Executive Women’s Leadership Forum with Emily Roper PSM

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Our speaker

Emily Roper PSM
Managing Director, Scyne Advisory

Emily Roper PSM is a senior executive and board director with more than 25 years’ experience leading major reforms across State and Federal governments. As the first woman appointed Director General of the WA Department of the Premier and Cabinet, she oversaw whole‑of‑government strategy and delivered significant economic, social and digital transformation, including Western Australia’s COVID‑19 response, for which she received the Public Service Medal.

Emily has played a central role in shaping system‑wide reforms in energy transition, early childhood education, family and domestic violence, critical infrastructure resilience and the governance of emerging technologies. Her leadership has consistently focused on strengthening community outcomes, building institutional capability and ensuring government systems are equipped to meet the needs of a growing and changing Western Australia.

She now advises CEOs and senior leaders as a Managing Director at Scyne Advisory and contributes her expertise as a Non‑Executive Director with the Centre for Policy Development and PLACE. Emily is known for her collaborative leadership, deep commitment to community wellbeing and ability to navigate complexity to deliver outcomes that support Western Australia’s long‑term prosperity.