Celebrating International Women's Day by Introducing Our Leadership Team

Happy International Women's Day!

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality.

Embrace Equity is the campaign theme for 2023 and promotes the understanding why equal opportunities aren't enough. #EmbraceEquity

To celebrate this day, Reimagine 2023 has the please of introducing the Leadership Team responsible for this fantastic Conference, which is formed by three outstanding women.

Yvonne Keane AM - Conference Chair and CEO of Reimagine Australia

Yvonne is a highly awarded and transformative leader and provocateur across the not-for-profit sector, and has garnered a reputation for making the seemingly ‘impossible’, possible. She is relentless in the pursuit of social equity for the most vulnerable in our society, through innovative solution.

Yvonne has founded several successful sector-leading service organisations that provide responsive and life-changing support for those who need it. 

Yvonne’s experience as an AuDHD woman and mother of two children with disability, grounds her work at Reimagine Australia, where she strives to ensure that every child has every opportunity to meet their full potential.

Dr Genevieve Johnsson - Content Committee Chair

Genevieve is an accomplished psychologist with over 15 years of experience in the disability sector. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Disability Research and Policy at the University of Sydney. Her current work involves spearheading multiple research projects on community participation and inclusion, rural and remote disability support planning, and the role of telepractice in providing quality services. Additionally, she is collaborating with Reimagine Australia to develop the Thrivary app. Genevieve is deeply committed to enhancing access for children with disability and their families by developing and researching innovative programs and services. She has also dedicated her career to translating research into practical tools and resources that can be utilised by early childhood practitioners to better support children with disability and their families.

Domenica Decrea - Sponsorship & Exhibition Chair