Toi Ohomai Connect Conference

The University of Waikato

Unite, Innovate, Grow

Windermere Campus, Tauranga - Friday, 26 September 2025
Mokoia Campus, Rotorua - Friday, 3 October 2025

Connect Conference Schedule

(click the session title below for more detail and presenter bio)

Times	Schedule
9.00am - 9.05am	Mihi Whakatau and Introductions
9.05am - 10.15am	Tauranga Coaches as Environment Designers: An Ecological Approach to Coaching Practice for Youth Development Presenter: Will Roberts	Rotorua Te Ara Whakaora: Healing Through Adversity, Teaching with Purpose, Walking in the Footsteps of Whakapapa Presenter: Meriana Tamati
5 minutes	Change over
10.20am - 11.00am	Workshop 1 - Presenter: Allister Field & Slade King Training for the Final Decades: Rethinking Strength, Purpose, and Longevity	Workshop 2 - Presenter: Dr Dan Wilson & Carolynn Margan Unlocking Movement and Recovery: Practical Myofascial Release for Wellbeing and Performance
5 minutes	Change over
11.05am - 11.45am	Workshop 3 - Presenter: Dr Paul Winwood Falls in Older Adults: A Multifactorial Approach to Risk, Recovery, and Prevention	Workshop 4 - Presenter: Dr Tracey Clissold Optimising Bone Health in our Youth: Our Duty of Care
5 minutes	Change over
11.50am-12.30pm	Workshop 5 - Presenter: Mike Dudson Developing High Functioning Sports Teams	Workshop 6 - Presenter: Sheree Cooper One Chance at a First Impression? Hononga Hauora
5 minutes	Change over
12.35pm-12.40pm	Bringing it all Together - Presenter: Ruth Naidoo
12.40pm - 1.30pm	Kai and Networking