Agenda
Thursday 29th July
| Time | Detail |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Registrations open |
| 9:00 am | Registrations continued (arrival tea and coffee available) |
| 9:30 am | Welcome/Pōwhiri |
| 10:10 am | Keynote Speaker – Getting This Right Counts Paula Tesoriero MNZM – Disability Rights Commissioner |
| 10:40 am | Morning Tea |
| 11:00 am | Disabled Persons: Panel 1 Finding a Job – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Angela Desmaris, Maria Stevens, Natasya Jones, Rachel Noble and Vaughan Dodd |
| 11:55 am | Putting candidates and employers at the centre of disability empowerment Phil O’Reilly ONZM – Iron Duke |
| 12:40 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | True Inclusive Recruitment – Reflecting the needs of both stakeholders Interactive session led by Phil Turner, Accessibility Tick |
| 2:10 pm | Top Tips for Disability Inclusion Success Suzanne Colbert AM – previous CE of Australian Network on Disability, interviewed by Phil O’Reilly ONZM |
| 2:50 pm | Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme Selwyn Cook – Facilitator: Disability Employment |
| 3:00 pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3:20 pm | The Value of NZSL Victoria Lessing – Merge NZ Jared Hutcheson – Westpac NZ |
| 4:00 pm | Welcome to Rotorua Mayor of Rotorua – Steve Chadwick |
| 4:15 pm | How Google Gets Disability Inclusion Programs Right Christopher Patnoe – Google |
| 5:00 pm | ‘The Name Game’/Networking Over Drinks (cash bar) Julie Woods – “That Blind Woman” |
| From 6:00 pm | Dinner from 6:00 pm |
Friday 30th July
| Time | Detail |
|---|---|
| 8:30 am | Conference room opens – Tea and coffee available |
| 9:00 am | NZDEN General Meeting – Planning the Future for the NZDEN Phil Turner – Managing Director, Accessibility Tick |
| 9:45 am | Making Your Disabled Employee Group Work Well Brendan Roach – Director of Strategy and Networkology, PurpleSpace |
| 10:30 am | Morning Tea |
| 10:50 am | Disabled Persons: Panel 2 Career Barriers – How Can We Knock Them Down? Maria Stevens, Natasya Jones, Stew Sexton and Victoria Lessing |
| 11:40 am | Managing Fatigue in the Workplace John Eatwell – Strategic People Group |
| 12:10 pm | Lunch |
| 12:50 pm | Harnessing the Power of Neurodiversity in our Workplaces Callum McKirdy – Speaker, author, mentor and facilitator |
| 1:30 pm | The Accessibility Game Julie Woods – “That Blind Woman” |
| 2:10 pm | Closing remarks Phil Turner – Managing Director, Accessibility Tick |
| 2:30 pm | Finish Join us for afternoon tea and some further networking |
If you have any questions about the accessibility of the conference, please email events@accessibilitytick.nz or call 09-242-0522.