Insights24 featured a diverse lineup of experienced, internatrionally regarded leaders and experts who shared their knowledge, resaearch, challenges, journeys, strategies and solutions to help guide attendees organisations forward in an ever evolving landscape. 

Program & Presentations

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DAY 1 PROGRAM | THURSDAY 16 MAY 2024
 8.30am  ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION | MC: KEV POULTON
 9.00am 

 AUNTY BARB SIMMS
 Elder, Bidjigal and Wadi Wadi Woman

 Welcome to Country

  9.10am

 ROB SMART
 Chairperson, CCANSW

 Opening Address

 9.20am

 NICHOLAS ROSE
NSW | Lawyer, Researcher, Podcaster

 End of Death: How Technology is Changing the Way We Memorialise
 Privacy and digital protection: Cryogenic preservation and gen-AI 'versona' replicants

Presentation Link

 10.00am

 Memorials That Connect Us

 RODNEY CLAXTON CEO, EVERLON
 CCANSW Principal Partner

 10.10am

 ANGELA UILDERKS GAICD
 QLD & VIC | NFP Exec | Health, DeathCare

 Enduring Sustained Organisational Relevance: A Positive Case Study
 Clarity of strategic purpose, genuine community engagement and driving growth

 10.50am  MORNING TEA
 11.20am 

 Sustainability

 EMMA MCGREGOR, ARROW BRONZE
 CCANSW Principal Partner

 11.30am

 JENNIFER HICKEY
 NSW GOVT | CEO CCNSW, NSW Regulator

 Interment Industry Scheme (IIS) Update
 NSW reforms, compliance, insights and priorities. Jen and her team will be available for conversations during both days of the seminar

 Presentation Link 

 12.10pm

 INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION

 Operators Experience of the NSW Scheme
 Interactive discussion addressing emergent and current themes across the sector in NSW

 12.50pm  LUNCH
 1.50pm

 PLOTBOX | CCANSW Major Partner

 2.00pm

 ANDRÉ DOWDING
 NSW & VIC | Managing Director, Net Intellect

 Cyber Security: Employees are your Biggest Risks
 Facts and tips to keep customer data safe

 Presentation Link 

 2.40pm  AFTERNOON TEA
 3.00pm

 CHRONICLE | CCANSW Partner

 3.10pm

 CHRISTIE FLIPPENCE & JANE REE
 Board Members, CCANSW

 A Place for Always: Communicating Local Government Cemeteries
 The importance of custmer experience (CX) and the other 'Xs'. Case study and insights. Presentation with Nadine Uremovic of Kandure. 

 Presentation Link 

 4.10pm

 ROB SMART
 Chairperson, CCANSW

 Day 1 Remarks

 4.20pm  DAY 1 SEMINAR SESSIONS CONCLUDE

 

DAY 2 PROGRAM | FRIDAY 17 MAY 2024
 8.30am  ARRIVAL & POP UPS REGISTRATION 
 8.55am 

  Opening Remarks

  9.00am

 KATE DAVIDSON MBE
 UK | CEO, Dignity Plc, Crematorium & Memorial Group

 Regulator Scrutiny of the UK Funeral Sector: Trends and Challenges
 Insights into the UK market and current trends and what Australian operators can learn from the UK Crematorium Compliance Scheme and its inspection   indicators. Presentation via Zoom.

 Presentation Link 

 9.40am

 Keeping Memories Alive

 JOE CAMPBELL, PHOENIX FOUNDRY
 CCANSW Principal Partner

 9.50am

 CHRISTIAN HAMMOND
 2023 CCANSW Rising Star Award Winner

Presentation Link 

 10.00am

 ANDREW ERIKSEN GAICD
 VIC | CEO, Greater Melbourne Cemeteries Trust

 Rising from Reform: The VIC Experience
 Sharing a journey of regulatory reform for 19 cemeteries across Victoria which began in 2009.

 Presentation Link 

 10.40am  MORNING TEA
 11.00am 

 OPUS XENTA | CCANSW Major Partner

 11.10am

 NSW HEALTH

 Voluntary Assisted Dying Support Service
 Navigating care and services in line with the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act. 

Presentation Link

 11.45pm

 ESTELLE MUSPRATT
 ACT | Deputy Director, Official Commemorations, Australian War Graves, Department of Veterans' Affairs

 Devolving Constitutional Responsibilities that Govern Burial and Cremation
 Management of official commemorations, plus a program to mark the graves of veterans. 

 12.20pm

 DEARLY PLAQUES & MEMORIALS | CCANSW Partner

 12.30pm  LUNCH
 1.20pm

 NORWALK | CCANSW Partner

 1.30pm

 KEV POULTON
 NSW | Communicator Extraordinaire

 How Not to Bury Yourself in Front of an Audience
 Refreshing and inspiring insights from an experienced and relatable communicator.

2.10pm

 CCANSW & SEMINAR PRESENTERS
 BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

 Pop-up Round Tables
 Small group discussion circles. Share your own experiences, ask the complex questions, gather extra perspectives as relevant to you. 

 3.00pm

 Seminar Closing Remarks 
 CCANSW Board Member

 3.10pm

 NETWORKING CANAPÉS & DRINKS
 Mix and mingle with our Partners and Board 

 6.00pm

 SOCIAL DINNER | HURRICANE'S GRILL BRIGHTON
 Continue the conversations and community vibe.