About
Held across two days, Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 May, the LEAP Summit brought together academics, community and government organisations, and industry partners from across the region, with a focus on the theme of advancing LGBTQ+ equity in workplaces, markets, and society.
The LEAP Summit showcased leading applied and empirical research, and facilitated knowledge exchange between researchers, decision makers, and community organisations, with the aim of fostering lasting networks.
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Contact: Please send any questions to LEAP-Summit@unimelb.edu.au
Important dates
Monday 3 November | Paper submissions open |
Wednesday 14 January | Paper submissions close |
Thursday 29 January | Notification of paper acceptance |
Thursday 19 February | Registrations open |
Wednesday 6 May | Registrations close |
Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 May | Summit |
Friday 15 May | Early Career Researcher Workshop (by application only) |
Organising committee
Karinna Saxby, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Andrew Clarke, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, the University of Melbourne
Patrick Devahastin, Lecturer, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University
Jan Kabátek, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Victor Sojo Monzon, Associate Professor, Leadership, Department of Management and Marketing, the University of Melbourne
Maria Elisavet Peppa, PhD candidate, Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Melbourne
Community Advisory Group
Sasha Bailey, Trans Health Research Group - Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, the University of Melbourne
Clue Coman, PhD candidate and research assistant, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney
Ian Down, Policy and Research Lead, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia
Mo Hammoud, Senior Lecturer, Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society, UNSW Sydney
Andrew Ireland, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Euan McKay, Designated Associate Professor, International Strategy Office, Nagoya University
Brendan Nolan, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, the University of Melbourne
Jo Steinle, Administrative Support Officer, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, the University of Melbourne
Thank you to our supporters
The LEAP Summit has been made possible from funding from the Gender Lab (Faculty of Business and Economics, the University of Melbourne), and the Centre for Health Economics (Monash University).
About the Melbourne Institute
The Melbourne Institute is Australia’s pre-eminent economic and social policy research institution. We are renowned for our high-quality, independent and impartial applied research and our development of longitudinal survey tools. Our work with government, business and community groups has been powering effective change for over 60 years, and through our research we play an important role in creating fundamental policy and practice.
We enhance understanding of issues affecting Australia and Australians today, and apply this knowledge to shape debate and drive evidence-based change.