Join us for our first Sydney in-person panel event of 2026!
This panel explores how the steps to clear communication are changing in the age of artificial intelligence. Featuring insights from Plain English Foundation, we’ll examine how business professionals can harness AI tools like Copilot and ChatGPT to enhance content, streamline proofreading and maintain quality in client-facing and internal messaging. The discussion will also grapple with how human oversight can mitigate the risks of using AI-generated content so that the technology works for us not instead of us.
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Panellists:
Greg Moriarty
Greg is the Foundation's Product and Quality Manager. He develops our training products and ensures their ongoing quality. He studied law and has completed the College of Law’s legal practice course. His extensive teaching experience includes plain English training for thousands of professionals in government agencies, banks and major law firms. Greg has presented at international plain language conferences and served as Secretary of PLAIN. His articles on plain language appear in Clarity, the Michigan Law Journal and The Mandarin. He is a member of the Standards Australia working group for the ISO standard on plain language.
Elizabeth Beach
Elizabeth is an accredited plain English editor and account manager at the Foundation. With a background in Psychology and Linguistics, she’s worked in universities, research labs, government agencies and a specialist medical college. For better or worse, she casts her plain English eye over almost everything she reads – whether at work or leisure. Her editing specialty is complex legal documents and convoluted procedure manuals for clients such as the Anti-Dumping Commission, the Professional Services Review Agency and NESA. She’s been a keen observer of AI tools as they’ve developed over the past couple of years and is keeping a close eye on what it means for the future of workplace writing.
Rachel Bastow
Rachel heads up our client solutions team at the Foundation. She is an experienced educator with more than 25 years in adult learning and professional development and has a degree in Russian and Italian. She has lived and taught in 5 countries and learned as many languages. An expert in our services, Rachel consults with clients to choose an ideal program for their communication needs. She then works closely with our client services and training teams to ensure a quality experience for our clients. Rachel has already helped hundreds of organisations on their path to clear communication and enjoys helping clients see where AI fits in.
Moderator:
Christie‑Lee Malek (CL)
Christie-Lee Malek (she/her) is a Business Development Coordinator at Clifford Chance in Sydney, where she works closely with practice leaders to support client growth and strengthen the firm’s presence in the market. She moved into business development in 2025, following several years in senior practice support roles within Litigation & Dispute Resolution, where she developed skills in coordination, stakeholder engagement, and producing high-quality, client-focused materials. Christie-Lee is committed to fostering inclusion and is proud to be the co-founder and co-lead of Clifford Chance’s Pride Network in Australia. She also volunteers her time on the ICON committee, supporting collaboration and professional development across the industry.
Event Details:
Date: 26 February 2026
Time:
7:00 am – 7:30 am: Registration and light breakfast
7:30 am – 8:30 am: Panel session
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Networking
Location:
AECOM, Level 21, 420 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Price:
Members: AUD40.00
Non‑members: AUD80.00
ICON thanks Plain English Foundation for sharing their insights and AECOM for hosting this event.