Facilitating access to justice for migrant and refugee communities
Breakout 2: Best-practice community engagement practices
For management and CEOs
Breakout 3: Masterclass on facilitating leadership opportunities for people with lived experience
For policy makers, academics and researchers
Breakout 4:Complementary pathways for refugee settlement
12:45pm | Lunch
1:30pm | Breakout Sessions
For practitioners and management
Breakout 1: International models of settlement services
Breakout 2: Being an effective advocate for change as a practitioner
For management and CEOs
Breakout 3: Masterclass on successfully engaging with the media
For policy makers, academics and researchers
Breakout 4: Setting the research agenda in settlement
2:15pm | Breakout Sessions
For practitioners and management
Breakout 1: Regional models for delivering settlement services
Breakout 2: Anti-racism in the settlement sector
For management and CEOs
Breakout 3:Masterclass on attracting philanthropic funding and corporate engagement
For policy makers, academics and researchers
Breakout 4: Research practices and methodologies that work with migrant and refugee communities
3:00pm | Afternoon Tea
3:30pm | Plenary Session
4:15pm | SCOA AGM
4:45pm | Conference Close
Thursday 23 November
25th Anniversary Gala Dinner
7:00pm arrival for 7:30pm start
Friday 24 November
Conference Day 2
8:30am | Arrival
9:00am | Welcome
9:15am | Keynote Speaker
9:45am | Address from SCOA CEO on the state of the sector and future directions
10:45am | Morning Tea
11:00am | Breakout Sessions
Designing the future state of Australia’s settlement system
In the six breakouts across Day 2 of the conference, leaders in the settlement sector will present work they have led over the past year to re-imagine various elements of Australia’s settlement system. The presentations will be designed to garner proactive input from conference attendees. This is your opportunity to feed your thoughts into the settlement sector’s collective advocacy for an Australia where all migrants and refugees belong, thrive and live fulfilling lives.
11:15am | Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1: Empowered settlement journeys
Breakout 2: Working with local migrant and refugee communities
Breakout 3: Connecting with other sectors and broader Australian society
12:15pm | Lunch
1:15pm | Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1: Supporting workforce and organisational capacity
Breakout 2: Building monitoring, evaluation and data capability
Breakout 3: Driving research and systems change
2:15pm | Keynote Speaker
3:45pm | Wrap up and next steps
4:15pm | Conference Close