Meet our speakers

We’re excited to showcase incredible stories and insights from our 2025 speakers.

Hear from 80+ industry leaders:

Robert Fitzgerald
Age Discrimination Commissioner
Australian Human Rights Commission
Joan Hughes
Chair
NSW Ministerial Advisory Council Ageing (MACA)
Doug MacColl
Chief Financial Officer
Scalabrini
Veronica Jamison
Chief Executive Officer
Shepparton Villages
George Margelis
Independent Chair
Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council
Faye Spiteri OAM
Faye Spiteri
Chief Executive Officer
Fronditha Care
Vivian Orji
Quality and Compliance Manager
Anglicare
Ronna Guzman
Director
Care Live Smile
Donna Gleisner
General Manager Career Pathways
Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
Ramesh Raghavan
Ramesh Raghavan
Digital Innovation & Experience Lead
Uniting
Daniel Waldron
General Manager
Strategy and Improvement
Mercy Health
A/Prof Lahn Straney
Chief Scientific Officer
MOA
Sandhya Thapa
Quality and Compliance Manager
Anglicare
Erin M. Sharp
Clinical Care Director
Homewise Health  
David Cox
Managing Director
Curtin Heritage Living
Paul Wainwright
Chief Analytics Officer
Mable
Chantal Velasque
Head of Data & Analytics
Uniting
Craig Gear
Chief Executive Officer
Older Persons Advocacy Network
Dr Sandra Vale
Chief Executive Officer
National Allergy Council
Analou Cariaga
General Manager – Quality, Safety & Risk
Anglicare
Anne Moehead
Nurse Practitioner Psychogeriatrics
Australian College of Nurse Practitioners  
Lehi Cerna
Talent Program Lead People
Culture and Safety
Baptcare
Lauren Crosiet
Head of Growth and Community
Happy Valley Home Care
Hon John Ajaka
Chairman
My Guardian
Lucy O' Flaherty
Chief Executive Officer
Columbia Aged Care
Paul Maher
Chief of Finance
McLean Care
Dr Desmond Graham
Chief Medical Officer
Geriatric Care Australia
Elfa Moraitakis
Chief Executive Officer
SydWest Multicultural Services
Graeme Wickenden
Chief Financial Officer
MiCare
Renee Flynn
Clinical and Education Manager – Career Pathways Team
APNA
Kathryn Twigg
Clinical and Educational Lead
Australian Primary Healthcare Nurses Association
Rachel Hollis
General Manager People and Culture
Maroba Caring Communities
Arathi Chhetri
Manager, Learning & Capability
The Salvation Army Australia
Jacqueline Quirke
General Manager Lifestyle and Community
RSL Lifecare Limited
Samantha Edmonds
Director Policy, Education and Systemic Advocacy
Opan
Fonda Voukelatos
Deputy Chief Executive
Uniting AgeWell
Dr Roshmeen Azam
Chief Medical Officer
Altura Learning
Deborah Holtham
Chief Strategy Officer
IQ Life
Tracy Baker
Executive Manager Community Care
St Agnes’ Care & Lifestyle
Daniel Johnson
Chief Information Officer
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Australia 
James Stack
Co Founder & Director
Obvious Choice
Amber Mills
Policy and Research Manager
Australian Association of Gerontology and AAG Research Trust
Rae Blackledge
Engagement & Quality of Life Head
BaptistCare NSW & ACT
Allyson Warrington
Chief Executive Officer
Community Based Support
Bill Potiris
Learning and Development Manager
Basscare
Javed Shaikh
Head of Data and Analytics
BaptistCare
Moet Sela
Head of Cloud & Technology
Catholic Health Care
Nikki Gilbertson
General Manager Client Services
Dementia Australia
Tracey Shearer
Managing Director
August Consulting
Tamar Krebs
Founder & Executive Director
Group Homes Australia
Marie Alford
General Manager Growth and Innovation
Hammond Care
Lali Gunasekara
Director of Aged Care Services and Sustainability
Department of Health and Aged Care
Liane Fletcher
Dementia Advocate
Alison Cameron
Head of Risk & Regulation
HammondCare
Jennifer Knox
Head of Quality and Safeguarding
HomeMade
Toby Kell
IT Team Lead - Cloud & Systems Information Communication Technology
Baptcare
Stacy Flanagan
Chief Financial Officer
St Basil's Aged Care NSW & ACT
Adam Green
Chief Financial Officer
ACH Group
Courtney Forrest
Chief Operating Officer
Arete Health Care
Mick Young
Chief Information Officer
Anglicare Sydney
Victor Ahipene
Victor Apihene
Chief Executive Officer
Suremploy
Brian Peters
Brian Peters Chief Executive Officer
IQ Life
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
Renee Poon
Clinical and Capability Lead
Eremea Home Care Services
Joanne Gell
Manager, Client Services
Ballarat Community Health
Tamara Paton
Senior Executive Officer
Vasey RSL Care
Karen Williams
Lawyer, Social Worker and Manager of the Human Rights Service Team
ADA Australia
Adam Priest
Head of People & Culture
Southern Cross Care
Sue Franklin
Executive General Manager People & Culture
Basscare
Diana Bevington
CEO
Bevington Partners
Anat Hassner
Chief People & Strategy Officer
Uniting NSW.ACT
Dr. Samir Sinha
Director of Health Policy Research
National Institute on Ageing
Jarin Baigent
Chief Executive Officer
Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care
Craig Sinclair
Senior Research Fellow
UNSW
John Chesterman
Public Advocate
The Public Advocate
Sylvia Jiang
National Safety and Wellbeing Manager
Life Without Barriers
Mason Gismondi
Head of Psychosocial Safety
Bupa APAC
Lorraine Poulos
Managing Director
Lorraine Poulos & Associates
Louise Adnum
General Manager Corporate Services
Maroba
Stephen Becsi
Chief Executive Officer
Apollo Care
Cara Williams
Head of Safety & Wellbeing
Bolton Clarke
Dr Richard Rosewarne
Chief Analyst Officer
Apollo Care
Barry Ashcroft
Chief Operations Officer
Apollo Care
Rosy Walia
Chief Executive Officer
Multicultural Care
Viv Allanson
Chief Executive Officer
Director of Care, Maroba
Alissa Walsh
Chief Performance Officer
Apollo Care
Glen Kilpatrick
Chief Growth Officer
Trilogy Care
Tanmay Bhola
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Zipline
Nonny Evans
Director of Healthcare
Zipline
Janet Buchanan
National Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Silverchain
Thomas Aune
Founder and Director
Suremploy
Lubo Shopov
Managing Director
QTX
Veronica Jamison
Chief Executive Officer
Shepparton Villages
Vivian Orji
Quality and Compliance Manager
Anglicare
Sandhya Thapa
Quality and Compliance Manager
Anglicare
Erin M. Sharp
Clinical Care Director
Homewise Health  
Dr Sandra Vale
Chief Executive Officer
National Allergy Council
Analou Cariaga
General Manager – Quality, Safety & Risk
Anglicare
Anne Moehead
Nurse Practitioner Psychogeriatrics
Australian College of Nurse Practitioners  
Hon John Ajaka
Chairman
My Guardian
Dr Desmond Graham
Chief Medical Officer
Geriatric Care Australia
Elfa Moraitakis
Chief Executive Officer
SydWest Multicultural Services
Jacqueline Quirke
General Manager Lifestyle and Community
RSL Lifecare Limited
Tracy Baker
Executive Manager Community Care
St Agnes’ Care & Lifestyle
Rae Blackledge
Engagement & Quality of Life Head
BaptistCare NSW & ACT
Nikki Gilbertson
General Manager Client Services
Dementia Australia
Tamar Krebs
Founder & Executive Director
Group Homes Australia
Marie Alford
General Manager Growth and Innovation
Hammond Care
Liane Fletcher
Dementia Advocate
Alison Cameron
Head of Risk & Regulation
HammondCare
Courtney Forrest
Chief Operating Officer
Arete Health Care
George Margelis
Independent Chair
Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council
Ramesh Raghavan
Ramesh Raghavan
Digital Innovation & Experience Lead
Uniting
Daniel Waldron
General Manager
Strategy and Improvement
Mercy Health
A/Prof Lahn Straney
Chief Scientific Officer
MOA
David Cox
Managing Director
Curtin Heritage Living
Paul Wainwright
Chief Analytics Officer
Mable
Chantal Velasque
Head of Data & Analytics
Uniting
Deborah Holtham
Chief Strategy Officer
IQ Life
Javed Shaikh
Head of Data and Analytics
BaptistCare
Moet Sela
Head of Cloud & Technology
Catholic Health Care
Lali Gunasekara
Director of Aged Care Services and Sustainability
Department of Health and Aged Care
Toby Kell
IT Team Lead - Cloud & Systems Information Communication Technology
Baptcare
Mick Young
Chief Information Officer
Anglicare Sydney
Lubo Shopov
Managing Director
QTX
Joan Hughes
Chair
NSW Ministerial Advisory Council Ageing (MACA)
Ronna Guzman
Director
Care Live Smile
Donna Gleisner
General Manager Career Pathways
Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
Lehi Cerna
Talent Program Lead People
Culture and Safety
Baptcare
Renee Flynn
Clinical and Education Manager – Career Pathways Team
APNA
Kathryn Twigg
Clinical and Educational Lead
Australian Primary Healthcare Nurses Association
Rachel Hollis
General Manager People and Culture
Maroba Caring Communities
Arathi Chhetri
Manager, Learning & Capability
The Salvation Army Australia
Fonda Voukelatos
Deputy Chief Executive
Uniting AgeWell
Dr Roshmeen Azam
Chief Medical Officer
Altura Learning
Daniel Johnson
Chief Information Officer
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Australia 
James Stack
Co Founder & Director
Obvious Choice
Allyson Warrington
Chief Executive Officer
Community Based Support
Bill Potiris
Learning and Development Manager
Basscare
Jennifer Knox
Head of Quality and Safeguarding
HomeMade
Renee Poon
Clinical and Capability Lead
Eremea Home Care Services
Tamara Paton
Senior Executive Officer
Vasey RSL Care
Adam Priest
Head of People & Culture
Southern Cross Care
Anat Hassner
Chief People & Strategy Officer
Uniting NSW.ACT
Jarin Baigent
Chief Executive Officer
Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care
Sylvia Jiang
National Safety and Wellbeing Manager
Life Without Barriers
Mason Gismondi
Head of Psychosocial Safety
Bupa APAC
Cara Williams
Head of Safety & Wellbeing
Bolton Clarke
Tanmay Bhola
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Zipline
Nonny Evans
Director of Healthcare
Zipline
Janet Buchanan
National Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Silverchain
Thomas Aune
Founder and Director
Suremploy
Doug MacColl
Chief Financial Officer
Scalabrini
Faye Spiteri OAM
Faye Spiteri
Chief Executive Officer
Fronditha Care
Lauren Crosiet
Head of Growth and Community
Happy Valley Home Care
Paul Maher
Chief of Finance
McLean Care
Graeme Wickenden
Chief Financial Officer
MiCare
Fonda Voukelatos
Deputy Chief Executive
Uniting AgeWell
Tracey Shearer
Managing Director
August Consulting
Stacy Flanagan
Chief Financial Officer
St Basil's Aged Care NSW & ACT
Adam Green
Chief Financial Officer
ACH Group
Brian Peters
Brian Peters Chief Executive Officer
IQ Life
Joanne Gell
Manager, Client Services
Ballarat Community Health
Diana Bevington
CEO
Bevington Partners
Mason Gismondi
Head of Psychosocial Safety
Bupa APAC
Lorraine Poulos
Managing Director
Lorraine Poulos & Associates
Louise Adnum
General Manager Corporate Services
Maroba
Stephen Becsi
Chief Executive Officer
Apollo Care
Dr Richard Rosewarne
Chief Analyst Officer
Apollo Care
Barry Ashcroft
Chief Operations Officer
Apollo Care
Alissa Walsh
Chief Performance Officer
Apollo Care