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Networking with the IDAPNG is not just about making connections, it’s about creating a supportive and empowering ecosystem where business leaders can thrive. Become part of a dynamic community, driving positive change and shaping the future of business. If you're looking to immerse yourself in a world of sophistication and culinary delights, join us at the best high tea venue in Port Moresby.

Join us any time between 5PM and 8PM. Whether your evening calls for a refreshing drink, a soothing tea, or just an appreciation of the atmosphere, we're creating the ideal setting for spontaneous exchanges and insightful discussions. Here, conversations about business and beyond flow freely, with opportunities to delve into deeper discussions in smaller, more intimate groups. This gathering is an open invitation to both new faces and familiar members of our corporate community, welcoming all who are part of the business world, regardless of your role or the size of your enterprise. It’s a chance to step away from the formalities, without stepping away from significance. Drop in at your convenience, stay for a moment or linger longer; this event is about nurturing a space where professional relationships blossom in an environment of mutual respect and warmth. Don't miss this unique opportunity to unwind yet engage, to network yet nurture, in the heart of Port Moresby. Whether you’re seeking stimulating dialogues or a moment of tranquility in good company, the IDAPNG is poised to offer an experience that promises to be both memorable and meaningful. We're excited to host you at the Lamana Hotel – where connections are made, ideas are sparked, and every interaction enriches our collective journey. Refreshments available to purchase on the night.

LEVERAGE SUSTAINABILITY FOR STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE Despite significant investments in environmentally and socially responsible products, many companies experience only modest returns and struggle to achieve profitability from their sustainability initiatives. Business leaders worldwide grow increasingly frustrated, finding it challenging to align sustainability with business strategy effectively. Why does this happen? Many firms believe that sustainability should somehow “co-exist” with the firm’s strategy. For some, sustainability efforts focus primarily on regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. Other companies have developed “greener” products and capitalised on reputation enhancement, yet these measures often yield limited sustainability or customer value. Yet others have placed sustainability at the heart of their business philosophy, prioritising societal and environmental interests but overlooking the need to create customer value and drive profitability. However, a few firms have managed to truly embed sustainability into their strategies to create real customer value and renew competitive advantage. These companies have moved beyond the mere co-existence of sustainability and business strategy towards seamless integration, showcasing that sustainability and business are inseparable. The IDAPNG’s Integrating Sustainability into Strategy program offers practical insights into leveraging sustainability as a tool to elevate your strategy, enabling you to deliver new sources of value, product innovation, competitiveness, and business resilience. Through practical case studies and examples, you will discover different pathways for integrating sustainability into your strategy – from improving product performance and revisiting your business model to expanding into new markets and deepening customer engagement. By the end of the program, you will be equipped with a practical framework and tools to develop and execute sustainability strategies that deliver both superior business performance and significant customer-centric impact.

Do you want to lead at senior levels? Have you been identified as a rising leader in your organisation and don’t want to miss out on maximising your potential. Future Leaders rapidly elevates you as a leader in three key areas: leading self and others, building business acumen, and developing fresh mindsets. This, highly experiential journey helps you understand your business through different lenses of innovation, marketing, finance, and more. You’ll explore new, effective approaches to decision-making. This leadership development will unlock deep self-awareness, resilience, and adaptability to lead with clear purpose. You’ll become a leader who envisions a sustainable future and captures long-term value for your business.

Board reporting is the provision of information to a board of directors. Best practice board reporting properly enables directors to comply with and carry out their statutory and common law duties and to make optimum decisions on behalf of their organisation. Without relevant, appropriate and consistent quality board reporting, boards are not able to properly fulfill their regulatory, decision making, leadership and oversight obligations. The aim of this course is to provide participants with an understanding of processes, techniques and issues involved in preparing papers and reporting to boards. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Examine the importance of board reporting (i.e. s180 and related compliance issues) and identify different types of “reporting”. 2. Identify the process and challenges of preparing and delivering board papers. 3. Understand the information flow to and from the board, in order to achieve a correct balance of information. 4. Recognise the relationship between board reporting, corporate strategy and the process of balancing a strategic agenda to address the board’s priorities.

Executives who become directors must see things differently so they can think differently and behave differently. This course will assist in the development of new leadership expertise, setting the right culture and tone from the top and working through others requiring an adjustment from an action orientation to one of influencing, guiding and mentoring. WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? Senior executives and newly appointed directors. HOW WILL THIS COURSE BENEFIT ME? Upon completion of The Director Mindset, participants should be able to: i. Consider the differences in thinking like an executive to thinking like a director; ii. Consider the transition needed for collective / consensus decision making in a board environment; iii. Develop skills in applying collective decision making; iv. Examine the issues that may give rise to conflicts of interest for directors and the ways they may be handled; v. Identify key practices for a director to add value to board decision making. COURSE OUTLINE You will work through the following sections: i. Self-knowledge and it’s link to prospective board positions and your ‘brand’ as a director; ii. Director vs executive thinking; iii. The importance of changing mindsets; iv. Director and board decision making; v. Managing conflicts of interest.

An opportunity for business leaders to chat to one another regarding issues that are currently affecting their businesses, or simply to meet some new faces and make new connections. The format for these members' only Coffee and Connect, hosted by IDAPNG Chair, Charlene Samuel, is: i. Welcome from host ii. Introductions for members iii. Listening and debating on topical issues that arise This is the hour for you to relax in an informal environment and is a great session to meet new faces and learn new perspectives on prevalent issues. We invite your opinions and thoughts in a friendly environment. These sessions will take place at Deli KC, Airways Hotel in Port Moresby. Please do join us, we look forward to welcoming you.

With increasing global focus on climate change and sustainability, companies across the world are being held to higher standards of accountability for their environmental impact. In Australia, the regulatory landscape for climate reporting has seen a significant shift, driven by the need for transparency and compliance with international benchmarks. This introduction provides an overview of the new climate reporting obligations and the importance of sustainability reporting in today’s corporate governance framework. The aim of this course is to equip governance professionals with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate climate-related financial disclosure requirements. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Understand Australia’s new mandatory climate-related financial disclosure requirements, including the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2024 and associated regulations. 2. Apply practical tools and methodologies to prepare sustainability reports that comply with both national and international climate reporting standards. 3. Develop and implement data collection, reporting, and compliance strategies, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of climate-related financial disclosures. 4. Align governance, risk management, and reporting frameworks with Australia’s new climate-related reporting obligations, ensuring that climate risks are managed holistically alongside other business risks.

Meetings provide a means for collaboration, communication and decision making every day in organisations. Decisions are made in meetings that form the basis of actions going forward. Effective minutes are essential as an accurate reflection of the outcomes of a meeting. This course will develop the knowledge and skills of minute taking necessary to prepare, review and sign-off on meeting minutes that are accurate, objective and ‘a true reflection’ of the meeting decisions. The aim of this course is to equip participants with best practice knowledge and minute taking skills. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify the purpose, function and legislative requirements of minutes. 2. Define the role and responsibilities of the minute taker. 3. Examine best practice in minute taking. 4. Explore technology advancements that assist the minute taker to improve their efficiency or accuracy in undertaking their responsibilities.

LEAD WITH TRUST Trust is frequently cited as necessary and desirable for any team to achieve great things and yet it seems more elusive than ever. We live in a world where truth is buried, people are exploited and those with power dominate those without it. What we need is more authenticity and depth in our workplaces, with trustworthy role models setting the standard. During this lunchtime session, business leaders will explore authentic trust, what it means to be open, valuing relationships, exercising good judgement and enabling others to excel.

This three day course has been designed to demystify the world of finance for non-finance directors and senior managers. It will give you an understanding of key financial concepts and terminology. You will leave with the skills and knowledge needed to evaluate business plans, question financial information and contribute more effectively to boardroom decision-making. OBJECTIVES This course will give you the knowledge and skills to: 1. Evaluate your role and responsibilities in relation to finance. 2. Understand the relationship between financial and corporate strategies. 3. Outline ways of ensuring management reporting is effective and enables delivery of the organisation’s strategy. 4. Understand the key factors around funding requirements and funding options. BENEFITS This course will give you what you need to assess the financial health of your organisation. It will enable you to understand financial terminology, use financial ratios and interpret accounts.

Are you encouraging a culture of high performance in your boardroom, but finding it challenging? Boards are social groups. How the board as a group behaves has enormous consequences on how the company is governed and performs. With this understanding, corporate governance codes around the world are increasingly imposing behavioral requirements for board members. IDAPNG’s Team Dynamics for Boards enables you to explore these codes and how they compare to informal and unconscious behaviours in the boardroom. You will gain expert insights into what constitutes functional and dysfunctional behavior on boards, and how you can improve governance on your board. By gaining a deeper awareness of what happens below the surface when groups interact, you will be empowered to drive positive dynamics in your board that will improve its effectiveness in fulfilling its roles and responsibilities.