Inclusive Design: From Awareness to Action in Addressing Long-Term Conditions
Unlock the full potential of your team by addressing long-term conditions in the workplace—boost productivity, retention, and innovation while creating an inclusive environment where everyone thrives!
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About this event
Have you noticed the critical gap in how long-term conditions are recognised and addressed in workplaces? By recognising and accommodating diverse needs, businesses can enhance productivity, retention, and innovation. Inclusive policies and design not only improve employee well-being but also unlock the full potential of teams, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
ACS brings to you an incredible line up of guest speakers, to share how we can all step up from awareness to action across addressing long-term conditions. Let's work together to foster an inclusive, supportive and high-performing workplace environment!
👇Why does this matter?
🔹 Awareness Disparity – The stark difference between company obtained data and Australia-wide statistics highlights the urgent need for broader education and awareness of long-term conditions in workplaces.
🔹 Workforce Representation – With an increasing number of Millennials and Gen X's reporting long-term conditions, inclusive design is critical for retaining and empowering mid-career professionals who are the backbone of the workforce.
🚨 Why attend?
This session will explore the untapped potential of inclusive design, moving beyond awareness to tangible action. Discover how inclusive practices can transform workplace experiences, benefiting individuals, teams, and businesses alike.
💡 Speaker Spotlight - Luli Adeyemo
Luli Adeyemo is an award-winning leader and visionary in the Australian technology sector, with over 30 years of experience driving transformative change. As the Executive Director of TechDiversity, she champions Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), highlighting its transformative power in business strategy and innovation. Passionate about integrating the arts into STEM to embrace STEAM, Luli fosters creativity and inclusivity within the tech industry.
💡 Speaker Spotlight - Briar Harte
Briar is a high energy advocate for disability inclusion and accessibility, leveraging years of experience in promoting the voices of disabled individuals within both corporate and community spaces. As the writer of Mostly Unlearning, a popular weekly LinkedIn newsletter, Briar has cultivated a platform that amplifies disability, inclusion and accessibility narratives, driving meaningful conversations around more impactful commercial and human outcomes. Briar currently serves as a community member for the Victorian Convention and Events Trust and is chair of the Merri-Bek Council's Disability Reference Group. In 2024, she was honoured as the Disability Inclusion Changemaker of the Year by Australian Disability Network for her groundbreaking contributions. In July, 2024, Briar joined NAB to establish their Inclusive Design practice and guide the bank towards making banking more and more accessible and inclusive for all.
🕑 Event Schedule:
5:30pm – Registration Desk Open
5.30pm - 6pm Informal Networking
6pm – 7pm Welcome Address, Keynote, Panel Discussion, Q&A
7pm - 7.30pm Networking
7.30pm – Event concludes
Join us for an incredible evening of sharing, networking and connecting. The event will include canapes and non-alcoholic refreshments.
Be part of the movement—let’s create workplaces where everyone thrives!
Sponsored by the State Government of Victoria.
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Speakers
As the Founder and Director of Best Case Scenario, a Sydney-based integrated marketing and events agency, Luli has crafted impactful campaigns that have shaped industry narratives. Her strategic acumen was evident during her tenure at Gartner, where she expanded the Asia-Pacific conference business by 250%, launching executive programs across Australia, Singapore, India, and China.
An authentic advocate for DEI, Luli brings her lived experience as a Black, queer woman in tech leadership to the forefront. She bridges the gap between DEI advocacy and corporate strategy, providing actionable, data-driven solutions that help organisations realize the tangible benefits of diversity and inclusion.
In recognition of her significant impact, Luli was honoured as the Emerging Leader in Tech at the 2023 Women's Agenda Leadership Awards. She also serves as an elected Council Member of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), contributing to shaping policies and advancing the ICT industry in Australia.
A dynamic and engaging speaker, Luli is known for her energetic and personable style. She has graced stages at high-profile events such as SXSW Sydney, the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Executive Breakfast, and Women in Tech Fest. Her expertise has been featured in prominent publications like Forbes, BBC News, and HR Leader.
Committed to mentoring the next generation, Luli actively empowers women and underrepresented groups in tech, encouraging them to pursue and thrive in technology careers. Her vision is to create a tech industry that not only innovates but also truly represents the diversity of society.
Briar currently serves as a community member for Victorian Convention and Events Trust and is chair of the Merri-Bek Council’s Disability Reference Group. In 2024, she was honoured as the Disability Inclusion Changemaker of the Year by Australian Disability Network for her groundbreaking contributions. In July, 2024, Briar joined NAB to establish their Inclusive Design practice and guide the bank towards making banking more and more accessible and inclusive for all.
Dr Annie McAuley has mastered the capacity to imagine the impossible and
make it a reality. A traumatic brain injury at 18 forced her to reimagine a different future. Annie pushed through her changed circumstances to re-learn to walk and talk,
study, complete a biomedical PhD at Melbourne University, marry and have
two children before embarking on a mission to help her daughter Grace
communicate. She taught herself to code to create a device that would bring
inanimate objects to “life” to support Grace to verbally communicate. In doing
so she built TalkiPlay.
TalkiPlay came to life as a startup. The speech and language program, which
encourages learning through play has received many accolades and is on
track to help more children talk and thrive.
Annie recognised in the top 10 female inventors list in Australia 2022.
Annie featured in the Australian’s magazine THE LIST of the top 100 innovators in 2022.
TalkiPlay winner Best Edutech Product 2020, YBF Ventures Startup & Innovation awards
Google selected TalkiPlay in 2019 as the top innovation from an Australian startup.
TalkiPlay winner Building Better Futures in Health 2019
TalkiPlay winner Actuator award MedTechGotTalent 2018
Annie's PhD was awarded the young scientist of the year award from the Royal Society.
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