The 16th Annual National Disability Summit will return to Melbourne on 19-20 August 2024. This is a key event on the calendar of disability service providers and industry leaders not only for discussion on the NDIS but also critically, for addressing the wider range of issues and considerations for the disability sector in Australia. At the heart – How can we better support people with disability and their families to maximise independence and participation by creating greater choice?
Each year we grow and evolve the event in line with the needs and feedback from the industry ensuring an objective platform for discussion and networking. We pride ourselves on listening to our audience and building an agenda from their suggestions, requests, and submissions.
This extremely passionate audience is broken down into NDIS services providers, high-level executives, community care organisations, support coordinators, people with disability, carers, state & federal government agencies, council organizations nationwide, NDIS representatives, aged care facilities, and aged care providers.
Informa Australia will provide a non-biased program in-line with what is happening within the disability sector. Seeking to provide a substantial conversation around this year’s most pertinent topics: workforce, sustainable disability employment, housing, health and care sector, the role of government bodies, and building inclusive communities.
This year the agenda will explore strategies and initiatives for improving quality, person-centered care. Providing tangible takeaway actions for delegates, we will include data-driven insights, thought leadership to challenge how we think about support and services, and lived experiences that articulate not only the challenges but also the potential solutions and discuss quality improvement.
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Don’t miss this opportunity to get involved early in next year’s National Disability Summit!
There are many opportunities for networking including social events such as networking drinks, lunch and refreshments breaks making this not just a conference… but an all-encompassing industry experience.
Sponsorship or exhibiting will allow your organisation to:
- Build relationships with potential & existing clients
- Network with the industry
- Generate leads from a targeted audience
- Demonstrate your product/service in person
- Build brand awareness
To see what we have available please contact;
Danielle Newman
Senior Business Development Manager
P: 02 9080 4318
E: Danielle.newman@informa.com
2023 Keynote Speakers
The Hon Bill Shorten MP
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Senator Jordon Steele-John
Senator for Western Australia
Caroline Tjoa
Director – IncludeAbility Project, Australian Human Rights Commission
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM LLB MD
Doctor, Lawyer, Researcher, Disability Advocate, 2021 QLD Australian of the Year
Tracy Mackey
NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commissioner
Geoff Quinlan
Head of Strategy and Brisbane 2032 Coordination, Paralympics Australia
2023 Speakers
Mandy McCracken
Founder & Chairperson, Storyteller and Disability Advocate, Get Started Disability Support Australia
Matt De Gruchy
Disability Advocate,
Matt De Gruchy Vision
Emily Caska
CEO,
Down Syndrome NSW
Ellen Hester
Participant and Living with Down Syndrome, Down Syndrome NSW
Dr Rachelle Bonner
Director, OPCAT and Detention Monitoring, Commonwealth Ombudsman
Corene Strauss
Chief Executive Officer,
Australian Network on Disability
Tracey McGeehan
Disability Support Officer, Northeast Health Wangaratta
Jodi Schmidt
CEO, Human Services Skills Organisation
Donna Wright
School Principal,
Bandiana Primary School
Aunty June Riemer
Deputy CEO, First Peoples Disability Network
Kim Samuel
Director, City Plan Western Parkland City, Greater Cities Commission
Bryce Pace
Autism Advocate
Nick Mann
Founder & Principal,
Polaris Lawyers
Natalie Wade
Founder and Principal Lawyer,
Equality Lawyers
Dr Katherine Kelly
Disability & NDIS Coordinator, South West Sydney LHD
Matt Gillett
General Manager, Programs, Community Services Industry Alliance
Pauline Luchetta
Managing Director,
Custodia
Paige Humm
Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner, Inclusive Behaviour
Sharon Carroll
Diversity & Inclusion Partner, People & Culture, Australia Post
Dr Craig McBride
Senior Paediatric Surgeon, Children’s Health Queensland, Professor, University of Queensland
David Clements
State Manager, Tasmania, Ahpra
Simone Austin
Chief Health Officer and Chair of the Advisory Board, healthylife, Accredited, Practising Dietitian
Dr Adam Johnson
Researcher and Lecturer, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
Nina Crumpton
Participant and Founder/CEO,
The Hand Up Space
Amanda Frier
Access for All Manager, CheckUP
Jessica Orford
Consultant Psychologist and Team Leader Behavioural Emergency Response Team, QLD Health
Liesl Tesch AM
Parliamentary Secretary for Families and Communities, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disability Inclusion, Australian Labor Party
Irena Reiss
Lawyer and Disability Advocate
Emma Gierschick OAM
Commissioner Dan Stubbs
Victorian Disability Worker Commission
Stu Schonell
CEO,
Advocacy WA
Sirani McNeill
Hospitality Staff Member, All Things Equal
Daniel Valiente-Riedl
General Manager, JobAccess
Belinda Kochanowska
Principal Solicitor, Intrepidus Law
Bianca Stern
General Manager, All Things Equal
Alexandra Viney
Australian Paralympian
Insights
The one question people who work with NDIS participants should always ask
What does fun look like for you? It’s not a question that comes up frequently in a professional context; but it is one that Peer Mentor and disability advocate Adrian O’Malley has begun asking a lot in recent years…
Nothing about us without us – are we there yet with disability rights?
“Nothing about us without us” – the idea that policy shouldn’t be designed without first consulting the people it targets – has become a prominent mantra in the disability rights space in recent years…
The right way to treat people with disabilities at school
When Matthew De Gruchy was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease, a rare genetic eye condition, at the age of nine, he did not know that his difficulties with blindness would pale in comparison to the social challenges he later experienced…
Bite-sized Videos
What does innovation in the disability sector look like?
Accessing support with regional, rural, and remote regions
Providing Access for the Deaf Community
Photos From 2023 Event
Testimonials
Anonymous
Anonymous
Louise Bugeja, Internode
Stephen Odusa, CatholiccareNT
Venue
Crown Promenade Melbourne
8 Whiteman Street
SOUTHBANK VIC 3006
(Queensbridge St end of Crown Complex)
(03) 9292 8888
Contact
Still have a question?
Katrina Bowns
Conference Producer
Katrina.Bowns@informa.com.au
Danielle Newman
Senior Business Development Manager
+61 2 9080 4318
Danielle.Newman@informa.com