We are excited to bring you this conference, our first post-COVID conference! The theme: “Disability Support – at the Crossroads” reflects the many challenges we face currently, explores those challenges and how we might cope and manage our way through.
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What to expect: We have chosen four key sub-themes that build on the Crossroads picture:
- Commissioning services, which includes funding issues, service frameworks, contracts service transformation and Enabling Good Lives
- Workforce explores the need for a wider Disability Workforce Strategy in addition to recognising the current challenges around supply and demand, qualifications, etc
- Accessibility and Housing topically explores the drive for a robust accessibility system in New Zealand and the shortage of accessible social housing and facilities to meet the demand for respite, appropriate under-65 facilities and more
- And finally, Pay Equity explores the two pay equity claims currently on the table, the impact on the wider disability sector and the need for a fully and additionally government funded solution that doesn’t leave providers high and dry!
Programme
| Time | Tuesday 18th July | Time | Wednesday 19th July |
| 0930 | Powhiri | 0730 | Breakfast Session – Political Panel |
| 0940 | Morning Tea | 0900 | Commissioning Keynote #2: Rt Hon Sir Bill English |
| 1000 | Welcome Minister – Sean Stowers, NZDSN Chair | 0945 | Commissioning Panel Discussion |
| 1010 | Minister for Disability Issues, Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan | 1045 | Morning Tea |
| 1040 | Minister’s Q&A with members | 1105 | Commissioning concurrent sessions (per service type) |
| 1115 | Workforce Keynote: Ben Drew | 1205 | Lunch |
| 1215 | Lunch | 1300 | Pay Equity Keynote: Amy Ross (Public Service Commission) |
| 1250 | Workforce Panel Discussion | 1345 | Pay Equity Panel Discussion |
| 1350 | Workforce concurrent sessions (per service type) | 1430 | Pay Equity concurrent sessions (per service type) |
| 1450 | Afternoon Tea | 1530 | Closing Keynote: Red Nicholson |
| 1510 | Accessibility & Housing Keynote: Paul Gibson | 1630 | Closing Remarks (CEO) |
| 1610 | Accessibility & Housing Panel Discussion | 1640 | Karakia Whakamutunga – Closing Prayers |
| 1710 | Accessibility/Housing concurrent sessions (per service type) | ||
| 1800 | Chairman’s Cocktail Function & Awards |
Concurrent sessions will involve three breakout sessions by service type:
- Residential services
- Community services
- Vocational Services
Sponsors
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Trade Exhibitors
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Speakers
Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan, Minister for Disability Issues
Workforce Keynote
More Details to come
Workforce Panellists
Creative Solutions
NEGL Leadership
Rachel Daysh Whaikaha
Te Ake Whai Ora
Accessibility and Housing Keynote:
Paul Gibson, Human Rights Commission and Royal Commission into Abuse in Care
Accessibility and Housing Panellists
Community Connect
Accessible Housing
Kainga Ora
NZDSN Board
Political Panellists
Commissioning Keynote:
Rt Hon Sir Bill English
Commissioning Panellists
Whaikaha
Te Whatu Ora
NZDSN Board Member
Ministry of Education
Pay Equity Keynote:
Amy Ross, Public Service Commission
Pay Equity Panellists
NZ Health Group
CCS Disability Action
NZDSN Board Member
Small Provider
Closing Keynote:
Red Nicholson
Chairperson’s Cocktail Function
The Chair of NZDSN, Sean Stowers, invites you to attend this cocktail function to further enjoy the networking benefits of conference and to celebrate with your colleagues the winners of the following awards, to be presented at the function.
Below prices include GST:
Member – Standard Registration (both days) – $661.25
Member – One Day Registration – $396.75
Non Member – Standard Registration (both days) – $776.25
Non member – One Day Registration – $465.75
Virtual Registration (observe keynote and panel discussion sessions live online) – $661.25
Accompanying Support Person – $143.75Gift Registration (a Gift Registration is for you to sponsor someone unable to otherwise attend the conference due to hardship; awarded on the sponsor’s behalf by NZDSN) – $529.00