
To view a copy of the 2018 Handbook please click here
The 2018 conference photo gallery will be available soon.
The following sessions included PowerPoint presentations that have been made available.
Gerrard Gosens OAM (Patron for International Day of People with Disability)
Paralympian and Owner, Chocolate Moments
Georgie Harman
Chief Executive Officer, beyondblue
Anthony Hart
Founder,
Hart Wellbeing
Justin Galke
Director for DES Program and Policy,
Department of Social Services
Dr David Rosete
Chief Behavioural Scientist,
Esher House Pty Ltd
Carolyn Watts
Vocational Programs Manager,
headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
Ella Hewitt
Coordinator Digital Industry Mentor Service,
headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
Vanessa Kennedy
Senior Evaluation Officer,
headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
Jo Marshall
Executive Diversity Mentor,
Culturise and the Difference Collective
Alicia Weiderman
Director,
Ingersoll Consulting
Emma Harnett
Senior Consultant,
Ingersoll Consulting
Dr Lisa Stafford
Lecturer,
Queensland University of Technology
– Mini World Café Responses from DEA 2018
Rebecca Flower
Research and Innovation Manager,
Specialisterne Australia
Christian Hofmann
Principal Program Manager,
Department of Health and Human Services
Peter Smith
Director,
Centre for Disability Employment Research and Practice
The following sessions included PowerPoint presentations that have been made available.
Josephine Toral
Senior Investment Analyst – Unlisted Assets,
HESTA
Scott McNaughton
General Manager Participant Pathway Design,
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Peter Broadhead
Branch Manager, Disability Employment Services Branch,
Department of Social Services
David Best
Senior Policy Officer,
Disability Employment Australia
Sharlie Wise
Communications Officer,
Disability Employment Australia
Stefanie Dimov
Project Coordinator,
University of Melbourne
Tania Goossen
Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor – Back2Work Project,
Spinal Life Australia
Karen Massier
Executive General Manager, Strategy,
MAX Solutions
Daniel Valiente-Riedl
General Manager, JobAccess,
WorkFocus Australia
Geoffrey Waghorn
Senior Research and Innovation Consultant,
The ORS Group
Brenda Odewahn
Chief Executive Officer, Olympus Solutions; Chief Operating Officer, Ability Options,
James Christian PSM
Chief Executive Officer,
NSW Aboriginal Land Council
Annette Lamb
General Manager, Aboriginal Programs and Strategy,
Ability Options