TUESDAY 22ND OCTOBER - 7PM   |   UPLIFT CENTRE FRANKLIN ROAD

With special guest speakers, prizes and supper, we're thrilled to bring you our 2024 Thriving With ADHD Event!

Join us for an evening of fun, inspiration, and connection.

To recognise ADHD awareness month we're bringing together an inspirational group of panelists, each with their own unique story of ADHD.

Our guests will share how they have, and continue to overcome challenges, as well as how they've harnessed the benefits that ADHD can bring. Through listening to their journeys and their advice, you'll walk away feeling inspired and cheered on.

OPEN TO ALL, BUT WITH LIMITED NUMBERS - REGISTER YOUR DETAILS, AND BUY YOUR TICKET NOW.

Our speakers

Walter Neilands

Host

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Walter Neilands

Host

Walter is back for another year of being M.C. at our awesome event!

He’s a cheerful, up-beat television host, writer, MC, speaker and business owner. He's renowned for his high-energy and creative activity on shows such as TV3's Cadbury Dream Factory, Dancing with the Stars, and NZ's most popular youth show Sticky TV. 

Founder of Screen Grab Ltd. media company, Presentation Trainer and events MC / speaker, Walter will be interviewing our panelists on their journey with ADHD. What has worked for them, what hasn’t? How can ADHD be an advantage? What can others do to help understand and support them?

Kei Seranno

Guest speaker

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Kei Seranno

Guest speaker

Kei is an experienced marketing professional specialising in creative direction and digital marketing. 

Before launching into her marketing career, she was a Kindergarten Teacher who had a handful of students diagnosed with ADHD. Her students' stories inspired her to determine whether she had ADHD as well, which led to her diagnosis as a young adult. 

Today, Kei is still a passionate marketer, a powerlifting athlete, a mental health advocate, and a devoted dog mum.

Brett Harrington

Guest speakers

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Brett Harrington

Guest speakers

Brett was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and is a certified ADHD Coach. She trained at the ADD Coach Academy in Albany, New York. Brett has also trained with JST Coaching School, specialising in working with children aged 8–12 years. 

In 2018, she completed a Master's degree in Arts Therapy and became a registered clinical arts therapist. This training allows her to bring a new, creative dimension to working with individuals with ADHD, especially but not exclusively helpful for working with children. 

Brett is also part of the team at ADHD NZ. 

Hunter Wilson aka King Cass

Guest speaker

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Hunter Wilson, also now known as King Cass, was diagnosed with ADHD at 6.

He is a NZ Hip-Hop artist who is becoming part of the mainstream music industry. His last single 'Old Days' hit number 2 on the NZ Hot Single charts.

He has been travelling around New Zealand and Australia spreading mental health awareness through his music and also connecting his music to the next generation through his multi-media show, "The Awakening".

He wants to keep making music, share his story, his ongoing journey and help people find passion, potential, and purpose.

Register now

With limited numbers, and tickets just $10 per person, now's the best time to nab yourself a seat at this exciting event.

Click the link below to register and pay for your ticket. See you there!

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