Agenda
Thursday 29th July
Time | Detail |
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8:00 am | Registrations open |
9:00 am | Registrations continued (arrival tea and coffee available) |
9:30 am | Welcome/PÅwhiri |
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 |
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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.