Wednesday 7 May

TECHNOLOGY FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

PROGRAM

CONFERENCE DAY 1: PLENARY

THURSDAY 8 MAY

FRIDAY 9 MAY

8:30am - 9:00am

CONFERENCE OPENING / WELCOME TO COUNTRY

Tony Garvey, Wurundjeri Representative
Julie Trell, CEO, Playful Purpose - MC
David Spriggs, CEO, Infoxchange
Tim Allen - National AI Skills Director & Philanthropic Lead, Microsoft

9:00am - 9:15am

KEYNOTE:

ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE THOUGH TECH INNOVATION

Marnie Webb, CEO, TechSoup (USA)

9:15am - 10:05am

PANEL:

THE FUTURE OF THE SECTOR AND THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY: Where To From Here?

Sue Woodward AM, Commissioner, ACNC
Dr Cassandra Goldie AO, CEO, ACOSS
Doug Taylor, CEO, The Smith Family
Brett Szmajda, General Manager, National AI Centre (NAIC)

Hosted by Matthew Schulz, Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA)

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10:05am - 10:15am

LIGHTNING TALK:

CYBER UPDATE FOR NFPs: New Threats and Essential Actions

Ailie Houlihan, Strategic Advisory Consultant, CyberCX

10:15am - 11:05am

PANEL:

FUNDING TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE IMPACT

Peter Walton, CEO, Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation
Liz Yeo, Chief Alliances Officer, Paul Ramsay Foundation
Dr Alberto Furlan, Senior Program Manager, The Ian Potter Foundation

Hosted by David Crosbie, CEO, Community Council for Australia

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11:05am - 11:25am

MORNING BREAK

11:25am - 11:35am

LIGHTNING TALK:

DIGITAL CHAMPIONS: Closing the Digital Divide for People with Intellectual Disability

Alanna Julian, Digital Champion, Good Things Australia

11:35am - 12:15pm

PANEL:

LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND: Closing the Digital Inclusion Gap

Jess Wilson, CEO, Good Things Australia
Manisha Amin, CEO, Inclusive Design Collective
Carol Bennett, CEO, ACCAN

Hosted by Tim Marshall, Co-Convenor, Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance

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12:15pm - 1:00pm

PANEL:

THE ANSWERS ARE IN THE DATA: Unlocking Impact Through Insight Collaboration

Trent Miller, CEO, Youth Projects
Anne Hampshire, Head of Research and Advocacy, The Smith Family
Steeve Marchand, Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

Hosted by Dr Kristen Moeller-Saxone, Data Capability Lead, Infoxchange

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1:00pm - 1:50pm

LUNCH

1:50pm - 2:50pm

PRESENTATION & PANEL:

INTELLIGENT IMPACT TODAY AND BEYOND: AI on the Frontlines of Social Impact

Presentation by Katherine Boiciuc, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, EY

Panel Guests:

Linda Boettcher, Process Improvement Manager, Clean Up Australia Ltd
Aiden Rigby, Head of Technology, Cool.org
Lenka Brazda, Innovative Project Lead, Wombat Housing Support Services

Hosted by James Happell, Senior NFP Digital Consultant, Infoxchange

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2:50pm - 3:35pm

PANEL:

BIG TECH, BIG IMPACT: Cross-Sector Collaboration

Jackie Coates, CEO, Telstra Foundation
Tim Fawcett, Director of Government Affairs, Cisco
Tim Allen, National AI Skills Director & Philanthropies Lead, Microsoft

Hosted by David Spriggs, CEO, Infoxchange

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3:35pm - 4:15pm

CASE STUDY:

STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING WITH DATA: Berry Street's Data Transformation Journey

Alison Ramsay, CTO, Infoxchange
Karthik Murugan, Head of Data & AI, Public Sector APJ, AWS
Andrea Harris, Head of Client Systems & Data, Berry Street Yooralla

Hosted by:

Brendan James, Product Manager, Client & Case Management, Infoxchange

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4:30pm

DAY 1 CLOSES

5:00pm - 8:00pm

AUSTRALIAN NOT-FOR-PROFIT TECHNOLOGY AWARDS 2025

A prestigious 3-hour evening networking event on Level 43 of Telstra Corporate Centre featuring the presentation of Infoxchange’s Australian Not-For-Profit Technology Awards 2025. Network with thought leaders, technology experts and sector organisations - with drinks and canapes in hand and a 360 degree view of the city at sunset.

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