Wayne Phillips
Commissioner
Wayne Phillips
He/Him
Commissioner
ACT Emergency Service Agency
Narrandera born Wayne Phillips started his career as a Firefighter with Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) on 23 February 1990, in Sydney. Throughout his distinguished career he has demonstrated success in Senior Emergency Management and Leadership, and in complex and critical public safety operations. An effective strategic leader who has demonstrated ability to lead reform and organisational change in all aspects of his career. Wayne signed his contract to become the sixth Commissioner of the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) on 23 February 2024 – thirty-four years to the day when he started as a recruit firefighter. His excellent interpersonal and communication skills build high levels of trust within teams and create a sense of belonging to the workplace. In his career as Chief Superintendent for FRNSW and then as the Assistant Commissioner Corporate for ESA, his focus is gender equality and diversity capability, he established the Inclusion and Organisational Development Branch and the first Inclusive Culture Council within FRNSW.
SESSIONS
Day 2
9:10
CEO Panel: Leading with Purpose – Championing Intersectionality and Allyship
Strategies to meaningfully engage as an ally and create change in your sector
Going beyond gender equity, understanding intersectionality and creating a culturally safe workplace
Role modelling empathy and integrity to build a safe and inclusive space for high performing teams
Moderator: Dr Emma Fulu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Equality Institute
Dr Caroline Hughes (Ngunnawal) AM, Executive Director, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Greg Moriarty, Secretary, Department of Defence
Alison Rose, Chief of Space Division, Geoscience Australia
Wayne Phillips, Commissioner, ACT Emergency Service Agency