Meet the Childhood Summit 2021 speakers and features.
ANGELA WRIGHT
Program Manager at Outdoors Queensland
Workshop Facilitator for Children: Oct 28 & 30
ARETA FARRANCE
Early Childhood Teacher & Mum
Keynote Speaker: "You don't know what you've got till it's gone"
Oct 30
CARRIE ROSE
Early Childhood Teacher, Approved Provider and Pedagogical Leader
Play Action Plan Facilitator: "Child's Voice" Oct 28-30
Child Voice Supporter: "Children Under 5 Have Something To Say" Oct 30
Workshop Presenter: "Children as influencers" Oct 29 & 30
DANIEL PATAVA
Coordinator of the YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament Program (QYP)
Accountability to the Child’s Voice Panelist
GREGOR MEWS
International researcher, play advocate and antireductionist
Play Action Plan Coordinator & Facilitator: Oct 28-30
Forum Panelist, Child Friendly Neighbourhood Forum. "How to Go Beyond Preaching to the Converted"
Oct 28
Workshop Co-facilitator, Transforming Public Space through Play.
Oct 29 & 30
HYAHNO MOSER
Father, Playworker and Child Advocate
Co - MC
Keynote Speaker: 2021 Childhood Summit Introduction, Oct 28
Forum Facilitator: Parenting inside Neighbourhood Play Networks, Oct 28
Forum Facilitator: Children of a Neighbourhood Play Network, Oct 29
Co-Workshop Facilitator: Sanctuary of the Neighbourhood
MARILYN CASLEY
Child consultor and childhood development researcher
Workshop facilitator, Oct 29 & 30
MINDY RUSSELL
Councilor and Child and Family Practitioner
Forum Panelist: Child Friendly Neighbourhood Forum, "How to Go Beyond Preaching to the Converted", Oct 28
NATURE PLAY QLD
Childhood and Nature Play advocates
Workshop facilitator: Engaging kids in Nature Play
Oct 29 & 30
PRINCIPAL ANDREW BARNES
Eagleby South State School
Keynote Speaker: "Our Wonderful Mess – A from-the-ground-up reflection on the value of play"
Oct 29
ANGUS GORRIE
Playworker and Play Advocate
Workshop Presenter: Understanding & Supporting A Ludic Ecology
Oct 29 & 30
DEAN PATTERSON
Senior Social Sustainability Manager, Lendlease Property and Building`
Forum Panelist, Child Friendly Neighbourhood Forum. "How to Go Beyond Preaching to the Converted"
Oct 28
INDYANAH SHAMOUN
Co - MC
Childs Voice Speaker
Neighbourhood Play Network Member
"The importance of voices being heard"
JORDAN HILL
Emerging Playworker and Social Justice Advocate
Forum Panelist: Accountability to the Child's Voice, Oct 28
Workshop Facilitator: Play Policies, Oct 29 & 30
NAT MILLAR
Wife, Mum and founder of Mums n' Bubs Logan
Keynote speaker: Connection, Kindness, Support and PLAY; Story of Logan Mums and Bubs
Oct 30
PAIGE MACKIE
Youth Member for Jordan
Youth Chair (Refuting) for Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, Housing, Infrastructure
and Transport
YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament
Workshop facilitator, Oct 29 & 30
PRINCIPAL STEPHEN KANOWSKI
Berrinba East State School
Keynote speaker: "Outdoor Play - Improving Oral Language"
Oct 29
WOODRIDGE NPN ADULTS
Adults from a current Neighbourhood Play Network
Parenting inside Neighbourhood Play Networks – Explore the ins-and-outs of parenting children of a Neighbourhood Play Network, Q&A.
Panelists include Michelle, Emma, Rizza
DEBRA CUSHING
Associate Professor
Keynote speaker: Oct 29
Play Action Plan facilitator: Oct 28-30
GEOFF WOOLCOCK
Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Associate Professor
Forum facilitator, Child Friendly Neighbourhood Forum. "Can We Go Beyond Preaching to the Converted?"
Oct 28
JACKSON TIDD & ISABELL HAYMAN
Child Voice Speaker
Family, Friends and Paraolympics, "We want the best"
LUKAS RITSON
Founder of Wearthy and qualified Outdoor Educator.
Keynote speaker: How to raise resilient children in a risk averse world, Oct 30
Play Action Workshop Facilitator, Oct 28-30
MICHELLE CHRISTENSEN
Mum, Community hub worker and Neighbourhood Play Champion
Panelist: Explore the ins-and-outs of parenting children of a Neighbourhood Play Network Q&A, Oct 28
Co-Workshop Facilitator: Sanctuary of the Neighbourhood, Oct 29 & 30
NATALIA KRYSIAK
Cities for Play founder and practicing architect
Keynote Speaker: Reimagining Neighbourhoods through Play
Forum Panelists: Child Friendly Neighbourhood Forum, "Can We Go Beyond Preaching to the Converted?", Oct 28
PENNY GOODALL
Community development worker, mother, grandmother and relentless advocate for children
Play Action Plan facilitator, Oct 28 -30
SAMANTHA KLINTWORTH
Human rights defender and National Director of Amnesty International Australia
Panel Facilitator: Accountability to the Child's Voice, Oct 28
