Assistant minister for citizenship and multicultural affairs Julian Hill will join Australia’s media leaders at Media Diversity Australia’s (MDA) annual industry round table on September 20 at Nine’s North Sydney headquarters.
Building on the momentum of last year’s inaugural round table hosted at SBS, this year’s event will bring together an expanded group of senior representatives from leading media organisations, including new members such as ARE Media, Junkee Media, Women’s Agenda, National Indigenous Times, Hachette Publishing, and Netflix.
MDA is committed to driving sector-wide change by fostering discussions around diversity, inclusion, and equity.
This year’s round table will feature a keynote address by Julian Hill and a thought leadership panel discussion moderated by Nine’s Sarah Abo and featuring AFL DEI executive Tanya Hosch.
Attendees will include executives from Nine, SBS, ABC, Seven, AAP, The Guardian, The Conversation Media Group, ARE
Media, Junkee Media, Netflix, Women’s Agenda, National Indigenous Times and more.
Industry-wide guest representatives will also be in attendance for the first part of the event including from the Federal and State Government, Free TV, AFL, Google, Meta, Walkley Foundation, Women in Media, and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, among others.
The closed-door round table will include discussions around key challenges, barriers, and action plans, aiming to build on the outcomes from the seven working group meetings held over the past year.
The second part of the event featuring the round table will involve a Chatham house event discussion focusing on critical industry challenges and opportunities, including:
- Industry collaboration
- Inclusion practices
- Talent pipeline, retention and cultural safety
- Navigating lived experience and impartiality
- Capability building & DEI surveys
Media Diversity Australia CEO Mariam Veiszadeh said there’s no denying that the sector has faced some complex challenges in the last 18 months.
"Which have only further highlighted the critical role diversity, equity and inclusion needs to play in the long-term sustainability of our sector," Veiszadeh said.
"This year’s round table is an opportunity to confront these realities head-on and to reaffirm our shared responsibility to create a more inclusive media landscape.
"It’s only by working together that we can truly drive the meaningful, lasting change our industry needs.”
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