The Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA) is proud to be hosting BI Connect 2024, a free online behavioural insights conference to be held across three days in November 2024.
BI Connect showcases behavioural insights research and its applications.
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To attend BI Connect 2024, please complete the online registration form.
Once you have completed the registration form, you will be sent an email containing calendar invitations for your chosen sessions.
Sessions
Innovative methodologies in behavioural science
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10.30am-12pm
Over the last decade, a range of methodologies, frameworks and techniques have been developed to support the application of behavioural science in public policy. In this session, we’ll explore new and emerging directions, techniques and methods, their importance in an evolving world, and whether the methodologies of yesteryear still hold true today.
Speakers:
- Dr Bowen Fung, The Behavioural Insights Team – “Bridging Minds and Machines: New AI Tools for Behavioural Science and the Role of Deliberative Democracies in Shaping Publicly Aligned AI Policy”
- Jennifer Macklin and Melissa Hatty, BehaviourWorks – “Understanding micro behaviour in macro systems using behavioural systems mapping
- Dr Jason Collins, University of Technology Sydney – “What We Learn When We Test Everything”
Financial wellbeing
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 11am-12.30pm
Financial stress is impacting many Australian households. How can behavioural science help make things easier and reduce the burden for Australians as they navigate through periods of financial hardship?
Speakers:
- Dr Iseult Cremen, NSW Behavioural Insights Unit – “Employer support for boosting women’s retirement income”
- Dr Bethany Jones, BETA – “Subtracting fees to subtract confusion: Using behavioural insights to improve International Money Transfer calculators
- Professor Michael Hiscox, Harvard University – “Banking and BI’”
Working at the margins
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 11am-12.30pm
Involving under-served cohorts in research is often difficult – designing or co-designing interventions is even harder. Join this session to explore how behavioural scientists are working at the margins to better understand hard-to-reach cohorts and design effective solutions.