Principal speaker
Ms Suzy Wilson
Suzy Wilson is Founder of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and owner of Riverbend Books, Bulimba.
Suzy will look at the link between academic success and reading, and the role 'reading' plays in our educational and personal lives.
Suzy will also be discussing her role as founder of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation which is a national book industry charity, which aims to reduce the disadvantage experienced by children in remote Indigenous communities across Australia, by lifting literacy levels and instilling a lifelong love of reading.