ANU PUBLIC POLICY 2013
June 5 -7 2013
In its second year, ANU Public Policy 2013 brings together world-leading experts on public policy, from academia, the public service and industry to address issues critical to Australian policymakers and—crucially—propose possible solutions, ideas and innovations. Topics include food security; social welfare and equity; opportunity of disadvantage; and the broad canvas of uncertainty and complexity in the development and reform of policy.
Each event at ANU Public Policy 2013 is free and open to the public, please register as soon as possible as seats are limited.
Social Policy Institute Launch
Various speakers
9.15am–12.15pm
Sound research and analysis are the basis for sustainable and equitable public policies. It is this foundation that Crawford School recognises and seeks to highlight with the launch of the Social Policy Institute. An open discussion of the significance to the community of the research and policy engagement of a wide network of expert contributors in the social wellbeing arena.
Food Policy Institute Launch
Various speakers
2–5.15pm
It is an extraordinary and melancholy fact that over one billion people today live undernourished and famished existences. To help comprehend the causes, consequences and policy implications of food deprivation and food insecurity, and the associated ‘supermarket revolution’, Crawford School launches the Food Policy Institute. A recognition of the critical significance for public policy, human dignity and health of research and policy involvement regarding the most essential of our needs.
ANU PublicPolicy2013 Food Policy , Register Kym Anderson & Anna Strutt, Register Peter Warr, Register Quentin Grafton, Register 
Food security in Asia and the Pacific: The rapidly changing role of rice, by Professor Peter Timmer, Register Global food and water gaps, by Professor Quentin Grafton, Register How food prices affect poverty, by Professor Peter Warr, Register Food security in Asia's populous countries: What role for trade?, by Professor Kym Anderson, Register Food security and the global food trade regime, by Professor Carsten Daugbjerg, Register Biofuel subsidies and carbon emissions: The case for a green paradox, by Professor Tom Kompas
Complexity, imperfection and the future of public policy
Various speakers
9.15am–5.30pm
If we’re so smart, why is public policy highly imperfect and diffi cult to agree on? These presentations take as a theme the inherent intricacies and ambiguities of public policy in critical applications concerning major contemporary problems, including: climate change; disaster management; energy security; and the fraught role of the scientist in the harsh and competitive modern-day political environment.
Complexity, imperfection and the future of public policy: Program, Register Gabriele Bammer, Register Ken Baldwin, Register Quentin Grafton: Resilience and Public Policy, Register Stephen Dovers, Register Warwick McKibbin, Register Designing climate policies in an uncertain world, by Professor Warwick McKibbin, Register Emergency management and disaster policy, by Professor Stephen Dovers, Register Dr Mark Matthews discusses Professor Stephen Dovers' presentation, Register Resilience and public policy, by Professor Quentin Grafton, Register Dr Carolyn Hendriks discusses Professor Quentin Grafton's presentation, Register Complexity, uncertainty and public policy: A scientist's perspective, by Professor Ken Baldwin, Register Ms Rhondda Dickson discusses Professor Ken Baldwin's presentation, Register Coping with uncertainties and risks in energy security and lower carbon futures, by Professor Andrew Blakers, Register Dr Subho Banerjee discusses Professor Andrew Blakers' presentation
Opportunity and disadvantage
Various speakers
9.15am–5.30pm
The distribution of material and economic resources is characterised by significant imbalance and inequity, a fact given recent recognition with the planned adoption of disability insurance policy. But the broad canopy of social detriment covers a wide range of human circumstance characterised by disparate origins, diverse causes and idiosyncratic potential solutions.
Opportunity and disadvantage_program, Register Alison Booth, Register John Piggott, Register Matthew Gray, Register Robert Costanza: Opportunity & Disadvantage, Register Robet Costanza: Equity, Social Capital & Sustainable Well-Being in Public Policy, Register Equity, social capital and well-being in public policy, by Professor Robert Costanza, Register Professor Ben Reilly discusses Professor Robert Costanza's presentation, Register Professor Bob Costanza responses to Professor Ben Reilly's discussion, Register Indigenous employment: Recent trends, future prospects, by Professor Matthew Gray, Register Mr Mike Woods discusses Professor Matthew Gray's presentation, Register Sharing, not shifting: How Australia can contribute to refugee protection in our region, by Professor Penelope Mathew, Register The future of anti-discrimination law in Australia, by Professor Margaret Thornton, Register Mental capital in an ageing society—the policy implications of age-related cognitive decline, by Professor Kaarin Anstey, Register Professor John Piggott discusses Professor Kaaren Ansty's presentation, Register Glass ceilings: Why are they persisting and what can we do about them?, by Professor Alison Booth
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