This year's conference, to be held again at Moonee Valley Racecourse on 7-8 June, 2004 will investigate themes of:

Recognising why values really do matter
Identifying the indicators to building greater community groups and better communities
Advocating the need for more courageous and pioneering leadership, not just managerial leadership
Ensuring the valuing of community groups as important social assets
Encouraging communities to partner with Government and business without losing control
Presenting at the 2004 conference are o ur Two International Keynote Pratt Fellows


1. David Henshaw , CEO, City of Liverpool, United Kingdom
2. Shelley Martin , Executive Director, University of California Berkeley's Centre for Community Wellness

Other speakers include:


Phillip Adams AO, Broadcaster and Social Commentator Extraordinaire
The Hon Peter Costello MP, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia
Richard Eckersley, Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University. Best selling author, latest book: "Well and Good: How We Feel and Why it Matters"
Hugh Evans, Founder, Oaktree Foundation, 2004 Young Australian of the Year
Allan Fels AO , Professor, Foundation Dean, Australia and New Zealand School of Government
Dr Clive Hamilton, Executive Director of the leading think tank, the Australia Institute, Australian National University. He has invented the Genuine Progress Indicator, a rigorous alternative to GDP as a measure of national progress and is author of the best selling book "Growth Fetish"
Sam Lipski AM, CEO, Pratt Foundation
Dr Simon Longstaff , Executive Director, St James Ethics Centre
Peter Kenyon, Founding Director, Bank of Ideas and transferor par excellence of the best ideas for communities
Hugh Mackay , Australia's foremost social research commentator and author.
Jude Munro , CEO, City of Brisbane
Christine Nixon , Chief Commissioner, Victoria Police. Christine has made a very public commitment to stronger communities by emphasising her support for marginalised communities and taking a leadership role in civic engagement
Senator The Hon Kay Patterson , Commonwealth Minister for Family and Community Services
The Hon John Thwaites MP , Deputy Premier of Victoria and Minister for Victorian Communities

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