Embodying the intergenerational commitment to the #bilateral relationship between Australia & the US of the @AALD & the development of emerging leaders.
So excited to start 3 days of robust & insightful discussion around ‘Strengthening Our Democracies Through the Power of Partnership’ with my incredible @the_YLD cohort.
This National Reconciliation Week the YLD had the pleasure and privilege of hosting a virtual session with Dr @TheresaPetray of JCU in conversation with senior Noongar Woman Professor Colleen Hayward AM of ECU, on challenges facing indigenous communities in the face of COVID-19
And that’s a wrap on the 2020 V-YLD Retreat! A special thanks to our thought leaders, moderators & of course our wonderful delegates. Your engagement really made the Retreat. Thanks also to the team at @the_AALD head office for your hard work #YLDRetreat#Leadership#USwithAus
Now moving into our final formal session for the V-YLD Retreat 2020. A deepdive on voting in the time of COVID-19 with our own delegate @ChrisJLarson as thought leader. #YLDRetreat#Leadership#USwithAus
Ex-RNC chair: "The most important thing that the government must do and must be concerned about, is making sure that everyone has unfettered access to the ballot box come November" https://t.co/Cge7EKYcRp
A big thank you to our thought leaders for Day Two of our 2020 #YLDRetreat and of course to our delegates for their excellent questions and the very stimulating post session reflections! #Leadership#USwithAus
Now moving into our second session where we are joined by AALD board member & community leader Major-General Simone Wilkie AO (Retd) on resilience & crisis leadership in military & civilian settings #YLDRetreat#Leadership#USwithAus
The 2020 V-YLD includes ‘small byte’ sessions between our major ones. These feature such fun & useful tips as how to use dice play to generate a strong password and the cocktail as an American art form #YLDRetreat
And we are into day two of our 2020 V-YLD Retreat. First up is a very special guest, former Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove discussing leadership during a crisis with our CEO Julie Singer Scanlan #YLDRetreat#Leadership#USwithAus
We followed on with a inside perspective of the Government’s COVID-19 response from Minister for Government Services @stuartrobertmp Thanks to the Minister & to our delegates for the great questions. #YLDRetreat#USwithAus
The virtual YLD retreat kicked off this morning with delegates from both Australia & the US. First up was our Australian Political Briefing with Peta Credlin of @SkyNewsAust and Peter Hartcher of @smh This lively session was moderated by @AndrewBGreene#YLDRetreat#USwithAus
Today the YLD was privileged to host Australian Ambassador to the US @A_Sinodinos in conversation with @PerrettReport They discussed the challenges of conducting diplomacy during a lockdown and leadership in a time of crisis. They also took questions from YLD delegates #UswithAus