Date and time: Thursday 28 August, 2025 12.00pm-1.00pm AEST
Topic: Ethics Pathways for Evaluators
Location: online via Zoom, details will be shared just prior to the event
Presenters: Kieran Gregory | Office of Public Service Commission NSW Government; Kelly Jones | Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW and Gerard Atkinson | Iris Ethics
Register online by: 27 August 2025

Event description:

A panel and discussion about ethics and the different ethics committees and pathways available to evaluators, including practical tips or traps for evaluators navigating this space. There will be opportunity for the panel members to share about their specific committees as well as wider discussion and Q&A.

Presenter details:

Kieran Gregory
Kieran Gregory is currenty a Principal Advisor with the Office of the Public Service Commissioner, leading the Integrity and Ethics function. The team's recent focus has been on developing and embedding a new code of ethics and conduct for NSW public sector employees, as well as strategies to build pro-integrity cultures in NSW. Kieran has previously worked in whistleblowing prevention roles in QLD and NSW, and is a sessional academic with QUT's Faculty of Business and Law.

Kelly Jones
Kelly Jones is a proud Gomeroi descendant through her maternal grandfather, with family connections to Boomi in New South Wales. Born and raised on Gadigal Country, Kelly now serves as the Ethics Coordinator at the Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council (AH&MRC), a position she has held with dedication for the past five years. Kelly has shared her knowledge and experience at key national forums, including the 2023 Lowitja Institute International Conference, the 2023 AH&MRC Ethics Forum, the 2024 AH&MRC Policy Health Summit, and the 2024 Reconciliation Australia Conference. She is passionate about supporting researchers and institutions to understand and uphold Aboriginal governance in research, advocating for culturally respectful approaches that lead to meaningful outcomes for communities.

Gerard Atkinson
Gerard Atkinson is Managing Director and founder of Iris Ethics, Australia’s first HREC dedicated to serving the evaluation, social research, and market research sectors. He began his career in market research and evaluation in 2001 and started Iris Ethics after executive roles including at ARTD Consultants and Australian Government agencies. At ARTD he led internal training on ethics and HREC processes, as well as delivered lower risk reviews of projects for the firm.

This seminar will be recorded, it will be available on the AES YouTube channel approximately four weeks after the date. We suggest you subscribe to the AES YouTube channel to be notified when new recordings are added.

This free event has been organised by the NSW Regional Network of the AES. Our seminar series provides an opportunity for you to meet with AES members and others in the evaluation community and to share and learn from the experiences of fellow evaluators. 

Session start times:

VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS, QLD: 12.00pm

SA, NT: 11.30am

WA: 10.00am

New Zealand: 2.00pm

For other time zones please go to https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

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