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Building a resilient and diverse aged care workforce through training, well-being and innovation

2-3 September 2025

Crown Conference Centre, Naarm/Melbourne

PART OF THE NATIONAL AGED CARE CONVENTION

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AGED CARE LEADERS

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SPEAKERS

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BREAKOUT ZONES

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CO-LOCATED AGED CARE FORUMS

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SHOWCASE AREA

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Welcome to the Aged Care Workforce Leaders Forum

The Aged Care Workforce Leaders Forum is dedicated to equipping aged care workforce and HR leaders with the insights, strategies, and connections needed to tackle the sector’s most pressing challenge—workforce shortages.

 

This high-impact forum goes beyond discussion, delivering practical solutions to enhance job satisfaction, improve working conditions, and implement effective support systems to reduce burnout. 

 

By championing innovation in training, career progression, and leadership development, the event aims to drive long-term workforce sustainability and ensure quality care across states.

 

Attendees will gain exclusive insights into legislative changes, pay reforms, and inclusion strategies, shaping the future of aged care employment. 

 

As a sponsor, this is your opportunity to position your brand as a key player in workforce transformation, engage directly with decision-makers, and demonstrate your commitment to strengthening the aged care sector. 

Main Delegate Challenges

  • Critical Workforce Shortages: Declining job satisfaction, unstable working conditions (e.g., casualisation), and a lack of emotional and mental health support are driving burnout and exacerbating staffing gaps. 

  • Inconsistent Training & Career Development: Limited access to high-quality, standardised training—particularly in specialist areas such as dementia and palliative care—hinders workforce development and creates disparities in care standards across regions.

  • Navigating Policy & Pay Reforms: The aged care sector must adapt to landmark workforce reforms, including the mandatory 200 minutes of registered nurse care per resident, pay increases, and gender diversity initiatives, all of which have significant operational and financial implications in 2025. 

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2025 Sponsor

Platinum Sponsor

Our Advisory Board

These senior Aged Care sector leaders have drawn on their experience and insight to help shape this year’s agenda and speaker lineup for the Aged Care Workforce Leaders Forum.

Rachel Argaman

Chief Executive Officer

Opal

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Sara Allotta

Group International Sourcing Manager

Bolton Clarke

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Robert Peoples

Teaching Education Manager - Health & Community Services

South West TAFE

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Laura Haylen

Director of Aged Care Policy

Catholic Health Care

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Arianna Mason

General Manager of People, Culture & Strategy

Fresh Hope Communities

Featured Speakers

Kath Horton
Kath Horton

Service Manager

Mercy Health

Michael Rasheed
Michael Rasheed

Executive People and Culture

Southern Cross Care

Cara Williams
Cara Williams

Head of Safety and Wellbeing

Bolton Clarke

Sylvia Powell
Sylvia Powell

Executive Manager People & Culture

Resthaven

Mark Green
Mark Green

National Director Mission & People

Calvary Health

Johanna Westbrook
Johanna Westbrook

Professor of Health Informatics and Patient Safety; Director Centre for Health Systems & Safety Research

Macquarie University; Australian Institute of Health Innovation

Lauren Meredith
Lauren Meredith

General Manager Aged Care Operations

Mercy Care

Rad Popowicz
Rad Popowicz

Talent Acquisition Manager

The Salvation Army Aged Care

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2024 Sponsors

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Sponsoring an event like this has allowed us to meet a large cross
section of people, from C-suite and decision makers to people on the
ground like nurses, and it’s handy to speak to them about what they
need and want. It’s one of the most qualitative events we’ve attended,
and as a result we’re having some phenomenal conversations.

Product Manager, Touchstone Life Care

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