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2023 Speakers

Hear from 60+ Speakers including:

Rosemary Wanganeen
Rosemary Wanganeen
Chief Executive Officer
Healing Centre for Griefology
Bernie Shakeshaft
Bernie Shakeshaft
Founder Director
BackTrack
Stephen Morrison
Stephen Morrison
Aboriginal Cultural Practice and Capability Manager
Hope Community Services
JAcqueline gibson
Jacqueline Gibson
Commissioner
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission (MHWC)
Karen Edwards
Clinical Director
Gidget Foundation Australia
Marjorie Anderson
National Manager
13YARN
Gary Thorpe OAM
Gary Thorpe OAM
Australian Mental Health Prize Winner 2022
Joel Ryman
Joel Ryman
Program Coordinator - Youth Mentor and Facilitator
Together We Ride and ALIVE & Kicking Goals!
D Linossier
Dani Linossier
Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and AOD Reform Manager
Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NTPHN)
Dr. Judy Tang
Director and Clinical Neuropsychologist
Invictus Health
Ciara Millar
Manager – Data and Analytics
Coroners Court of Victoria
Darlene Thomas
Chief Executive Officer
Mallee District Aboriginal Services
Tameeka Iremia
Member Young Adult Reconciliation Network (YARN)
Canteen
Joel Matysek
Member Young Adult Reconciliation Network (YARN)
Canteen
Gemma Trueman
Member Young Adult Reconciliation Network (YARN)
Canteen
Brad Sprague
AOD and Mental Health Worker
Dhauwurd-Wurrung Elderly and Community Health Service
Niharika Hiremata
Niharika Hiremath
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Australian Institute for Diversity in Mental Health (AIDMH)
Clinton Bennell
Member Young Adult Reconciliation Network (YARN)
Canteen
Nakita Close
Ngootyoong Mara Cultural Healing Centre - Lived Experience Worker
Dhauwurd-Wurrung Elderly and Community Health Service
Tim Richardson MP
Tim Richardson MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Parliamentary Secretary for Health Infrastructure
Parliament of Victoria
Paul Martin
Director Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Relationships and Business Development
EACH
Jinny-Jane Smith
Program Manager - First Nations Health Programs
ACON Health
Erin Halligan
Director Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
LBGTIQ+ Health Australia
Kathie Melocco
Kathie Melocco
Founder
WOW
Former Head of Corporate Services Partnerships and Wellbeing
Narang Bir-rong Aboriginal Corporation (NBAC)
Stacey Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Yappera Children's Service Cooperative
Kimberly Do
Family Support Coodinator
Yappera Children's Service Cooperative
Ally Kelly
Ally Kelly
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Mind Blank
Ash Gray
Ashleigh Gray
Training and Delivery Lead
Batyr
Nicola Ballenden
Executive Director - Research, Advocacy and Policy Development
Mind
Asha-Bhat
Asha Bhat
Chief Executive Officer
Southern Aboriginal Corporation
Makita McNally
Wiradjuri Administration Officer
Yappera Children's Service Cooperative
Gill Callister
Chief Executive Officer
Mind
Sacha King
Sacha King
Founder and Managing Director
Two Two One Mental Health and NT Local Hero 2023
Zoe Adams
Partnering and Programming Manager – Early and Middle Childhood
World Vision
Hilton Mtanda
Hilton Mtanda
Social and Emotional Wellbeing Manager
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service
April Burgoyne
Network Coordinator – Cultural Care Connect Suicide Prevention Network
Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative
Sophia Romano
Partnering and Programming Manager – Youth
World Vision
Son Vivienne
Chief Executive Officer
Transgender Victoria
Imogen Stahel
Mental Health Strategy and Planning Coordinator
Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NTPHN)
Litisha Baker
Litisha Baker
Project Lead | Board Director
Yalu Aboriginal Corporation
Jason Ganambarr
Jason Ganambarr
Program Champion
Yalu Aboriginal Corporation
Tyron
Tyron Garmu
Support Worker
Yalu Aboriginal Corporation
Jermaine Dhurrkay
Jermaine Dhurrkay
Support Worker
Yalu Aboriginal Corporation
Annie
Annie Cain
Children and Family Services Project Lead and Training Facilitator
Yalu Aboriginal Corporation
Erin Selmes
Erin Selmes
Branch Manager
Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme
Estelle Clarke
Coordinator, First Nation Health Programs
ACON Health
Ingrid Ozols AM
Ingrid Ozols AM
Founding Director
Mental Health @ Work
Karen Cashman
Karen Cashman
Senior Manager
Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Courtney Ugle
Courtney Ugle
Founder
Waangkiny
Rachel Green
Rachel Green
Chief Executive Officer
SANE
Uncle Winston Cutts
Uncle Winston Cutts
Director
Margie’s Safe Space
Proprietor
Blossoms and Turf the Original Property Group
Shankar Kasynathan
Shankar Kasynathan
Senior Research Fellow
National Centre for Reconciliation
Truth and Justice

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