8.15am
8.55am
Registrations
Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country
– Rick Kane, CEO, Disability Employment Australia
9.00am
Ministerial Address
– The Hon Senator Mitch Fifield, Assistant Minister for Social Services
Review of Australia’s Welfare System: Final Report
– Patrick McClure AO, Chair, Reference Group
9.30am
10.30am Morning Tea
11.00am Address from the Department of Social Services
– Felicity Hand, Deputy Secretary Disabilities and Housing, DSS
11.30am Economic Participation and the NDIS
– Peter DeNatris, Scheme Design, National Disability Insurance Agency
12.00pm The Value of Wage Subsidies: Panel Discussion
– Bevan Burkin, Senior Policy Advisor, Disability Employment Australia (Facilitator)
– Helen Green, Director Support Programmes and Employer Engagement, DSS
– Michael Upston, Employment Services Manager, Outlook Employment
– Terry Thompson, Performance Manager, Advanced Personnel Management
– Lisa McPherson, CEO, Nexus Human Services
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Best Practice Models in Mental Health: Panel Discussion
– Tom Baxter, CEO, Ostara Australia (Facilitator)
– Karen Pickering, Branch Manager Mental Health, DSS
– Dr Geoff Waghorn, The Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
– Caroline Crosse AM, Executive Director, Social Firms Australia, National Disability
Services
– Ron Miers, CEO, Westgate Community Initiatives Group
3.00pm Afternoon Tea
3.30pm Burgeoning Disability Markets: The UK Experience
– Ivan Brown, General Manager, School for Social Entrepreneurs
4.00pm Three Things to Know about Star Ratings
– Bevan Burkin, Senior Policy Advisor, Disability Employment Australia
4.20pm Closing Address
– Donna Faulkner, Chairperson, Disability Employment Australia
4.30pm
6.00pm
Networking Drinks
End