'The Changing Faces of Poverty
Emergency Relief - More than a Band-Aid'

The 2012 Keynote Speakers were:

Nairn Walker: Nairn resides in Tasmania and presents a professional development program "Bridges Out of Poverty". Her work aims to provide organisations with knowledge and strategies to improve outcomes for families and individuals living in poverty and disadvantage.

Nayano Taylor-Neumann: Nayano first became involved with asylum seekers in Murray Bridge in early 2002. Nayano is in the last stage of a PhD thesis examining the integration of marginalised migrants in Australia. She is currently the Manager of Lutheran Community Care's New Neighbours settlement program in Adelaide, Murray Bridge and Renmark, SA.

Sharon Hollamby: Sharon is a program member of Consumer Voice. Sharon will tell her story about the effects of problem gambling on her and her family. The Consumer Voice Program is funded by the Office of Problem Gambling and is a state wide service of Relationships Australia SA (RASA) Health Promotion Services.

The 2012 conference also featured workshops with topics on Food, Volunteering, Indigenous, Youth and Privacy issues. Other speakers and panels will include Centrelink, SA Dental, Common Ground, White Lion, Oz Harvest, Food Bank, SACOSS, Volunteering SA and more.