Program Schedule

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8:15-9:00am Registration
Foyer, 2nd Floor

Register your attendance and collect your nametag

9:00-10:30am Conference Opening and Morning Keynote
Plenary Theatre 2, Ground Floor

Welcome Remarks - Ben Lindsay, PSC 2026 Organising Committee Co-Chair

Welcome to Country with Wurundjeri Elder

Official Opening - Ken Jefferd, PSC 2026 Executive Sponsor

UoM Senior Leader Address - Chancellor Jane Hansen AO

Morning Keynote - Naomi Simson OAM

10:30-11am Morning Tea
Melbourne Room, Level 2

Enjoy some morning tea and mingle with colleagues

11:00-11:45am Concurrent Sessions 1

Continuous Improvement: Small Changes, Better Outcomes - Room 212

The Um Project - Find joy in story-telling and public speaking - Room 213

From silos to synergies: a roadmap for building a thriving Community of Practice - Room 210-211

GenAI@Work: Innovating with AI from opportunity to impact - Room 203-204

11:45-11:55am Mini Break
10 minute break
11:55am-12:20pm Concurrent Sessions 2

PSC sponsor-led session - Australian Institute of Management - Room 212

Drained: Reduce your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More - Room 213

A Staff-Led AI Framework to Build Your Own AI Support Tool - Room 210-211

Internal Transfers as Secret Superpowers: Unlocking Careers, Growing Teams, Future-Proofing Your Workforce - Room 203-204

12:20-13:15pm Lunch
Melbourne Room, Level 2

55 minute lunch break

13:15-13:40pm Concurrent Sessions 3

What is Building Resilience through Movement? - Room 212

Moving at the speed of relationship: Country-centred collaboration for future communities - Room 213

PSC sponsor-led session - UniSuper: Building a Resilient Financial Future - Room 210-211

PSC sponsor-led session - AWS: Innovate Like Amazon: AI in Practice and the Culture Behind It - Room 203-204

13:40-13:50pm Mini break

10 minute break

13:50-14:15pm Concurrent Sessions 4

PSC sponsor-led session - Nous: What does leadership look like in an AI world? - Room 212

Cultivating Cross-Border Communities: Intercultural Tools for Belonging - Room 213

You can just do things: building a leading AI capability - Room 210-211

PSC sponsor-led session - Assure: Refocusing on the Human Side of Change - Room 203-204

14:15-14:25pm Mini break

10 minute break

14:25-14:50pm Concurrent Sessions 5

The in-box is only the beginning: Building Meaningful Connections Across University Teams - Room 212

From Podcast to Practice: Creating Meaningful Wellbeing Conversations at Work - Room 213

The Human Advantage: Thriving in an AI-Enabled Workplace - Room 210-211

Beyond Productivity: Using AI to Think, Create and Innovate - Room 203-204

14:50-15:15pm Afternoon Tea
Melbourne Room, Level 2

25 minutes to enjoy some afternoon tea in the Melbourne Room

15:15-16:40pm Conference Closing and Afternoon Keynote
Plenary Theatre 2, Ground Floor

Prestigious Sponsor Remarks - SmartGroup

Afternoon Keynote - Dr Olivia Ong

Official Closing - Ken Jefferd, PSC 2026 Executive Sponsor

Final Remarks - Nilmini Jayasuriya, PSC 2026 Organising Committee Co-Chair

16:40-17:30pm Networking Drinks
Main Foyer, Ground Floor

A chance to network and share your thoughts with fellow attendees