Program: Growing a Wellbeing Economy for Australia

NENA held its Wellbeing Economy Week and NENA’s 2021 Annual Conference on 1-7 November 2021.

This webpage has all the recordings for the conference sessions.

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

DATE

EVENT

all times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)/Queensland time

SPEAKERS

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MON 1 NOV

(online)

 

6pm – 8pm

Building the Wellbeing Economy: Stories from the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) from around the World

Facilitated by Dr Michelle Maloney, NENA

  • Katherine TREBECK, WEAll International
  • Ana GOMEZ, WEAll International and WEAll Spain
  • Jimmy PAUL, WEAll Scotland
  • Paul DALZIEL, WEAll New Zealand
  • Seán Ó CONLAIN, WEALL Ireland
  • Jeremy FACKENTHAL, WEAll California
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TUES 2 NOV

(online)

12.15pm – 2pm

Rethinking Value in a Wellbeing Economy

Facilitated by Dr Michelle Maloney, NENA

  • Barry HUNTER, Aboriginal Carbon Foundation
  • Mike SALVARIS, Australian National Development Index
  • Selar HENDERSON, Regenerative Finance
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6pm – 8pm

People Need People online session (Warm Data Lab)

Warm Data Hosts from around the world, including NENA member Fiona BROOKS
WED 3 NOV

(online)

12.15pm – 2pm

First Nations Peoples’ Perspectives – what should a wellbeing economy look like and how can we create it in Australia?

Regenerative Songlines Australia – Guest speakers: Mary GRAHAM, Kombu-merri and Waka Waka peoples, Ross WILLIAMS, Bindal/Juru peoples and Tyson YUNKAPORTA click HERE to view the recording
6pm – 7.30pm

What does localization mean for Australia? Lessons from Around the World

Helena NORBERG HODGE, Local Futures/Economics of Happiness

  • in conversation with Dr Michelle Maloney, Co-Founder, NENA
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THURS 4 NOV

(online)

9.15am – 10.15am – NENA Citizen’s Assembly: Job Guarantee vs Universal Basic Income Selvin KWONG & Angela DENNIS (50 mins) click HERE to view the recording
1pm – 2.30pm

Doughnut Economics and the Greenprints approach: showcasing Regen Brisbane

Regen Brisbane speakers include: Mary GRAHAM, Michelle MALONEY, Marcus FOTH and Delwyn JONES & Mary-Lou KELLY click HERE to view the recording
4pm – 5.30pm

Guided nature therapy as ‘self-care’ for our greater Earth-selves – online guided workshop

Jay RIDGEWELL

 

FRIDAY 5 NOV (hybrid)
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SATURDAY 6 NOV (hybrid)
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SUNDAY 7 NOV (hybrid)
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** ALL TIMES ARE AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time (Brisbane)

NENA Conference: ‘Growing a Wellbeing Economy for Australia’

DAY 1 – Friday 5th November

Plenary sessions: Room-Wombat Burrow, E550

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9.15 Acknowledgement of Country

Welcome to the Conference – Michelle Maloney (NENA/AELA) and Marcus Foth (QUT)

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9.30 Is it possible for Australia to create a wellbeing economy?
Richard DENNIS, Australia Institute
10.10 Ancient Wisdom, New Economies –  Frank BUSCH, NationFUND; Laurie PERRYCarol Anne HILTONAnne POELINAJanene YAZZIDavid ISAAC & Tracey COOPER, The Valley Centre

Panel Discussion (50 min)

11.00

Morning Tea

11.30 What does a post-growth, post-extractivist, wellbeing economy look like?

Morag GAMBLE, Nick ROSE, Jose RAMOS & Anisa (IMARC)

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12.30

LUNCH

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1.00

Session 1 (50 min)

1.1 Changing the story

Chairperson – Michelle Maloney

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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1.2 Climate and systems change

Chairperson – Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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1.3 The role of government

Chairperson – Andrew Buckwell

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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1.4 Rethinking value

Chairperson – Monique Potts

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

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Changing the story: launching the NENA Narratives Festival 2022 – Chris RIEDY and the NENA Narratives Hub (50 min workshop) Building a unified national agreement for Australia’s climate responseJanet SALISBURY & Rhian WILLIAMS (50 min workshop) A tax shift for our futureEmily SIMS (50 min workshop) Global Perpetual Fund & financial support for womenMoira WERE (25 min)


Shared equity in housing, energy, EV transport, co-working & food – Jason LASKY (25 min)

2.00

Session 2 (50 min)

2.1 Changing the story

Chairperson: Monique Potts

Room:Wombat Burrow, E550

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2.2 Climate and systems change

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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2.3 The role of government

Chairperson: Michelle Maloney

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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2.4 Rethinking value

Chairperson: JP Parker

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

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Writing the language of the future: stories and narratives – Sue STACK (50 min workshop) Resistance to injustice – Direct ActionAnisa ROGERS, El CARTER and Will ROSS (50 min workshop) The role of government and the public sector in a wellbeing economyClare MULLEN, Alison DALZIEL, Shelley BOWEN, Thea SNOW & Tarun WEERAMANTHRI (50 min panel) Understanding Value & Challenging GDPMatthew WASHINGTON (15 mins)


Ecosystem services and natural capitalAndrew BUCKWELL (15 mins)

3.00

Afternoon tea

3.30

Session 3 (50 min)

3.1 Food systems

Chairperson: Michelle Maloney

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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3.2 Climate and systems change

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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3.3 Work & Employment

Chairperson: Andrew Buckwell

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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3.4 Rethinking value

Chairperson: Joanne McNeill

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

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Circular Food Futures: What will they look like?Steven LIAROS (15 + 10 min Q&A)


Agriculture in a wellbeing economyMichelle MILLER – (25 min discussion)

Living Lightly Locally: Smarter and Stronger Through Citizen ScienceKeri CHIVERALLS (15 mins + 10 min Q&A)


Find your role in the climate revolutionMik AIDT (25 min discussion)

Workplace wellbeingKate RINGVALL (50 min workshop) Rewilding Accounting EducationLisa POWELL (15 min + 10 min Q&A)


Synergestic AccountingChristine MCDOUGALL (25 min)

4.30

Session 4 (50 min)

4.1 Food Systems

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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4.2 Climate and environment

Chairperson: James Lee

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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4.3 Open source digital governance

Chairperson: JP Parker

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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4.4 Rethinking value

Chairperson: Nick in Turtle Cove!

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

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Fair Food Futures for SEQ – Share your views!Kiah SMITH (50 min workshop) Plastic Free JulyLizz HILLS (45 mins workshop) Decentralised Autonomous OrganisationsAlexar PENDASHTEH, Anouk PINCHETTI, Akasha ROSE & David BOVILL (50 min workshop) Can valuing wellbeing create a brighter future?Min SETO (50 min workshop)
5.30

CLOSE

NENA Conference – ‘Growing a Wellbeing Economy for Australia’

DAY 2 – Saturday 6th November
All plenary sessions: Wombat Burrow, E550

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9.10am

Welcome back to the Conference

Michelle Maloney (NENA/AELA) and Marcus Foth (QUT)

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9.30am Creating Wellbeing Economy Budgets in Australia

Hosted by Mike SALVARIS, Australian National Development Index (ANDI) (50 min panel) – with:

  • Kristin Blume (ACT Wellbeing Indicators Project)
  • Stephanie Kilpatrick (Manager, Policy, VicHealth, Victoria, leading VicHealth work with VCOSS and the George Institute NSW on integrating wellbeing into government)
  • Chris Twomey (Director of Social Policy, WA Council of Social Service and Senior Industry Fellow, Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre, Curtin University, WA, coordinating WACOSS work on wellbeing budgets in WA)
  • Felicia Huppert (Professor and Founding Director of the Wellbeing Institute, University of Cambridge, UK and currently working on wellbeing projects in Australia)
  • Toby Phillips (Program Director, Climate and Recovery Initiative, Centre for Policy Development, leading the CPD’s Wellbeing Economy project)
10.30

Morning Tea

11.00 The Regen Movement: City, Regional and National Initiatives

Bronwen MORGAN, Willow BERZIN, Kaj LOFGREN, Michelle MALONEY, Claire MARSHALL, Alice HOWARD-VYSE
(50 min panel)

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12.00

Lunch (12.00noon to 12.30pm AEST)

12.30

12.30pm AEST – Session 5 (60 min)

5.1 Education

Chairperson: Bronwen Morgan

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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5.2 Addressing Climate change

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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5.3 Housing & Human Settlements

Chairperson: Sian Townend

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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5.4 Rethinking value

Chairperson: Kira May/Nick/Hira (in the ‘real’ venue)

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

 

Learning for a wellbeing economyMonique POTTS (15 mins)


University of the Third AgeMartin GELLENDER (15 mins)


The Steady State Economy for Year 9 and 10 Science ClassesPhil JONES (25 mins)

Build Your Own Individual Climate Action PlanKim CHATTERJEE, Binu ARORA, Supriya PERERA & Bernadette MURPHY (50 min workshop) The creation of a National Housing Strategy – a workshop to share your inputElena PEREYA and Emily SIMS (50 min panel) Using Regenerative Capital Management to support new Villages and Regenerative AgricultureMike NEW, Steve LIAROS, Winfried SITTE, Uncle Gubil, Cristelle MAURIN & Bev KLIGER (50 minute panel)
1.30

1.30pm AEST – Session 6 (40 min)

6.1 Progress in the wellbeing economy

Chairperson: Bronwen Morgan

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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6.2 Challenging corporate power

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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6.3 Transport

Chairperson: Sian Townend

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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6.4 Building socially just economies

Chairperson: Monique Potts

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

 

Plotting our progress: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) & the economy Rosemary LEONARD & Paulo Goncalves de Oliveira (15 mins + 5 min Q&A)


A vision for the wellbeing economyGraham WOOD (15 mins + 5 min Q&A)

Coal-Faced – The Australian Intellectual Property Dispute between AGL and Greenpeace: Culture-Jamming, Creative Confrontation, and Climate ActivismMatt RIMMER (20 Mins +20 min discussion) The challenges of transition economics: Hydrogen-powered aviation as a real-world case studyNick KELLY & Levi SWANN (15 mins)


Building sustainable transport in Australian cities – speaker to be confirmed

The Deep Place method: for localised social and climate justiceDavid ADAMSON – (15 min)


A new governance and economic model in practice: Rojava’s Social and Solidarity EconomyHelena GRUNFELD & Fionn SKIOTIS (15 mins)

2.10

Session 7 (50 min)

7.1 Connecting

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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7.2 Challenging corporate power

Chairperson: Sian Townend

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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7.3 Housing & Human Settlements

Chairperson: Andrew Buckwell

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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7.4 Rethinking value

Chairperson: Monique Potts

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

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Connection through Authentic RelatingAleesha RODRIGUEZ (50 min workshop) How to make meaningful change and avoid greenwashingAnisa ROGERS, El CARTER and Will ROSS (50 min workshop) Collaborative HousingAndrew MCLEAN and Clare OGDEN (50 min PANEL) MacroEco: Reframing Currency for a Post-Extractivist WorldJP PARKERAnouk PINCHETTI (50 min workshop)
3.00

Afternoon tea

3.30

Session 8 (50 mins)

8.1 Health

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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8.2 Property and the commons

Chairperson: Bronwen Morgan

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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8.3 Housing & Human Settlements

Chairperson: Michelle Maloney

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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8.4 Rethinking finance and value

Chairperson: Simon Kerr

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

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Design Justice and Community Co-designJorn BETTIN & Pete RIVE (50 min workshop) Reclaiming the CommonsGary FLOMENHOFT (15 min)


Peak Property – Real Estate or an Unreal State?Michael MURRAY (25 min discussion)

Innovative human settlementsSteven LIAROS & Marcus FOTH (15 mins)


Smart cities and citizens spatial privacyRobert RATTLE (15 mins)

Banking and finance as the key to creating a New EconomyGavin TANG (15 mins)


Changing from price to value, mutual benefitKevin COX (25 min discussion)

4.30

Session 9 (50 minutes)

9.1 Health

Chairperson: Simon Kerr

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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9.2 Participation and democracy

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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9.3 Smart Governance

Chairperson: Sian Townend

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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9.4 Rethinking our financial system

Chairperson: Michelle Maloney

Room: Turtle Cove, E563
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Community-supported herbalism and cooperative models of healthcareKerrie OAKES, brought to you by the NENA Health & Wellbeing Hub (50 min workshop) Public initiated participation modelBecky HIRST (45 min) Smart urban governance for more than humanHira SHEIKH, Marcus FOTH & Peta MITCHELL (50 min workshop) Using a community bank to forge a New EconomyGavin TANG (50 min workshop)
5.30

CLOSE



** ALL TIMES ARE AEST – Australian Eastern Standard Time (Brisbane)

NENA Conference – ‘Growing a Wellbeing Economy for Australia’

DAY 3 – Sunday 7th November

Plenary sessions: Room-Wombat Burrow, E550

Recording Links:

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7:45am-9.15 Guided nature therapy as ‘self-care’ for our greater Earth-selvesJay RIDGEWELL** in person in Brisbane ONLY – see Thurs 4 Nov for online experience **
9.50am Welcome back to the Conference – Kira MAY (NENA/AELA) and Marcus FOTH (QUT)

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

10.00

Session 10 (65 mins)

10.1 Breathing life into new ideas

Chairperson: Bronwen Morgan

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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10.2 Circular Economy

Chairperson: Michelle Maloney

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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10.3 Work and Labour

Chairperson: Sian Townend

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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10.4 Supporting wellbeing

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

 

Role modelling the wellbeing economy, Samuel YU, Kiran KASHYAP, Karina KALLIO, Sam WEARNE, Kimberley CROFTS & Monique POTTS (50 min) Exploring circularity mindsetsJoanne MCNEILL (15 mins)


The Right to RepairMatt RIMMER (15 mins)


Rethinking value with circular economy InitiativesJudy MATTHEWS (15 min)

Opportunities to create more democratic labour processes in AustraliaCaroline ALCORSO (15 min)


Generation Expendable? Older women workers in the post-pandemic economyMyfan JORDAN (15 min)


Creative labour in new mediaGuy HEALY (15 min)

Offer/Needs “Machine” – Towards a Creative Care EconomyMacy SIU, Kofi ODURO, Julie GENDRON (50 mins)


Designing for the Aristotelian concept of Eudaemonia as an Approach to Well-BeingJenna MIKUS (15 min)

11.15

Morning Tea

11.40

Session 11

11.1 Permaculture in the Wellbeing Economy

Chairperson: Monique Potts

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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11.2 Circular Economy

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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11.3 Cosmolocalisation

Chairperson: Michelle Maloney

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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11.4 Beyond the material aspects of the wellbeing economy

Chairperson: Andrew Buckwell

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

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Planetarian [Pr]activsm with Permaculture
Morag GAMBLE (50 min workshop)
The circulist operating modelNick GONIOS (50 min workshop) Launch of the Cosmolocal Reader 
with Jose RAMOS (50 min workshop)
Vita Spiritual: Aligning our spirituality to natureGuy LANE (50 min workshop)
12.40

LUNCH

1.40

Session 12 (50 mins)

12.1 Place and localisation

Chairperson: Sian Townend

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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12.2 Modern Monetary Theory

Chairperson: Andrew Buckwell

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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12.3 The importance of arts and creativity

Chairperson: Simon Kerr

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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12.4 Stories and healing

Chairperson: JP Parker

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

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Place as a dimension of localisationEloise TELFORD (50 min workshop) Modern Monetary Theory – possibilities and limitations for a wellbeing economySelvin KWONG & Jason VAN TOL (50 min workshop) Reset: Art and Culture in the New EconomyJustin O’CONNOR, Tully BARNETT & Julian MEYRICK (50 min panel) Guidance from Ancient Feminine Lineage: Narratives and StoriesMegan WARD (25 mins)
2.40

Session 13 (50 mins)

13.1 Place and localisation

Chairperson: Sian Townend

Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

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13.2 MMT

Chairperson: Andrew Buckwell

Room: Bee Hive, E557

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13.3 Offers and Needs for the network

Chairperson: Monique Potts

Room: Koala Forest, E558

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13.4 Mindfulness

Chairperson: Rhiannon Hardwick

Room: Turtle Cove, E563

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Cultural Transformation & The Well-Being Economy Breakthrough Measures for Regenerative Development Edward QUEVEDO & Holger HAMPF (50 min panel) The new economics of sustainable prosperitySteven HAIL (25 min presentation) Offers and Needs Session for NENALizz HILLS (50 mins) “Body Talk” – what does living feel likeStephane DALE (25 min)


Mindfulness to beat procrastinationIrena BEE (25 min)

3.40

Afternoon Tea

4.00

Building the network
Room: Wombat Burrow, E550

  • Your chance to get an update – and find out how to give feedback – about the NENA Strategy for a Wellbeing Economy (30 mins – update and ways for people to comment and update strategy) – Michelle MALONEY, Rhiannon HARDWICK and the NENA Strategic Directions Group (30 min discussion session)
  • Next steps: taking action within and across our communities Eleanor GLENN (30 min workshop)
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5pm

CLOSE