PROGRAM

Day 1 | Monday 12th August 2024

Please note the Conference Program is subject to change.

TIME EVENT
8.00 REGISTRATION, NETWORKING, COLLEAGUE CATCH-UP AND COFFEE
8.45 Delegates are seated in Main Conference Hall | Proceedings Commence
8.50 Her Excellency the Hon. FRANCES ADAMSON AC, Governor of South Australia.
9.00 Welcome to Thriving Women 2024 | Opening Address by WoTL Executive Officer, KIM BLENKIRON and Conference Convenor, TONI DUKA.
9.35 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION | WENDY McCARTHY AO - Taking a long view - Reflections on 60 years as a change agent.
10.35 MORNING TEA AND TRADE SHOW | Sponsored by Westminster School
11.15 SESSION 1 | Toolbox Talks
BRIDGET JOHNS | Finding $15,000 worth of time in your busy home and work life. FIONA PULFORD | The dreaded 3 words, “What’s for dinner?” Why it’s so hard to decide. JEANETTE GELLARD | Drinking coffee and talking S?#% : How to become a more confident and effective networker.
12.15 LUNCH AND TRADE SHOW
1.15 SESSION 2 | Toolbox Talks
RACHAEL LEONOW | Incorporating a five-step digital strategy to set your business up for the future. BRON STEDALL | Navigating succession when family relationships are strained. STEPHANIE MARCH | Championing change: The power of storytelling to advocate for rural children’s health and wellbeing.
2.15 SESSION 3 | Toolbox Talks
STEPHANIE SCHMIDT | Change your picture: Empowering rural women with psychological strategies and a touch of "Woo". KRYSTEEN McELROY | Knowing your conflict management style and when you shouldn’t use it! NICOLE MURPHY | Being prepared if the unthinkable happens in your workplace.
3.15 AFTERNOON TEA AND TRADE SHOW
4.00 On the Couch | Conversations with inspiring women
4.45 Daily Wrap-up
5.00 DAY 1 CLOSE
6.30 Pre-Dinner Networking
7.30 DINNER | Dinner Speaker Hon Clare Scriven MLC, Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development and Minister for Forest Industries
10.30 DINNER CLOSE

Day 2 | Tuesday 13th August 2024

TIME EVENT
8.00 REGISTRATION, NETWORKING, COLLEAGUE CATCH-UP AND COFFEE
8.45 Welcome and Reflections of Day 1
9.00 WELCOME ADDRESS | AgriFutures Australia
9.20 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION | OLYMPIA YARGER - Goterra
10.20 MORNING TEA AND TRADE SHOW
11.00 SESSION 4 | Toolbox Talks
HAYLEY GROSSER | Mind over money: Cultivating financial resilience in agriculture. ALEXA GLYNN | Flexibility and curiosity: The keys to opportunity. BRON STEDALL | 'I'll follow you to the ends of the earth', leadership!
12.00 SESSION 5 | Toolbox Talks
EMMA McINERNEY and EMMA WINSLOW | The Emmas on emissions. DANIELLE LANNIN | The power of people in your business: Designing your role in a family business. BEL RYAN | Chaos to calm: Mastering stress, overwhelm and the mental load.
1.00 LUNCH AND TRADE SHOW
2.00 TONI DUKA and TANYA LEHMANN | Fuelling the fire: Sustaining momentum beyond just inspiration.
3.30 CONFERENCE CLOSE
Scroll to Top