2026 Speakers

Angela Baird

National Manager Palliative Care

Regis Aged Care

Anna Theophilos

PSA Vaccination Ambassador

Daen Dorazio

First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health

Disability and Ageing

Diana Horvatovic

CEO

St Basil’s NSW/ACT

Dr Kaele Stokes

Executive Director Services, Engagement & Research

Dementia Australia

Dr Richard Kane

National Clinical Director, St Vincent’s Virtual & Home

St Vincent’s Health Australia

Dr Simon Grof

Chief Medical Director

JewishCare

Duncan McKimm

CEO

Clarence Village

Faye Spiteri OAM

Chief Executive Office

Fronditha Care

Isabelle Meyer

Executive Director

Dementia Training Australia

James Chen

Director of Aged Care Costing

Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority

James O’Keefe

Fund Manager - Aged Care Property Trust

Australian Unity Wealth Infinity Construction Group

Kate Reed

Director- VAD Implementation Taskforce

ACT Health

Kim Whiteley

CEO

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council (NATSIAACC)

Lara McIntyre

Nurse Practitioner & Senior Palliative Care Lead | Practice Quality and Risk, Catholic Healthcare, Chair

Palliative Aged Care Network (PACN)

Lauren Williams

GM Business Systems

Australian Unity

Luke Greive

CEO

Infin8Care

Maria McLaughlin Rolfe

Group General Manager, BlueCare Community Services

UnitingCare Queensland

Philip Mackney

Chief Operating Officer

Bupa Villages and Aged Care

Samantha Edmonds

Director Policy, Education & Systemic Advocacy

OPAN

Sarah Yeates

Chief Executive Officer

Caladenia Dementia Care

Susan Wray

Chief Executive Officer

Edgarley Assisted Living

Tara Veldman

Managing Director

Billard Leece Partnership

Tim Moore

Living with Dementia

My Personal Journey

Treasure Jennings

Complaints Commissioner

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission