AAC2022: Keynote panel, 3MAP and Closing remarks

Keynote panel
The state of Australian aid: transparency, public opinion, and a new international development policy

This panel will showcase three pieces of research on Australian aid. Researchers from the Development Policy Centre, Huiyan Liu and Dr Terence Wood, will discuss the findings from the 2022 Aid Transparency Audit and the Centre’s recent work on public opinion about aid. Huiyan will talk about how Australian aid transparency has changed, and how it can be improved. Terence will talk about whether public opinion matters for aid policy, as well as recent unexpected trends in Australians’ views on aid. Development Intelligence Lab Founder and CEO, Bridi Rice, will present results from a recent project surveying development thinkers in Australia and the region on the key questions facing the new development policy. Bridi will also touch on recent analysis into what the last 40 years of independent aid reviews can tell us about where the policy should focus its attention.

Chair: Dr Cameron Hill, Senior Research Officer, Development Policy Centre, Australian National University

Panelists:
Huiyuan Liu, Research Officer, Development Policy Centre, Australian National University
Dr Terence Wood, Research Fellow, Development Policy Centre, Australian National University
Bridi Rice, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Development Intelligence Lab

3MAP (3-minute aid pitch) with audience vote
Speakers:
Ashlee Betteridge, Better Things Consulting
Lautoa Faletau, Deloitte
Neal Forster, Consultant
Bianca Gay, Catalpa International
Clay O’Brien & Mark Ingram, Australian International Development Network/ Brightlight
Raphaël Merx, Catalpa International
Melody Zavala, The Asia Foundation

Closing remarks