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Queensland Disability Conference 2026 – ‘Access All Areas: The Road Ahead’
Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN), in partnership with the Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety, is hosting the FREE Queensland Disability Conference 2026, Online.
Event highlights will include:
In Conversation – Access All Areas: The Road Ahead.
Hosted by Michelle Moss, QDN, CEO.
- Hon Amanda Camm MP, Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
- Hon Sam O’Connor MP, Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Youth
Keynote Speakers:
- Debbie Platz APM, Queensland Human Rights Commissioner
- Dr Scott Avery, Professor of Indigenous Disability Health and Wellbeing in the School of Public Health, University of Technology Sydney
Disability Reforms Panel Discussion:
Explore the next phase of disability reform and the collective leadership required to create systems that enable people with disability to genuinely experience Access All Areas.
- Hope Peisley – Deputy Director General for Strategy, Policy and Legislation, Department of Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Child Safety
- Anthea Long – First Assistant Secretary, Social Policy Division, Treasury Canberra
*More panelists to be announced
Explore how the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games can create a lasting social and economic legacy for people with disability beyond the Games themselves.
The panel will examine how governments, business, industry and communities can work together to ensure Brisbane 2032 becomes a catalyst for long-term change in accessibility, employment, tourism, housing, community participation, innovation and inclusive economic growth.
- Dominique Lamb - Director of Community Affairs, Brisbane 2032
- Eugénie Buckley – Deputy Director-General, Olympic and Paralympic Games Office
- Alexandra Sloane – Vice President, Integrated Marketing and Communications, Australasia, Mastercard
- Suzanne Edwards – Accessibility Standards Lead, Airbnb
*More panelists to be announced
Accessible and Inclusive Transport Panel Discussion
- Prudence Betros – Virgin, People Manager, Engineering & Maintenance, Integrated Operations & Workforce Planning
- Dr Kali Marnane – Urbis, Associate Director – Games Readiness Report
- Daniel Quan – Urbis, Associate Director, speaking in partnership with Dr Kali Marnane, Transport Planning Expert – Urbis.
- Santiago Velasquez – Hailo Founder & CEO EyeSyght & Hailo
- Alex Bubke – Department of Transport and Main Roads, Manager, Technical Accessibility, Accessible Transport Network
This online event will be held on an interactive platform, where you will have the opportunity to meet and collaborate with other attendees, whilst watching a live feed of the presentation.
Date: Friday, 11 September 2026.
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm.
Where: Online – Link sent closer to the Conference