Headline Speakers

Brenda Matthews
Brenda Matthews
Author & Speaker
The Last Daughter
Candice Butler
Candice Butler
Board member
SNAICC
Ursula Elisara
Ursula Elisara
Co-founder and CEO
Immerse Charitable Trust

Government Speakers

Amanda Rishworth MP
The Hon. Amanda Rishworth MP
Minister for Social Services
Australian Government
The Hon. Kate Washington MP
The Hon. Kate Washington MP
NSW Minister for Families and Communities, and Minister for Disability Inclusion
The Hon. Ryan Park MP
The Hon. Ryan Park MP
NSW Minister for Health, Minister for Regional Health and Minister for the Illawarra and South Coast
Daniel Barakate
Daniel Barakate
Acting Executive Director
Strategy and Implementation Unit at NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Dr Sylvia Corish
Dr Sylvia Corish
Executive Director
Student Support and Specialist Programs, NSW Department of Education

Children’s Commissioners and Advocates

Steve Kinmond
Steve Kinmond
Children's Guardian NSW
Leanne McLean
Leanne McLean
Commissioner for Children and Young People
Commissioner for Children and Young People
Luke Twyford
Luke Twyford
Queensland Family and Child Commission Chief Executive and Principal Commissioner
Zoë Robinson
Zoë Robinson
NSW Advocate for Children and Young People

Speakers

Tom Allsop
Tom Allsop
Chief Executive Officer
PeakCare Queensland Inc.
Kylie Anderson
Kylie Anderson
Carer Support
My Forever Family
Stacy Blythe
Dr Stacy Blythe
Associate Professor
School of Nursing and Midwifery at the Western Sydney University
Angela Bontea
Angela Bontea
Executive Director General Programs
CASPA Services Ltd
Belinda Coleman
Belinda Coleman
Scheduling & Quality Lead
Curijo
Dr Lisa J. Griffiths
Dr Lisa J. Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer
OzChild
Emily Hikaiti
Emily Hikaiti
Ambassador & Lived Experience Advocate
Julie Lord
Julie Lord
Manager of Education & Training
CASPA Services
Anna Viola
Anna Viola
Communications Manager
Foster Care Association of Victoria
Jane Vadiveloo
Jane Vadiveloo
CEO
Children’s Ground
Ellie White
Ellie White
Legal Practitioner and Lived Experience Advocate
Littles
Gus Worland
Gus Worland
Director and Founder
Gotcha4Life
Jason
Jason
Owner
Bawamarra Cultural Services

Hosts

Renee Carter
Renee Carter
CEO
Adopt Change
Joe Hildebrand
Joe Hildebrand
Ambassador & Journalist
Zufi Emerson
Zufi Emerson
Adoptee & Actor
Michelle Stacpoole
Michelle Stacpoole
Head of Communications, Projects & Events
Adopt Change