Conference Program

Day 1

Wednesday 19 June 2024

8.30am Day 1 Conference sign in
9.30am Welcome and Opening
Conference MC – Rana Hussain
10.00am Keynote Address
Dr Sandro Demaio – CEO, Vic Health
10.30am Panel Discussion – ‘Shaking Up The Future’
Facilitator: Rana Hussain
Dr Sandro Demaio – CEO, Vic Health
Matt Walton – CEO, Dog and Bone
Jessica Christiansen-Franck – CEO, Neighbourlytics
Paula Henry Mantilla – Senior Project Manager, Climateworks Centre
11.30am Morning Tea
12.00pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Round 1)
Choose from 4 concurrent workshops and multi-presenter sessions.
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Round 2)
Choose from 4 concurrent workshops and multi-presenter sessions.
3.00pm Afternoon Tea
3.30pm Panel Discussion – ‘Shaking Up The Funding Cycle’
Facilitator and panellists TBC
4.20pm Day 1 Wrap up
4.30pm Networking function (Optional)
Catch up over a drink and some nibbles.
6.30pm Day 1 concludes

Day 2

Thursday 20 June 2024

8.30am Day 2 Conference sign in
9.00am Day 2 Welcome
Conference MC – Rana Hussain
9.15am Keynote Address
Nornie Bero – Restauranteur, Author & First Nations Advocate
9.45am Plenary Session – ‘A Big Conversation about Big Ideas’
Facilitator: Geoff Sharp – CEO, Volunteering Victoria
Hassan Noura – Founder, People Economics
10.45am Morning Tea
11.15am Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Round 3)
Choose from 4 concurrent workshops and multi-presenter sessions.
12.30pm Lunch
1.00pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Round 4)
Choose from 4 concurrent workshops and multi-presenter sessions.
2.15pm Afternoon Tea
2.30pm The Great Debate   (A conference favourite!)
Topic & debaters TBC
3.30pm Closing Keynote Address – ‘Tomorrow Better Than Today: How to Influence Change’
AJ Kulatunga
4.00pm Day 2 Wrap up
4.00pm Event concludes