About.
Ethics Advisory Services provides strategic advice to public and private sector organisations based on the practical application of inter-disciplinary ethics research.
•Board and Senior Executive briefings
•Independent Ethics advice
•Ethical systems implementation
•Analysis of ethical infrastructure
•Culture analysis
•Ethical Leadership Training
•Bystander training
•Executive coaching
•Conference presentations
Dr Alistair Ping PhD
Director
Alistair Ping is an Adjunct Professor at QUT Graduate School of Business and is also a Colin Brain Governance Fellow. He is a recognised expert in Ethics and Governance having over 25 years experience in the field. Alistair regularly presents at Conferences (including the 2019 and 2022 Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference) and direct to corporations (AICD, CEO Institute, Clayton Utz) and Govt bodies.
In 2002, Alistair was awarded the Coral Sea Scholarship from the Australian-American Fulbright Foundation to study Corporate Social Responsibility trends in the US. This study formed the basis of the report ‘Engage’ which was submitted to the Australian Senate Enquiry into Corporate Social Responsibility in Australia. Following on from this study Alistair completed a PhD at QUT in Applied Ethics which investigated ‘Why Good People Do Bad Things’ – a key result of this inter-disciplinary research was the development of a causal factor model which considers behavioural and contextual cues that can lead to unethical outcomes. Insights from this research were submitted to the Victorian ‘Integrity and Oversight Committee’. Alistair is also the author of two business books on Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility; six personal development books; and numerous magazine and newspaper articles.
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Dr Mark Harvey
Director
Dr Mark Harvey is an organisational culture and ethics specialist with internationally recognised expertise in designing and delivering outcome-driven programs in Australia and overseas.
Mark has delivered strategic and operational outcomes for many organisations in the fields of business improvement, innovation, and value-for-money culture enhancements. He is a renowned speaker and corporate educator, known for skilling leaders to actively improve cultural and operational practices within their organisations.
Mark’s 30 years of continuing experience in law enforcement (25 years as an appointed Detective) including significant leadership positions in front line and integrity roles has enabled him to design, lecture and coach from a unique perspective; he has worked in disaster and crisis management, emergency response, policy development, as well as program and project management across a number of public sector agencies.
He also lectures at QUT in the field of applied organisational ethics. Dr Harvey combines his extensive experience and research background to deliver unparalleled advice and outcomes for corporates including the world-first culture enhancement and reputational management program, Raise the Bar.
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Professor Melinda Edwards
Managing Director
Professor Melinda Edwards was a litigator, Professor of Law, Assistant Dean, Professor of Practice with QUTeX and Managing Director of her own International Consultancy business before joining EAS in 2023.
She has been nationally recognised for her excellence in the design and teaching of skills-based curriculum and has taught university courses in: Equity and Trusts; Civil Procedure; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Business Law, Leadership, Ethics, and Negotiation Strategies, also publishing extensively, including textbooks in Equity and Trusts Law.
She has also custom-designed corporate education programs for a range of sectors including mining and resources, the legal and medical professions, government, banking and NGOs, with extensive international experience including projects in Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, The Czech Republic and Papua New Guinea.
Melinda teaches Negotiation, Leadership, Ethics and Business Law in the QUT Graduate School of Business and is an Executive Coach.
Relevant experience includes:
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Human Rights and Anti-Corruption consultant to Harmony Gold South-East Asia, 2018
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ATO Integrity Framework Review
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Federal Treasury Graduate Program - Ethics and Integrity (2022)
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Public Sector Management and APS Integrity Programs
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Qld eHealth – Ethical Leadership in Practice
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AIA Ethics Series
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Ethical Decision-Making Masterclass Series – QUTeX