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Internationally acclaimed New Zealand neuroscience educator Nathan Wallis will be joining the FDCA 2025 National Conference as a keynote speaker.
Nathan is a grandfather of three, father of three and foster father to many more. His professional background includes working as an early childhood teacher, child therapist, social service manager, university lecturer and neuroscience trainer.
Internationally acclaimed, Nathan is in hot demand throughout New Zealand, Australia and Internationally. Host of the TV Series, “Kids Don’t Come With A Manual”, host of the documentary “All in the Mind”, and co-host of the TV series “The Secret life of Girls”, Nathan appears on National Radio and TV as a guest expert on parenting, teaching and understanding the brain development of young people.
Inspirational and charismatic, Nathan’s ability to translate neuroscience into everyday life engages all audiences.
As a bonus for conference delegates, on top of his keynote at the conference, Nathan will also be holding a workshop that will be available to all delegates in a plenary format!
FDCA is pleased to announce that Dual Olympian, four-time Commonwealth Champion and two-time World Champion, Dr Jana Pittman has joined the FDCA 2025 National Conference keynote lineup!
Best known for her feats on the athletics track after representing Australia at the summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004, becoming a four-time Commonwealth Champion and two-time World Champion, Jana also represented Australia in the women’s bobsled team in 2014. She is the first woman to represent Australia in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
Jana’s achievements have continued away from the track, completing a Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, Masters of Reproduction Medicine and pursuing a PhD in Obstetrics, with the hope of progressing her medical career towards becoming an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.
Most amazingly, Jana is doing all of this while raising six children!
Jana's remarkable story is one of perseverance, don’t miss your opportunity to hear Jana share her amazing journey!
As the National Children’s Commissioner, working for the Australian Human Rights Commission, Anne advocates for the rights of children, ensures children can participate and have a voice in decisions and policies that impact them, and provides a coordinated approach to the protection of children’s rights in Australia.
Anne previously served as the Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies and for 23 years was a chief executive of government and non-government organisations focused on research, policy and practice in child and family wellbeing.
As a psychologist Anne has worked extensively in frontline practice, including child protection, domestic, family and sexual violence, mental health, child and family counselling, parenting education, family law counselling, and community development.
Anne currently contributes to several expert advisory groups, including the Family Law Council, Australian Child Maltreatment Study, NSW Domestic and Family Violence and Sexual Assault Council, National Plan Advisory Group (NPAG), and the Australian Centre for Child Protection Advisory Board.
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