Day 1 of the Conference
9.00 - 11.00 Session 1
Opening Session
Welcome
Keynote Speaker – Cathy Hunt – Executive Producer Women of the World (WoW ) Australia
11.30 - 1.30 Session 2
Being an Effective Global Voice
Being an effective advocate for women and girls locally and globally.
Panel Director
Leigh Ellwood Brown, Soroptimist International Director of Advocacy 2024-25/ Chair of Global Impact Committee
Speakers
Helen Dalley-Fisher – Convenor Equality Rights Alliance (ERA )
Dr Donnell Davis – SISEAP Programme Director, President United Nations Association Australia (UNAA)
2.30 - 4.30 Session 3
A Climate for Change - The Power of Community and Commitment
Soroptimists are the change agents for the environment, be that change.
Panel Director
Cesarina Gigante, Programme Communications Co-ordinator
Speakers
Siew Yong Gnanalingam, President Soroptimist International (SI)
Professor Susan Harris Rimmer, Professor Griffith Law School, Director, Policy Innovation Hub
Saradha Narayanan, Assistant Programme Convenor SISEAP