DAY ONE | 17 September 2026Thursday, 17 September 2026

07:45 - 08:45

Registration & Morning Coffee

08:45 - 08:50

DAY ONE OPENING

08:50 - 08:55

Opening remarks from the Chair

08:55 - 09:20

OPENING ADDRESS | The Good, the Bad, and Ugly side of both the past Disability Act, and your NDIA and NDIS

09:20 - 09:50

MINISTERIAL KEYNOTE | NDIS 2026 & New Framework Planning

09:50 - 10:35

EXECUTIVE PANEL | Navigating NDIS: Strategic Governance Through Legislative Reform

10:35 - 11:05

KEYNOTE | Beyond Standardised Assessment: Embedding Lived Experience, Kinship, and Cultural Safety

11:05 - 11:35

Networking Break & Morning Tea

11:35 - 11:55

SESSION SPOTLIGHT | Planes Trains, Taxis and Trams – The Inclusive Transport Challenge

11:55 - 12:20

The Northern Territory's Journey with Predatory Practices in the Disability Sector: Then and Now

12:20 - 12:40

SESSION SPOTLIGHT | Know My Rights: Upholding Participant Rights in a Shifting Landscape

12:40 - 13:40

Networking Lunch

13:40 - 14:05

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE | The Advantage of Adversity

14:05 - 14:30

SESSION SPOTLIGHT | Wrong Jobs, Wrong Outcomes: Fixing How People with Disability Enter Work

14:30 - 14:55

The Accessible High Street: Reimagining Physical Branches and EFTPOS Terminals for Universal Design

14:55 - 15:40

PANEL | Untangling Supported Independent Living (SIL) & Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA): Exploring Housing Solutions Within Current Frameworks

15:40 - 16:10

Networking Break & Afternoon Tea

16:10 - 16:35

The Connective Tissue: How Wraparound Support Is Achieving What the System Said Couldn’t Be Done — and How We’re Proving It

16:35 - 17:20

CLOSING PANEL | Closing the Circle: Designing Seamless Education and Employment Pathways

17:20 - 17:30

Closing Remarks from the Chair

17:30 - 17:35

End of Day 1 & Networking Drinks