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