2008 NDS Employment Forum
21 - 22 July 2008, Hilton Brisbane
PRINCIPLES, PRACTICE AND THE PITFALLS IN BETWEEN
Speakers Presentations
Other presentations will be added as they are received.
Day One
PLENARY SESSION
Sharan Burrow, Australian Council of Trade Unions
CONCURRENT PLENARY SESSIONS
Policy Directions in Open Employment
The Hon. Brendan O'Connor MP, Minister for Employment Participation
Policy Directions in Business Services
The Hon. Bill Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services
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Business Services Excellence Awards 2008
Announced by the Hon. Bill Shorten MP, Presented by Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Queensland Governor
The announcement of award winners in ten categories, recognising the contribution of Business Services
How to connect with big business
Karen Lonergan, Qantas Airways Limited
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Open Employment
Sue Robertson and Li Lian Kim, EDGE Employment Solutions
Simon Rowberry and Carmel Breen, Personnel Employment Barkuma
Brenna Schoeder, Personnel Employment Barkuma
Compliance
Lynette Henderson, DEEWR
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Keith Martin and Ross Daley, Epic Employment Service
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Business Services
The Future of Packaging and Recycling
Paul Barnes, Visy
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Neil Preston OAM, Greenacres Disability Services
Andrew Donne, Endeavour Foundation
FaHCSIA Training Resources
Jennifer Albright, FaHCSIA
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PLENARY SESSION
How to become resilient to pressure
Michael Licenblat, Resilience Expert
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Day 2
PLENARY SESSION
The Job Ahead: The New Federal Policy Environment
Ken Baker, National Disability Services
The Value of Work, The Cost of Exclusion
Peter Saunders, Research Professor in Social Policy, SPRC, University of NSW
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CONCURRENT PLENARY SESSIONS
Malisa Golightly, Deputy Secretary Employment, DEEWR
Departmental update and forum
Francis Davies, Group Manager, Disability & Carers, FaHCSIA
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CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS - Open Employment
Improving Outcomes for Job Seekers with Psychiatric Disability
Dr Geoff Waghorn, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
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Robert King, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
Margaret Kime and Wayne Brownlowe, Castle Personnel Services
Engaging with Centrelink
Kerry Langford, Advance Personnel (Canberra) Inc, Vicki Beath and Lance Snowden, Centrelink
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CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS - Business Services
Chris Elston, Parson Brinckefhoff and Anne Diamond
Amanda Calwell-Smith, Essential Personnel Association and Janet Ocholla, Caringa Enterprises Inc
Dr Stephen Treloar, Cumberland Industries
Peter Ray, Nadrasca
Shane Molloy and Trevor Miller, McCallum Disability Services
Developing a New Business
Caroline Crosse and Roger Pitt, Social Firms Australia
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CONCURRENT PLENARY SESSION
Who goes where: Connecting Job Seekers with the Right Service
Dr Jacky Fogerty, Assistant Secretary JCA, Department of Human Services and Roger Lausevic, Assistant Director, Data and Analysis, JCA, Department of Human Services
Sharon Stuart, Branch Manager Disability Employment Services, DEEWR
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The Future of Productivity Based Wages; Transition, Standards and Beyond
Steven Amendola, Blake Dawson
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Promoting Business Services: The Implementation Plan
Anthony Bartolo, Section Manager, Disability Program Branch, FaHCSIA
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Revised:
Tuesday, 12 August 2008