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Life@Work Conference is back, again fully live and streamed online. Choose the format that works for you:

  • Join a HUB for in-person presentations in Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, and Sydney
  • Host a WATCH PARTY at your church or in your home
  • Join ONLINE from wherever you are

Here’s what’s in store:

Fear is powerful. It can move us to act in ways we wouldn’t normally. To run and hide from who we really are, especially in our daily work.

But what if we were free from this fear? Free to be our true selves in light of our Christian faith. Free to love boldly, both in how we work and how we speak. Where could such confidence come from?

Join us at Life@Work Conference 2024 as we are reminded of the life-changing power of knowing who we are before God. Have your passion to work to the glory of God renewed. And find new courage in the knowledge that God is always with you in your work.

SPEAKERS

In 2024, we’re excited to be joined by Keynote presenters Mike Baird (former NSW Premier), Sarah Irving-Stonebraker (Associate Professor of History and Western Civilisation, ACU), Ai Mawdsley (Chief Operating Officer at Private Media), and James Veltmeyer (Owner and builder at JV Builds), with Bible teaching from Kirk Patston (Director of Centre for Preaching and Pastoral Ministry, SMBC).

Your MCs for the day will be Amy Brown and Andrew Laird.

Check out the full program below.

HUBS AND WATCH PARTIES

Don’t miss out on one of the things that makes Life@Work Conference great - connecting with others! In 2024 attend one of our live site Hubs (Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, and Sydney), or host or join a Watch Party in your home or a local church.

More details about Hubs and Watch Parties can be found here.
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WHAT’S INCLUDED IN YOUR REGISTRATION

All delegates need to purchase their own ticket to access the online content. Each ticket provides you with an exclusive link to the conference stream, e-resources, plus a replay link (replay access will be available for registered guests until June 30).

$30 Early Bird (up to 5 December)
$45 Standard (join from a Hub, Watch Party, or Individually)
$30 Concession (for full-time students and those unemployed)

Ready to register? Simply go HERE!
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PROGRAM

Here is our program for the day. We want you to make the most of the one hour break in between sessions so we’re not planning anything for that hour - rather, enjoy it with others and share some food together!

Session 1 Session 2
11am-1pm (NSW, VIC, ACT, TAS)
10:30am-12:30pm (SA)
10am-12pm (QLD)
8-10am (WA)		 2-4pm (NSW, VIC, ACT, TAS)
1:30-3:30pm (SA)
1-3pm (QLD)
11am-1pm (WA)
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Bible talk - Kirk Patston
Keynote - Mike Baird
Q&A with Mike
Keynote - Ai Mawdsley

ONE HOUR BREAK

 Bible talk - Andrew Cameron
Q&A with Andrew
Keynote - James Veltmeyer​​​​​​
Keynote - Sarah Irving-Stonebraker
Q&A with Ai, James, and Sarah
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DELEGATE HANDBOOK

Electronic version (available in February 2024)
Printable version (available in February 2024)

With

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Mike Baird
Speaker

Mike Baird is the CEO of HammondCare, an independent Christian charity providing health, palliative care, dementia, and aged care services. Mike has over 30 years’ experience in banking and financial services, was former NSW Treasurer and served as the 44th Premier of NSW.  Mike is passionate about family, sport and looking after community’s most vulnerable. Mike is Chair, Cricket Australia and also sits on the Board of Future Generation. He is an ambassador for Bear Cottage.

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Sarah Irving-Stonebraker
Speaker

Dr Sarah Irving-Stonebraker is an Australian-based academic, focusing on the history of Britain and the colonial world and especially the intersection of religion, science, and politics.

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Ai Mawdsley
Speaker

Ai is the COO of Private Media, an independent online journalism business and publisher of Crikey, Smart Company and The Mandarin. Prior to this she held leadership roles at Accenture and ntegrity strategy agency. As an Asian, religious, female, part-time working mum, Ai is passionate about creating inclusive work environments and was recently awarded 2023 Employer of the Year (Women in Digital), as well as being shortlisted for Employee Initiative of the Year (Women's Agenda).

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James Veltmeyer
Speaker

James is married to Anita and they have three children, Will (14), Heidi (13) and Hannah (11). James works as a builder in his own company JV BUILDS, with two apprentices. He specialises in residential work such as additions, extensions, renovations, bathrooms and decks. He loves working with his clients to see their spaces give them a sense of joy, calm and thankfulness.

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Amy Brown
Host

Amy has had a 25-year career in law, finance, consulting and government. She is the former Chief Executive Officer of Investment NSW. Prior to this role, Amy was Deputy Secretary at the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Amy has also been a Partner of PwC Sydney, worked in infrastructure finance at NSW Treasury and Barclays Bank, and as an infrastructure lawyer at a number of top tier law firms.

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Andrew Laird
Host

Andrew Laird works for City Bible Forum in Canberra and directs Life@Work - an initiative aimed at connecting Christian faith with our daily work. He's the author of I am what I do: Reshaping our understanding of self and work, and Under Pressure: how the gospel helps us handle the pressures of daily work.