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Speaker biographies Monday 5 December Session 1 Welcome Joan McKenna Kerr, President, National Disability Services Joan McKenna Kerr is Chief Executive Officer of the Autism Association of Western Australia, an organisation providing a comprehensive range of services to people with disabilities and their families. Her work in the field of disability spans 25 years at both at a State and a National level. Ms. McKenna Kerr is Chair and National President of NDS and Deputy Chair of NDS WA. She is a current member of the NDIS Independent Advisory Council; and a Director and Vice-President of the Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders. Her past commitments include being a member of the NDIS Commonwealth Advisory Committee that reported on disability reform to the COAG Select Council of Ministers and Treasurers prior to the establishment of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Ms. McKenna Kerr’s past involvements also include serving on numerous Working Parties tasked with advising on disability sector development and sustainability. As part of a Sister-State initiative between Western Australia and East Java, Indonesia, Ms. McKenna Kerr is currently involved in establishing disability services in 5 regional government areas of East Java; serving people with disabilities and their families. She is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin from where she gained a Moderatorship in sociology. She is also a member of the Australian institute of company directors. Opening address The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services Minister Prentice was sworn in as the Assistant Minister for Disability Services by the Governor-General on 18 February 2016. Minister Prentice was honoured to be elected as the Member for Ryan in Queensland at the 2010 Federal Election. Since her election to Parliament, Minister Prentice has been appointed to a number of committees, including Chairman of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications, and the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters. Prior to her election, Minister Prentice served for 10 years as Councillor for the Brisbane City Council ward of Walter Taylor where she served in Civic Cabinet under Lord Mayor Campbell Newman as Chairman for Public and Active Transport and Economic Development. NDIS Q&A David Bowen, Chief Executive Officer, NDIA David is the inaugural CEO of the NDIA. He was appointed by the Minister as the first CEO under section 160(6) of the NDIS Act on 10 May 2013 for a term of two years. As CEO, David is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Agency. David has been actively involved in developing the disability reform programme both as a member of the Independent Panel advising the Productivity Commission in its inquiry into the feasibility of a national disability insurance scheme, and as initial chair and ongoing member of the National Injury Insurance Scheme Advisory Group. Maryanne Diamond, AO, General Manager of Media, Communication and Engagement, NDIS Maryanne is the General Manager Media, Communications and Engagement at the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). She has recently concluded her roles as the Chair of the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the Immediate Past President of the World Blind Union (WBU). Maryanne has held a range of roles in Australia and at the global level for more than 25 years. She was the inaugural CEO of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations and most recently was the General Manager Advocacy and Engagement at Vision Australia until November 2015. Maryanne’s most significant achievement was leading the WBU delegation during the negotiations and diplomatic conference with The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) that led to the adoption of the Marrakesh treaty to Facilitate Access to Information for persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired or otherwise Print Disabled in June 2013. In June 2014 Maryanne was awarded an Officer in the Order of Australia. Most recently at the 9th General Assembly of the WBU Maryanne was awarded, The Louis Braille in recognition of her outstanding and visionary leadership and commitment to blind and partially sighted person worldwide. Richard Nelson, QLD State Manager, National Disability Services Richard is the Queensland State Manager for National Disability Services, the Australian peak body for non-government disability services. Until recently he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Queensland Alliance for Mental Health Inc, the peak body for the community mental health sector. Richard is committed to working with NDS membership to strengthen and prepare the disability sector for the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. He is passionate about contributing to a disability sector that is focussed on people’s capacity to live a life of their own choosing. Richard has an extensive career in executive leadership and management in the not for profit and public sector which includes executive management experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health policy, planning, national reform and education. Session 2 Creating Enterprise Leaders in the Age of Disruption Aaron McEwan, Director and Executive Adviser, CEB Global Aaron McEwan is an advisory leader for CEB’s HR Practice, where he works with Chief Human Resources Officers, Heads of L&D and Heads of Recruitment as they deliver on critical business objectives through the execution of successful talent and functional HR strategies. With particular expertise in leadership development and executive coaching, he understands the impact of insight on performance. He believes that great ideas, well implemented, have the power to enable the success of individuals, organisations, and the world. He is dedicated to helping executives harness insights derived from the world’s best companies to unlock the potential of their greatest assets, their people. Alongside his role at CEB, Aaron serves as Deputy Chair for the Australian Psychological Society’s Interest Group in Coaching Psychology and as an Advisory Board Member of CFO 2015, a network dedicated to identifying key issues affecting CFOs. Within both organisations Aaron shares knowledge, provides guidance and aimes to achieve positive industry change. Prior to joining CEB, Aaron held a variety of leadership and senior consulting positions at Human Capital firms including the Opic Group, Hudson Global Resources and Lee Hecht Harrison. He holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Science and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology from Griffith University and is currently completing his Masters of Coaching Psychology through Sydney University. Launch of the state of the sector report Mark Burrowes, President, Scope Mark was elected to the Board in 2009. He is the parent of a young man with cerebral palsy, and his son accesses Scope services along with other disability services. Mark is a former Director of several Boards, including the Reach Foundation and The Starlight Children’s Foundation, as well as Managing Director of Medibank Private and Chairman of Harding’s Hardware. He has had a 35 year career in corporate leadership. Session 3 Shaping the future of reform Ken Baker, Chief Executive, NDS Dr Ken Baker AM is the Chief Executive of National Disability Services (NDS), the peak association for non-government disability service organisations. In that role, he provides information, representation and policy advice. Ken has worked in social policy and public affairs for 30 years. Based in Canberra, he is currently a member of the NDIS Independent Advisory Council and other committees advising on disability policy. With a membership of around 1100 non-government organisations, NDS promotes and improves services which support people with disability to participate in all domains of life, including employment. Session 4 Financial sustainability of disability services Prof. David Gilchrist, Director, Curtin University Not-for-profit initiative David Gilchrist is a chartered accountant and an economic historian. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Notre Dame Australia and is currently Director of Curtin’s School of Accounting Not-for-profit Initiative. Over a career spanning 25 years, David has held a number of senior roles in the Not-for- profit, commercial and public sectors. Prior to joining Curtin, he held the role of Assistant Auditor General for Western Australia and, prior to that, he taught accounting and finance at the London School of Economics and Portsmouth University in the UK as well as at Curtin University and Edith Cowan University in Australia. Most recently, he was Associate Dean of the School of Business, University of Notre Dame Australia and adjunct professor of Not-for-profit Leadership at that institution. He currently holds a number of industry roles including as chairman of Nulsen Disability Services, chairman of the Kimberley Individual and Family Support Association and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand’s National Not-for-profit Advisory Committee. David is also a member of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Advisory Board, the Australian Accounting Standards Board Academic Advisory Panel and is principal author of a number of key national reports including the seminal report “Australian Charities 2013”, the Australian National Costing and Pricing Framework issued jointly with National Disability Services, the Costing and Pricing Learning Program, and