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Program

 

This program is interactive. You can click on each of the presenter sessions to view the presentation outline and presenter’s biography.

 

The conference sessions will run on AEST – Canberra Time

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Dark Blue sessions will be available in person and online via OnAIR

Teal sessions will be available in person only

 

All sessions (excluding workshops) will be recorded and made available to delegates in the Resource Centre five business days post-conference.

 

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The 2026 Indigenous Wellbeing Conference reserves the right to amend or alter any advertised details relating to dates, program and presenters if necessary and without notice, as a result of circumstances beyond their control. All attempts will be made to keep any changes to an absolute minimum.


Sunday, October 11, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a range of immersive cultural activities prior to the official conference opening.
Think guided tours and basket weaving workshops to bush tucker experiences and other hands-on cultural activities, these experiences are designed to encourage connection, reflection, creativity and cultural appreciation. Led by local Indigenous artists, knowledge holders and community members, each activity will offer a meaningful opportunity to engage with culture, Country and community in a respectful and welcoming environment. Details on the cultural activities will be made available to delegates in early July. Please note, you will only be able to select one activity to participate in as they will be running at the same time.

Date: Sunday 11 October
Time:
2pm – 4:30pm - Cultural Activities
4:30pm - 5:30pm - Networking Function
Location: Hotel Realm, Canberra
Cost: To be advised
Track 1
Track 2
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a range of immersive cultural activities prior to the official conference opening.
Think guided tours and basket weaving workshops to bush tucker experiences and other hands-on cultural activities, these experiences are designed to encourage connection, reflection, creativity and cultural appreciation. Led by local Indigenous artists, knowledge holders and community members, each activity will offer a meaningful opportunity to engage with culture, Country and community in a respectful and welcoming environment. Details on the cultural activities will be made available to delegates in early July. Please note, you will only be able to select one activity to participate in as they will be running at the same time.

Date: Sunday 11 October
Time:
2pm – 4:30pm - Cultural Activities
4:30pm - 5:30pm - Networking Function
Location: Hotel Realm, Canberra
Cost: To be advised

Track 3
Track 4
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a range of immersive cultural activities prior to the official conference opening.
Think guided tours and basket weaving workshops to bush tucker experiences and other hands-on cultural activities, these experiences are designed to encourage connection, reflection, creativity and cultural appreciation. Led by local Indigenous artists, knowledge holders and community members, each activity will offer a meaningful opportunity to engage with culture, Country and community in a respectful and welcoming environment. Details on the cultural activities will be made available to delegates in early July. Please note, you will only be able to select one activity to participate in as they will be running at the same time.

Date: Sunday 11 October
Time:
2pm – 4:30pm - Cultural Activities
4:30pm - 5:30pm - Networking Function
Location: Hotel Realm, Canberra
Cost: To be advised

Track 1
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a range of immersive cultural activities prior to the official conference opening.
Think guided tours and basket weaving workshops to bush tucker experiences and other hands-on cultural activities, these experiences are designed to encourage connection, reflection, creativity and cultural appreciation. Led by local Indigenous artists, knowledge holders and community members, each activity will offer a meaningful opportunity to engage with culture, Country and community in a respectful and welcoming environment. Details on the cultural activities will be made available to delegates in early July. Please note, you will only be able to select one activity to participate in as they will be running at the same time.

Date: Sunday 11 October
Time:
2pm – 4:30pm - Cultural Activities
4:30pm - 5:30pm - Networking Function
Location: Hotel Realm, Canberra
Cost: To be advised

Track 2
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a range of immersive cultural activities prior to the official conference opening.
Think guided tours and basket weaving workshops to bush tucker experiences and other hands-on cultural activities, these experiences are designed to encourage connection, reflection, creativity and cultural appreciation. Led by local Indigenous artists, knowledge holders and community members, each activity will offer a meaningful opportunity to engage with culture, Country and community in a respectful and welcoming environment. Details on the cultural activities will be made available to delegates in early July. Please note, you will only be able to select one activity to participate in as they will be running at the same time.

Date: Sunday 11 October
Time:
2pm – 4:30pm - Cultural Activities
4:30pm - 5:30pm - Networking Function
Location: Hotel Realm, Canberra
Cost: To be advised

Track 3
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a range of immersive cultural activities prior to the official conference opening.
Think guided tours and basket weaving workshops to bush tucker experiences and other hands-on cultural activities, these experiences are designed to encourage connection, reflection, creativity and cultural appreciation. Led by local Indigenous artists, knowledge holders and community members, each activity will offer a meaningful opportunity to engage with culture, Country and community in a respectful and welcoming environment. Details on the cultural activities will be made available to delegates in early July. Please note, you will only be able to select one activity to participate in as they will be running at the same time.

Date: Sunday 11 October
Time:
2pm – 4:30pm - Cultural Activities
4:30pm - 5:30pm - Networking Function
Location: Hotel Realm, Canberra
Cost: To be advised

Track 4
Optional Pre-Conference Activity
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Immersive Cultural Experiences
As part of IWC26’s commitment to Indigenous wellbeing, connection and holistic healing, delegates and their guests are invited to take part in a range of immersive cultural activities prior to the official conference opening.
Think guided tours and basket weaving workshops to bush tucker experiences and other hands-on cultural activities, these experiences are designed to encourage connection, reflection, creativity and cultural appreciation. Led by local Indigenous artists, knowledge holders and community members, each activity will offer a meaningful opportunity to engage with culture, Country and community in a respectful and welcoming environment. Details on the cultural activities will be made available to delegates in early July. Please note, you will only be able to select one activity to participate in as they will be running at the same time.

Date: Sunday 11 October
Time:
2pm – 4:30pm - Cultural Activities
4:30pm - 5:30pm - Networking Function
Location: Hotel Realm, Canberra
Cost: To be advised

Monday, October 12, 2026

Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
From Consultation to Consent: Restoring Community Authority in Decision-Making
From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Cultural Workshop
The Role of Culture, Arts and Story in Community Strength
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Exciting Presenter to be Announced PANEL: Talanoa and Tauhi Vā: Culturally Grounded Approaches for Effective Practice with Pacific Peoples
Dr Hilda Port
Dr Grace Fatetutulu
Chanae Ihimaera
Ross Laufoli
Auckland University Of Technology 		WORKSHOP: Indigenous Futures in Action: Youth-Led Pathways and Two-Way Learning
Rhian Miller, Epic Pathways 		Art and Yarning: A Culturally Responsive Method to Engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Kate Anderson, Ms Tasha-Jade Cole and Ms Taleah Carson, Australian National University
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM PACIFIKAI: Community-Led Co-Design for Health Equity
Robati Harrison, & Kirstine Kira Pacifikai, Children's Health Queensland 		Panel Continued Workshop Continued ‘Do You Deserve It?’: Wāhine Māori, Kauae Expectations, and TikTok
Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens & Veronika Iloilo, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University Of Auckland
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Lalaga ia au Tasi Methdology - Including Community Participation from Start to Finish in Research
Talai Mapusua, University Of Otago 		I Roto i te Pouri, Te Maramataka e Whiti ana: Maramataka-Informed Approaches to Suicide Prevention
Stevana Tuhoro, Matewai Wharepapa & Te Rina Ransfield, Te Puna Ora O Mataatua 		Workshop Continued Tā Moko Mataora (Māori Male Facial Tattoo) – the Language of the Gods
Curtis Bristowe, Te Rūnanga Nui O Ngāti Porou
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Embedding, Scaling, & Protecting Indigenous Models of Care in Practice
Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
Cultural Workshop
Education for Influence: Indigenous Pathways to Leadership and Decision Making
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Te Whatu Ao Māori: Weaving Systemic Touchpoints into Indigenous Models of Care in Real Time
Te Waitere Paahi, Tamara Marsden & Hannah Rogers, Hoani Waititi Marae 		Healing Through Accountability: Strengthening Systems for Aboriginal Families
Jackie Wruck, Safe And Together Institute - Australia 		WORKSHOP: Exploring What Enables Culturally Safe Practice: An Experiential Workshop
Richard Tankesley, Matariki Services 		Deadly Minds: Indigenous-Led Education for Youth Influence, Leadership and Decision-Making
Charlene Carlisle, Act Belong Commit
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM The Ma'ala Framework: Re-imagining Diabetes Care through Tongan Epistemology
Janina'ofa Galewski-Tangataevaha, University Of Waikato 		Embedding Accountability: Measuring Racism in Cancer Care as a System Indicator
Rebecca Murray, Yardhura Walani 		Workshop Continued Saplings: Indigenous Research Pathways Growing First Nations Disability Research Leadership
Jasmine Thorburn, Girra Maa Indigenous Health Disability Wellbeing, University Of Technology Sydney
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Fitting a Square Standard into a Round Hole: Cultural Safety and the Limits of One-Size-Fits-All
Ben Poona, Renee Bray & Jessie White, Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation 		45 Weeks — When the System Becomes the Harm
Te Ao O Hinepehinga Rauna, Te Runanga O Turanganui A Kiwa 		Workshop Continued Sacred Leadership - Cultural Led Leadership for Healing, Recovery, Wellbeing and Learning
Tjanara Goreng Goreng, ANU
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Officer of Maori Advancement, AUT
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.
Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
From Consultation to Consent: Restoring Community Authority in Decision-Making
From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Exciting Presenter to be Announced PANEL: Talanoa and Tauhi Vā: Culturally Grounded Approaches for Effective Practice with Pacific Peoples
Dr Hilda Port
Dr Grace Fatetutulu
Chanae Ihimaera
Ross Laufoli
Auckland University Of Technology
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM PACIFIKAI: Community-Led Co-Design for Health Equity
Robati Harrison, & Kirstine Kira Pacifikai, Children's Health Queensland 		Panel Continued
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Lalaga ia au Tasi Methdology - Including Community Participation from Start to Finish in Research
Talai Mapusua, University Of Otago 		I Roto i te Pouri, Te Maramataka e Whiti ana: Maramataka-Informed Approaches to Suicide Prevention
Stevana Tuhoro, Matewai Wharepapa & Te Rina Ransfield, Te Puna Ora O Mataatua
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Embedding, Scaling, & Protecting Indigenous Models of Care in Practice
Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Te Whatu Ao Māori: Weaving Systemic Touchpoints into Indigenous Models of Care in Real Time
Te Waitere Paahi, Tamara Marsden & Hannah Rogers, Hoani Waititi Marae 		Healing Through Accountability: Strengthening Systems for Aboriginal Families
Jackie Wruck, Safe And Together Institute - Australia
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM The Ma'ala Framework: Re-imagining Diabetes Care through Tongan Epistemology
Janina'ofa Galewski-Tangataevaha, University Of Waikato 		Embedding Accountability: Measuring Racism in Cancer Care as a System Indicator
Rebecca Murray, Yardhura Walani
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Fitting a Square Standard into a Round Hole: Cultural Safety and the Limits of One-Size-Fits-All
Ben Poona, Renee Bray & Jessie White, Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation 		45 Weeks — When the System Becomes the Harm
Te Ao O Hinepehinga Rauna, Te Runanga O Turanganui A Kiwa
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Officer of Maori Advancement, AUT
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
Cultural Workshop
The Role of Culture, Arts and Story in Community Strength
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM WORKSHOP: Indigenous Futures in Action: Youth-Led Pathways and Two-Way Learning
Rhian Miller, Epic Pathways 		Art and Yarning: A Culturally Responsive Method to Engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Kate Anderson, Ms Tasha-Jade Cole and Ms Taleah Carson, Australian National University
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Workshop Continued ‘Do You Deserve It?’: Wāhine Māori, Kauae Expectations, and TikTok
Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens & Veronika Iloilo, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University Of Auckland
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Workshop Continued Tā Moko Mataora (Māori Male Facial Tattoo) – the Language of the Gods
Curtis Bristowe, Te Rūnanga Nui O Ngāti Porou
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Cultural Workshop
Education for Influence: Indigenous Pathways to Leadership and Decision Making
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM WORKSHOP: Exploring What Enables Culturally Safe Practice: An Experiential Workshop
Richard Tankesley, Matariki Services 		Deadly Minds: Indigenous-Led Education for Youth Influence, Leadership and Decision-Making
Charlene Carlisle, Act Belong Commit
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Workshop Continued Saplings: Indigenous Research Pathways Growing First Nations Disability Research Leadership
Jasmine Thorburn, Girra Maa Indigenous Health Disability Wellbeing, University Of Technology Sydney
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Workshop Continued Sacred Leadership - Cultural Led Leadership for Healing, Recovery, Wellbeing and Learning
Tjanara Goreng Goreng, ANU
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Officer of Maori Advancement, AUT
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
From Consultation to Consent: Restoring Community Authority in Decision-Making
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Exciting Presenter to be Announced
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM PACIFIKAI: Community-Led Co-Design for Health Equity
Robati Harrison, & Kirstine Kira Pacifikai, Children's Health Queensland
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Lalaga ia au Tasi Methdology - Including Community Participation from Start to Finish in Research
Talai Mapusua, University Of Otago
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Embedding, Scaling, & Protecting Indigenous Models of Care in Practice
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Te Whatu Ao Māori: Weaving Systemic Touchpoints into Indigenous Models of Care in Real Time
Te Waitere Paahi, Tamara Marsden & Hannah Rogers, Hoani Waititi Marae
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM The Ma'ala Framework: Re-imagining Diabetes Care through Tongan Epistemology
Janina'ofa Galewski-Tangataevaha, University Of Waikato
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Fitting a Square Standard into a Round Hole: Cultural Safety and the Limits of One-Size-Fits-All
Ben Poona, Renee Bray & Jessie White, Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Officer of Maori Advancement, AUT
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PANEL: Talanoa and Tauhi Vā: Culturally Grounded Approaches for Effective Practice with Pacific Peoples
Dr Hilda Port
Dr Grace Fatetutulu
Chanae Ihimaera
Ross Laufoli
Auckland University Of Technology
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Panel Continued
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM I Roto i te Pouri, Te Maramataka e Whiti ana: Maramataka-Informed Approaches to Suicide Prevention
Stevana Tuhoro, Matewai Wharepapa & Te Rina Ransfield, Te Puna Ora O Mataatua
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Healing Through Accountability: Strengthening Systems for Aboriginal Families
Jackie Wruck, Safe And Together Institute - Australia
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Embedding Accountability: Measuring Racism in Cancer Care as a System Indicator
Rebecca Murray, Yardhura Walani
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM 45 Weeks — When the System Becomes the Harm
Te Ao O Hinepehinga Rauna, Te Runanga O Turanganui A Kiwa
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Officer of Maori Advancement, AUT
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
Cultural Workshop
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM WORKSHOP: Indigenous Futures in Action: Youth-Led Pathways and Two-Way Learning
Rhian Miller, Epic Pathways
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM Workshop Continued
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Workshop Continued
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Cultural Workshop
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM WORKSHOP: Exploring What Enables Culturally Safe Practice: An Experiential Workshop
Richard Tankesley, Matariki Services
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Workshop Continued
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Workshop Continued
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Officer of Maori Advancement, AUT
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration & Exhibition Open!
Visit our friendly team at the registration desk to collect your name badge and conference materials.
Day 1 - Conference Opening
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Relational Leadership and the Politics of Knowledge: Who Gets to Decide What Counts?
Natasha McCormack, Deputy CEO | Governance, Systems & Community Reform, Purple House
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Radically Hopeful, Hopefully Radical: Envisioning in and Beyond the Now
Dr Emalani Case, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Studies
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea With Exhibitors
The Role of Culture, Arts and Story in Community Strength
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Art and Yarning: A Culturally Responsive Method to Engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Kate Anderson, Ms Tasha-Jade Cole and Ms Taleah Carson, Australian National University
11:35 AM - 12:05 PM ‘Do You Deserve It?’: Wāhine Māori, Kauae Expectations, and TikTok
Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens & Veronika Iloilo, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University Of Auckland
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM Tā Moko Mataora (Māori Male Facial Tattoo) – the Language of the Gods
Curtis Bristowe, Te Rūnanga Nui O Ngāti Porou
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM Lunch With Exhibitors
Education for Influence: Indigenous Pathways to Leadership and Decision Making
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM Deadly Minds: Indigenous-Led Education for Youth Influence, Leadership and Decision-Making
Charlene Carlisle, Act Belong Commit
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM Saplings: Indigenous Research Pathways Growing First Nations Disability Research Leadership
Jasmine Thorburn, Girra Maa Indigenous Health Disability Wellbeing, University Of Technology Sydney
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Sacred Leadership - Cultural Led Leadership for Healing, Recovery, Wellbeing and Learning
Tjanara Goreng Goreng, ANU
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 1 - Conference Closing
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Tamariki Ora - A Tamariki-Anchored Wellbeing and Safety Model in the Oranga Tamariki/Children's Protection Context
Jaye Wainui, Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Indigenous Wellbeing Beyond the Limits of Modernity: Indigenous Systems in an Age of Global Malaise
Professor Meihana Durie, Officer of Maori Advancement, AUT
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Conference Day 1 Reflection
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Culture Connect Networking Function
We invite all conference delegates and guests to join us for the IWC26 Culture Connect Networking Function, an evening of connection, conversation and cultural celebration.

Enjoy delicious food and drinks while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, accompanied by live entertainment. This special gathering offers an opportunity to continue conversations from the conference, build meaningful connections, and celebrate together on Country.

Tickets are included for 2-day conference registrations.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish & Ralph Morin, Creenation
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
From Distress to Strength: Indigenous
Reimagining Otherwise: Indigenous Futures Beyond Current Systems
Cultural Workshop
Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Buwindyala: Strengthening Identity, Responsibility and Wellbeing through Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Raymond Timbery, Gadhungal Marring Pty Ltd 		Puntu Pirni Palya, Men's Wellbeing Project: A Decolonised Space
Leslie Schultz & Georgia Sawyer, Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre Aboriginal Corporation 		WORKSHOP: ConfidentMe: An Indigenous Wellbeing Model Building Confidence and Identity Across Tamariki, Rangatahi and Adults
Kristyl Neho, Maia Dreams Charitable Trust 		We Already Told You: Evidence, Power, and the Refusal to Act
Tamara Noel & Rebecca Cort, Kwy Aboriginal Corporation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Restor(y)ing Relationships with Pasifika Youth Following Violent Offending: Navigating Towards Wellbeing Through Teu le Vā
Rayna Tuina Tuunaifo Phillips, Massey University Of Wellington 		Holding Culture in High Esteem in the Creation of Culturally Responsive Trauma Informed Workforce Development
Casey Mcmurtie, Snaicc
Workshop Continued
Presenter Announcement Coming Soon
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM The Atua Within: Balancing Māori Masculinity Between Tūmatauenga and Rongomātāne
Tu Williams, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 		When Māori and Pacific Ways of Knowing Rewrite How the Library Behaves.
Fay Nanai & Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens & Veronika Iloilo, Waipapa Taumata Rau - University Of Auckland 		Workshop Continued BlakAbility: Confronting Racism and Ableism in Indigenous Education, Justice and Health
A/Prof Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes, Dr Sharon Kerr & Dr Aunty Roslyn Sackley, University of Melbourne
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Open Topic
Beyond Healing: Sustaining Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Cultural Workshop
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Healing Through Enterprise: Kimberley Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurial Pathways to Economic Sovereignty
Maree Cutler Naroba, MCN Consulting 		Kaiarahi Cultural Collective - Weaving Journeys of Wellbeing and Belonging
Jeremy Nikora, Kaiarahi Cultural Collective 		WORKSHOP: Taste the Tradition: Bush Foods and Medicines for Generational Health and Wealth
Yarraka Bayles Georgetown, Murri Menu
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Elders Think What? - Changes to Country and What Nyoongar Elders Have Told Us
Dr Tia Whyman, Jacob West & Cammi Murrup-Stewart, Murdoch University 		Understanding Cultural Wellbeing among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: the Yukaaywa Purrary Study
Oliver Black, Yardhura Walani - ANU 		Workshop Continued
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Integrating Different Knowledge Systems Between Western Science and TEK to Care for Country
Graham Moore, Department of Climate Change, Environment, Energy & Water 		Whānau Ora: The Voice of Māori and Pasifika Whānau
James Cherrington, He Puna Hauora
Workshop Continued
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Session to be Announced When the System Becomes the Stressor: Moving from Individual Resilience to Collective Care
Georgina Ambrum, Heart-based 		Workshop Continued
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Cultural Performance
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Indigenous Leadership in Climate Adaptation and Country Protection
Tishiko King, Founder, Masigalgal, Kulkalgal Nation
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing
Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish & Ralph Morin, Creenation
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
From Distress to Strength: Indigenous
Reimagining Otherwise: Indigenous Futures Beyond Current Systems
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Buwindyala: Strengthening Identity, Responsibility and Wellbeing through Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Raymond Timbery, Gadhungal Marring Pty Ltd 		Puntu Pirni Palya, Men's Wellbeing Project: A Decolonised Space
Leslie Schultz & Georgia Sawyer, Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre Aboriginal Corporation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Restor(y)ing Relationships with Pasifika Youth Following Violent Offending: Navigating Towards Wellbeing Through Teu le Vā
Rayna Tuina Tuunaifo Phillips, Massey University Of Wellington 		Holding Culture in High Esteem in the Creation of Culturally Responsive Trauma Informed Workforce Development
Casey Mcmurtie, Snaicc
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM The Atua Within: Balancing Māori Masculinity Between Tūmatauenga and Rongomātāne
Tu Williams, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 		When Māori and Pacific Ways of Knowing Rewrite How the Library Behaves.
Fay Nanai & Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens & Veronika Iloilo, Waipapa Taumata Rau - University Of Auckland
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Open Topic
Beyond Healing: Sustaining Social and Emotional Wellbeing
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Healing Through Enterprise: Kimberley Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurial Pathways to Economic Sovereignty
Maree Cutler Naroba, MCN Consulting 		Kaiarahi Cultural Collective - Weaving Journeys of Wellbeing and Belonging
Jeremy Nikora, Kaiarahi Cultural Collective
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Elders Think What? - Changes to Country and What Nyoongar Elders Have Told Us
Dr Tia Whyman, Jacob West & Cammi Murrup-Stewart, Murdoch University 		Understanding Cultural Wellbeing among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: the Yukaaywa Purrary Study
Oliver Black, Yardhura Walani - ANU
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Integrating Different Knowledge Systems Between Western Science and TEK to Care for Country
Graham Moore, Department of Climate Change, Environment, Energy & Water 		Whānau Ora: The Voice of Māori and Pasifika Whānau
James Cherrington, He Puna Hauora
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Session to be Announced When the System Becomes the Stressor: Moving from Individual Resilience to Collective Care
Georgina Ambrum, Heart-based
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Cultural Performance
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Indigenous Leadership in Climate Adaptation and Country Protection
Tishiko King, Founder, Masigalgal, Kulkalgal Nation
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish & Ralph Morin, Creenation
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
Cultural Workshop
Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM WORKSHOP: ConfidentMe: An Indigenous Wellbeing Model Building Confidence and Identity Across Tamariki, Rangatahi and Adults
Kristyl Neho, Maia Dreams Charitable Trust 		We Already Told You: Evidence, Power, and the Refusal to Act
Tamara Noel & Rebecca Cort, Kwy Aboriginal Corporation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Workshop Continued
Presenter Announcement Coming Soon
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM Workshop Continued BlakAbility: Confronting Racism and Ableism in Indigenous Education, Justice and Health
A/Prof Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes, Dr Sharon Kerr & Dr Aunty Roslyn Sackley, University of Melbourne
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Cultural Workshop
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM WORKSHOP: Taste the Tradition: Bush Foods and Medicines for Generational Health and Wealth
Yarraka Bayles Georgetown, Murri Menu
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Workshop Continued
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Workshop Continued
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Workshop Continued
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Cultural Performance
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Indigenous Leadership in Climate Adaptation and Country Protection
Tishiko King, Founder, Masigalgal, Kulkalgal Nation
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

Ballroom 1 - In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish & Ralph Morin, Creenation
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
From Distress to Strength: Indigenous
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Buwindyala: Strengthening Identity, Responsibility and Wellbeing through Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Raymond Timbery, Gadhungal Marring Pty Ltd
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Restor(y)ing Relationships with Pasifika Youth Following Violent Offending: Navigating Towards Wellbeing Through Teu le Vā
Rayna Tuina Tuunaifo Phillips, Massey University Of Wellington
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM The Atua Within: Balancing Māori Masculinity Between Tūmatauenga and Rongomātāne
Tu Williams, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Open Topic
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Healing Through Enterprise: Kimberley Indigenous Women's Entrepreneurial Pathways to Economic Sovereignty
Maree Cutler Naroba, MCN Consulting
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Elders Think What? - Changes to Country and What Nyoongar Elders Have Told Us
Dr Tia Whyman, Jacob West & Cammi Murrup-Stewart, Murdoch University
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Integrating Different Knowledge Systems Between Western Science and TEK to Care for Country
Graham Moore, Department of Climate Change, Environment, Energy & Water
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Session to be Announced
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Cultural Performance
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Indigenous Leadership in Climate Adaptation and Country Protection
Tishiko King, Founder, Masigalgal, Kulkalgal Nation
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

Ballroom 2 - In-Person & Virtual via OnAIR
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish & Ralph Morin, Creenation
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
Reimagining Otherwise: Indigenous Futures Beyond Current Systems
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM Puntu Pirni Palya, Men's Wellbeing Project: A Decolonised Space
Leslie Schultz & Georgia Sawyer, Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre Aboriginal Corporation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Holding Culture in High Esteem in the Creation of Culturally Responsive Trauma Informed Workforce Development
Casey Mcmurtie, Snaicc
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM When Māori and Pacific Ways of Knowing Rewrite How the Library Behaves.
Fay Nanai & Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens & Veronika Iloilo, Waipapa Taumata Rau - University Of Auckland
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Beyond Healing: Sustaining Social and Emotional Wellbeing
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM Kaiarahi Cultural Collective - Weaving Journeys of Wellbeing and Belonging
Jeremy Nikora, Kaiarahi Cultural Collective
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Understanding Cultural Wellbeing among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: the Yukaaywa Purrary Study
Oliver Black, Yardhura Walani - ANU
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM Whānau Ora: The Voice of Māori and Pasifika Whānau
James Cherrington, He Puna Hauora
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM When the System Becomes the Stressor: Moving from Individual Resilience to Collective Care
Georgina Ambrum, Heart-based
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Cultural Performance
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Indigenous Leadership in Climate Adaptation and Country Protection
Tishiko King, Founder, Masigalgal, Kulkalgal Nation
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

Ballroom 3 - In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish & Ralph Morin, Creenation
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
Cultural Workshop
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM WORKSHOP: ConfidentMe: An Indigenous Wellbeing Model Building Confidence and Identity Across Tamariki, Rangatahi and Adults
Kristyl Neho, Maia Dreams Charitable Trust
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Workshop Continued
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM Workshop Continued
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
Cultural Workshop
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM WORKSHOP: Taste the Tradition: Bush Foods and Medicines for Generational Health and Wealth
Yarraka Bayles Georgetown, Murri Menu
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Workshop Continued
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Workshop Continued
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Workshop Continued
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Cultural Performance
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Indigenous Leadership in Climate Adaptation and Country Protection
Tishiko King, Founder, Masigalgal, Kulkalgal Nation
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

Ballroom 4 - In-Person Only
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Exhibition Open!
Day 2 - Conference Opening
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM From Distress to Strength: Indigenous Approaches to the Primary Prevention of Mental Distress
Professor Ray Lovett Director Mayi Kuwayu | Director Culture and Wellbeing Research Yardhura Walani
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM Economic Sovereignty and Collective Prosperity
Lyle Whitefish & Ralph Morin, Creenation
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM Morning Tea & Poster Presentations
Building Systems that Support Healing and Accountability
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM We Already Told You: Evidence, Power, and the Refusal to Act
Tamara Noel & Rebecca Cort, Kwy Aboriginal Corporation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Presenter Announcement Coming Soon
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM BlakAbility: Confronting Racism and Ableism in Indigenous Education, Justice and Health
A/Prof Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes, Dr Sharon Kerr & Dr Aunty Roslyn Sackley, University of Melbourne
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch With Exhibitors
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM
2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
Afternoon Tea With Exhibitors
Day 2 - Conference Closing
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Cultural Performance
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM Indigenous Leadership in Climate Adaptation and Country Protection
Tishiko King, Founder, Masigalgal, Kulkalgal Nation
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM
Official Conference Closing

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