Program

DEA’s conference will be held on Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 June 2023 at W Hotel in Brisbane

We’re excited to be providing stimulating and challenging presentations, panels and breakout sessions, with exhibitors and event partners to support your organisation.  

Tuesday 13 June 2023
5:30 pm7:30 pm

SUN Deck

Welcome Reception

Wednesday 14 June 2023

Conference Day 1

8:00 am9:00 am

Great Room Foyer

Registration

9:00 am9:10 am

Great Room

Conference Welcome

Brett de Hoedt
MC
, Hootville Communications

9:15 am9:25 am

Great Room

Address from The Minister

Hon Amanda Rishworth
Minister for Social Services
, Australian Government

9:25 am9:55 am
9:55 am10:25 am

Great Room

The Future Direction of DEA

Thérèse Campbell
Chair
, Disability Employment Australia

Peter Bacon
Chief Executive Officer
, Disability Employment Australia

10:25 am10:30 am

Great Room

Sponsor Presentation – Prime Super

Mark Ashburn
General Manager, Distribution
, Prime Super

10:30 am11:00 am

Great Room Foyer

Morning Tea

11:00 am11:05 am

Great Room

Sponsor Presentation – AON

Gavin Deadman
Client Director
, AON

11:05 am11:45 am

Great Room

Working with Employers

Brett de Hoedt
MC
, Hootville Communications

David Parfitt
CEO
, The Field

Dr Jo Ingold
Associate Professor
, Deakin Business School
Australia

Ms Corene Strauss
Chief Executive Officer
, Australian Network on Disability
Australia

Nicola Tuckwell
Organisational Excellence Manager
, JobAccess

Ms Fiona Kalaf
GM Projects
, APM
Australia

11:45 am12:30 pm

Great Room

Employer and Participant Panel

Dr Jo Ingold
Associate Professor
, Deakin Business School
Australia

Glen Givens
Qld State Manager
, ICS Service Solutions

Brett Teale
Director
, Ashton Manufacturing

Josh Smith
Manager
, Chapter 1

Kathryn Dearing
General Manager
, Sebel Brisbane Margate

Kirsty Jennings
Manager
, Serco

John Poole

12:30 pm1:00 pm
1:00 pm2:00 pm

Great Room Foyer

Lunch

2:00 pm2:45 pm

Great Room 1

Workforce Australia Update

Melissa Ryan
First Assistant Secretary
, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Great Room 2

The IncludeAbility Illawarra Pilot

Mrs Rebecca McIntyre
Employment Services Manager
, The Disability Trust
Australia

Dr Dinesh Palipana
Emergency Doctor, Senior Lecturer, Senior Advisor and Ambassador
, Gold Coast University Hospital, Griffith University, Gold Coast Titans Disability Rugby League Team and IncludeAbility
Australia

Studio Room 1

Embedding inclusion and accessibility into your organisation is easier than you think

Ms Corene Strauss
Chief Executive Officer
, Australian Network on Disability
Australia

Ms Debbie Heron
Regional Manager Qld/NT
, Ability First Australia
Australia but currently in California

2:45 pm3:30 pm

Great Room 2

Korea Employment System for people with disabilities and a Korean perspective on employer support and employer engagement

Dr Eona Kim
Head Director
, Employment Disability Institutes

Dr. Miji Lee
Research Fellow
, Employment Disability Institutes

Jung Yoon
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
, Centre for Social Impact (CSI), Flinders University

Dr Ashokkumar Manoharan
Senior Lecturer – Strategic Management
, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University

Great Room 3

Reading the Tea Leaves: What the Workforce Australia Inquiry might mean for Disability Employment Services

Dr Ann Nevile
Honorary Associate Professor
, The Australian National University
Australia

Studio Room 1

Climate Change and Disproportionate Effect on PWD

Joel Robbie
Head of Sales and Growth
, Trace

3:30 pm4:00 pm

Great Room Foyer

Afternoon Tea

4:00 pm4:30 pm

Great Room

Key Themes emerging from the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

Kate Eastman
Counsel Assisting
, Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

4:30 pm5:00 pm
6:30 pm11:00 pm

Great Room

Gala Dinner & Hall of Fame Ceremony

Thursday 15 June 2023

Conference Day 2

8:00 am9:00 am

Great Room Foyer

Registration

9:00 am9:10 am

Great Room

Welcome to Day 2

Brett de Hoedt
MC
, Hootville Communications

9:10 am9:45 am

Great Room

What’s next for Disability Employment Services

Katrina Chatham
A/g Group Manager, Disability Employment and Carers Group
, Department of Social Services

9:45 am10:30 am

Great Room

Panel Session: Quality servicing and different perspectives

Sean Taylor
Executive Director Aboriginal Health
, NT Health

Katrina Chatham
A/g Group Manager, Disability Employment and Carers Group
, Department of Social Services

Keryl Neville
CEO
, Lead Employment

Dr Ann Nevile
Honorary Associate Professor
, The Australian National University
Australia

William Ward-Boas
Inclusion Australia

10:30 am10:35 am

Great Room

Sponsor Presentation – ReadyTech

Ben Conolan
Senior Business Development Manager
, ReadyTech

10:35 am11:00 am

Great Room Foyer

Morning Tea

11:00 am11:30 am

Great Room

How Can Science Advance Disability Employment?

Dr Darren Coppin
CEO & Chief Behavioural Scientist
, Azurum

11:30 am12:10 pm

Great Room

2023: The Age of Artificial Intelligence

Professor Michael Milford
Professor
, Electrical Engineering and Robotics (EER) School, Faculty of Engineering, Queensland University of Technology

Tricia Blatherwick
Chief Commercial Officer
, AutogenAI

12:10 pm1:00 pm

Great Room Foyer

Lunch

1:00 pm1:45 pm

Great Room 1

Current DES Program

Tanya George
A/Branch Manager
, Department of Social Services

Great Room 2

NDIS Employment Update

Jo Collins
Branch Manager Market Innovation & Employment, Provider and Markets Division
, NDIS

Great Room 3

Matching the right employer to candidates with disability: lessons from a UK study

Dr Jo Ingold
Associate Professor
, Deakin Business School
Australia

Studio Room 1

Shifting the dial on employment for Australians with disability

A/Prof Sue Olney
Research Fellow
, University of Melbourne
Australia

Dr Jenny Crosbie
Research Fellow
, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University

1:45 pm2:30 pm

Great Room 1

Applying different strategies to different DES business models

Dr Iain Waller
Senior Research Associate
, QUT

Amanda Beatson
Associate Professor in Marketing
, QUT Business School

Great Room 2

High staff turnover in the employment services sector and strategies to address this

Mrs Helen McAnally
Founder/Director
, Parkhouse Bell
United Kingdom

Gil Sebbag
National Sales Manager
, Prime Super

Mr James Weait
Company Director
, Populi Solutions
Australia

Dan Nicholls
Director
, Salary Packaging People

Nunzia Confessore
Strategic Consultant

Great Room 3

DEA Interactive Session – what is DSS telling us?

David Best
Policy Manager
, Disability Employment Australia

Hanif Mohamed
Training Manager
, Disability Employment Australia

Studio Room 1

Quality Service, intersectionality and access to services

Sean Taylor
Executive Director Aboriginal Health
, NT Health

2:30 pm3:00 pm

Great Room Foyer

Afternoon Tea

3:30 pm3:45 pm

Great Room

Conference Close

Peter Bacon
Chief Executive Officer
, Disability Employment Australia

Thérèse Campbell
Chair
, Disability Employment Australia

3:45 pm4:00 pm

Great Room Foyer

Networking

For more information, please contact our Policy Manager, David Best 0400 867 656, david.best@disabilityemployment.org.au.