PROGRAM

Day 01

Monday 18th November

9:00 am
Registrations Open
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
9:55AM- 10:05AM
Welcome to Country
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
10:10AM - 10:30AM
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Offical Opening
Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC.
10:35AM - 11:20AM
First Nations & Disability
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Presented by First Peoples Disability Network Australia
Hosted by Kerri-Lee Harding
Indigenous Lead Audio & Language Content
SBS

Damian Griffis
CEO
First Peoples Disability Network Australia

Brandon Fairley
Student Ambassador
Bus Stop Films

Joanna Agius OAM
Founder Deaf Aboriginal Services
11:25AM - 12:05PM
Where it all began
The first disabled star on Aussie TV
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Louise Philip in conversation with Andrew Mercado
Louise Philip
Actor & PR Executive

Andrew Mercado
Aussie Film & TV Historian
12:10PM - 12:55PM
Hollywood and Inclusion
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Keely Cat-Wells
Making Space for disability on the red carpet
Keynote address
Hollywood & Inclusion
1:00PM - 2:00PM
LUNCH
BONDI PAVILION
CENTRAL COURTYARD
Lunch by Glory Days
2:05PM - 2:45PM
Who pays for Access?
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Budgeting for disability on your production
Hosted by Glenn Hamilton
Chief Operating Officer
Screen Producers Australia (SPA)

Dana Cadden
Global Head Production
Unilever

Pip Smart
Producer
Revolver

Meret Hassanen
Writer and Producer

Dianna La Grassa
COO & Head of Screen
Bus Stop Films
2:55PM - 3:40pm
All Aboard -Bus Stop Employment
BONDI PAVILLION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Best practice case studies
Hosted by Jo Garvin
Filmmaker & Communication Officer
Create NSW

Sarah Jane Johnson
General Manager
Bus Stop Employment

Charlie Smith
Bus Stop Employment Member

Lewis Smith
Bus Stop Employment Member

Stephanie Begas
Bus Stop Employment Member

Josie Mason Campbell
Head of Unscripted
Fremantle
3:45PM - 4:30PM
Role of Government, Screen Agencies & Broadcasters
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Avoiding Death by 1000 initiatives
Hosted by Leigh Sales AM
Journalist &
Host of The Assembly

Ken Crouch
Head of Industry & Development
Screen Australia

Kyas Hepworth
Head of Screen
Screen NSW

Paul Nunnari
CEO
Inclusively Made

Jason Potkins
Director Screen Incentives
Office of The Arts
4:35PM - 6:15pm
Audrey feature film
Bondi Pavilion Theatre
LEVEL 1
Feature Film (Audrey) Screening
Audrey Q & A
"Audrey," the feature film starring Hannah Diviney, alongside a cast including Jackie van Beek, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor and Josephine Blazier
Audrey
6:15PM - 6:45PM
AUDREY Q and A
Bondi Pavilion Theatre
LEVEL 1
Hannah Diviney
Michael Wrenn & Daniel Valiente-Riedl
Hosted by Steph Dower
Disability Advocate Filmmaker
& Access Coordinator

Hannah Diviney
Lead Actor

Michael Wrenn
Producer

Daniel Valiente-Riedl
General Manager
Job Access

Day 02

Tuesday 19th November

9:00am - 10:00am
Registrations open
with morning tea on arrival
BONDI PAVILION
CENTRAL COURTYARD
INTRODUCTION BY MADELEINE STEWART &
APRIL HELENE-HORTON
10:10AM - 10:30AM
Ministerial Address
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
The Hon. Amanda Rishworth MP
Minister for Social Services
10:45AM - 11:30AM
Disability & Streaming
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Disability & Production
Hosted by Liana Dubois
Chief Marketing Officer
Nine

Nas Campanella
Disability Affairs Reporter
ABC

Joshua Griffin
Head of Inclusion &
Talent Development
SBS

Debra Richards
Director, APAC Content &
Studio Production Affairs Netflix

Ellie Cole
Paralympian, Speaker, Presenter
& Disability Advocate
11:35AM - 12:20PM
Access & Inclusion on Set
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Unpacking the role of Access Coordinators and other supports on set
Hosted by Diana Fisk
Manager Partnerships & Advocacy
Bus Stop Films

Sofya Gollan
Screenwriter, Director & Access Coordinator

Seema Dudley
Employment Trainer & Assessor
Bus Stop Employment

Emily Dash
Filmmaker, Advocate & Actor

Chanel Bowen
Access Coordinator & Producer
12:25PM - 1:10PM
Disability & Casting
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Presented by the Casting Guild of Australia
Hosted by Nathan Borg
Deaf Actor & Producer

Stevie Ray
McGregor Casting

Catherine Nebauer
Head of Scripted
Northern Pictures

Anousha Zarkesh
Vice President
Casting Guild of Australia
1:15PM - 2:15PM
LUNCH by Glory Days
BONDI PAVILION
CENTRAL COURTYARD
2:20PM - 3:05PM
Celebrating Deaf Community & Culture
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
More than just captions
Hosted by Sharon Xabregas
Founder
Sign Hear

Sofya Gollan
Screenwriter, Director & Access Coordinator

Jack Small
Deaf Camera Operator

Joanna Agius OAM
Founder Deaf Aboriginal Services

Nathan Borg
Deaf Actor & Producer
3:10PM - 3:55PM
Disability & Advertising
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Presented by the Unstereotype Alliance
Hosted by Lisa Cox
Disability & Advertising Expert

Rae Pastuszak
Actor

Sam Turley
Invention Lead Head of
Inclusive Innovation
Mindshare

Sara Shams
Advocate and Actor

Raj Gupta
Chief Strategy & Growth Officer
UM Australia

Priya Addams Williams
Shift 20 Initiative Lead
Dylan Alcott Foundation
4:00 -4:30 pm
Next Steps around Advocacy,
Policy and Impact
BONDI PAVILION
SEAGULL ROOM
LEVEL 1
Emily Dash, Board Member of Bus Stop Films
Tracey Corbin-Matchett OAM
CEO of Bus Stop Films
4:30PM - 6:30PM
CLOSING DRINKS ON THE BALCONY
LEVEL 1
ON THE BALCONY
Closing drinks on the balcony with stunning views of the Iconic Bondi Beach

SOCIAL PROGRAM

MONDAY 18TH & TUESDAY 19TH

6:30AM-7:30AM
MONDAY 18TH NOVEMBER
Bondi Beach in front of the Bondi Pavillion
YOGA
Start your day with yoga on the beach, where you can energize your body and mind against the backdrop of the rising sun and the soothing sound of the waves.
Yoga Session 1
7.30am - 8.30am
MONDAY 18TH NOVEMBER
Bondi Beach in front of the Bondi Pavillion
YOGA
Start your day with yoga on the beach, where you can energize your body and mind against the backdrop of the rising sun and the soothing sound of the waves.
Yoga Session 2
6:30am- 7.30am
Tuesday 19TH NOVEMBER
Bondi Beach in front of the Bondi Pavillion
YOGA
Start your day with yoga on the beach, where you can energize your body and mind against the backdrop of the rising sun and the soothing sound of the waves.
Yoga Session 3
7.30am - 8.30am
Tuesday 19th November
Bondi Beach in front of the Bondi Pavillion
YOGA
Start your day with yoga on the beach, where you can energize your body and mind against the backdrop of the rising sun and the soothing sound of the waves.
Yoga Session 4
6:00AM - 7.30AM
MONDAY 18TH NOVEMBER
Bondi Beach
BONDI SURFING
Try your luck on some waves at the world-famous Bondi Beach. The surfing will be accessible.
Surfing Day 1
6.00am - 7.30am
TUESDAY 19TH NOVEMBER
BONDI BEACH
BONDI SURFING
Try your luck on some waves at the world-famous Bondi Beach. The surfing will be accessible.
Surfing Day 2
Mon 18th & Tue 19th
Summit Screening Program
9:00 am -4:00 pm
Playing on a Loop
Bondi Pavilion Theatre
This amazing collection of inclusively made films will screen on a loop in the Bondi Pavilion Theatre across both days of the Summit.
Rocky and Me (20 mins)
Directed by Johanna Garvin

Corey the Warrior (3 mins)
Directed by Isabel Darling

ABC Arts Digby Ernset Webster (3 mins)
Directed by Julian Neuhaus

The Battle (4 mins)
Directed by Poppy Walker

Job Security (8 mins)
Directed by Julian Neuhaus

That Thing We All Share (9 mins)
Directed by Michèle Jedlicka

Swell (9 mins)
Directed by Marcus McKenzie

Orange Juice (9 mins)
Directed by Darcy Scales

Sun On My Back (0:32 secs)
Directed by Grace Julia

Society Experiment (11 mins)
Directed by Angela Blake

Lean Into The Darkness (9 mins)
Directed by Melanie Hayward

Gambling With Minds (11 mins)
Directed by Genevieve Clay-Smith

Imposter (6 mins)
Directed by Joe Wilkie (BSF Participants)

Mise En Place (6 mins)
Directed by Julian Neuhaus

It Won't Define Me (16 mins)
Directed by Justice Jones

Game Changers (3 mins)
Directed by Jaden Bowen

In Search of Wollongong (5 mins)
Directed by Patrick Gamble

Kairos (5 mins)
Directed by Eliz Le

Visit Vic (0:15 secs)
Directed by Maya Dove

Spike (4 mins)
Directed by Maya Gurney

TOUCH (65 mins)
Directed by Tony Krawitz

Love Sounds Like (8 mins)
Directed by Jemma Kuchel

Do's and Don'ts of Marriage (14 mins)
Directed by Karen Jackson

Hopeful Romantic (11 mins)
Directed by Kate Vinen

For Better for Worse (7 mins)
Directed by Julian Neuhaus

With Love, Lottie (14 mins)
Directed by Lily Drummond

Chester (8 mins)
Directed by Jannah Dryden

Middle Management (10 mins)
Directed by Joe Wilkie

It's Fine, I'm Fine (21 mins)
Directed by Stef Smith

Welcome Reception

SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER

6:30PM - 8:30PM
WELCOME RECEPTION
North Bondi Surf Club
JOIN US AT THE CLUBHOUSE
Boasting panoramic views up and down Australia’s most iconic beach. The event will be catered by The Depot, Bondi Beach.
  • Keely Cat-Wells
  • Ken Crouch
  • Kyas Hepworth
  • Hannah Diviney
  • Lisa Cox
  • Jason Potkins
  • Sofya Gollan
  • Chanel Bowen
  • Dianna La Grassa
  • Anousha Zarkesh