Meet our speakers

We’re excited to showcase incredible stories and insights from our 2025 speakers.
Dr Sandra Vale
Chief Executive Officer
National Allergy Council
Liz Hefren-Webb
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Robert Fitzgerald
Age Discrimination Commissioner
Australian Human Rights Commission
Janet Muir
Chief Executive Officer
RSL LifeCare
Anat Hassner
Chief Strategy Officer
Uniting NSW.ACT
Glen Kilpatrick
Chief Growth Officer
Trilogy Care
Mick Young
Chief Information Officer
Anglicare Sydney
Daniel Pettman
Chief Information Officer
BaptistCare
Paul Maher
Chief of Finance
McLean Care
Analou Cariaga
General Manager – Quality, Safety & Risk
Anglicare
Lehi Cerna
Talent Program Lead People
Culture and Safety
Baptcare
Cara Williams
Head of Safety & Wellbeing
Bolton Clarke
Javed Shaikh
Head of Data and Analytics
BaptistCare
Moet Sela
Head of Cloud & Technology
Catholic Health Care
Chantal Velasque
Head of Data & Analytics
Uniting
Alison Cameron
Head of Risk & Regulation
HammondCare
Rae Blackledge
Engagement & Quality of Life Head
BaptistCare NSW & ACT
Toby Kell
IT Team Lead - Cloud & Systems Information Communication Technology
Baptcare
Ben Gatehouse
Behaviour Specialist Practitioner Service & Operations
Baptcare
Ramesh Raghavan
Ramesh Raghavan
Digital Innovation & Experience Lead
Uniting
Tamara Paton
Senior Executive Officer
Vasey RSL Care
Craig Gear
Chief Executive Officer
Older Persons Advocacy Network
Courtney Forrest
Chief Operation Officer
Arete Healthcare
Ken Griffin
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
Veronica Jamison
CEO
Shepparton Villages
Rosy Walia
Chief Executive Officer
Multicultural Care
Stephen Becsi
Chief Executive Officer
Apollo Care
Cassara Hardie
Acting Chief Executive Officer
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council
Fred Cicchini
Group Chief Executive Officer
Humanity Health group
Doug MacColl
Chief Financial Officer
Scalabrini
Dr Desmond Graham
Chief Medical Officer
Geriatric Care Australia
Tamar Krebs
Chief Executive Officer
Group Homes Australia
Adam Green
Chief Financial Officer
ACH Group
Daniel Johnson
Chief Information Officer
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Australia 
Sandra Glaister
Chief of Governance, Risk and Research
Southern Cross Care QLD
Dr Richard Rosewarne
Chief Analyst and Managing Director of Applied Aged Care Solutions
Apollo Care
Samantha Edmonds
Director Policy & Systemic Advocacy
Opan
Renee Flynn
Clinical and Education Manager – Career Pathways Team
APNA
Erin Sharp
Clinical Care Director
Homewise Health  
Marisa Galiazzo
General Manager
Lorraine Poulos & Associates
Donna Gelisner
General Manager Career Pathways
Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
Daniel Waldron
General Manager
Strategy and Improvement
Mercy Health
Nikki Gilbertson
General Manager Client Services
Dementia Australia
Dr Roshmeen Azam
General Manager
Learning
Altura Learning
Arathi Chhetri
Manager Learning & Capability
The Salvation Army Australia
Amber Mills
Policy and Research Manager
Australian Association of Gerontology and AAG Research Trust
Marie Alford
Head of Dementia Professional Services
Dementia Centre, Dementia Support Australia
Adam Priest
Head of People & Culture
Southern Cross Care
Hayley Nuttall
Head of People & Culture
Ingenia Communities
Jennifer Knox
Head of Quality and Safeguarding
HomeMade
Dr Tom Morris
Head of Research and Clinical Excellence
The Hammond Centre
George Margelis
Independent Chair
Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council
David Cox
Managing Director
Curtin Heritage Living
Hon John Ajaka
Chairman
My Guardian Aged Care and Disability
Joan Hughes
NSW Ministerial Advisory Council
Ageing (MACA)
Karen Williams
Lawyer, Social Worker and Manager of the Human Rights Service Team
ADA Australia
Craig Sinclair
Senior Research Fellow
UNSW
A/Prof Lahn Straney
Chief Scientific Officer
MOA
Anne Moehead
Nurse Practitioner Psychogeriatrics
Australian College of Nurse Practitioners  
John Chesterman
Public Advocate
The Public Advocate
Judith Leeson
Older person representative
Matt Fitton
Co-founder
Nurse Next Door Home Care Services
Tim Phillips
Project Manager Workforce Lead
Arcare
Elfa Moraitakis
Chief Executive Officer
SydWest Multicultural Services
Barry Ashcroft
Chief Operations Officer
Apollo Care
Samir Sinha
Director of Geriatrics
Sinai health System
Macedonian Community Welfare Association
Rebecca Pacey
People Chief & Transformation Officer
Infinite Aged Care
David Sinclair
David Sinclair
Partner
Stewart Brown
Laura Haylen
Director of Aged Care Policy
Catholic Health Australia
Rameez Hassan
Chief Nursing Officer
Regis Aged Care
Richelle Napoli
CEO
Generation Care of Humanity Health Group
Mick Young
Chief Information Officer
Anglicare Sydney
Daniel Pettman
Chief Information Officer
BaptistCare
Javed Shaikh
Head of Data and Analytics
BaptistCare
Moet Sela
Head of Cloud & Technology
Catholic Health Care
Chantal Velasque
Head of Data & Analytics
Uniting
Toby Kell
IT Team Lead - Cloud & Systems Information Communication Technology
Baptcare
Ramesh Raghavan
Ramesh Raghavan
Digital Innovation & Experience Lead
Uniting
Daniel Johnson
Chief Information Officer
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Australia 
Daniel Waldron
General Manager
Strategy and Improvement
Mercy Health
George Margelis
Independent Chair
Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council
A/Prof Lahn Straney
Chief Scientific Officer
MOA
Tamara Paton
Senior Executive Officer
Vasey RSL Care
Stephen Becsi
Chief Executive Officer
Apollo Care
Doug MacColl
Chief Financial Officer
Scalabrini
Adam Green
Chief Financial Officer
ACH Group
Dr Richard Rosewarne
Chief Analyst and Managing Director of Applied Aged Care Solutions
Apollo Care
Barry Ashcroft
Chief Operations Officer
Apollo Care
Anat Hassner
Chief Strategy Officer
Uniting NSW.ACT
Glen Kilpatrick
Chief Growth Officer
Trilogy Care
Cara Williams
Head of Safety & Wellbeing
Bolton Clarke
Rosy Walia
Chief Executive Officer
Multicultural Care
Donna Gelisner
General Manager Career Pathways
Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
Arathi Chhetri
Manager Learning & Capability
The Salvation Army Australia
Adam Priest
Head of People & Culture
Southern Cross Care
Jennifer Knox
Head of Quality and Safeguarding
HomeMade
Matt Fitton
Co-founder
Nurse Next Door Home Care Services
Dr Sandra Vale
Chief Executive Officer
National Allergy Council
Analou Cariaga
General Manager – Quality, Safety & Risk
Anglicare
Rae Blackledge
Engagement & Quality of Life Head
BaptistCare NSW & ACT
Ken Griffin
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
Cassara Hardie
Acting Chief Executive Officer
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council
Fred Cicchini
Group Chief Executive Officer
Humanity Health group
Tamar Krebs
Chief Executive Officer
Group Homes Australia
Erin Sharp
Clinical Care Director
Homewise Health  
Nikki Gilbertson
General Manager Client Services
Dementia Australia
Marie Alford
Head of Dementia Professional Services
Dementia Centre, Dementia Support Australia
Hon John Ajaka
Chairman
My Guardian Aged Care and Disability
Karen Williams
Lawyer, Social Worker and Manager of the Human Rights Service Team
ADA Australia
Craig Sinclair
Senior Research Fellow
UNSW
Anne Moehead
Nurse Practitioner Psychogeriatrics
Australian College of Nurse Practitioners  
Elfa Moraitakis
Chief Executive Officer
SydWest Multicultural Services
Macedonian Community Welfare Association