TWO-DAY PROGRAMME

DAY ONE

Friday 29th July (New Zealand Standard Time)

TIME (NZST)	SCHEDULE
8:45	Attendees Sign-on
9:00	Karakia + Mihi Whakatau – Te Kahuratai Moko Painting (Ngāti Manu, Ngāpuhi) – Whaea Mona O’Shea (Havelu, Tonga) – Waiata: Te Fale Pouāwhina
9:20	Welcome / Introduction – MC for symposium, Alehandrea Manuel (Ngāti Porou-Ilocanx)
9:30	Opening from Eisdell Moore Centre Director – Professor Peter Thorne (Aotearoa NZ)
9:50	VIDEO PRESENTATION (*Setting the scene, Indigenous ear and hearing health across the moana*) – Ear, Nose, and Throat Services (Samoa) by Ministry of Health, Apia, Samoa Special mentions to Dr. Sione Pifeleti & Dr. Annette Kaspar
10:00	SESSION 1 – DISCUSSION FORUM *Setting the scene, Indigenous ear and hearing health across the moana* – Ms. Samantha Harkus (NSW, Australia) – Dr Rebecca Garland (Aotearoa NZ) – Dr. Venkatesh Aithal (Northern QLD, Australia) – Dr. Sreedevi Aithal (Northern QLD, Australia) – Dr. Elizabeth Holt (Aotearoa NZ + Pacific Region); Tongan (Fasi, Fo’ui) Facilitated by EMC member and grant award recipient, Dr. Joan Leung (Aotearoa NZ)
11:00	Paramanawa – Morning Tea
11:30	SESSION 2 – DISCUSSION FORUM *Setting the scene, Indigenous ear and hearing health across the moana* – Honorary Emeritus Fellow Deborah Lehmann (WA, Australia) – Associate Prof. Regie Lyn Santos-Cortez (Philippines + Turtle Island) – Dr. Laura Coco (Mexico + Turtle Island) – Dr. Annette Kaspar (Samoa) Facilitated by EMC member and grant award recipient, Dr. Joan Leung (Aotearoa NZ)
12:30	Lunch / Intermission
13:30 14:15	SESSION 3 – INDIGENOUS KEYNOTE SPEAKER PRESENTATION *Keynote Speaker: Professor Kelvin Kong (Worimi)* Facilitated by EMC Māori Advisory Board Member – Jessica Mackey (Ngāti Tipa, Ngāti Rangitihi – Aotearoa NZ) Q&A with Keynote Speaker
14:30	Paramanawa – Afternoon Tea
14:45 15:30	SESSION 4 – INDIGENOUS KEYNOTE SPEAKER PRESENTATION *Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kirsten Smiler (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Whakatōhea – Aotearoa NZ)* Facilitated by EMC Māori Advisory Board Member – Jessica Mackey (Ngāti Tipa, Ngāti Rangitihi – Aotearoa NZ)i) Q&A with Keynote Speaker
15:45	SESSION 5 – DISCUSSION FORUM *Decolonisation of ear and hearing healthcare* – Prof. Harsha Kathard (South Africa) – Dr. Mershen Pillay (South Africa + Aotearoa NZ) – Prof. Lewis Williams (Ngāi Tūkairangi – Aotearoa NZ + Turtle Island) – Dr. Huhana Hickey (Ngāti Tahinga, Tainui, Ngāi Tai, Whakatōhea – Aotearoa NZ) Facilitated by ENT reg., Dr. Lance Buckthought, [Ngāti Pikiao (Te Arawa), Ngāti Ngamurikaitaua (Tainui) – Aotearoa NZ]
16:45	Karakia Whakamutunga and Day 1 Closing Remarks

*Discussion Forums – A platform for you to ask questions to discussion forum speakers

**During lunch – Open virtual spaces will be available to connect

DAY TWO

Saturday 30th July (New Zealand Standard Time)

TIME (NZST)	SCHEDULE
8:45	Sign-on
9:00	Karakia Timatanga and Highlights from Day One – MC for symposium, Alehandrea Manuel (Ngāti Porou-Ilocanx)
9:05	SESSION 1 – VIDEO PRESENTATIONS – Keynote Video Presentation [40 mins], Dr. Kathie Rifle (Ngāti Porou, Te Ati Awa – Aotearoa NZ) * Māori Deaf realities and experiences of ear and hearing health. – Guest Video Presentation* [20 mins], Professor De Wet Swanepoel (South Africa) Presenting on Ear and Hearing Health in Communities: Examples from Africa – Guest Video Presentation [20 mins], Dr. Celestine* Aho (Papua New Guinea) *Presenting on Otitis Media and hearing loss in Papua New Guinea
10:30	Paramanawa – Morning Tea
11:00	SESSION 2 – DISCUSSION FORUM *Indigenous peoples lived experiences of hearing loss and the EHHC system* – Dr. Nuzha Allassad Alhuzail (Bedouin, Sapir – Israel) – Dr. Corinne Walsh (ACT, Australia) – Whadjuk Rosemary Walley (Whadjuk & Pindarup – WA, Australia) – Dr. Lance Buckthought (Ngāti Pikiao (Te Arawa), Ngāti Ngamurikaitaua (Tainui) – Aotearoa NZ) Facilitated by EMC Māori Research Co-ordinator & Audiologist – Alehandrea Manuel (Ngāti Porou-Ilocanx – Aotearoa NZ)
12:15	Lunch / Intermission
13:00	SESSION 3 – DISCUSSION FORUM Being in Indigenous Communities Panel – Dr. Joshuaa Allison-Burbank (Diné and Acoma Pueblo, Turtle Island) – Dr. Samantha Kleindienst Robler (Honolulu, Hawai’i + Alaska) – Ms. Jennifer Tarney (Kānaka Maoli – Honolulu, Hawai’i) – Ms. Valerie Swift (Meneng Noongar – WA, Australia) – Ms. Trudy Smith (Darug Nation, NSW, Australia) Facilitated by EMC Co-Deputy Director, Professor Suzanne Purdy (Te Rarawa, Ngāi Takoto – Aotearoa NZ)
14:00	Paramanawa – Afternoon Tea
14:30	SESSION 4 – DISCUSSION FORUM *Being in the community: Pacific Region Panel* – Dr. Sepiuta Lopati (Tongan – Tonga) – Dr. Donna Carkeet (Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea) – Ms. Latasi Koro (Tokelauan & Samoan – Aotearoa NZ) Facilitated by EMC Pacific Research Advisor, Dr. Elizabeth Holt (Tongan (Fasi, Fo’ui) – Aotearoa NZ + Pacific Region)
15:45	Reflections from EMC Co-Deputy Director – Professor Suzanne Purdy (Te Rarawa, Ngāi Takoto – Aotearoa NZ)
16:00	Karakia Whakamutunga and Closing of Symposium

*Discussion Forums – A platform for you to ask questions to discussion forum speakers.