LEAD Professional Development’s 2023 Conference, 14-15 March, Rooty Hill, will focus on current and emerging sector issues and trends, and building practice capacity of Community Sector practitioners by empowering personal and professional growth.

It will also focus on capacity development of Community Sector organisations in Western Sydney Nepean Blue Mountains to develop and implement their organisational Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

Day 1 of the conference, will focus on current and emerging sector issues and trends, building practice capacity of Community Sector practitioners by empowering personal and professional growth.

What kind of shifted perspectives do WE need: as a Sector, as a Service Provider, as a Practitioner?

Day 2 of the Conference, will focus on capacity development of Community Sector organisations in Western Sydney Nepean Blue Mountains to develop and implement their organisational Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

• A local place-based RAP Conference unpacking the challenges and experiences of developing and implementing a RAP in a small to medium NFP organisation.
• Commit to actions for reconciliation by building genuine and trusting relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Build connections and learnings between RAP organisations to develop a peer support group.

Meet their currently confirmed speakers

• Vikki Reynolds
• Lucy Bloom
• Mary Jo McVeigh
• Dr. Lana Leslie