CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Take a look at what’s in store!
With themes centered on Understand Me, Support Me, and Enable Me, the 2025 ChildKind Conference program provides a rich blend of keynote addresses, interactive workshops, and panel discussions—all designed to empower professionals in creating meaningful, child-centered outcomes.
(Don’t forget that you can be part of the program! Submit your presentation abstract and contirbute to the conversation)
Provisional Program
The following program is provisional in nature and subject to change without notice at the discretion of the Organising Committee.
Sunday, 26 October 2025
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Monday, 27 October 2025
8:00am - 5:00pm
8:00am - 3:30pm
Exhibition open
Level 1, Manly Pacific
9:00am - 10:30am
Opening Session
Ballroom, Manly Pacific
10:30am - 11:00am
Morning tea and networking break
Level 1, Manly Pacific
11:00am - 12:30pm
Concurrent sessions | Explore the 10 ChildKind Ways of Working
Level 1, Manly Pacific
ROOM 1
Observe & Respond
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch & networking break
Level 1, Manly Pacific
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Concurrent sessions | Explore the 10 ChildKind Ways of Working
Level 1, Manly Pacific
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon tea and networking break
Level 1, Manly Pacific
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Closing session
Ballroom, Manly Pacific
6:30pm - 7:00pm
Pre-dinner drinks
Level 1, Manly Pacific
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Conference Dinner & Awards
Ballroom, Manly Pacific
Conference welcome reception
North 55, Manly Pacific
Registration open
Level 1, Manly Pacific
ROOM 3
Promote Inclusion
ROOM 4
Individualise my supports
ROOM 5
Embrace Evidence
ROOM 1
Be Agile
ROOM 2
Centre me & My Family
ROOM 2
Collaborate with others
ROOM 3
Learn & Grow
ROOM 4
Build my capacity
ROOM 5
Support my Transition
Present at ChildKind 2025
Call for presentations now open until 31 March 2025
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
8:00am - 5:00pm
8:00am - 3:30pm
Exhibition open
Level 1, Manly Pacific
9:00am - 10:30am
Opening Session
Ballroom, Manly Pacific
10:30am - 11:00am
Morning tea and networking break
Level 1, Manly Pacific
11:00am - 12:30pm
Concurrent sessions | Explore the 10 ChildKind Ways of Working
Level 1, Manly Pacific
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch & networking break
Level 1, Manly Pacific
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Concurrent sessions | Explore the 10 ChildKind Ways of Working
Level 1, Manly Pacific
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon tea and networking break
Level 1, Manly Pacific
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Closing session
Ballroom, Manly Pacific
Registration open
Level 1, Manly Pacific
ROOM 1
Observe & Respond
ROOM 3
Promote Inclusion
ROOM 4
Individualise my supports
ROOM 5
Embrace Evidence
ROOM 2
Centre me & My Family
ROOM 1
Be Agile
ROOM 2
Collaborate with others
ROOM 3
Learn & Grow
ROOM 4
Build my capacity
ROOM 5
Support my Transition
Registration now open
Super early bird rates apply until 31 December 2024 or until allocation is exhausted.