Sport NSW is pleased to present three keynote addresses for this year’s Industry Conference.

Presentations from both Sport Australia and the NSW Office of Sport will provide important updates on their current programs, as well as an opportunity to hear more about the National Redress Scheme.

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For non-government institutions and service providers all around Australia, understanding the National Redress Scheme is an important but often confusing matter. This keynote address will provide a unique chance to learn more about how the National Redress Scheme is relevant to the sport and recreation sector, and what the expectations of organisations that work with children are.

Delivered by Kathryn Periac, Assistant Director, Institutions Onboarding at the Department of Social Services, this presentation will provide a rare opportunity to hear from someone working directly in the External Engagement Branch of the National Redress Scheme.

Kathryn’s career has been in sport, principally in high performance leadership roles within NSOs and also at the AIS and Sport Australia. For the last two years she has been working within the Redress Scheme to support a wide range of community organisations understanding and joining the Scheme.

Join us at the Industry Conference to raise any questions your organisation may have on this topic.

Sport Australia continues to drive greater participation, engagement and organisational capability in the Australian sport sector, through a number of programs and initiatives. This presentation will provide an important update on current projects, all of which can enhance the capacity of your organisation and clubs.

The following Sport Australia projects will be covered;

• Sport Australia Learning Management Centre
• Governance and Organisational Enhancement Projects
• Women’s Leaders in Sport Grant Program
• Introduction to the Sport Australia Game Plan

The session will be presented by Kate Corkery, Acting Deputy General Manager of Industry Capacity at Sport Australia.

Kate is a lawyer, mediator, director and governance professional with a background as a litigator. She is an experienced Executive Officer and National Board Chair with a reputation for using advocacy and communication to build organisational culture, governance reform and strategic transformation.

Kate is an inspiring leader with extensive experience across national and state sporting organisations, government stakeholders and community organisations. She has worked broadly across all areas of the sporting landscape, and is passionate about growing organisational results, profile and participation, and to lead change.

The NSW Office of Sport will explore real opportunities to engage new participants and retain existing ones, as well as showcasing current and emerging partnerships with sports.

This presentation will be delivered by Kerry Turner, Manager of Participation and Partnerships and Jackie Nguyen, Manager Partnerships & Engagement - Active Kids.

Kerry is a multi-award winning project manager, innovator and strategist, with over 25 years’ experience working across Australian sport. Kerry has held numerous management roles and led the development of programs such as Think. Act. Play, Sport Rage Prevention and recently the NSW Government’s Women in Sport Strategy – Her Sport Her Way.

Jackie joined the Office of Sport team to help establish the very successful Active Kids program. She has a strong background in diversity and inclusion from over 20 years working across sport and social development in Australia and Internationally.

Click here to download the full Industry Conference program. You can also read more about our breakout sessions here.