REIMAGINING
THE
NATIONAL VIRTUAL
___________ SUMMIT FOR EARLY CHILdHOOD DEVELOPMENT
23-24
L AY I N G T H E F O U N DAT I O N S
FEB
FOR A WORLD WHERE EVERY CHILD
HAS EVERY OPPORTUNITY
TO THRIVE
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IMAGINE
Imagine a world of unlimited possibility.
A world without barriers, where opportunity is infinite.
A world where we can be as responsive as we desire.
A world where the benefit of effortless access enables
profound social and economic dividends for children,
families, community, business and government.
A world where children have every opportunity to thrive.
This is the world we dream of…
JOIN US
Join us on 23-24 February 2021 for the “The Reimagining”, a national
Virtual Summit for Early Childhood Development, where we will
gather to begin reimagining today, to enable the tomorrow
that we dream of.
SUMMIT THEMES
“The Reimagining” Virtual Summit will explore 6 key themes designed
to enable early childhood development practitioners across the human
services sector.
Empowered & Resourced
Empowering caregivers
with information,
resources and choice, to
support the development
and wellbeing of their
whole family.
Meaningful Participation
Enabling children with
disability and their families
to meaningfully participate
in their networks,
communities, learning and
work environments.
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Responsive & Relational
Ensuring families
of children with
developmental delay
or disability receive
intervention support as
soon as they require, with
or without diagnosis.
Capabilities & Quality
Growing a skilled,
collaborative and diverse
workforce for Australia,
that delivers a range
of evidence based
developmental supports.
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Seamless & Integrated
Redesigning/rebuilding
our early childhood
development ecosystem for
all children, where systems
and services work in an
integrated and holistic way
to support children and
their families.
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Outcomes & Innovation
Capturing meaningful
data on developmental
and participatory
outcomes for children and
families to drive policy
change, research and
innovation.
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W H AT YO U W I L L L E A R N
A N D T A K E A W A Y. . .
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A shared vision to 2030 and a clear plan on how we get there
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An understanding of your role in bringing about meaningful change, one small
achievable step at a time
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New knowledge that challenges and reimagines traditional thinking
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Access to new networks across human services
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A reassuring sense that you are part of a greater whole
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An understanding of your true value in breathing to life the vision of early childhood
development for 2030
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WELCOME
It is key moments in history that change the trajectory of our world.
2020 delivered us a moment in time unlike any other. History will reflect it as the year
that reshaped our future. 2021 finds us at a pivotal time. Our senses are heightened, we
are awakened to new possibilities and we are more ready to embrace a revolution. And
so, it is the perfect time for a “reimagining” across the early childhood development
ecosystem. Reimagine Australia invite you to share in this “reimagining” with us.
“The Reimagining” is a virtual event unlike any that has been staged before. A global
virtual summit for early childhood practitioners that thought-provokingly examines and
challenges the status quo, using deep insights and key learnings gathered not only from
from across the globe, but from outside of the traditional avenues that we have come to
rely upon.
The Summit will introduce you to “The Reimagine Early Childhood National Action Plan to
2030” - born out of the first National Conversation with the early childhood development
sector since the advent of the NDIS in Australia. It will provide early childhood development
practitioners the opportunity to immerse themselves in the wisdom and insights of the
findings of the consultations that underpin the Action Plan, while exploring its key themes.
Together we will unpack and reconstruct the ways in which we respond to and support
developmentally vulnerable children and their families.
The Action Plan process revealed what nutrients we need in our soil to grow a responsive
and inclusive future. The Summit provides a collective opportunity to sow the first seeds
of the future that we imagine.
“The Reimagining” Virtual Summit is an opportunity to nurture and continue our national
‘conversation’ in a way that deeply informs, enables and shapes our practice, whilst
focusing on the “North Star” of a reimagined 2030.
We look forward to sharing time with you as we lay the foundations for a world where
every child has every opportunity to thrive.
Yvonne Keane AM
Chief Executive Officer
Reimagine Australia
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WHO WILL
AT T E N D ?
This Summit will be attended by those
working across human services, and
those who work with developmentally
vulnerable children and their families,
including:
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ECI practitioners
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ECEC professionals
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Health practitioners
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Education professionals
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Juvenile Justice professionals
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Family Members who want to be
better informed
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University Students who want
to shape their thinking and
understanding
WHY THIS EVENT
IS UNIQUE
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This is the only Australian-led event
for the early childhood intervention/
early childhood developmental care
sector
It is a human service focused
event for all people that work with
children that are developmentally
vulnerable
This event is focused on providing a
vision for the future, supported by
tools to guide you on your journey
It’s not just another conference on
disability. This is an event about
holistically embracing difference
to enable the most extraordinary
outcomes for children and their
families!
SUMMIT program
DAY O N E P R O G R A M : 2 3 F E B 2 1
MORNING SEGMENT:
9:00AM
OPENING INTRODUCTION:
Theme: How might we reimagine the way early childhood
development services are delivered in Australia
9:20 AM
OPENING ADDRESS: MARTIN HOFFFMAN - CEO, NDIA
9:40 AM
WELCOME: YVONNE KEANE AM - CEO, REIMAGINE AUSTRALIA
10:00 AM
KEYNOTE: NO SHAME IN BEING DISABLED - CARLY FINDLAY OAM
10:40 AM - 12:20 PM
BREAK
EARLY AFTERNOON
SEGMENT
12:20M
EMPOWERED & RESOURCED INTRODUCTION:
Empowering caregivers with information, resources and choice, to
support the development and wellbeing of their whole family
12:25 PM
PRESENTATION: FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING: PUTTING FAMILIES FRONT AND
CENTRE OF CARE & DECISION MAKING
PAUL NIXON, NZ RESTORATIVE PRACTICE & LEADERSHIP SPECIALIST
12:50 PM
PANEL: EMPOWERED & RESOURCED
EXPLORING WAYS TO EMPOWER CAREGIVERS WITH INFORMATION RESOURCES &
CHOICE WITH STACEY TOUMA (CEO, REFRAMING DISABILITY), LUKE NAPOLITANO
(GENERAL MANAGER, NDIA) & PAUL NIXON (RESTORATIVE PRACTICE SPECIALIST)
MID AFTERNOON
SEGMENT
1:40 PM
MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION INTRODUCTION:
Enabling children with delay or disability and their families to meaningfully
participate in their networks, communities, learning and work
1:45 PM
PANEL: MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION
HOW DO WE ENABLE CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES TO MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPATE
IN THEIR NETWORKS, COMMUNITIES & LEARNING/WORK ENVIRONMENTS WITH JUDY
SINGER (SOCIOLOGIST/NEURODIVERSITY ADVISOR), DR PAUL PRITCHARD (CENTRE
FOR COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH - MCRI)
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
BREAK
LATE AFTERNOON
SEGMENT
3:00 PM
RESPONSIVE AND RELATIONAL INTRODUCTION:
Ensuring families of children with delay or disability receive
support as soon as they require, with or without diagnosis
3:05 PM
KEYNOTE: LIFE LOVE & AWESOMENESS - THE IMPACT & IMPLICATION OF LANGUAGE
(UNPACKING THE HEALTH MATRIX LANGAUGE TOOL & INTRODUCING THE
‘AWESOMENESS FORM’ TO SUPPORT NEEDS ASSESSMENT)
RACHEL CALLANDER - TED X PRESENTER, ARTIST & AUTHOR
3:50 PM
PANEL: RESPONSIVE & RELATIONAL
NICOLE KEE (PLAYGROUP AUSTRALIA) & RACHEL CALLANDER (TED X PRESENTER)
4:30 PM
END OF SUMMIT DAY ONE PROGRAM
BONUS SESSION!
SELF REFLECTION & SELFCARE CLINIC
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
NATHALIE MARTINEK PH.D. - AUTHOR, FACILITATOR, COACH
Tools & techniques to guide you through • Establishing a working together agreement • Exploring
what’s satisfying and challenging about your work? • Choosing a situation within your control •
Exploring Maslow’s hierarchy of needs model • Understanding emotional wellbeing • Exploring
the stress response & emotional regulation • Adopting self-care strategies – assertiveness &
communicating boundaries scripts • Developing a self-care plan to resolve/manage challenging
situations • Review & reflect – key message from session about yourself/situation/tool/strategy.
DAY T W O P R O G R A M : 2 4 F E B 2 1
MORNING SEGMENT
9:00 AM
9:05 AM
9:50 AM
10:20 AM
SEAMLESS AND INTEGRATED INTRODUCTION:
Redesigning an ecosystem for all children, where systems and
services work in an integrated and holistic way
KEYNOTE: THRIVE BY FIVE - CAMPAINGING FOR A NEW
AUSTRALIAN EARLY LEARNING SYSTEM
THE HON. JAY WEATHERILL - CEO THRIVE BY FIVE (MINDEROO
FOUNDATION) & FORMER PREMIER OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP:
A SYSTEM THAT SEE THE WHOLE OF OUR CHILDREN
JANE VADIVELOO - CEO, CHILDREN’S GROUND
PANEL: SEAMLESS & INTEGRATED
EXPLORING WAYS WE CAN REDESIGN & BUILD AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
ECOSYSTEM FOR ALL CHILDREN, WHERE SYSTEMS & SERVICES WORK IN AN
INTEGRATED & HOLISTIC WAY TO SUPPORT CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES
WITH JANE VADIVELOO (CEO, CHILDREN’S GROUND), PETER DE NATRIS (STRATEGIC
ADVISOR EARLY CHILDHOOD, NDIA)
11.05 AM
LIVE Q & A: THE HON. JAY WEATHERILL - THRIVE BY FIVE
11:15 AM - 12:10 PM
BREAK
EARLY AFTERNOON
SEGMENT
12:10 PM
CAPABILITIES AND QUALITY INTRODUCTION:
Growing a skilled, collaborative and diverse workforce for Australia,
that delivers a range of evidence based developmental supports
12:15 PM
PRESENTATION:
EXPLORING THE SKILLS, CAPABILITIES AND WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE
SONIA SHARP, PARTNER - WORKFORCE ADVISORY PRACTICE, EY
12:45 PM
PANEL: CAPABILITIES AND QUALITY
WAYS OF GROWING A SKILLED, COLLABORATIVE & DIVERSE WORKFORCE FOR
AUSTRALIA THAT DELIVERS A RANGE OF EVIDENCE BASED DEVELOPMENTAL
SUPPORTS WITH DAVID MOODY (CEO, NATIONAL DISABILITY SERVICES), HUY
NGUYEN, CEO, ENABLER (AUSTRALIA & SINGAPORE), DR JANE WARREN, LECTURER,
EARLY YEARS, UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG)
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
BREAK
MID AFTERNOON
SEGMENT
2:35PM
OUTCOMES AND INNOVATION INTRODUCTION:
Capturing meaningful data on developmental and participatory outcomes for
children and families to drive policy change, research and innovation
2:40 PM
KEYNOTE:
NOURISHING OUR COUNTRY THROUGH INNOVATION
RONNI KAHN AO - CEO AND FOUNDER, OZHARVEST
3:45 PM
PRACTICE: USING HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGN TO DRIVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN
JOIN THE TEAM FROM NAKED AMBITION TO EXPLORE HOW DESIGN THINKING CAN DRIVE
GREATER CUSTOMER-CENTRICITY, PROMOTE COLLABORATION IN TEAMS, & STIMULATE
INNOVATION WITHIN BOTH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT & HUMAN SERVICES
SECTOR. INCLUDES DESIGN MODELS, METHODS & TOOLS FOR INNOVATION, & HOW YOUR
TEAM CAN EMBRACE & ADOPT THEM
WITH FIONA TRIACA, FOUNDER AND CEO, NAKED AMBITION
4:25 PM
CLOSING: THE REIMAGINE JOURNEY AHEAD
4:30 PM
SUMMIT CLOSE
keynote speakers
The Reimagining brings together thought leaders from right across the
early childhood spectrum.
9:20
9:40
23 FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 23
OPENING
ADDRESS
welcome
MARTIN HOFFMAN
YVONNE KEANE AM
CEO, NDIA
CEO, REIMAGINE AUS
Award Winning Writer
Appearance Activist
Speaker
Proud Disabled Woman
10:00
2 3 F EBR UA RY
PHOTO: HUMANS OF NEWTOWN
NO SHAME IN BEING
DISABLED
This session by Carly Findlay OAM will talk about her work
shaking the shame around disability, fostering inclusion
and positive representation. Carly will provide parents
and educators with tips for connecting with the disability
community.
CARLY
“ I WA N T YO U N G D I S A B L E D
It’s so important that disabled children are part of the
disability community - so they can seek mentors and role
models, and so they can see what’s possible. She will cover:
P E O P L E T O K N O W W H AT ’ S
POSSIBLE FOR THEM, TO SEE
T H AT O T H E R D I S A B L E D P E O P L E
H AV E H A D S I M I L A R E X P E R I E N C E S ,
A N D TO F E E L T H E I M PAC T
OF VISIBILITY AND POSITIVE
FINDLAY
R E P R E S E N TAT I O N . ”
oAM
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Overview of the social model of disability
Notes on language
Grief and hope
The importance of community connection
Finding your people
Paul
nixon
12:25
2 3 F EBR UARY
F A M I LY G R O U P
CONFERENCING
Paul Nixon is a renowned international specialist in
Restorative Practice and Leadership, and served as the
Chief Social Worker for the Government of New Zealand for
8 years.
5:00
Rachel shares her story as the mother of Evie,
a daughter with complex medical needs, and
her years as a patient (and Rachel’s as a parent)
F EBR UA RY 2 3
in the healthcare system. Rachel unpacks the
Health Language Matrix tool, showing how
different communication styles, words and
phrases affect parents and professionals in their
efforts to work together. She will also introduce
bonus
session
her Awesomeness Form, an antidote to the
despair, grief and frustration many parents face,
when filling out Needs Assessment Forms (or
similar documents) that are used to measure a
child against ‘normal’.
3:05
2 3 F EB RUARY
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TEDx Presenter
Speaker
Trainer
Award-winning Artist
Author: Super Power Baby Project
& Super Power Kids
RACHEL CALLANDER
N AT H A L I E M A R T I N E K
PH.D.
Boundaries & Assertiveness Coach
Trauma-Informed Narrative Coaching
Author
Training Facilitator
jenna
golab
SUMMIT
FAC I L I TATO R
9:05
FEBRUARY 24
Thrive by Five, an initiative of Minderoo
Foundation is campaigning for a new
early learning system for Australia.
They believe this is the most significant
social and economic reform of our era.
But to make this happen, we all need
to create pressure for change; change
to our outdated fragmented and
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CEO, Thrive by Five
Keynote
Former SA Premier
Early Years Advocate
jay
expensive system that does not reflect
the importance of the early years, nor
those who work in the early childhood
developmental care sector.
The current ‘system’ is a series of
The Hon.
disconnected sub-systems, for which
responsibility is shared across State and
“ I A M I M PAT I E N T W I T H T H E PA C E
O F R E F O R M . W E K N O W W H AT
AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
E A R LY C H I L D H O O D D E V E L O P M E N T
SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE. THERE IS AN
I M M E D I AT E N E E D T O B R I D G E T H E
G A P B E T W E E N W H A T W E K N O W,
weatherill
A N D W H AT W E D O ”
Jane
Vadiveloo
Commonwealth Governments.
This has resulted in a lack of
accountability and failure to respond
holistically to the needs of our children
and families.
Thrive by Five believe that a movement
for change can be created by bringing
together the many voices, with one
message.
9:50
24 F EBR UARY
CEO, CHILDREN’S GROUND
Ms Jane Vadiveloo is the founding CEO of Children’s Ground, a 25-year
approach to ensure that future generations are afforded equity, access and
justice. The organisation aims to provide children with quality education,
health, social and economic opportunities within a global context.
WORKFORCE
STRENGTH
12:15
24 F EBR UA RY
SONIA SHARP - PARTNER
WORKFORCE ADVISORY PRACTICE, EY
24
2:40
F E B 24
3:45
24 FEBRUARY
FIONA TRIACA
FOUNDER & CEO
NAKED AMBITION
HUMAN-CENTRED
DESIGN
RONNI KAHN AO
CEO & FOUNDER
OZHARVEST
INNOVATION & NFP’S
thank you
Reimagine Australia is grateful to each
and every one of the extraordinary
people who have given of their time
and talent to share their wisdom and
insight during The Reimagining. Thank
you for helping to reshape a world where
children, and their families, have every
opportunity to thrive.
panelists
The Reimagining will explore important themes and emerging
opportunities through thought-provoking discussion and debate. Our
Panelists bring wisdom and insight across a diverse range of backgrounds
and experiences.
Empowered & Resourced
Stacey Touma
CEO, Reframing Disability
Paul Nixon
Restorative Practice & Leadership
Specialist
Luke Napolitano
General Manager Partner & Contact
Centre Division, NDIA
Meaningful Participation
Judy Singer
Sociologist, Neurodiversity Advisor,
Writer, Speaker
Dr Paul Prichard
Project Manager, Training &
Development, Centre for Community
Child Health at the Murdoch Children’s
Research Institute and The Royal
Children’s Hospital Melbourne
Seamless & Integrated
Jane Vadiveloo
CEO, Children’s Ground
Peter De Natris
Strategic Advisor Early Childhood
Intervention and Autism, Policy,
Advice and Research Design,
Digital and Strategy Group
NDIA
Responsive & Relational
Rachel Callander
TEDx presenter, speaker, trainer,
award-winning artist and the author
of two books- Super Power Baby
Project and Super Power Kids
Nicole Kee
Enagement Manager
Playgroup Australia
Capabilities & Quality
David Moody
CEO, National Disability Services
Huy Nguyen,
CEO/Enabler (Australia & Singapore)
Dr Jane Warren,
Lecturer
Early Years School of Education
University of Wollongong
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