WSYD Moving 2024 Program

We’re thrilled to have a full day of speakers and panelists joining us for thought-provoking, action focused discussions from 8:30am - 4:30pm

- David Moutou, Group Manager Social and Community Services, Parramatta City Council
- David Burns, Convenor, WSYD Moving and CEO, Collective Leisure
- Bill Bellew, Director, WSYD Moving and Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney
- Tom Nance, Director, Partnerships and Advocacy at Western Sydney University
Publication co-authored by Centre for Western Sydney at Western Sydney University and WSYD Moving
- Dr Rifaie Tammas, Director, WSYD Moving and Impact and Evaluation Coordinator, Centre for Western Sydney
- Interviewer - Vikram Murthy, Manager, Policy, and Programs, Western Sydney Community Forum
- David Burns, Convenor, WSYD Moving and CEO, Collective Leisure
- Dr Rifaie Tammas, Director, WSYD Moving and Impact and Evaluation Coordinator, Centre for Western Sydney
- Karen Jones, CEO NSW Office of Sport
- Panel Host:
  Lauren Nicholls, Deputy Chairperson, WSYD Moving and Head of Policy & Analysis, Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue
- Rania Matta, Deputy Director Health Promotion, South West Sydney Local Health District
- Matthew O’Connor, Manager Recreation Planning and Design, Blacktown City Council
- Karen Jones, CEO, Office of Sport
- Emma George, Director, Centre for Male Health & Associate Professor, Health and Physical Education, Western Sydney University
- David Moutou, Group Manager Social and Community Services, City of Parramatta Council
- Rebecca Reynolds, Recreation Development Officer, City of Parramatta Council
- Panel Host:
  Lori Modde, Chairperson, WSYD Moving and CEO Outdoors NSW/ACT
- Alison Dunshea, Blue Mountains Local Health District Manager Healthy Places Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
- Dana Spence, Manager Sport & Recreation, Camden Council
- Joanne Kubota, Executive Director, The Parks, Sydney's Parkland Councils
- Martin Sheppard, Managing Director, Smart Connection Consultancy & Founder, National Sports Convention
- Kathy Lindsay, 2kg Campaign Manager, Western Sydney Diabetes
- Sarah Driscoll, Diabetes Prevention Program Manager, Western Sydney Diabetes
- Scott Walters, Senior Program Manager Strategic Partnerships, WentWest
- Scott Taylor, Community Development Officer (LAC Program), Settlement Services International
- Panel Host:
  Scott Walters, Senior Program Manager Strategic Partnerships, WentWest
- Tommy Trout, Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Inclusive-AF and WeFlex
- Mereline Murimwa-Rarami, Aged Care Services Manager, SydWest Multicultural Services
- Nicole Smith, Head of Disability Services, Settlement Services International
- Barrie Elvish, CEO, AUSactive
- Panel Host:
  Simon Rosenbaum, Scientia Associate Professor, University of NSW
- Dr Oscar Lederman, Lecturer, UTS and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Roman Abasy, Youth Settlement Worker, Core Community Services
- Jen Barker-Burns, Co Founder, Collective Leisure
- Janja Bojanic, St John of God Health Care
- Sheron Sultan, Student Wellbeing Facilitator, Creator of Yatimba
- African Movement
- Panel Host:
  Gautami Motupally, Program Manager, Western Sydney Health Alliance
- Susana Perez, Program Facilitator, Mission Australia
- David Wells, CEO, Reclink Australia
- Mark Leavy, National Indigenous Participation Lead, Game Development AFL
- Mark Jensen, Chief Commercial Officer, Macarthur Bulls FC
- 9 questions
- 9 minutes
David Burns, WSYD Moving Convenor

Please note that the program is subject to change.

Our symposium gathers physical activity enthusiasts, community leaders, and stakeholders who share a common goal to reduce physical inactivity in Western Sydney.

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Meet our speakers

WSYD Moving 2024 Program

8.30am - Registration and refreshments

9.00am - Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome

9.05am - Official Launch of WSYD Moving - Health Promotion Charity

9.15am - Keynote: Western Sydney University: The Integral role of Partnerships & Advocacy

9.25am - Official Launch of White Paper: Tackling Inactivity and Inequity in Western Sydney: A Systems Approach

9.40am - Discussion: Tackling Inactivity and Inequity in Western Sydney: A Systems Approach

10.00am - Keynote: Everyone Plays Here, NSW Office of Sport, Strategic Plan 2024 – 2028.

10.15am - Panel 1: "How can Health, Academia, Government, and Sport work together as a system to more effectively increase physical activity in Western Sydney?"

10.45am - Keynote: Active Parramatta, City of Parramatta

11.00am - Morning tea

11.25am - Panel 2: "How can we, as a system, better leverage infrastructure and open spaces to create environments that encourage more active lives in Western Sydney?"

11.55am - Keynote: WentWest - Western Sydney PHN

12.10pm - Community Voice: Settlement Services International

12.20pm - Panel 3: "With an ageing population and 1 in 5 people with disabilities how can we transform systems in Western Sydney to make physical activity inclusive across the life course?"

12.50pm - Lunch & Connecting

1.40pm - Panel 4: "What needs to be done? A systems approach to harnessing movement, physical activity, and sport for mental health recovery in Western Sydney?"

2.10pm - Community Voice: Yatimba

2.20pm - Movement Break: Yatimba

2.25pm: Panel 5: “How can organizations with ‘boots on the ground’ in Western Sydney, one of the most culturally diverse and rapidly growing regions, address health iniquities to ensure all communities have access to active lives?

2.55pm - Afternoon tea

3.10pm - World Cafe

4.20pm - Final Reflections and Next Steps

4.30pm - Close

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