IRSNSW 2025 Annual Conference

The 2025 Annual Conference provides a chance to disconnect from your day job and reconnect with industry bright sparks. Following extensive legislative reform over recent years, this conference reflects on the changes to Industrial Relations over the century and how today’s laws are shaping workplaces of the future.

The 2025 conference has new content and format, with the introduction of a Master Class on Psychosocial Hazards and Keynote Speaker, renowned journalist David Marin-Guzman, from the Australian Financial Review who will speak about his investigation into the CFMEU. We also see the return of the comedy debate, Year in Review and much, much more.

Our guest speakers have much to share, and our attendees, much to learn. We are thrilled to present to 2025 Annual Conference and look forward to seeing you at this not-to-be-missed event.

Confirmed Speakers include:

• The Hon Sophie Cotsis MP - Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Work Health and Safety
• Justice Ingmar Taylor - President, Industrial Relations Commission
• Deputy President Alexandra Grayson - Fair Work Commission
• Commissioner Leigh Johns OAM - Fair Work Commission
• David Marin-Guzman - Journalist, Australian Financial Review
• Brent Ferguson - Head of National Workplace Relations Policy, Australian Industry Group
• Dr Frances Flanagan - Facility of Law, University of Technology Sydney
• Dr Anat Hassner - Chief People Officer, Uniting NSW and ACT
• Cassandra Taylor - National Legal Counsel, Electrical Trades Union of Australia
• Michael Mead - Partner, Kingston Reid
• Phil Boncardo - Barrister, Wardell Chambers
• Christa Lenard - Partner, Kingston Reid, IRSNSW President
• Glen Williams - Newcastle Branch, Secretary Maritime Union of Australia

Invited speakers

• Brad Popple - Partner, Kingston Reid
• Senator the Hon Murray Watt - Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations

Link to Draft Program