The Conference will be held from 23-25 July 2010 at Novotel Sydney Brighton Beach and will give directors, board members, executive managers and chief executive officers from across Australia and New Zealand the opportunity to listen to a range of experts from various areas of non-profit governance.

The theme of this year’s conference is The Changing Climate of Non-profit Governance. Informative presentations will enable attendees to increase their understanding of governance principles and practices, develop skills to carry out governance responsibilities, gain new ideas, and network with other attendees.

New at the 2010 conference is the CEO’s Day on Friday 23 July. CEO’s day will provide chief executive officers and executive managers of non-profit organisations the opportunity to interact with speakers in a more personal environment. The day will include master classes and round table sessions with Australia’s leading practitioners and specialists in the field of non-profit governance, leadership and management.

Speakers at this year’s Better Boards Conference will include:

• Peter Quarmby, Community Sector Innovation Unit, Community Sector Banking
• Jack Siegel, Charity Governance (USA)
• Dr Myles McGregor-Lowndes, The Australian Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies
• Lisa Bunsesen, Fifth Wave Consulting
• Robert Fitzgerald AM, Productivity Commission
• Ken Leigh, Corporate Synergies Australia.