PROGRAM

Day 1 | Monday 10th August 2026

Please note the Conference Program is subject to change.

TICKET INCLUSIONS

SEE ALL OF THE VALUE YOU'LL GET WITH YOUR REGISTRATION.

REGISTER MAY 4TH

SECURE YOUR PLACE AT THRIVING WOMEN 2026 - LIMITED EARLY BIRD TICKETS!

TIME	EVENT
8.00	REGISTRATION, NETWORKING, COLLEAGUE CATCH-UP AND COFFEE
8.40	Delegates are seated in The Lansell Room \| Proceedings commence.
8.45	WELCOME TO THRIVING WOMEN 2026 \| Welcome and opening address by MC, TANYA LEHMANN and WoTL Executive Officer, KIM BLENKIRON.
9.30	KEYNOTE PRESENTATION \| KEMI NEKVAPIL \| Navigating change in every season \| Sponsored by Look Over the Farm Gate
10.30	MORNING TEA AND TRADE SHOW - CONSERVATORY \| Sponsored by Potentia Energy
11.10	KEYNOTE \| CATHY MCGOWAN AO \| Networking By Design; Being courageous and why generosity is a key ingredient for success.
12.10	LUNCH AND TRADE SHOW - CONSERVATORY
1.10	SESSION 1 \| Toolbox Talks
	TONI DUKA \| Flourishing on purpose.	GRAIN GROWERS discussion panel \| Presence from the paddock, creating, growing and maintaining your professional profile in the agriculture industry.						TONY CATT \| Creating clarity across generations: the value of family advisory boards.
2.10	SESSION 2 \| Toolbox Talks
	HAN WORSLEY \| Personal tools for powerful public speaking.	CASSANDRA BEECK \| A leadership case study: from farmer's bride to regional leader: building communities that thrive.						CARLYN SHERRIFF \| Building confidence in farm employment: collaborative, compliant and clear
3.10	AFTERNOON TEA AND TRADE SHOW - CONSERVATORY \| Sponsored by GrainCorp
3.50	ON THE COUCH SESSION \| Conversations with inspiring women. Stories from women shaping the future of agriculture and rural communities - MINNIE GREEN & KIMBERLEY FURNESS
4.50	Daily wrap-up.
5.05	DAY 1 CLOSE
6.30	PRE-DINNER NETWORKING - THE FERNERY ROOM
7.30	DINNER - THE LANSELL ROOM
10.30	DINNER CLOSE

Day 2 | Tuesday 11th August 2026

TIME	EVENT
8.00	NETWORKING, COLLEAGUE CATCH-UP AND COFFEE
8.45	Welcome and reflections of Thriving Women - Day One.
9.05	WELCOME ADDRESS \| AgriFutures
9.20	KEYNOTE PRESENTATION \| OLYMPIA YARGER \| Build anyway \| Sponsored by AgriFutures
10.20	MORNING TEA AND TRADE SHOW - THE CONSERVATORY \| Sponsored by Cargill
11.00	SESSION 3 \| Toolbox Talks
	REBECCA COUCH \| Hot flushes in the paddock: the hormone shift rural women aren't prepared for.						PARIS BROOKE \| From the ashes: building an entrepreneurial community from the ground up.						BRON STEDDALL \| Good values, unhelpful patterns: how beliefs shape and sabotage us.
12.00	SESSION 4 \| Toolbox Talks
	MELISSA DUNIAM \| The myth of resilience: why women in agriculture need emotional fitness, not endurance.						ANN-MAREE DAVIS \| From farm to destination: designing your agritourism opportunity.						GUY WEBB and NATALIE COLLARD \| Unlocking soil carbon: a practical path to profit, resilience and legacy.
1.00	LUNCH AND TRADE SHOW - THE CONSERVATORY
2.00	Momentum Matters - build the bridge between inspiration and action
3.00	Conference reflections and evaluations.
3.30	CONFERENCE CLOSE

What are you waiting for?

Book your place at the Thriving Women 2026 Conference now.

TICKETS AVAILABLE MAY 4TH