The Policymaker Summit 2023

Monday, 7 August 2023 9:00am-1:30pm

UNSW Sydney, John Niland Scientia Building, Kensington NSW 2033

Explore with us the complex policy challenges facing New South Wales (NSW) in the year ahead.

Bringing together government policymakers, researchers, and other experts, and interested members of the public, the JMI Policymaker Summit offers a platform to discuss, reflect and explore ways to improve outcomes in key policy areas.

Our 2023 conference will focus on the key public challenges facing NSW in the year ahead and build a community of action driving innovation and pragmatic solutions in these areas.

The event will also feature a Policy Impact Exhibition where leading policy institutes showcase their latest projects and impact on policy developments and innovation in the state.

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Keynote address

The Hon. Prue Car MP

NSW Deputy Premier

Event themes

Economic resilience and productivity: new possibilities for NSW

Our panel will explore new ideas around how public policy can drive inclusive and sustainable economic growth. How can governments ‘shape’ markets for the good of society? How can they unlock the potential of place-based economic strategies? This panel will explore these questions in the context of emerging economic possibilities for NSW.

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Democratic policymaking: empowering people and communities to solve big challenges

From inequality and disadvantage to the transition to a net zero economy, how can citizen-centric government empower people and communities to become active shapers of the collective response to our biggest challenges?

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Meet the trailblazers in public policy research and innovation in NSW

The Policy Impact Exhibition offers an exclusive insight into how leading public policy institutes design and deliver high-impact projects with far-reaching benefits for people across the country.

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'Required reading' for policymakers

The event celebrates the one-year anniversary of The Policymaker – a digital publication of the James Martin Institute for Public Policy (JMI). In our first year, we published more than 50 articles by leading Australian policy experts.

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The organiser

The James Martin Institute for Public Policy works to transform public policy, for the good of the people, planet and future of New South Wales and beyond. Launched in 2021 as a formal partner of the NSW Government, JMI is a unique joint-venture between government and universities. An independent, non-partisan policy institute with charitable status, we forge collaborative networks and drive innovative solutions to complex challenges, enabling policymakers to harness a wide range of expert advice and ensuring that researchers can effectively inform policy development.

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