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Tuesday 13 May 2025
Centre for Inclusive Employment industry launch, Implementation Masterclass & Welcome Reception
Centre for Inclusive Employment industry launch
Lagoon Terrace
Centre for Inclusive Employment industry launch Registration & Morning Tea
Lagoon Room
Implementation Masterclass
Lagoon Terrace
Implementation Masterclass Registration & Lunch
Lagoon Terrace
Afternoon Tea
Lagoon Room
Leading Through Change – RFFR, Privacy and AI: What Employment Providers Must Get Right
Chris Pistilli
Lagoon Room
Preparing Your Workforce for IEA – Customer Service Excellence in Inclusive Employment
Dan Gavin
Welcome Reception
Poolside Lawns
Welcome Reception
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Conference Day 1
Exhibition Area
Registration
Grand Ballroom
Grand Ballroom
Callam Pickering
Exhibition Area
Morning Tea
Grand Ballroom
Panel Discussion: The role of social enterprise in disability employment
Mark Daniels
Jo Barraket AM
Saraya O’Connell
Melissa Cofre
Roksolana Suchowerska
Myron Mann
Exhibition Area
Lunch
Grand Ballroom 1
JobAccess and Inclusive Employment Australia working together to support clients
Karla Fernee
Georgia Miller
Grand Ballroom 2
Building organisational practices to employ young people with disability
Jo Ingold
Dr Qian Yi Lee
Jason McCurry
Ronan Smyth
Grand Ballroom 3
Hosted by the Centre for Inclusive Employment – Evidence to Practice: Transitioning to employment
Roksolana Suchowerska
Darryl Steff
Gemma Clark
Charlotte Bailey
Melanie Sennett
Will McKinlay
Grand Ballroom 1
Preetha Sivakumaran
Shannon Lang
Grand Ballroom 3
Evidence to Practice: Transitioning to employment – part 2
Roksolana Suchowerska
Darryl Steff
Gemma Clark
Charlotte Bailey
Melanie Sennett
Will McKinlay
Exhibition Area
Afternoon Tea
Grand Ballroom
Inclusive Employment in the Screen and Media Sector
Tracey Corbin-Matchett OAM
Jackson Hughes
Grand Ballroom
Gala Dinner – including Hall of Fame Ceremony and DEA Awards presentations
Ellie Cole
Suzanne Colbert AM, GAICD
Thursday 15 May 2025
Conference Day 2
Exhibition Area
Registration
Grand Ballroom
The Next Steps in Supported Employment
Alex Buckley
Bridget Anyon
Dr Jenny Crosbie
Mathew McIntyre
Exhibition Area
Morning Tea
Grand Ballroom
Panel Discussion: The Future of Employment and the NDIS
Graeme Innes
Sam Bennett
Catherine McAlpine
Kirsten Deane
Exhibition Area
Lunch
Grand Ballroom 1
Andrew Radford: A Journey of Resilience and Achievement
Andrew Radford
Rebecca McIntyre
Grand Ballroom 2
The Power of Business Intelligence in Employment Services
Paul Diviny
Jason Russell
Grand Ballroom 3
Jo Ingold
Sharon Kumar
David West
Prof Byron Keating
Andrea Comastri
Grand Ballroom 1
Update from Disability Employment Australia – DES, NDIS and Training
Hanif Mohamed
Kelly Treloar
Sally Karandrews
Grand Ballroom 2
Transforming disability employment: insights from a Paralympian’s journey
Matthew Levy
Grand Ballroom 3
Evidence to Practice: Working effectively with employers – part 2
Jo Ingold
Sharon Kumar
David West
Prof Byron Keating
Andrea Comastri
Exhibition Area
Afternoon Tea
Exhibition Area
Networking