Pre-Summit Day
Housing for People with a Disability
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
In the wake of the Disability Royal Commission and NDIS Review, there is a prime opportunity for the community housing sector to push for the improved management and development of accessible and inclusive dwellings. This dedicated pre-Summit day will provide a platform to discuss innovative models, funding mechanisms, and policy strategies aimed at improving housing outcomes for people with disabilities.
Back by popular demand, Gemma Pinnell (Principal, Right Lane) will facilitate the day and will be joined by a host of experts and leaders in the disability housing sector, including a strong lived experience voice.
Key Insights & Benefits
Facilitators and Speakers
Gemma Pinnell
Principal
Right Lane Consulting
Gemma is a principal at Right Lane Consulting, a for-purpose strategy consulting firm, where she leads their housing practice. This includes projects focused on SDA housing and housing for people with disabilities with both CHP and government clients.
She has worked in senior positions in superannuation and the labour movement for over two decades prior to becoming a strategy consultant. Over the last two years, Gemma has worked on over 20 housing projects across investors, government and the CHP sector. Gemma is a director of Open House Melbourne and has held several board roles including previously being a director of AustralianSuper. She holds a Master’s degree in Communication from RMIT, an Honours degree in Women's Studies and Politics from Monash University and is a graduate of the AICD Company Directors course.
Agenda
9:30
Registration and Morning Refreshments
10:00
Welcome
Wendy Hayhurst, Chief Executive Officer, Community Housing Industry Association
10:05
Facilitator Introduction
Gemma Pinnell, Principal, Right Lane Consulting
SESSION 1: SETTING THE SCENE
10:25
The State of Disability Housing in Australia
Rosemary Kayess, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
SESSION 2: LEGACY STOCK
10:55
What is the future of legacy stock?
Dr Adam Crowe, Research Fellow, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Curtin Research Centre
11.35
Morning Tea
12:00
Panel: How State Government is approaching Legacy Stock
Facilitator:
Simone Tunbridge, Director of Strategic Projects, People with Disability Australia
Panellists:
Anna-Kate Chervatin, Assistant Director Reform, SA Housing Trust
Stephanie Jones, Director Capital Business Cases and A/Director Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability, NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Hayley Parkes, Executive Director - Disability Homes Victoria, Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing
12:40
Panel: How can community housing providers tackle Legacy Stock?
Facilitator:
Simone Tunbridge, Director of Strategic Projects, People with Disability Australia
Panellists:
Scott McPhillips, General Manager SDA Growth, Hume Community Housing
Geoff Slack, Chief Executive Officer, YourPlace Housing
Lauren Ivanyi, Co-Founder & CEO, Disability Housing Australia Director & Chief Relationships Officer, Disability Housing Solutions
1:15
Networking Lunch
SESSION 3: BEST PRACTICE
2:15
Best Practice Management: 5-Year Evaluation of the Haven Model - Insights, Outcomes, and the Economic Impact of Disability Housing Solutions
Mark Heeney, Executive Director Housing Strategy, Mind Australia | The Haven Foundation
2:45
Best Practice Design: Creating High-Quality, Inclusive Housing for People with Disabilities
Anthony Nolan, Partner, Kennedy Associates Architects
3:15
Achieving Best Practice in delivering Inclusive and Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities - the Opportunities and Challenges
Tanya Edmonds, Director - Placemaking and Partnerships, Housing Choices Australia
Laura Green, Chief Executive Officer, Inclusive Housing Australia
3:55
Afternoon Tea
SESSION 4: FINANCE
4:10
How and how not to invest? Successful models for investing SDA
Adrian Harrington, Senior Advisor, Lighthouse Infrastructure, Chair, Inclusive Housing Australia
James Hooper, Managing Director, Lighthouse Infrastructure
4:40
Facilitator’s Closing Address
Gemma Pinnell, Principal, Right Lane Consulting