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Day One | Monday, 26 May 2025

9:30

Welcome to country

9:40

Chairperson’s welcome and introductions

Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director, The Australia Institute

The digital future of the Aged Care sector

9:50

Keynote: Aged Care Reforms and their effect on digital transformation

Fay Flevaras, Chief Digital Information Officer, The Department of Health and Aged Care

10:20

Reserved session

10:40

Speed networking

11:00

Morning refreshments

11:30

M&A in Aged Care: Mastering technology for a smooth integration

  • Hear case studies of successful technology integrations in aged care mergers, focusing on strategies that facilitated smooth transitions

  • Discuss how staying ahead of new digital trends can inform strategic decisions, even those not currently involved in M&A activities


Daniel Pettman, Chief Digital Information Officer, BaptistCare

12:00

Reserved session

12:20

ARIIA session: Developing and embedding new technologies into aged care – examples and lessons learned

Liana Donleavy, Partnership Programme Manager, ARIIA


  • From Manual to Automated: Evaluating the usability and acceptance of an automated shower system in residential aged care


Richal Ghimire, Facility Manager, Southern Cross Care


  • Regional Provider Blueprint for Developing a Values-Based Culture and Values-Driven Care Plans through Engagement, Empowerment and Technology?


Heather Marciano, Chief Executive Officer, BCR Communities

Rebecca Glover, Chief Technology Officer, Kyckr


  • Evaluation of deployable hearing assessment technology in Aged Care leading to resident centric care recommendations


Viv Allanson, Chief Executive Officer, Maroba Caring Communities

12:50

Lunch

1:50

Roundtable breakout sessions (multiple options to attend)

Compliance, Cybersecurity, and Legal Issues

2:45

Integrating data analytics and business intelligence to meet compliance standards

  • Gain an overview of the key regulations affecting data management and how to create comprehensive data governance frameworks

  • Hear insights into the technical solutions helping to make more effective use of data without compromising compliance


David Silvestre, Director, Data & Digital, Bupa Aged Care

3:15

Afternoon refreshments

3:45

Reserved session

4:05

What are the legal challenges of AI and new technologies?

  • Gain a clearer understand of what the law says and how it applies to your business and cyber security plans

  • Understand the need for planning and what additional consents you may need with AI


Dr Armin Alimardani, Lecturer in Law and Emerging Technologies,  University of Wollongong & Consultant, OpenAI

4:35

Closing remarks

Day Two | Tuesday, 27 May 2025

9:00

Chairperson’s welcome and introductions

Strategy planning for your digital transformation

9:10

Creating a long-term digital strategy to support an increasing demand for home care

  • The new Aged Care Reforms specifically mentions increased home care and organisations must put plans into place

  • Assessing current capabilities and aligning strategies with organisational goals


David Cox, Managing Director, Curtin Heritage Living

9:40

Reserved session

10:00

Patient-centric innovations: creating a roadmap for your digital and tech driven transformation

  • Discuss how technology can facilitate involvement of patients through communication tools and shared decision-making platforms

  • Understand the important of creating a strategic roadmap for transforming your organisations technology


Geraldine Davys, Director of Customer Experience, Marketing and Innovation, Bupa Villages & Aged Care

10:30

Refreshment break

Harnessing AI to streamline your organisation

11:00

Keynote – Google

11:30

Reserved session

11:50

Current AI use cases in aged care and considerations for long-term AI strategies

  • How predictive analysis can be used to improve patient care and improve decision making

  • The potential of AI and how you can plan for its implementation


Paul Basso, Head, Data and Business Intelligence Corporate Services, Uniting Age Well

12:20

Lunch

Making success of implementation and integration

1:30

Panel: Does building AI and digital technology into the model of care enable better outcomes and greater effectiveness

  • Will AI and robotics deliver improvements in personal care and result in better outcomes

  • Can digital tools help efficiency despite a growing number of patients with comorbidities


Panellists:

  • Cameron McPherson, Chief Executive Officer, Medical & Aged Care Group

  • Justin Chadwick, Director, NewDirection Care

2:20

The challenge of integration: common pitfalls and how to avoid them?

  • Understand the common pitfalls faced when adding in new digital systems, updating architecture of implementing new applications

  • Hear examples from those who have successfully navigated integration challenges, outlining the strategies they employed and lessons learned


Brett Reedman, Chief Information Officer, Catholic Healthcare


Joanna Chopamba, Head of IT Applications Services, Catholic Healthcare

2:50

Can you measure the ROI of your implemented technology?

  • Defining what ROI means in context of aged care and how you measure intangible benefits

  • How do you define the metrics you are going to compare against


Imtiaz Bhayet, Chief Information Officer, Regis Aged Care

3:20

Chairperson’s closing remarks

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