Speakers for the DEA 2024 Conference announced soon – please check back.

Dr Simone Casey

Principal Research Fellow, Evidence
Centre for Inclusive Employment, (CSI Swinburne)

Georgia Miller

National Manager
JobAccess

Dr Sam Cooms

Senior Lecturer
University of Queensland

A/Prof Sue Olney

Associate Professor
University of Melbourne

Dr Elaine Nash

Flinders University & Swinburne University

Amanda Belz

Impact and Inclusion Manager
McDonald’s Australia

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Simon Rowberry

Deputy CEO
Disability Employment Australia

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Dan Gavin

National Manager – Disability Employment
genU Training

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Renae Hartmann

Disability Employment Australia

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Don Intine

Programmed

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Minister Tanya Plibersek

Minister for Social Services of Australia

Adj Prof Ingrid Ozols AM

CIE Independent Advisory Committee member
Director of Mental Health of Work (mh@work)

Shannon Lang

Director, WISE IDEA
WISE

Jessie Martins

State Manager, Inclusive Employment Australia
WISE

Mathew McIntyre

Chair
Disability Employment Australia

Amy Whalley

Chief Executive Officer
Australian Disability Network

Sally Karandrews

IEA Policy Manager
Disability Employment Australia

Prof Alastair McEwin AM

Disability and human rights advocate

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Ann Nevile

Hon Associate Professor
ANU

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Catherine McAlpine

Inclusion Australia

John Burn

Chief Executive Officer
DEInvestments

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Damien Porter

Disability Advocate, Freelance Consultant, and Co-Host of the Ability Podcast

Matt Wright

Partner
Deloitte Access Economics

Callam Pickering

APAC Senior Economist
Indeed

Elly Desmarchelier

Speaker, writer, event facilitator and disability rights advocate

Wayne Herbert

Director of Progress and Property
LEAD Disability Services

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Dr Jenny Crosbie

Principal Industry Fellow
Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University

Laura Davis

Chief Executive Officer
British Association of Supported Employment

Peter Bacon

Chief Executive Officer
Disability Employment Australia

Dr June Alexander

Lecturer
Flinders University

Dr Michael Healy

Research Fellow, Knowledge Mobilisation Lead
Swinburne University

Alex Lazarus-Priestley

Chief Change Officer
Amaze

Dr Shae Wissell

Director
re:think dyslexia

Dr Shae Wissell

Director
re:think dyslexia

Paul Diviny

Founder and CEO
Prospert

Dr George Giuliani

Independent Consultant
Senior Facilitator with Prospert

Michael Lye

Secretary
Department of Social Services

Aron Mercer

Adjunct Industry Fellow | PhD Candidate | Griffith University
Griffith University

Catherine Lee

Director & Founder
The Neurodiverse Safe Work Initiative