Program Outline - Global Weight Management Congress

Program Outline
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THURSDAY 7 MAY 2015
1700-1900
Registration: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
1700-1900
Welcome Reception Exhibition area
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FRIDAY 8 M AY 2015
0800–1700
Registration: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
0900–0930
Official Opening and housekeeping
0930–1030
Keynote presentation: Prevalence and trends in obesity in Australia
Speaker: Associate Professor Anna Peeters, Head Obesity & Population Health | Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
President Australian & New Zealand Obesity Society
1030–1100
Morning tea
1100 –1230
Concurrent session
Lifestyle, Related Issues & Solutions
Concurrent session
Applied Approaches to Weight Management
Concurrent session
Business
1100-1145
Prenatal and early life influences on obesity and
weight management over the life course
Ass Prof Abdullah Mamun PhD
The University Of Queensland
How to effectively manage cravings in weight loss
How to build a trusted weight loss business
Richard Cartmer GAICD
Winning At Slimming Pty Ltd
Rachel Collins, BHlthSc(ComplMed) AdvDipNat
AdvDipNutMed AdvDipWHM CertIV in Fitness,
mNHAA mATMS Fitness Australia Registered
Discover Health Pty Ltd
1145-1230
Insulin-Sensitive Obesity: fact or fiction
Assoc Prof Jerry Greenfield MBBS (Hons 1), BSc
(Med), PhD, FRACP
St Vincent's Hospital
1230–1330
Lunch
Unpacking Weight Concern: how misunderstanding
can unhinge your client relationships
Fiona Willer APD, AN. BA, BHlthSc (Nutrition and
Dietetics)(hons)
Queensland University Of Technology
Digital Marketing: what you need to know
Iain Calvert
Reload Media
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1330–1430
Concurrent session
Lifestyle, Related Issues & Solutions
Concurrent session
Applied Approaches to Weight Management
Concurrent session
Business
1330-1400
Taking someone from No to Go!
Murray Altham
Peakperformancebubble.Com
Fifty shades of sugar
Dr Helena Popovic MBBS
Winning At Slimming
Business Branding: Branding for sustained growth
Jane Toohey BSc, AIMM, MAICD
Jane Toohey Sales & Marketing
1400-1430
Keynote presentation: The pain of discipline vs the pain of regret
Steve Willis aka Commando Steve
1430–1500
Afternoon tea
1500–1600
Keynote presentation: A systems approach to weight loss and obesity management: Why a calorie is no longer a calorie
Speaker: Prof Garry Egger, Director, Centre for Health Promotion and Research, Sydney, Australia
Professor; Lifestyle Medicine and Applied Health Promotion, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW Australia
1600-1645
Panel Discussion: Stress, not food, is the biggest cause of obesity in the 21st century
Moderator: Prof Garry Egger, Director, Centre for Health Promotion and Research, Sydney, Australia
1645-1700
Close and housekeeping
1830-2359
2015 Weight Management Industry Excellence Awards & Gala Dinner
Quashing the myths about exercise, diet and weight loss
Professor Neil King, Director, Research Training, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology
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SATURDAY 9 M AY 2015
0830–1700
Registration: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
0915-1930
Official Opening and housekeeping
0930–1030
Keynote presentation: Winning the weight loss game
Speaker: Guy Leech, Australia's number one fitness guy & ambassador for Diabetes Australian & Global Fitness Federation
1030–1100
Morning tea
1100–1230
Concurrent session
Lifestyle, Related Issues & Solutions
Concurrent session
Applied Approaches to Weight Management
Concurrent session
Business
1100-1145
Do weight concerns differ according to level of
income or education?
Loretta McKinnon PhD, BSc, BA
Queensland University Of Technology
Utilizing cellular signalling to maximise weight loss
Dr Dean Stubbs
Health Intelligence Medical Centre
How to Turn Your Passion Into Profit – how to run a
successful online business!
Leanne Sklavenitis
Fitness & health expert /international
speaker/author
1145-1230
Work structure is leading to weight gain
Sam Beau Patrick RN, ND BHeaSci (comp med)
ANTA member
Sam Beau Patrick Health Media
Turn ‘Fat’ Labels Into Fables: 8 secrets of
neurodiversity to powerfully re-frame unhelpful
labels for weight management success
Dr Gloria Wright PhD
Learning Solutions
Smarter marketing for business growth
Hilary Knights GradDip Mktg, GradDip AICD,
MBA(Executive), CPM, FAIM
Outsource2us
1230–1330
Lunch
1330–1430
Concurrent session
Lifestyle, Related Issues & Solutions
Concurrent session
Applied Approaches to Weight Management
Concurrent session
Business
1330-1400
Integrated Health - how nutrition, exercise and
psychology synergise - a call for true client centred
team care
Cam McDonald AE, APD-AN
Nutrition Smart
Shared Medical Appointments: innovation in
sustainable weight loss management
Associate Professor John Stevens RN PhD FACN
Adjunct The School of Health and Human Sciences
Sothern Cross University
Get Noticed and Be Remembered: media exposure
for your brand
Grant Stockwell AFAIM
Australian Institute of Management
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Rewiring The Brain for Change: the applied
neuroplasticity approach
Judy Williams PGCNL and EMNL and Josie
Thomson MCC, B.Bus (HRM), AFAIM, CAHRI,
MAITD
JosieThomson.com
Communicate with Impact - How communication &
appreciation in the work place will build your team
and your success
Ondia Gregoric
ONDINA
1400-1430
Nutrigenomics: how food changes your genes
Dr Cris Beer, BBiomedSci, BBiomedSci, MBBS
(Hons), FRACGP, ACNEM member, AIMA member
The Medical Sanctuary, Benowa, QLD
1430–1500
Afternoon tea
1500–1600
Keynote presentation: Can neuroscience provide ‘A New Way Forward’ for weight management?
Speaker: Dr Helena Popovic MBBS, Medical Doctor, CEO & Founder, Winning At Slimming
1600-1645
Panel Discussion: Can you really be ‘healthy at any size’ or is this just an exercise in political correctness?
Moderator: Dr Helena Popovic MBBS, Medical Doctor, CEO & Founder, Winning At Slimming
1645-1700
Close and housekeeping