• info@akolade.co
  • 02 9247 6000
Register Here
Request Brochure

In Partnership with

Register Here
Register Here

In Partnership with

Speakers

Hear from 65+ Industry experts across child protection and youth justice, including:

Natasha Mewing
Director Reportable Conduct Investigations, Reportable Conduct Directorate
Office of the Children’s Guardian
Natalie De Campo
National Judicial Registrar – Legal and Policy
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Peta McLune
Senior Information Officer
Queensland Police
Commissioner Beck O'Connor
The Office of the Victims’
Commissioner Queensland
Jackie Bray
Chief Executive
Department for Child Protection SA
Dr Lisa J. Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer
OzChild
Juergen Kahne
Principal Managing Lawyer
Victorian Aboriginal Legal Services (VALS)
Andrea Davidson
Commissioner Youth Justice
Department of Justice and Community Safety Victoria
Sharleen James
Travel and Ambulant Project Lead
Professional Individualised Care
Biljana Milosovic
Director
Jannawi Family Centre
Alma-Jane O’Donnell
National Manager of Child and Family Services
Goodstart Early Learning
Clinton Bennell
Strategy, Policy and Partnership Lead
First Nations Healing
Professor Daryl Higgins
Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies
Australian Catholic University
Darren Finn
Director
Allawah Cottage
Thomas-Allisop
Thomas Allsop
Chief Executive Officer
PeakCare
Murray Benton
Deputy Chief Executive Officer Youth Justice
Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak
Madeline Lea
Deputy Chief Executive Officer Child Protection
Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak
Rosa Hessabi
Youth Advisory Council
NAPCAN
Nooria-Ahmadi
Nooria Ahmadi
Youth Advisory Council
NAPCAN
Maryana Al Hilaly
Advisor NAPCAN Youth Speak Out
NAPCAN
Oliver-White
Oliver White
Chair of Youth Advisor Council and Youth Project Officer
NAPCAN
Joanne Roff
Executive Manager Service Delivery
IFYS
Matthew Cutmore
Aboriginal Liaison Officer
New England Police
Haloti Kailahi
Director of Community Services
Central Desert Regional Council
Deanne Carson
Chief Executive Officer
Body Safety Australia
Jay Jones
Program Development and Support Coordinator
Body Safety Australia
Sophie Jenkins
International Programs Director: Strategy, Partnerships and Humanitarian Response
ChildFund Australia
April Turner
Senior Child Protection Advisor
ChildFund Australia
Matthew Brennan-Jones
Lead School Psychologist
Department of Education WA
Anna-Louise McCall
Specialist Support Coordinator
My Journey Australia
Marc Ferguson
Chief Executive Officer
My Journey Australia
Thelma Schwartz
Principal Legal Officer
Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS)
Bonnie Dukkakis
Chief Executive Officer
Koori Youth Council
Sasha Greenoff
Manager Youth Engagement Program – Statewide
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia
Kate Bjur
Executive Director – Advocacy & Research
PeakCare QLD
Rod Kippax
Lead Facilitator
Including Us
Micaela Cronin
Commissioner, Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Commission
Australian Federal Government
Joshua Lane
Founder & Chair
Queensland Youth Connections
Fiona Hart
Ngurra Buru (Night Space) Program Manager
Kullarri Regional Communities Indigenous Corporation
Conrad Townson
Principal Advisor ‑ Child Sexual Exploitation,
IFYS
Helen Tooth
Director Court Services
Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety
Katherine Hayes
Chief Executive Officer
Youth Advocacy Centre
Christine Thomas
Founder
Cygnet Centre
Patrina Benton
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Advisor
Knowmore Legal Service
Amanda Shepherd
Managing Director
Green Fox Training Studio
Aaila Cox-Tanaka
Project Coordinator / Co Design Officer
EC-West
Emma Nealon
Justice Coordinator
Bunjilwarra Residential Rehabilitation, YSAS
Stephen Lewin
Chief Executive Officer
Youth Insearch Foundation
Hayley McLay
Program Manager
The Young Parent Project
Andrea Musulin
Managing Director
WA Child Focused Safety Service and Police and Community Youth Centres
Luke Wilson
Director
Paylos
Jarrod Wheatley
Co-founder and Chair
Centre for Relational Care
Belinda Simon
Team Lead - Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Marathon Health
Tamika Bennet
Youth Worker
Youth Advocacy Centre and Lived Experience
Tamieka Bell
Senior Practitioner - Reboot Program
54 Reasons
Oliver Hill
Practice Development Manager
54 Reasons
Willow Lees
Lived Experience and Fearless Towards Success
Jon Ellis
Principal Policy Officer - Kimberly Juvenile Justice Strategy
Department of Justice WA
Zoe De Re
Senior Policy Solicitor
Aboriginal Legal Service
Felicia Hanlon-Evans
OOHC Manager
SYC
Sofi Hiscock
OOHC Practice Lead
SYC
Selena Waters
Selena Waters
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Fearless Towards Success
Kristy Chapman
ActingProject Director | Kimberley Juvenile Justice Strategy (KJJS)
Aboriginal Justice Transformation
Strategic Reform
Department of Justice
Chelsea Baker
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Green Fox Training Studio
Gregg Dinah
Program Coordinator
Bunjilwarra Koori Healing Service
Commissioner Luke Twyford
Principal Commissioner
Queensland Family and Child Commission
Amanda Whelan
Executive Director
Knowmore Legal Service
Senada Adolbasic
Nada Adolbasic
Practice Lead – Justice Services
SYC
Lea-ann McNeill
Director – Youth Crime Taskforce
Queensland Police Service
Emily Place
Justice Programs Manager
SYC
Lil Gordon
Acting National Commissioner Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People
National Commission Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People
Dr Santino A Deng
Chair SSA Youth Justice Expert Working Group (EWG), Department of Justice and Community Safety (Youth Justice)
Victorian Government
Marie Stuart
Safeguarding Children Coordinator and Social Inclusion Coordinator
Goodstart Early Learning
Danielle Bignall
Lead Mentor and NeuroPlay Practitioner
Mind Bubbles
Desaliegh Harvie
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mind Bubbles
Joshua Morris
Youth Advisory Council Co-Chair & Youth Project Officer
NAPCAN
Enquire to speak