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Meet our Thought Leaders, Speakers & Panellists Shaping the Future of Safety and Wellbeing

The Lead the Way Conference 2025 features a distinguished line-up of thought leaders, researchers, and practitioners from across education, community services, mental health, and child safety.

Our speakers will share evidence-based insights, cutting-edge strategies, and real-world best practices to help create safer, more trauma-informed, and resilient communities.

Why This Matters

This Conference offers a unique opportunity to engage with renowned global leaders in trauma-informed education, mental health, and child safety. Through expert-led sessions, attendees will gain first-hand insights into cutting-edge research and innovative approaches to enhancing wellbeing and resilience in schools, community organisations, and workplaces.

The conference provides practical, evidence-based strategiesthat professionals can immediately apply to their work, fostering collaboration across sectors to create holistic and sustainable change.

By bringing together professionals from education, mental health, and child protection, the conference promotes multidisciplinary perspectives that enhance problem-solving and cross-sector learning. Real-world case studies will showcase how policy changes, research, and innovative practices are already transforming outcomes in education, workplace wellbeing, and child protection.

Panel Discussions & Industry Insights

In addition to keynote sessions, attendees will have access to expert-led panel discussions that delve into practical challenges and solutions across key sectors. These sessions will feature leading professionals sharing insights on student wellbeing, workforce resilience, and system-wide reform.

School & Education Leaders: Strategies for enhancing student wellbeing, strengthening teacher resilience, and fostering leadership transformation.
Mental Health Experts: Evidence-based approaches to workplace wellbeing, trauma-informed care, and burnout prevention.
Child Safety & Protection Specialists: Policy insights and safeguarding frameworks to strengthen child protection systems and improve organisational safety.

These discussions will allow attendees to engage with sector leaders, exchange ideas, and gain practical strategies to drive meaningful and lasting change in their respective fields.