The New You: A Rebrand or Recharge
| Friday, September 11, 2026 |
| 8:40 AM - 9:40 AM |
| Wala Mirr Theatre |
Overview
Dr. Jana Pittman
Many of us have to change our career paths, step up or overcome an adverse event. You might want to inspire your staff or audience to push harder and change their perception or your company may have taken a hit and needs to rebuild. Jana will use her stories of swapping the track for the icy slopes of bobsled, overcoming media criticism and now becoming a doctor, to show how we can rebrand' and reinvent ourselves. Designed to foster leadership and creativity.
Speaker
Dr Jana Pittman
Olympian, World Champion and Obstetrics Registrar
'The New You: A Rebrand or Recharge'
Biography
Two times world champion, four times Commonwealth champion - in the sport of athletics, Jana Pittman personifies resilience and determination. When continual injuries hampered her athletic career and could have signalled retirement, she swapped the track for the ice, joining the Australian women's bobsled team and becoming the first woman to represent Australia in both a Summer (2000, 2004) and Winter (2014) Olympic Games.
Off the track, Jana completed a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Western Sydney University in 2019 (graduating with First Class Honours and the university medal) and is now a a 3rd year Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with a Masters of Reproductive Medicine.
This busy woman is proud mum to six children: Cornelis, Emily ,Jemima, Charlie and twins Quinlan and Willow.
Having experienced her own personal scare with cervical dysplasia, Jana became an ambassador for the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation. In 2021, Jana was a participant in the gruelling television show SAS Australia on Channel 7. She made it to the last day of the course and was the final female standing among the 18 celebrity recruits, despite having given birth only five and a half months previously.
Keynote
Jana Pittman
Olympian, World Champion and Obstetrics Registrar