The Thriving Women 2023 Conference is the premier conference to secure a sustainable future for women living and working in agriculture and associated industries.
An initiative of WoTL Ltd, the conference offers a stimulating and supportive environment that encourages the development of networks, knowledge, and skills through participation and contact with other women. It will link women from rural and urban backgrounds to formal and informal networks and provide opportunities for professional development and self-expression during and post conference. The conference attendance will be capped at 200.
The Thriving Women 2023 Conference Program showcases three inspiring keynote speakers and 15 toolbox talk presenters.
This year's conference theme, Growing and Inspiring Women Connected Through Agriculture, seeks to acknowledge and foster the impact women are having on their own lives, businesses, communities and industries. As a greater collective of us, every woman and man has the potential to impact the agricultural sector, strengthening its foundations for women.
The conference sub-themes are:
An initiative of WoTL Ltd, the conference offers a stimulating and supportive environment that encourages the development of networks, knowledge, and skills through participation and contact with other women. It will link women from rural and urban backgrounds to formal and informal networks and provide opportunities for professional development and self-expression during and post conference. The conference attendance will be capped at 200.
The Thriving Women 2023 Conference Program showcases three inspiring keynote speakers and 15 toolbox talk presenters.
This year's conference theme, Growing and Inspiring Women Connected Through Agriculture, seeks to acknowledge and foster the impact women are having on their own lives, businesses, communities and industries. As a greater collective of us, every woman and man has the potential to impact the agricultural sector, strengthening its foundations for women.
The conference sub-themes are:
- Building Strong Foundations
- Future Frameworks
- Cultivating Curiosity
- The Power of Storytelling
Thriving Women 2023 Conference
Sunday August 13
|
5.30 - 7.30pm |
Welcome Function, Riverine Club, Wagga Wagga. |
Thriving Women 2023 Conference | Day 1
Monday August 14
|
8.00 - 8.45 |
Registration, networking, colleague catchup and coffee. |
|
8.45 - 9.25 |
Welcome to Thriving Women 2023 | KATE BURR MC Welcome to Country Welcome | SUSIE GREEN, WoTL Ltd Chairperson, LISA ANDERSON and SANDRA IRESON, Conference Co-convenors. |
|
9.25 - 10.30 10.30 - 11.15 11.15 - 12.15 |
KEYNOTE: A balcony perspective: surviving and thriving through adversity | LEIGH SALES Morning Tea and Trade Show Sponsored by NSW Stud Merino Breeders Association TOOLBOX TALKS SESSION 1 (concurrent sessions)
|
|
12.15 - 1.15pm |
Lunch and Trade Show |
|
1.15 - 2.15 |
TOOLBOX TALKS SESSION 2 (concurrent sessions)
|
|
2.15 - 3.15 |
TOOLBOX TALKS SESSION 3 (concurrent sessions)
|
|
3.15 - 4.00 4.00 - 4.45 4.45 - 5.00 6.30 - 7.30 7.30 - 10.30 |
Afternoon Tea and Trade Show KEYNOTE: Tackling the nation's critical problems one grasshopper at a time | OLYMPIA YARGER Daily Wrap-Up Pre-Dinner Networking Dinner |
Thriving Women 2023 Conference | Day 2
Tuesday August 15
|
8.00 - 8.45 |
Registration, networking, colleague catchup and coffee. |
|
8.45 - 9.00 |
Welcome and reflections of Day 1 |
|
9.00 - 9.20 9.20 - 10.20 10.20 - 11.00 11.00 - 12.00 |
Welcome address Diamond Sponsor - AgriFutures Australia KEYNOTE: A birdseye view: a story of evolution | JANE CAY Morning Tea and Trade Show Sponsored by Commins Hendriks. TOOLBOX TALKS SESSION 4 (concurrent sessions)
|
|
12.00 - 1.00 |
TOOLBOX TALKS SESSION 5 (concurrent sessions)
|
|
1.00 - 2.00 2.00 - 3.00 3.00 - 3.20 3.20 - 3.30 |
Lunch and Trade Show The Fishbowl - The Future Impact of Us - in an ideal future how would we describe the impact of us and how would we get there? Conference reflections and evaluation Conference close |
