2024 Student Leadership Conference - Strength in Diversity
The Student Leadership Conference is an opportunity for you to develop your leadership skills and grow your professional networks, by hearing from inspirational keynote speakers, participating in interactive workshops and connecting with other VU students & community leaders.
The theme for this year’s VU Student Leadership Conference is Strength in Diversity.
Explore how diversity, equity, and inclusion fosters cohesiveness among teams, answer why diverse teams are better equipped to identify opportunities & generate innovative solutions, and learn how to create and foster an inclusive environment.
Workshops include:
- High performance starts with diversity - Jahin Tanvir, CEO Australian School of Entrepreneurship
- Empowering your Mindset: unlocking your potential - Ahlam Haddad Head of Learning Experience, PEXA
- Introduction to Gender and Sexuality - Minus18
- A Different Brilliant - understanding, accepting and embracing autism and neurodiversity - Janet Cheong & Tom Broadley, Autism Spectrum Australia
- Inclusive leadership in practice: embedding intersectionality - Tienyi Long Senior Manager, Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS)
Closing Keynote Speaker: Justine Sless: Author | Comedian | MC | Community Cultural Development Practitioner
Enjoy a delicious breakfast & lunch, take advantage of the LinkedIn photo booth, and stay for the canapés and live music at the post-conference networking event. Over $250 worth of value for just $25!
Attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance and 10 LEAD Program Leadership Activities points.
