DAY 1

Morning session - Setting the Scene 

The research supporting the First 2000 Days Framework

9.00am

MC introduction

Welcome to Country

Julie McCrossin AM 

Michael West, Sydney Metropolitan Land Council

9.05am

MC welcome and plan for the day

Julie McCrossin AM 

9.10am

Welcome and opening addresses

Susan Pearce, Secretary, NSW Health

Georgina Harrisson, Secretary, NSW Department of Education

9.25am

Telethon Kids Institute - Early Childhood Research 

An update on the work of the Institute on communicating with parents and professionals about early brain development work.

First 2000 Days Goal 1: Informed decisions for building brains 

Karen Forde, WA

9.55am

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Reflections from the Pandemic on the delivery of universal healthcare services for children and families and learnings for the future.

First 2000 Days Goal 2: Child and family-centred support services for all 

Professor Sharon Goldfeld, Vic

10.25am

Columbia University Medical Centre

Impact of maternal mental health on the child – ante and post natally to inform practice.

First 2000 Days Goal 3: Additional services for those who need specialised help, when they need it 

Professor Catherine Monk, Columbia

11.10am

Morning Tea

11.30am

University of Wollongong 

Child developent and it's intersection with the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) 

First 2000 Days Goal 1: Informed decisions for building brains 

Assoc. Professor Cathrine Neilsen Hewett & Professor Marc de Rosnay

11.50am

Ministers Panel
Facilitated by Julie McCrossin AM

12.20pm

Partnerships and community engagement

First 2000 Days Goal 3: Additional services for those who need specialised help, when they need it 

12.50pm

Lunch

Afternoon Session

1.50pm

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Effective interventions to increase father-inclusive practice in community and acute settings.

First 2000 Days Goal 2: Child and family-centred support services for all 

Assoc. Professor Rebecca Giallo

2.20pm

Engaging Families in the Early Years across all settings
Facilitated by Associate Professor Elisabeth Murphy

Presentations on application of emerging research on policy and practice led by their research groups followed by a facilitated discussion panel.

All goals 

Assoc. Professor Yasmin Harman-Smith, Telethon Kid’s Institute 

Dr Catherine Wade, Parenting Research Centre (PRC) 

3.20pm

Afternoon Tea

3.40pm

Brighter Beginnings Executive Director Panel Discussion
Facilitated by Julie McCrossin AM 

• Tish Bruce, Executive Director Health and Social Policy, Ministry of Health
• Lliam Findlay, A/Executive Director Policy and Programs, Early Childhood Education, Department of Education
• Craig Layton, Executive Director Child and Family, Department of Communities and Justice
• Belgin Tran, A/Executive Director Customer Experience Unit, Department of Customer Service
• Gregg Perrett, Director, Regional Liveability, Department of Regional NSW
• Lisa Madden, Director, Healing and Government Relations,Aboriginal Affairs NSW
• Joseph La Posta, Chief Executive Director, Multicultural NSW
• Lauren Anderson, Director, Social Policy Branch, Department of Premier and Cabinet
• Petra Milnes – Director, Office of the Chief Executive, eHealth
  

4.45pm

Close of Day 1 Summit

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NSW Health acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land across NSW, whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land.

We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and the hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.