DDD Perth 2026 Agenda
River Room 1 (Lv 3)
River Room 2 (Lv 3)
River Room 3 (Lv 3)
Cygnet room (Lv 2)
Black Swan (Lv 2)
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Registration
8:50 am - 9:30 am
Welcome and Housekeeping
9:30 am - 10:15 am
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Morning Tea
10:45 am - 11:30 am
10:45 am - 11:30 am
River Room 1 (Lv 3)
George Coldham
10:45 am - 11:30 am
River Room 2 (Lv 3)
Eunice Sari
10:45 am - 11:30 am
River Room 3 (Lv 3)
Flic Manning
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Cygnet room (Lv 2)
Ashley Aitken
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Black Swan (Lv 2)
Tanya Hallett
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Changeover
11:40 am - 12:25 pm
11:40 am - 12:25 pm
River Room 3 (Lv 3)
Dunja Lewis
11:40 am - 12:25 pm
Black Swan (Lv 2)
Amanda Tolfo Porto
12:25 pm - 1:25 pm
Lunch
1:25 pm - 1:45 pm
1:25 pm - 1:45 pm
Black Swan (Lv 2)
Alisa Blakeney
1:45 pm - 1:55 pm
Changeover
1:55 pm - 2:40 pm
1:55 pm - 2:40 pm
River Room 3 (Lv 3)
Kai Striega
1:55 pm - 2:40 pm
Cygnet room (Lv 2)
Sierra McDowell
2:40 pm - 2:50 pm
Changeover
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
River Room 1 (Lv 3)
Amanda Pitcher
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
River Room 2 (Lv 3)
Cheryl Watts, Dale Field
2:50 pm - 3:35 pm
River Room 3 (Lv 3)
Trent Cain
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm
Black Swan (Lv 2)
icetana AI
3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
Afternoon Tea
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
4:45 pm
Wrap Up and Prize Draw
Dabakarn Koorliny: Going Slowly
🕓 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm📍 River Room 1 (Lv 3)
After a full day of fast ideas, new tools and big conversations, this closing keynote invites you to do something different: slow down.
Drawing on Noongar ways of knowing, being and relating to Country, Rhys Paddick shares how ritual has always been a way to pause, listen and act with intention. Through story, gentle movement and shared practice, you'll experience Aboriginal culture not as something to learn about, but as something alive and practised every day.
We'll explore a simple idea: culture is created by what we repeatedly say and do. That's true on Country, in our teams and in the tech we build.
You'll leave feeling reset, grounded and ready to take the day's energy home with you.
Speaker
Rhys Paddick
Director, Modern Custodian
Rhys Paddick is a Yamatji, Budimia, Noongar Australian. Rhys is a cultural educator, artist, and experience designer known for his ability to shift rooms, not just minds. As the founder of Modern Custodian, he works with organisations across corporate, government, and education sectors to move beyond performative approaches and into authentic engagement. With over 15 years of experience, Rhys brings a style that blends humour, honesty, and presence - inviting people into cultural understanding without fear, and without scripts.
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10:30am – 11:25am
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11:25am – 12:20pm
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12:20pm – 1:15pm
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1:15pm – 2:10pm
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2:10pm – 3:05pm
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3:05pm – 4:00pm
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