The 26th Asia Pacific Quality Organisation (APQO) Conference and Australian Organisation for Quality (AOQ) Qualcon 2021 Conference is being held online for the entire month of October 2021.

The conference will be entirely digital. That means the conference is simpler and more convenient to navigate for delegates and speakers. No travel and accommodation costs mean lower registration fees and greater accessibility for more people in our global community. There will be on-demand access to presentations throughout October. Watch what you want, when you want. The focus is on ensuring you’ll be delighted with your conference experience.

The theme for the conference The Future of Quality is NOW, speaks to the place we find ourselves today. COVID-19 has leap-frogged us into future ways of working and opened our minds to new ways of thinking and exciting possibilities. The decisions we make NOW will shape the direction of Quality into the future. the conference will be an imaginative exploration of this concept.

There is an excellent line-up of internationally renowned keynote speakers. Starting with our plenary speakers, Dr Gregory Watson, Ms Pat La Londe and Professor Nigel Grigg, the APQO / Qualcon 2021 conference will be an outstanding opportunity to learn and consider what Quality looks like now, and in the future. With six streams in total, there is bound to be something of interest for everyone. The conference program page at https://qualcon.com.au/program provides information for you to discover the full program.

From the Center of Organisational Excellence Research, you can listen to presentations from:

• Saad Ghafoor who recently completed his PhD research project will be presenting about national approaches to business excellence.
• Atif Baig, who is currently pursuing his PhD research project will be presenting about Organisational Excellence Architecture – the key ingredients required to support an award-winning business excellence journey.