Disability Employment Conference 2022 was held in Sydney at Four Seasons Hotel Sydney on the 1st and 2nd June 2022.
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Day 1 – Plenary Sessions
Welcome
Strategically engaging government
Andrew Porter
Counsel House
Siobhan Hamblin
Counsel House
Address from the Chair
Therese Campbell
Chair, Disability Employment Australia
Improving DES – a young person’s perspective
Mija Gwyn
Manager, Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS)
Simon Green
Programs Coordinator, Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS)
Renae Flanigan
YDAS Young Leader Program
DES reforms – where are we at and where are we going?
Rick Kane
CEO, Disability Employment Australia
NDIS participants employment outcomes and the economics of the NDIS
El Gibbs
Award-winning writer and disability advocate
Panel discussion: Employing Disability Matters
MC Brett de Hoedt
Mayor, Hootville Communications
Scott Connolly
Assistant Secretary, ACTU
Dani Fraillon
CEO, Get Skilled Access
Alexi Boyd
CEO, COSBOA
Ross Joyce
CEO, AFDO
Michael Bois
Owner and Director, Beg Your Pardon
Laura O’Reilly
Co-founder, Hireup
Platinum Sponsor Address
Gil Sebbag
National Sales Manager, Prime Super
Practical tips for employment services
Yenn Purkis
Advocate, Author, Mentor, Public service since 2007
Thinking Traps and Social Apps – Hacking the Behavioural Science of our Sector
Dr Darren Coppin
Chief Behavioural Scientist, Azurum Pty Ltd
Day 1 – Breakouts
New Employment Services Model and Enhanced Services
Melissa Ryan
First Assistant Secretary, Department of Education, Skills and Employment
NDIS Presentation
Mary Hawkins
Director Employment Outcomes, Market Innovation and Employment Branch, National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Autism, pathways to work, that work
David Smith
Managing Director, Employ for Ability
Australia
Best practice supporting people with Intellectual disability in employment – What is the evidence?
Professor Vivienne Riches
Clinical professor/ Snr Research Fellow, CDS/The University of Sydney
Australia
Chloe Moreau
Operations Manager, Jobsupport
Utilising soft skills training to enhance work readiness
Maria Smith
Founder and CEO, Bounce Australia
Rise of Mental Health Conditions and Impact on Employer Engagement in Employment Programs
Jo Ingold
Associate Professor, Dept of Management, Faculty of Business & Law, Deakin University
Australia
Paul Diviny
Director, Prospert
Australia
The Emerging Adulthood Period: What is it and how does it impact on the economic participation of young people with intellectual disability?
Jenny Crosbie
PhD Student, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University
Headspace Work and Study – Support for DES Providers and their Participants
Anna Lam
Work and Study Coordinator, Headspace
Zoe Walsh
Clinical Advisor – Work and Study Service, headspace
Australia
Day 2 – Plenary Sessions
Welcome
MC Brett de Hoedt
Mayor, Hootville Communications
The Public Service and disability employment – Canadian perspective
Yazmine Laroche
Deputy Minister, Public Service Accessibility, Canadian Government
Graeme Innes AM
Facilitator
Panel: Improving supports, access and employment outcomes for young people with disability
MC Brett de Hoedt
Mayor, Hootville Communications
Saxon Phipps
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Year 13
Kat Reed
CEO, Women with Disability ACT
Martin Wren
CEO, Nova Employment
Cecile Sullivan Elder
Executive Officer, Family Advocacy
Dr Darren Coppin
Chief Behavioural Scientist, Azurum Pty Ltd
What the DRC has learned about DES, employers and best practice support and assistance for people with disability
Sally Crawshaw
Manager, Engagement Branch, Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
The great debate – Disability Employment and turning good policy into best practice
MC Brett de Hoedt
Mayor, Hootville Communications
Jo Collins
Senior Executive, National Disability Insurance Agency
Catherine McAlpine
CEO, Inclusion Australia
Michael Dobbie
Strategic Adviser – Disability, APM
Prof Byron Keating
Professor of Services Marketing, QUT Business School
Rick Kane
CEO, Disability Employment Australia
Professor Simon Darcy
Social Inclusion, University of Technology Sydney
Closing Words
Rick Kane
CEO, Disability Employment Australia
Day 2 – Breakouts
DSS Session – Current program
Vanessa Beck
Branch Manager, Disability Employment and Carers Branch, Department of Social Services
When the game changes: working with employers in the face of challenge and a shifting environment
Daniel Valiente-Riedl
General Manager, JobAccess
Australia
The three E’s of DEA Training: Expand, Experience, Engage
Hanif Mohamed
Training Manager, Disability Employment Australia
Participant perspectives on factors influencing access to work and the role of the DES program in improving employment outcomes
Dr Alexandra Devine
Research Fellow, University Of Melbourne
Australia
Stefanie Dimov
Project Manager, The University of Melbourne
Australia
Evaluating disability diversity and inclusivity in Australian workplaces
Fiona Kalaf
General Manager, Projects, APM
Australia
Reconceptualising a job interview through the use of a digital story résumé: the experiences of the viewer/recruiter
Dr Jane Turnbull
CEO / Founder, Own Words
Australia
Helping Compass Group Disability Employment Point in the Right Direction
Darren Otten
General Manager – Employer Partnerships, MAX Employment
Australia
Closing the participation gap by combining boxing, CBT and OT
James Weait
Founder & Director, Populi Solutions
Australia
Phoebe Hutchison
Counsellor, author, and Founder of PLP Solutions
Janine Botfield
Director, Younity Community Services
