MARCH
2023
6PM – 9PM
Gladstone Entertainment and
Convention Centre
56 Goondoon St, Gladstone, QLD
When we embrace equity, we embrace diversity and inclusion.
Equality is the goal and equity is the means to get there.
Through equity we can reach equality.
GENDER EQUALITY
Information by: Australian Government, Workplace Gender Equality Agency
https://www.wgea.gov.au/about/workplace-gender-equality
#EmbraceEquity
Innovation for a gender-equal future
Part of the proceeds raised will provide five (5) female school leavers wanting to study in the STEM sector, do apprenticeships or non-traditional roles, with a $1000 assistance prize.
With the support of industry and business in the greater Gladstone Region the Empowering Women event creates an opportunity for inclusion, drawing together people to empower, inspire, motivate and benefit individuals, business and communities towards advancing gender equity. Individually we are all responsible for our own thought and actions.
Equality is the goal, and equity is the means to get there. Through equity, we can reach
equality.

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Source: Australian Human Rights Commission
In recent decades, women in Australia have made significant strides towards equality. At universities, in the workplace, in boardrooms and in government, a growing number of women have taken on leadership roles, forging pathways for other women and girls to follow.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Shay Chalmers
Shay Chalmers is an experienced Engineering Executive. Her global career has spanned a wide range of manufacturing environments from steel to medical devices, and a wide range of roles, from the shop floor to executive management, covering private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. She possesses a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in Engineering Management and she is currently studying her PhD in Manufacturing.
Shay works with organisations to remove roadblocks in the commercialisation process to bring Australian Innovation to life. By breaking down the barriers she helps to enable the establishment and re-shoring of manufacturing in Australia. Shay is currently utilizing her skills and expertise to help others gain the benefits of world class process principals and is a passionate supporter of commercializing Australian innovations and promoting Australian Manufacturing.
Shay is well-known across the manufacturing industry in Australia and has spoken at many national events. She has also been a guest lecturer at the University of Queensland and QUT in the areas of Medical Manufacturing and Leadership. Shay was also selected as one of twenty Queensland women who are excelling in their chosen field as a part of the Queensland Voices Leaders program, recognised for her contribution to Women in STEM. Additionally, in 2022 Shay was awarded the national Women in Industry Award for Excellence in Manufacturing and the Brisbane Women in Business Innovation and Technology Award.
In addition, Shay holds a number of board and committee positions including Non-Executive Director for Queensland Manufacturing Institute, Committee member for Qld Manufacturing Ministerial Advisory Council, Chair for the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Advisory Committee and Advisory Board Member for the Australian Cobotics Centre.
Presented by
Second Key Note speaker TBC
LIZA McGUIRE
Liza McGuire is a Bidjara, Ghangulu and Iman woman originally from Rockhampton in Central Queensland. She has extensive senior management experience and holds a number of directorships across a broad range of sectors. Liza started Jinnali Productions, her first business, in 1999 which resulted in her co-producing the first Aboriginal women’s calendar taking it to international audiences in addition to providing young Aboriginal women with access to opportunity in the fashion industry.
Liza has numerous business interests and is the co-founder of Redspear Safety and Safespear. Both of these businesses provide high-end business critical products and services to the mining, construction, medical and oil and gas sectors. Most recently, Safespear has been directly involved in the fight against COVID-19 by providing negative pressure isolation room capability as part of its innovative atmospheric control solutions. Her contribution to the small business sector in Australia resulted in her appointment as a judge in the TELSTRA BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD in 2017.
Liza is passionate about economic and community development in Aboriginal communities and to this end, serves as a director on the boards of the Spear Foundation, the Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health (FISH) and BINAR Sports. These organisations work together to make targeted interventions in a range of areas which include children and youth, Elders and the justice system.

PANELLIST TO BE CONFIRMED

Ale Nunn
High Risk Solutions
Alejandra is most proud of twin initiatives instigated during the period leading up to having her second child. Realising how hard it was to monitor work processes remotely, Alejandra drove and was responsible for achieving HSEQ certification for High-Risk Solutions in 2016, and not satisfied with this, also implemented a Business Management system (ERP). This has left HRS well placed not just to secure work from local industry, but also to be able to work with, and manage the company remotely.
Alejandra feels that, as a result of implementing these systems, HRS has gone from success to success growing from a relatively small business, to now having a workforce (Team HRS) in excess of 100 people. Embracing systems implemented with HRS, Alejandra has also founded Kdoo Software Solutions, where technology and innovation meet to create the perfect environment for a company to grow.

Maggie Ball
Orica
The R&I Team is involved in researching the next generation of products and services, fostering Orica’s technology community and leveraging innovation through relationships with government, university and other external research partners around the world.
Magdalena has over 32 years’ experience in mining services, quality control, business process analysis, information systems, knowledge management systems, project management and commercialisation tools, primarily within the R&D area and is also Director and Vice President of the Australian Innovation Research Group, as well as a member of the University of Sydney’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) advisory committee.

Natasha (Tash) Penno
Rio Tinto
She is a Bendigo girl who studied Chemical Engineering before starting her professional career at Olympic Dam in South Australia. Natasha has spent more than 20 years wearing high vis clothing in the mining industry. Tash says that, whilst no one looks good in orange, it’s a great leveller.
During her career, Tash has worked across the fields of Process Engineering, Production, Environment, Business Improvement and Capital Projects where she has led teams and used technology to implement innovative solutions.
Tash is passionate about reducing carbon emissions and using technology to develop the pathway to NetZero. Tash and her partner Brett and family Oscar and Kiralee, along with their new Moodle puppy Koda, are based in Gladstone.
Tash is looking forward to being able to travel again. She also enjoys getting outdoors with the kids and Koda.

Simone Taylor
Shell QGC
Simone encourages young women to consider a career in engineering as there are countless opportunities across many industries to broaden from core engineering roles. Simone herself has worked in roles across projects, maintenance, planning, day to day production support and governance.
Simone has been predominantly site based throughout her career (Nickel Smelter, Ammonia Nitrate Plant, multiple LNG Assets). She believes working on site is a great place to develop practical problem solving skills, as well as gain exposure to a diverse workforce and feel part of a working community.
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR

EVENT SUPPORTERS
Dinner Tickets
* Dinner prices include GST *
*Please note that you will need to be double vaccinated against COVID to participate in this event. You will be required to adhere to the venue’s COVID requirements as well as the regulations placed by the Queensland Government, including showing evidence of your vaccination status.”
2022 Keynote speakers and panellist
Alanna Ball
Liza McGuire
Panel discussion
IWD 2022 Event and Photobooth photos
IWD 2022 Post event report
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