International Women's Day with HOPE

To mark International Women’s Day, HOPE is hosting a panel event celebrating the strength and resilience of women. This inspiring discussion will feature accomplished women from diverse backgrounds, sharing stories of leadership, overcoming challenges, and fostering positive change. Attendees will gain insights into the power of community support and the importance of creating opportunities for women to thrive. The event will introduce attendees to the HOPE Program to spread awareness of an important program that relies on philanthropic support to build brighter futures for young women and their children.

📅 Date: Thursday 6 March 2025
⏰ Time: 8:00AM – 10:00AM
📍 Location: Auditorium, Ground Floor, 10 Shelley St, Sydney NSW 2000

Panellists

Neisha Shepherd
Neisha is the Founder and Legal Director of NLS Law. She is committed to providing support and legal assistance for women who are affected by family violence or discrimination.

Cathy Harris
Cathy is the Chair of Harris Farm Markets, and a respected business leader with extensive experience across executive and board roles in multiple industries. She is a passionate advocate for philanthropy and community support, demonstrated by her dedicated support of HOPE since 2022.

Kim Kelloway
Kim is the Director of Clients and Markets at HLB Mann Judd. A highly experienced strategic business development and marketing professional with over 35 years' experience developing business across professional services, Kim is passionate about the social sector and supporting not-for-profits.

Kate Dover
Kate is an experienced leader in the community services sector, currently serving as Executive Director at CatholicCare Sydney. With a background in family law, early intervention, and youth services, she has held key leadership roles across multiple organisations. In 2023, she was named Leader of Change at the Western Sydney Women Awards.

Emma Rossi – Moderator
Emma is a television journalist, keynote speaker, and women’s rights campaigner. A passionate advocate, Emma has led initiatives supporting women’s safety, and founded a domestic violence refuge.

About HOPE

HOPE is a 12-month Sydney-based therapeutic support program that helps protect babies and young children from early trauma. The program’s early intervention and person-centred approach creates long-lasting change, breaking cycles of disadvantage, and building strong foundations for future generations.

The HOPE Program is designed to provide essential support at the right time and right place, focusing on basic material needs, community connections, education and employment pathways, therapeutic youth support and parent coaching, with children and young people at the centre. Empowering young families by harnessing their resilience and strengths will ensure they have the knowledge, skills and opportunities to create and build a stable and healthy environment for their growing family.

Learn more about the HOPE Program by watching our video:

Partners

This event has been proudly supported by HLB Mann Judd and we extend our thanks for their partnership