Primary Job Title Co-Founder, CEO Primary Organization Plaetos
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC), Australasia Gender Female
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As CEO of Pax Republic, Barbara leads Pax’s mission to build technology to make it easy for people to discuss, debate and resolve the issues that might otherwise divide them. Barbara’s role is the culmination of a career in journalism, politics, reputation management and crisis communication. Her work with co-founder Tim Offor at the controversial
Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea was recognised by the World Bank as significant. She has also contributed to the Gates Foundation’s ‘Eliminate Dengue Program’, designing a Public Acceptance Model to manage Eliminate Dengue’s risk in rolling out large-scale scientific trials. This model is now used in cities around the world.
Pax Republic’s lead product is a conduct and culture risk solution for large enterprise called C-sight (csight.io).
Barbara has a Bachelor of Arts degree (English & Literature), is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), a former member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) and the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2).
She is a former director of the social change organisation, Igniting Change - www.ignitingchange.org.au/, and is on the Communication Committee of Melbourne Forum. http://www.melbourneforum.org.au/
Specialties: Enterprise Risk Management, conduct risk, people risk, artificial intelligence, mediation and alternative dispute resolution, issues management, crisis communications, strategy, multi-stakeholder negotiation process, consensus building, public participation
