Daniel Kowalski is a two-time Olympian, sports administrator, and human rights advocate. He overcame career-threatening surgeries, depression, and anxiety to achieve remarkable success in swimming, including multiple Olympic medals at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
A mentor and ambassador for organizations such as the United Nations, Daniel has driven cultural change in Australian swimming and championed athlete wellbeing.
Kowalski will be one of the keynote speakers at the Rotary Club of Camden mental health forum and expo on Saturday, October 25 at the Camden Civic Centre.
The forum, which is sponsored by Camden Council, will start at 10am and conclude at 3pm.
Another keynote speaker is Michael Sawyer, an Emeritus Professor at the University of Adelaide who received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2008 for his contributions to child and adolescent mental health research and education.
Also speaking at the forum will be Dee Raquel Joma, an executive coach and entrepreneur with more than 25 years in leadership, marketing, and team development.
A transformative year in New York led her to positive psychology, mental health, and coaching, inspiring her to found the Be Unstoppable Foundation, which empowers individuals and organizations to build resilience, wellbeing, and meaningful success.
There will also be an exclusive Q&A session as part of the forum and expo.
Hear stories, ask questions, and gain insights from some of Australia’s most inspiring and accomplished individuals, from Daniel Kowalski to Fred Purcell, Paul Hillbrick, and Warren Morgan.
The Rotary Club of Camden is hosting the forum/expo to raise community awareness of mental health issues, and it follows on from a very successful similar event in March last year.
The aim of the mental health forum and expo is to help to de-stigmatise mental illness; deliver information about mental health to people living in our community; improve the capacity for individuals to access relevant services; improve the capacity of individuals to care for themselves if they develop a mental illness; increase community awareness about mental health; and build capacity within the community to give and get help.
While the forum is free to all members of the community, anyone who wants to attend is asked to register to assist Camden Rotary with planning. To do so scan the QR code in the picture above.