Past Speakers
Eliza Strapp
First Assistant Secretary, Market and Workforce Division
Department of Health and Aged Care
Paul Sadler
Principal
Paul Sadler Consultancy
Amanda Dyson
Head of Talent Acquisition
UnitingCare
Faye Spiteri OAM
Chief Executive Officer
Fronditha Care
Rosy Walia
CEO
Multicultural Care
Sue Thomson
Chief Executive Officer
McLean Care
Lloyd Williams
National Secretary
Health Services Union
David Cox
Managing Director
Curtin Heritage Living
Laura Camish
Policy and Implementation Lead, Regional General Manager North West
Kincare
Judith Smith
Director of Professional Development
Australian College of Nursing
Stephanie Kaiser
Acting Assistant Secretary – Aged Care Workforce Branch
Department of Health and Aged Care
David Sykes
Director of Centre for Dementia Learning
Dementia Australia
Penelope Batman
Executive Leader - People and Culture
Warrigal
Sharon Blackburn CBE
Executive Director
BallyCara
Anna-Maria Wade
Chief of People and Culture
Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution
Joseph Assad
Head of People & Culture
Afea Care Services
Daryl Sahli
Managing Director
Right at Home Australia
Cameron Burgess
National Program Director, Sanctuary & Power to Kids
The MacKillop Institute
Wendy Hubbard
General Manager
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services
Sarah McLelland
Interim CEO
Aged Care Workforce Industry Council
Catherine McMahon
Chief People Officer
Catholic Healthcare
Jo Christie
Chief People, Culture, and Brand
Bethanie
Neil Eastwood
Founder and CEO
Care Friends
Arianna Mason
General Manager of People, Culture & Strategy
Fresh Hope
Lynda McArdle
Program Manager, Aged Care Partnering Program
ARIIA
Veronica Jamison
Chief Executive Officer
Shepparton Retirement Village
Donna Hart
Executive Director – Seniors Living
Churches of Christ
Berni Zipf
Clinical Systems Specialist
Fresh Hope Communities
Jen Bichel-Findlay
Nursing, Midwifery Digital Health Network
Australian Institute of Digital Health
Dr Anat Hassner
Chief People Officer
Uniting NSW & ACT
Turin Prasantha
Executive Manager Development People and Culture
Goodwin Aged Care Services
Graeme Sloane
CEO
Adina Care
Nathan Betteridge
Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer
Five.Good.Friends
Dr Rebecca Bilton
Senior Research Fellow
ARIIA
Philippa Ayre
GM People & Culture/Acting CEO
CapeCare
Tamar Krebs
Founder and Executive Director
Group Homes Australia
Ella Helle
Education, Development and Capability Manager
Goodwin Aged Care Services