Program
August 28, Wednesday
Day One
8.00 am
Congress Registration
9.00 am
Welcome to Congress and Housekeeping
9.15 am
Opening Prayer
9.25 am
Keynote 1
Sr Rose Pacatte
"Breaking the Silence: The Power and Pitfalls of Catholic Communication in the Digital Landscape"
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10:25 am
Q&A Panel Session
10:45 am
Morning Tea
11:15 am
Keynote 2
Bishop Richard Umbers
"Eucharistic Congress"
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12:05 pm
Q&A Panel Session
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Masterclass 1
1A Advertising Essentials
1B Websites that work
1C Video Production
1D How to Publish a Book
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2:45 pm
Afternoon Tea
3:15 pm
Masterclass 2
2A Media Mindfulness and Catholic Journalism
2B Websites that work
2C Australian Media Landscape
2D Strategic Planning
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4:30 pm
Closing
7:00-9:00 pm
ACPA Awards Cocktail Function
(ACPA members only)
August 29, Thursday
Day Two
9.00 am
Day Two: Welcome back and notices
9.10 am
Prayer
9:15 am
Keynote 3
Paul Osborne
"The ABC of Artificial Intelligence"
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10:10 am
Q&A Panel Session
Sr Rose Pacatte
Gaby Yuen
Tom Finnigan
10:30 am
Morning Tea
11:00 am
Keynote 4
Adrian Cropley
Creativity with Heart
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11:40 am
Q&A Panel Session
Sr Rose Pacatte
Monika Lancucki
Adrian Cropley
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Masterclass 3
3A Creatives Unleashed
3B Newsletters that work
3C Government Advocacy
3D AI Basics and Ethics
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2:00 pm
Afternoon Tea
2:30 pm
Masterclass 4
4A Advanced AI
4B Advanced Video Production
4C Creative Communications Planning
4D Photography
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3:30 pm
Closing
4:30 pm
Bus to CBD
5:30 pm
Conference Mass
St Mary's Cathedral
Archbishop Anthony Fisher
6:30 for 7:00 pm
Conference Dinner
NSW Parliament
Peter Greste
⇢ About the speaker
10:20 pm
Bus returns to North Sydney
August 30, Friday
Day Three
9.00 am
Day Two: Welcome back and notices
9.08 am
Day Two: Welcome back and notices
9.10 am
Keynote 5
Caritas Australia
"Mission, Social Justice and Communication"
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10:15 am
Q&A Panel Session
Caritas Australia
Lawrence Gigliotti
Jesuit Refugee Service
11:00 am
Morning Tea
11:30 am
Keynote 6
Fr Sam French
"Reaching young audiences"
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12:15 pm
Congress Close & Final Blessing