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“In 2012, when the world was watching the London Olympics, I was in a coma just down the road from the Olympic stadium. I’d been involved in a motorcycle accident.
My life had abruptly changed in a second, and a new journey had started. I was forced to go from someone whose whole identity was wrapped in their physicality, training to become an officer in the Army. To someone with a spinal cord injury, a disability, a wheelchair user, and a whole array of labels that society now puts on me.
I found myself again through sport - skiing in a sit-ski, racing as fast as I could down mountains - and slowly, a new fire was born.
With experience in the charity sector and large corporations, I now work with organisations on leadership development programmes and deliver keynote talks."
Whizz Con 2024
The agenda for Wednesday 25 September, day one
Day One: Keynote Speech and Learning Sessions
Today’s schedule:
| 9.30am | Check-in |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Tea and coffee |
| 10.30 - 10.40 | Welcome from Sarah Pugh |
| 10.40 - 11.20 | Keynote speech from Ollie Thorn |
| 11.20 - 12.00 | Break - get to know other teams or try out some wheelchair skills |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Learning sessions 1 - 5 |
| 12.30 - 1.15pm | Lunch |
| 1.15 - 1.45 | Learning sessions 1 - 5 |
| 1.45 - 2.15 | Break - find that person you’ve been meaning to ask that question |
| 2.15 - 2.45 | Learning sessions 1 - 5 |
| 2.45 - 3.15 | Break – ask the question that came up in the session |
| 3.15 - 3.45 | Learning sessions 1 - 5 |
| 3.45 - 4.00 | Finishing up - Sarah Pugh |
Whizz Con Wednesday Social
Join us for a drink on Wednesday evening
Please come and enjoy some social time together at: The Cocktail Club, Canary Wharf, 9 Cabot Square, E14 4QS
https://www.thecocktailclub.com/bars/canary-wharf
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The bar is booked from 4.30 to 10pm. We’ve got £500 behind the bar, which should cover at least one drink each. Please drink responsibly.
Session Details
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We love inviting external experts to share their insights on our work, but we also have much to learn from each other. These sessions are in response to your feedback. You told us what you wanted to know more about and what you could help colleagues understand about your area of Whizz Kidz.
You will be booked on four sessions from the five that are running, based on your preferences, as much as possible. We will look to run catch-up sessions remotely when we’re back in the office so you can complete the set.
Please check out the list at the event to see which learning session group you’re in.
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We will share our Kidz Board's definition and examples of what being a disability ally means and how you can be one, too. Callum and Georgia will lead the session.
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Policy is not always about Government; we will share Whizz Kidz's approaches to influencing Government and everyone else we can! Andrea and Mollie will lead the session.
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We demonstrate the differences in our charity and NHS services and share how our NHS services deliver differently to others around the country. Louise and Sarah Wallace will deliver the session.
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Our Director of People and Engagement, Tania Hummel, will lead this important discussion of how equality and equity differ and how thinking in this area is evolving and changing.
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Discover why corporate partnerships are important for Whizz Kidz and how everyone can support the team to secure and deliver new fundraising relationships. Learn about the different elements of a successful partnership, hear about other exciting partnerships in the sector, and sink your teeth into a fun, interactive quiz.
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Throughout the day, you will have the opportunity to try a manual wheelchair and learn some basic skills. These are drop-ins during the breaks, so you can visit whenever you like. We will have a leaderboard for the best slalom times for those with a competitive spirit.
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