ACA Victoria 2026 Summit: Resilience For Tomorrow
Prepared and Ready for Anything!
Because being resilient and prepared is an innate quality that defines strong leadership. In a sector as dynamic as early childhood education, the most effective leaders are those who feel equipped, supported, and ready for anything.
Preparedness isn’t about expecting the worst; it’s about building the skills and confidence that help your service thrive no matter what comes your way. The ACA Victoria Summit 2026: Resilience For Tomorrow is your opportunity to strengthen that readiness. This uplifting, practical one-day Summit is designed for Approved Providers, Centre Directors and ECEC leaders who want to build resilience into their everyday leadership.
A day focused on strengthening your leadership toolkit:
• Clear, constructive approaches for managing IR and employment matters
• Practical strategies for supporting staff and navigating performance conversations
• Communication techniques that help you stay calm, clear and connected during challenging moments
• Guidance on insurance, workplace protections and proactive planning
• A powerful real-life interview with an ECEC leader who used preparation and strong leadership to guide their service through a difficult moment, and came out stronger
This Summit will empower you to build a workplace that is prepared, confident and resilient…it will equip you with the clarity, insight and preparedness every modern ECEC leader needs.
If you lead a service, you cannot afford to miss this.
Seats will be limited. Registration are open now!
More speakers details to come.
Speakers
Nigel Ward
CEO and Director Australian Business Lawyers and Advisors
Nigel Ward is one of Australia’s leading advocates and practitioners in employee and industrial relations with more than 30 years of strategic business planning experience. He has been at the forefront of modern negotiations since the late 1980s. This in-depth experience has given him a holistic understanding of workplace strategy, bargaining tactics and law.
Sue Ellson
Digital Mentor and Educator
Sue Ellson is a LinkedIn Specialist, author, educator, practitioner and consultant. She is also a gigster, a person who uses technology to attract aligned gigs and former banker. Sue provides teaching, training, speaking and consulting services to individuals, small, medium and large businesses, corporates, schools, universities, associations and government in Australia and overseas. She is the author of five non-fiction books on the topics of LinkedIn, Careers, Business, Hyper Local Marketing and Gigsters and her next two books will be poetry books. Since completing her university studies, she has been attending up to four events every week to keep herself up to date. Sue is also the Founder of Newcomers Network. Sue has provided various workshops and conference presentations to the ACA since 2023 and has supported childcare centres, preschools, schools and universities with various training and consulting services. After hours, Sue enjoys catching up with family and friends, walking and dancing. More details https://sueellson.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/sueellson