An annual event where a thought provoking leader presents an inspiring address on an area of interest to child protection practitioners.
The Annual Public Address has been named in honour of Ms Leneen Forde AC. The Honourable Ms Leneen Forde AC, concluded her final term of office as Chancellor of Griffith University in May 2015, she is a former Queensland Governor and chaired the seminal Forde Inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions. This Inquiry was conducted in 1998 and 1999 and investigated systemic abuse in government and non-government care between 1911 and 1998.