NARI Annual Summit 2024: Human Rights are Older People’s Rights Too

Bookings for In-person attendance are now closed

(Wednesday 18.09.2024)

Speakers

Robert Fitzgerald AM - Age Discrimination Commissioner

Andrea Kelly - Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner

Dr Jill Gallagher AO - CEO of VACCHO

Dr John Davis - Aged Care Council of Elders

The Hon Kate Thwaites MP (Assistant Minister for Social Security, Ageing and Women)

Mr Bryan Lipmann AM (Founder/CEO, Wintringham)

NARI Researchers: Dr Marina Cavuoto, Dr Joan Ostaszkiewicz, Dr Jo Antoniades and Dr. Ellen Gaffy

Chair: Director of NARI Prof. Tracy Comans

Panel Members

Mr Niki Rittinghausen (Manager, Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing)

Ms Anne Muldowney (Senior Policy Advisor, Older Persons Advocacy Network)

Ms Debra Nicholl (CEO, Elders Rights Advocacy)

Ms Robin Vote & Mr John Davis (Consumers)

Join us! Program and Information as follows:

NARI Annual Summit Program 2024

Date:	Friday 20th September 2024
Time:	9.30am - 3.00pm AEST
Format:	Hybrid, join us in person or online
Location:	Australian Unity 271 Spring Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 (Located on the corner of Spring Street and Little Lonsdale Street) or Online
Cost:	In-Person: $180 (Including GST), MARC Partners: $90, Concession (concession types listed on registration): $60. Online: $120, MARC Partners: $60, Concession (concession types listed on registration): $40.

For further information

Email: [email protected]

Booking for this event has now closed.

Event details

Where

Australian Unity, 271 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000

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When

Start: 20^th September, 2024 at 9:30am

End: 20^th September, 2024 at 3:00pm

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