Welcome!
All sessions will be held on Zoom. Recording of all sessions will be available to view through 21 April 2026.
Schedule of Events: Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)
Find your time: www.worldtimebuddy.com
21 March-
2:30am AEDT
Panel Presentation (60min)
Voice injury as a performer – Junior Giscombe and his recovery team
Presented By:
British Voice Association
Speaker(s):
Junior Giscombe, Winnie Yeung, Elissa Finn, Jenevora Williams
21 March-
7:50am AEDT
President Introduction(5min)
VASTA Presidential Welcome
Presented By:
Voice and Speech Trainers Association
Speaker(s):
Adi Cabral
21 March-
8:00am AEDT
Keynote Presentation(60min)
Whose Voice Counts?
Presented By:
Voice and Speech Trainers Association
Speaker(s):
Michael Morgan
21 March-
11:00am AEDT
Open Networking Session(60min)
Voices in Conversation
Presented By:
AVA, BVA, & VASTA
Host(s):
TBD
21 March-
12:00pm AEDT
Panel Presentation(60min)
The Future of Voice Work & AI
Presented By:
Voice and Speech Trainers Association
Speaker(s):
Tanera Marshall, Ron Carlos, Eric Armstrong, Jason Martin
21 March-
5:00pm AEDT
Panel Presentation(60min)
Hear My Voice: Living and working with historically marginalised voices
Presented By:
Australian Voice Association
Speaker(s):
Lou Bale, Christopher Payten, Sterling Quinn, Candace Kruger, Sarah Collyer
21 March-
7:50pm AEDT
Presidential Introduction(5min)
BVA Presidential Welcome
Presented By:
British Voice Association
Speaker(s):
Jane Oakshott
21 March-
8:00pm AEDT
Keynote Presentation(60min)
Accent Method from the Therapy Room to the Singing Studio – a short but important journey
Presented By:
British Voice Association
Speaker(s):
Ron Morris
21 March-
11:00pm AEDT
Open Networking Session(60min)
Voices in Conversation
Presented By:
AVA, BVA, & VASTA
Host(s):
TBD
22 March-
12:00am AEDT
Workshop(90min)
Working with the mature female singer: sustaining vocal competency and health
& Coaching Young Voices: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Practitioners
Presented By:
British Voice Association
Speaker(s):
Rebecca Mosely-Morgan, Penny Anne O’Donnell, Laura Neel, David Keefe
22 March-
1:30am AEDT
Post-Workshop Discussion(60min)
Practice, Reflection, Connection
Presented By:
AVA, BVA, VASTA
Host(s):
TBD
22 March-
8:30am AEDT
Research Presentation(90min)
Laryngeal Sensory Dysfunction and the Hypersensitive Larynx
& Reflux and that annoying irritation in my throat
Presented By:
Australian Voice Association
Speaker(s):
Daniel Novakovic & Anne Vertigan
22 March-
10:00am AEDT
Open Research Session(60min)
Collective Research & Integration
Presented By:
AVA, BVA, VASTA
Host(s):
TBD
22 March-
11:00am AEDT
Research Presentation(75min)
Cross-Disciplinary Challenges and the Unitary Voice
Presented By:
Voice and Speech Trainers Association
Speaker(s):
Joanna Cazden
22 March-
7:00pm AEDT
Open Research Session(60min)
Collective Research & Integration
Presented By:
AVA, BVA, VASTA
Host(s):
TBD
22 March-
8:00pm AEDT
Research Presentation(90min)
Female Voices After Laryngectomy: Vulnerability, Stigma and Psychosocial Impact
& Neuroinclusivity in the Classroom
Presented By:
British Voice Association
Speaker(s):
Jenna Brown, Katie Heath, & Ellen Hartley
23 March-
12:00am AEDT
Workshop(60min)
Communication for and by Young Voices
Presented By:
Voice and Speech Trainers Association
Speaker(s):
Robyn Hunt
23 March-
1:30am AEDT
Post-Workshop Discussion(60min)
Practice, Reflection, Connection
Presented By:
AVA, BVA, VASTA
Host(s):
TBD
23 March-
5:00am AEDT
Open Networking Session(60min)
Voices in Conversation
Presented By:
AVA, BVA, VASTA
Host(s):
TBD
23 March-
8:50am AEDT
Presidential Introduction (5min)
AVA Presidential Welcome
Presented By:
Australian Voice Association
Speaker(s):
Ajhriahna Henshaw
23 March-
9:00am AEDT
Keynote Presentation (60min)
Yarrabil Girrebah Singing Indigenous Language Alive
Presented By:
Australian Voice Association
Speaker(s):
Candace Kruger
23 March-
11:00am AEDT
Research Presentation (75min)
Conversation Training Therapy: let’s talk it through
Presented By:
Australian Voice Association
Speaker(s):
Jackie Gartner-Schmidt
23 March-
12:30pm AEDT
Post-Workshop Discussion (60min)
Practice, Reflection, Connection
Presented By:
AVA, BVA, VASTA
Host(s):
TBD