Abilities EXPO Program 2016

Thursday 8 September 2016, Crown Perth
Morning session: 9.15am–1.30pm
Opening event, Grand Ballroom
9.15am Welcome – Abilities Expo Chair Paul Jones
9.25am Welcome to Country – Len Yarran, Alijha Stacey and Kylie Mears, Balga Senior High School
9.30am Official opening – Dr Ron Chalmers, Director General, Disability Service Commission
9.35am Key note speaker – Adam Grant
9.40am Performance – Music Rocks
9.45am VIP tour of Exhibitor Booths
Exhibitors, Grand Ballroom
9.45am–1.30pm
Presentation, Botanical room
10am–10.40am
·       Career story – Mr Eli Dickenson
·       Transperth and Centrelink explain how their services work
Entertainment, Grand Ballroom
10.40–10.50am Music Rocks
Presentation, Botanical room
10.50–11.30am
·       WA NDIS and NDIA – Stories of people experiencing the NDIS in WA.
Entertainment, Grand Ballroom
11.30–11.40am Music Rocks
Presentation, Botanical room
11.40am–12.20pm
·       Career Story – Emma-Jarvis Harris
·       Transperth and Centrelink explain how their services work.
1.30pm morning session closes
Afternoon session: 4.30–7.30pm
Opening event, Grand Ballroom
4.30pm Welcome – Mr Paul Jones
4.35pm Keynote speaker – Disability Services Commission Chair and father of a young woman with disability Bruce Langoulant.
Entertainment, Grand Ballroom
4.40–4.50pm Music Rocks
Exhibitors, Grand Ballroom
4.50–7.30pm
Presentation, Botanical 1
5–5.40pm
·       Life story – Natalie Turner
·      Carers WA
Entertainment, Grand Ballroom
5.40–5.50pm Music Rocks
Presentation, Botanical 1
6pm–6.40pm
·       WA NDIS and NDIA – Stories of people experiencing the NDIS in WA.
7.30pm Expo closes



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