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.
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Agenda
8:30
Registration and Morning Refreshments
9:00
Welcome
Wendy Hayhurst, Chief Executive Officer, CHIA
9:05
Facilitator Introduction
Gemma Pinnell, Principal, Right Lane Consulting
SESSION 1: SETTING THE SCENE
9:25
The State of Disability Housing in Australia
SESSION 2: LEGACY STOCK
9:55
What is the future of legacy stock?
Dr Adam Crowe, Research Fellow, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Curtin Research Centre
10:35
Morning Tea
11:00
Panel: How State Government is approaching Legacy Stock
Facilitator:
Megan Spindler-Smith, Deputy CEO, People with Disability Australia
Panellists:
Sally Kingsborough, Director, Partnerships and Market Solutions, 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
11:40
Panel: How can community housing providers tackle Legacy Stock?
Facilitator:
Megan Spindler-Smith, Deputy CEO, People with Disability Australia
Panellists:
Scott McPhillips, SDA Strategic Projects Manager, 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
12:15
Networking Lunch
SESSION 3: BEST PRACTICE
1:15
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
1:45
Best Practice Design: Creating High-Quality, Inclusive Housing for People with Disabilities
Charles Northcote, Chief Executive Officer, BlueCHP
Anthony Nolan, Partner, kennedy associates architects
2:15
Best Practice in Delivering Inclusive and Sustainable Housing for People with Disabilities
Tanya Edmonds, Director - Placemaking and Partnerships, Housing Choices Australia
2:45
Afternoon Tea
SESSION 4: FINANCE
3:00
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
3:30
Facilitator’s Closing Address
Gemma Pinnell, Principal, Right Lane Consulting