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Thursday 20 October 2022
| 07:30 | Registration | Grand Ballroom 7 (Lobby) |
| Opening Session | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Welcome to the Conference | Dr John Chesterman, Chair Welcome to Country | N’arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM |
| Keynote Speaker | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Dr John Chesterman | |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | “Conference Opening” The Hon. Dr Kay Patterson AO |
| Specialist Panel | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chairs | Andrew Taylor & John Velegrinis | |
| 09:15 – 10:30 | “Financial Elder Abuse” Alasdair Gall | Victoria Police Luke Wright | State Trustees Limited Dr Rebecca Edwards | Senior Rights Victoria Sonia Di Mezza | Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services Panel Sponsored by Public Trustee and Guardian |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Morning Tea |
| Keynote Speaker | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Anne Gale | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | “People with ABI and the criminal justice system” Rob Hulls | RMIT University |
| Specialist Panel | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Dr Colleen Pearce AM | |
| 11:30 – 1:00 | “Restrictive Practices in Aged Care” Associate Professor Juanita Breen | University of Tasmania Professor Joseph E Ibrahim | Monash University Dr John Chesterman | Office of the Public Advocate QLD Nicole Tooby | Human Rights Watch |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Lunch |
| Keynote Speaker | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Dr Colleen Pearce AM | |
| 2:00 – 2:15 | “Breaking Down Barriers and Challenging Assumptions”  Michelle Wilcox | Healthy Discussions Coordinator Lisa Brumtis | Healthy Discussions Project Officer |
| Specialist Panel | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Anita Smith | |
| 2:15 – 3:30 | “Supported decision making” Professor Christine Bigby | La Trobe University Emeritus Professor Terry Carney | University of Sydney A/Professor Shih-Ning Then | Queensland University of Technology Justine O’Neill | Council for Intellectual Disability Ricky Kremer | Council for Intellectual Disability Panel Sponsored by Gow-Gates |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Afternoon Tea |
| Keynote Speaker | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Samay Zhouand | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | “The Changing Nature of Adult Guardianship” Emeritus Professor Terry Carney | University of Sydney |
| 4:30 – 5:00 | Djirri Djirri Indigenous Dance Performanc |
| 5:00 | Welcome Function | Lizzie’s Lane, Pullman Melbourne Albert Park Sponsored by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers |
Friday 21 October 2022
| 08:30 | Registration | Grand Ballroom 7 (Lobby) |
| Keynote Speaker | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Dr John Chesterman | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | “Is the NDIS living up to our expectations and what needs to change” Professor Bruce Bonyhady AM | University of Melbourne |
| Specialist Panel | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Dr John Chesterman | |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | “The NDIS and hard-to-reach groups” Sarah Firth | Family Recovery Program (cohealth) Matilda Alexander | Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion Samantha Dooley | NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Jodie Stangel | National Disability Insurance Agency Joshua Ng | National Disability Insurance Agency Adam Schickerling | Synapse |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Morning Tea |
| Specialist Panel | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Dr Colleen Pearce AM | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | “Indigenous Perspectives” Natasha Short | Kimberley Jiyigas (Birds) Adjunct Professor Associate Jennifer Cullen | CEO Synapse |
| 12:30 – 1:30 | Lunch |
| Keynote Speaker | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Dr John Chesterman | |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | “Article 12: A Roadmap for Transformation” Rosemary Kayess | University of New South Wales  |
| Specialist Panel | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Dr John Chesterman | |
| 2:00 – 3:30 | “Human rights and adult safeguarding” Dr Colleen Pearce AM | Office of the Public Advocate Shayna Smith | Office of the Public Guardian Robert Fitzgerald AM | NSW Ageing and Disability Commission Jodie Smith | South Australia’s Safeguarding Unit |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Afternoon Tea |
| Keynote Speaker | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Beth Walker | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | “Aged care in the wake of the Royal Commission: where are we at?” Craig Gear OAM | CEO OPAN |
| Specialist Panel | Grand Ballroom 5 & 6 | |
| Chair | Dr John Chesterman | |
| 4:30 – 5:00 | “Enduring Powers of Attorney: Harmonisation and National Registration” The Hon. Dr Kay Patterson AO | Australian Human Rights Commission The Hon. Anna Bligh AC | Australian Banking Association Regina Chang | Office of the Public Guardian, Ministry of Social and Family Development |
| 5:00 | Conference Closing |