Past Technology Safety Summits
Technology Safety Summit 2023
WESNET ‘s 5th Technology Safety Summit was held in Naarm on 16-17 October 2023.
The program is available here.
WESNET wishes to thank:
- Stacie Piper for opening the summit with a poignant and personal welcome to country.
- Our Keynote speakers: Vicky Brady, Jacqui Barker, Dayle Stevens OAM and Amani Haydar for their words and wisdom, along with all our other presenters who covered a wide array of topics on the intersection of violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence with the ever-expanding world of technology.
- Vicky Brady, Dayle Stevens, Christy Ditchburn, Mark Sulikowski, Kate, Thomas, Christian, Jax and the entire team at the Telstra CIC for a stunning venue with amazing AV.
- all our delegates for their interest in ending technology-facilitated abuse and their questions and engagement.
Technology Safety Summit 2022
WESNET ‘s 4th Technology Safety Summit was held virtually on 20, 21 & 29 September 2022.
The first virtual Tech Summit 2022 brought together sector and corporate leaders working with or supporting victim-survivors of technology-facilitated abuse in their use of technology and their journeys in finding ways to harness technology to improve services with a domestic and family violence lens. The program is available here.
Keynote speakers included: Nicole Lee, Survivor Advocate; Professor Bronwyn Carlson, Director of the Centre for Global Indigenous Futures; Joanna Knox, Telstra; and Erica Olsen, NNEDV (USA).
Technology Safety Summit 2018
WESNET ‘s 3rd Annual Technology Safety Summit was held on 6-7 September 2018, at the RACV Royal Pines, Gold Coast, Queensland.
A highly successful event, it brought together national and international experts on technology safety and violence against women. The program is available here.
Keynote speakers included: Ginger Gorman, social justice author; Sami Makelainen, Telstra, Julie Oberin AM, Erica Olsen, NNEDV, and Cindy Southworth, NNEDV.
Technology Safety Summit 2017
WESNET ‘s 2nd Annual Technology Safety Summit was held on 26-27 October 2017, at the Jasper Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria.
A highly successful event, it brought together national and international experts on technology safety and violence against women. The program is available here.
Keynote speakers included: Andrew Scott, Telstra, Julie Oberin AM WESNET National Chair, Noelle Martin Survivor Activist, Celeste Liddle, Feminist Blogger, Julie Inman Grant, eSafety Commissioner, and Cindy Southworth, NNEDV.
Technology Safety Summit 2016
WESNET ‘s Inaugural Technology Safety Summit was held on 21 November 2016, at the Telstra CIC in Sydney.
The first of its kind in Australia this event brought Australian and international experts on technology safety and violence against women together for the first time. The program is available here.
The inaugural Technology Summit in 2016 was made possible with generous support from Telstra, our Gold Sponsor, and Google.
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