21st Annual National Workers’ Compensation Summit 2020 | Informa Connect | 16 February 2020 | Hotel Swissôtel Sydney, 68 Market St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

The National Workers’ Compensation Summit will return for its 21st year in 2020.

As we enter a new decade, the future of workers’ compensation will be driven by human relationships as much as technology.

Serving as Australia’s premier platform for legislative updates and business case studies, the two-day event features insightful and practical information across a range of workers compensation, injury management and return to work issues.

This forward-looking program will explore key topics including:
• Legislative updates and future approaches
• Scheme changes across NSW, VIC, the Commonwealth and other key jurisdictions
• Psychological injury and mental health
• Case studies of technology and data in WHS
• Change management
• Managing increasing numbers of claims
• The future of work
• Low-cost injury management and prevention programs
• Significant case law implications
• Self-insurance
• Negotiation skills
• Prevention and injury management for ageing workforces

Who should attend:
• Insurers, employers, self-insurers, rehabilitation providers, lawyers, medical practictioners.
• Workers compensation manager
• Case manager
• RTW manager
• Injury manager
• OHS/WHS manager
• Wellbeing manager
• Mental health manager

2020 Speakers

Sue Weston
CEO, Comcare

Darren Parker
Executive Director, Workers & Home Building Compensation Regulation, State Insurance Regulatory Authority

James Hay
Head of People Risk Claims Strategy and Performance, QBE Insurance

Emma Howard
National Mental Health Manager, Clayton Utz

Dr Ross Iles
Senior Research Fellow Health Services, Monash University

Kiran Mudaliar
Manager, Injury Management Advisory Service, Department of Police, Fire & Emergency

Rachel Clements
Director of Psychological Services, Centre for Corporate Health

Daniel Palmer
Manager, Health and Welbeing, Department of Education and Communities

Lyal Hammond
National Workers Compensation Manager, BlueScope Steel

Julio Bara
National Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager, Clayton Utz

Karli Edgerton
National Safety & Workers Compensation Manager, DP World Australia

James Monteverdi
Recovery at Work Coordinator, Health and Safety Branch, Fire and Rescue NSW

Kylie Clayton
Regional EHS Manager - Australia & Indonesia, Caterpillar

Rhett Slocombe
Partner, Hall & Wilcox

Kylie Grady
Executive Manager Wellbeing and Safety and Occupational Physiotherapist, CSIRO

Natasha Dimitrijevic
Recovery at Work Coordinator, Fire and Rescue NSW

Noni Byron
Managing Director, Prestige Health Services Australia

Christey Nelson
Manager, Workers Compensation and Injury Management, Western Sydney Local Health District, NSW Health

Geraldine King
Work, Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager, Citi

Jane Stevens
Executive, Services Industries, WorkCover Queensland

David Brentnall
Specialist Physiotherapist, AXIS Rehabilitation at Work

Lana Hogno
General Manager, Health Safety & Wellbeing, UnitingCare Queensland

Phil Jedlin
Director of Operations and Acting Workers Compensation Independent Review Officer, Workers Compensation Independent Review Office (WIRO)

Tina Thew
Acting Deputy Director Community Health, Physiotherapist, Hawkesbury District Health Service

Anna Bishop
Hawkesbury District Health Service

Matt Hughes
Managing Director and Resilience Coach, Ripen Psychology

Michael Halloran
President, Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Licensees Association and Head of Injury Management Operations, Australia Post

Erin Lowe
Health Services Manager, Safety, Human Resources & Environment Division, Endeavour Energy

David Burroughs
Psychologist

Lynna Marr
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Business Partner, Aurecon

2020 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• QBE

COFFEE CART SPONSOR:
• Fineos