About Australian
Healthcare Week
For 15 years, Australian Healthcare Week has brought together thousands of healthcare professionals from every corner of the health ecosystem - and there’s a reason they keep coming back. Now, co-located with the new Healthcare 2040 Expo, the event is expanding its focus to spotlight the technologies, innovations and future models of care shaping the next decade of Australian healthcare.
Whether you're a Chief Executive, a frontline nurse, a procurement manager, or a digital health strategist, AHW is where the pulse of the nation’s healthcare beats the loudest. From hospital leaders and aged care providers to primary care teams, allied health and government agencies, it’s a rare opportunity to be in the same room with your peers, your future collaborators – and the visionaries shaping what's next.
Officially Supported By
Introducing Professor the Honourable Greg Hunt, FORMER Minister for Health and Aged Care
"Every day across Australia, healthcare professionals, innovators, policy leaders and caregivers shape moments that profoundly change lives. Some of these moments happen in emergency departments or operating theatres; others unfold in quiet conversations, new models of care, digital-first workflows, or research breakthroughs that move our system forward.
What unites all of us is a shared ambition: to deliver better outcomes for patients, communities, and our health system as a whole.
Australian Healthcare Week exists to strengthen that ambition. It is where the people who make healthcare happen come together—not just to discuss challenges, but to learn from one another, build lasting networks, and chart the path forward. With more than 10,000 participants, 500 speakers and over 200 sessions, this year’s event provides an unparalleled opportunity to engage with every corner of Australia’s evolving healthcare ecosystem."
Australia's Largest Speaker Faculty!
Craig Carter
Chief Information Officer
ACH Group
Maree Healey
Chief of People and Culture
Warrigal
Ronna Guzman
Consumer Advisor - Primary and Community Health
Northern Sydney LHD
Anat Hassner
Chief People and Strategy Officer
Uniting
Georgia Willis
Executive General Manager, Property
Regis Aged Care
Mel Ottaway
Executive Manager Community Services & Retirement Living
Resthaven Inc
Pete Williams
CEO
Onecare Limited
Wendy Hubbard
CEO
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services
Marissa Dickins
Senior Research Fellow
Silverchain
John Papatheohari
Non-Executive Director
MADEC Australia
Jenna Leo
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Like Family
Rameez Hassan
Chief Nursing Officer
Regis Aged Care
Mick Young
Chief Digital Information Officer
Anglicare
Nilmini Wickramasinghe
Professor and Optus Chair Digital Health
La Trobe University
Laura Bryce
PACOP Quality and Education Manager
University of Wollongong
Saviour Buhagiar
Director of Seniors Services
Uniting
George Margelis
Independent Chair
Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council
Jacqueline Quirke
General Manager Lifestyle and Community
RSL Lifecare Limited
Kelly Rogerson
Chief Executive Officer
Palliative Care South East
Marianne Coleman
Professor Henry Brodaty Mid Career Research Fellow
National Centre for Healthy Ageing
Johanna Westbrook
Director, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research
Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University
James Britton
Chief Executive Officer
Geriatric Care Australia
Tracey Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Inala Primary Care
Brett Reedman
Chief Information Officer
Catholic Health Australia
Richard de Haast
Scalabrini Village
Chief Executive Officer
Tess van der Rijt
Chief Operating Officer - Hospitals
UnitingCare Queensland
Thomas Griffiths
Head of Strategy, Investment & Sustainability
BaptistCare NSW & ACT
Jo Prideeaux
Transformation Director - Residential Aged Care
Uniting
Lou Fox
Executive Director Strategic Projects & Aged Care
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD)
Garry Lloyd
Chief Executive Officer
Kurrajong Nursing Home
Chrysta Bridge
Director, Government Briefing and Coordination
ACT Health and Community Services Directorate
Michelle Schupelius
Chief Executive Officer
Lutheran Homes Barossa
Dr Desmond Graham
Chief Medical Officer
Geriatric Care Australia
Sanka Amadoru
Consultant Geriatrician
Aria Health
Katarzyna Czapska
R&D Director
Bart
Margaret Kostrzewa
Head of Export, Asia and Middle East
Bart
Matthew Meldrum
Senior Sales Engineer
Riskonnect
Callie Elward-Barrett
Former Executive Director
Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Emma Cornwall
EGM Health Services Home Health
Australian Unity - Home Care Services
Andrew Dome
Chief Digital Information Officer
Uniting NSW.ACT
Cris Massis
Chief Executive
RACMA
Anita Westera
President
Australian Association of Gerontology
Elsy Brammesan
Assistant Secretary, Service Delivery Division NSW/ACT
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Sandhya Limaye
Director of Wellbeing, Staff Specialist Immunologist
SLHD
Heather Flynn
Executive Director People, Safety and Engagement
NCN Health
Dan Mabon
Chief Executive Officer and DON
Wyndham Clinic
Ravinder Carothers
General Manger, Health Funding, Strategy and Performance
St John of God
Fiona Hinchcliffe
Executive Director of Health Integration and Community Care
Mater Hosptial
Fiona Hinchcliffe
Executive Director of Health Integration and Community Care
Mater Hosptial
David Owens
Director Procurement & Supply Chain
Adventist Healthcare Limited
Sankalp Khanna
Research Team Leader - Health Intelligence
CSIRO Australian e-Health Research Centre
Ishmeet Singh
Director Procurement Services
Northern Health
Tayla Jarvis
Director of Operations- Specialist Clinics
The Royal Children's Hospital
Anna Hinz
Clinical Operations Director
Monash Health
Anthony Brown
Chief Executive Officer
South West Hospital & Health Service
Susan Sims
Safety and Culture Lead
Clinical Excellence Commission
Dan O'Brien
Deputy Director of Pharmacy - Operations
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Jacqueline Colgan
Digital Change Manager/ CNC Cardiology
Central Coast Local Health District
Jenny Walsh
Executive Director Strategy & Planning
Alfred Health
Amelia Condi
General Manager Policy and Advocacy
Victorian Healthcare Association
Colleen van der Watt
Clinical Coding Operations Manager
Northern Sydney LHD
Shubjeet Kaur
Executive Director, Operations
Healthshare NSW
Ila Stuer
Director Healthcare Excellence & innovation
Metro North
Linda Jorgensen
Chief Executive Officer
St Andrews Toowoomba Hospital
Dan Graham
Director Clinical Operations
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Valentina Trajkovski
Workload Balance Project Lead
Western Health
Sid Vohra
Director of Medical Services and Clinical Governance
St George Hospital South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Prasanna Perera
Chief Financial Officer
Medical First Group
Ben Wakeling
Director Clinical Strategy & Outcomes
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Sarah Bryant
Chief Procurement Officer
Healthshare Victoria
Vanessa Janissen
Chief Executive Officer
NSW Health Pathology
Paul Boje
Chief Executive Officer
Ramsay Health Care
Petra Glare
Chief Executive Officer
Ramsay Clinic Albert Road
Peter Rophail
Associate Executive Director Operations
Western Sydney LHD
Paula Williscroft
Executive Director People & Culture
Sydney Local Health District
Donna Sherringham
Chief Operating Officer
Goulburn Valley Health
Susan Plath
Director - Procurement & Supply Chain
Albury Wodonga Health
Jane Ranger
Chief Finance Officer
Darling Downs Health
James Patterson
Chief Information Officer
NSW Pathology
Danielle Ryan
Chief Allied Health Officer
Monash Health
Kevin Brown
Director Allied Health & Priority Communities
Western Sydney LHD
Sohyb Basir
Digital Health Lead
Mater
Martin Canova
Executive Director Strategy, Planning & infrastructure
Cairns and Hinterland Health Service
Chintan Shah
Associate Director Program Delivery
South Western Sydney LHD
Garth Worboys
Chief Operating Officer, Health Services
Bupa Australia
Skye Parsons
Director Aboriginal Health
NSW Health
Brent Pitts
Chief Finance Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria
Matt Roger
Consumer Health Representative
Consumer Health Representative
Brigitte Sigl
Lived Experience Consultant
Lived Experience Consultant
Grant Howard
Former COO
Canberra Health Services
Craig Scowen
Manager of Performance and Reporting
NSW Pathology
Richard Fahy
Regional Operations Manager
Southern Cross Care Queensland
Wendy Hoey
Chief Executive Officer
Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network NSW
Rachel White
Managing Director
Australian Institute of CPD Accrediation
Mark Garrick
Executive Director Strategy Risk Planning & Performance
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Executive Unit
Tim Carroll
Head of Commercial
Healthdirect
Emma Quoy
Chief Commercial Officer
Adventist HealthCare Limited
Dr Bryan Tan
Chief Health Officer
Salesforce
Bart Piechowski-Jozwiak
Honorary Consultant Neurologist
Kings College Hospital, London, UK
Dale Fisher AM
Chief Executive Officer
Silverchain
Kean Kuan
Chief Medical Officer
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
Jillann Farmer
Chief Executive Officer
A Better Culture
William Chen
Director of Finance, Corporate Governance and Risk
eHealth NSW
Tamzin Dimmock
Director, Digital Health Projects
Alfred Care Group, Bayside Health
Cameron Fuller
Chief Finance Officer
Nexus Hospitals
Lucy Azares
Afterhours Nurse Manager
Macquarie University Hospital
Cherie Bennett
Nursing Policy and Advocacy Lead
ASHM
Chelsea Blake
Director of Nursing and Operations - Surgical Services
Melbourne Health
Belinda Bourne
Director Nursing Workforce
The Royal Children’s Hospital
Christie Boyle
Nurse Manager
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health District
Zach Byfield
National Director of Education
Australian College of Nursing
Melissa Cripps
Director of Nursing
Department of Health Tasmania
Nicole de Tullio
Director of Nursing
St Vincent's Health Network Sydney
Kaylene Ellis
Perioperative Nurse Educator
Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health District
Sheree Fuller
National Nurse Manager
Medical First Group
Rochelle Griffin
Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery
Yorke and Northern Local Health District
Elizabeth Halcomb
Professor of Primary Health Care Nursing
University of Wollongong
Bec Hamilton
Assistant Director of Nursing
St. Andrew's Toowoomba Hospital
Samantha Jakimowicz
Associate Professor of Nursing
Charles Sturt University
Samantha Kent
Workload Balance Project Lead
Ramsay Health
Rose Lougheed
General Manager Primary Care
Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health NSW
Kylee Macaulay
Associate Director Clinical Practice and Performance
Western Sydney Local Health District
Maria Charisse Y. Magallanes
RN Department Manager
Philippine Heart Center
Rebecca McFadzen
Deputy Director of Nursing-Surgical and Procedural Services
St John of God
Lara McIntyre
Senior Palliative Care Lead & NP
Catholic Healthcare
Melissa Molenaar
Director of Nursing
Peninsula Health
Kassandra Packwood
District Deputy Director Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Excellence and Digital
Southern NSW Local Health District
Michelle Padget
Assistant Director of Nursing, Clinical Improvement Unit
Metro South Health
Gabrielle Peacock
Director Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Unit
Barwon Health.
Sonia Reisenhofer
Executive Director Community Wellbeing & Aged Care
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service
Frances Rice
Chief Nursing Officer
Australian College of Nursing
Martin Royce
Patient Safety Clinical Quality Manger
Far West Local Health District
Maree Ruge
Chief Nursing & Midwifery Informatics Officer
Metro North Health
Maree Ruge
Chief Nursing & Midwifery Informatics Officer
Metro North Health
Corey Sclater
Nurse Manager Strategy, Leadership and Development
Far West Local Health District
Anna Thornton
Chief Nursing Officer
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Victoria Traynor
Professor-Dementia Research, Professor of Healthy Ageing Uni of Sunshine Coast
Warrigal
Priyanka Vandersman
Senior Research Fellow
Flinders University
Marietta Velasco
Department Manager, General Nursing
Philippine Heart Center
Jane Warneke
Early Career Nurse Programs Education Coordinator
Austin Health
Rachel White
Managing Director
Australian Institute of CPD Accrediation
Elliot Williams
Associate Director Nursing and Midwifery
NSW Ambulance
Adj Professor Kellie Wilton
Chief Nursing & Midwifery Officer
NT Health
Summa Stephens
Director Nursing & Midwifery Community and District Services
Southern NSW Local Health District
Donna Tilley
Quality and Service Improvement Coordinator
South Eastern Sydney LHD
Joshua Clancy
Clinical Nurse Consultant - Mental Health Informatics
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Jessica Morgan
Primary Care Lead
Geriatric Care Australia
Kendra Hagedorn
Chief Nursing Information Officer
Ramsay Health Care
Nikolas Yu
Program Manager Staff Wellness and Patient & Family-Centred Care
Sydney Local Health District
Wendy Stanbrook-Mason
District Director Nursing & Midwifery
Central Coast Local Health District
Denise Lyons
President
Australian Primary Care Nurses Association
Jamie Swales
Chief Operating Officer
OneBridge
Dr Ann Aerts
Head
Novartis Foundation
Prof. Gemma Figtree
Cardiologist & Professor
University of Sydney
Peter Leach
District Director Nursing and Midwifery
Southern NSW Local Health District
Kate Renzenbrink
Chief Clinical Informatics Officer Digital Health Nurse Leader
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Professor Kim Greaves
Cardiologist, Director of Cardiology and Clinician Scientist
Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Josie Rudman
Director of Nursing Professional and System Leadership
NHS England
Jessica Morgan
Programs and Partnerships Manager
Geriatric Care Australia
Sandip Kumar
Chief Digital and Innovation Officer
King's College Hospital London – UAE
Sandip Kumar
Chief Digital and Innovation Officer
King's College Hospital London – UAE
Ming Tang
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Interim Chief Information Officer
NHS England
Mette Stockholm
Design director
New North Zealand Hospital
Supported By Our Advisory Board
Mitch Burger
Chief Insights Officer
Healthdirect
Rebecca Roberts
Chief People & Culture Officer
St Vincents Health Australia
Paul Middleton
Chief Medical Information Officer
South Western Sydney Local Health District
Katharine See
Chief Health Outcomes Officer
Northern Health
Maree Ruge
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer
Metro North
Michael Bakker
Chief Pharmacist Information Officer
SA Health
Andrew Dome
Chief Digital Information Officer
Uniting NSW
Anne Marie Hadley
Chief Experience Officer
NSW Health
Whether you're launching a new product, growing market share, or looking to influence the future of healthcare - Australian Healthcare Week delivers the platform, the people, and the momentum to make it happen.
With 10,000+ attendees and 500+ speakers expected in 2026, AHW connects you to Australia’s largest and most diverse healthcare audience - from executives and clinicians to procurement teams, government and aged care leaders.
Join curated networking experiences, VIP functions, and our largest-ever Government Zone - designed to connect you with senior leaders who influence policy, investment, and purchasing.
Positioned Around Real-World Priorities
Every stage, session, and stream is built in partnership with the sector - aligning your brand with the most urgent challenges and exciting innovations across healthcare, aged care, and beyond.
Whether you're a startup, scale-up or global leader, we’ll work with you to craft a presence that delivers - through exhibition, content, digital visibility, or exclusive experiences.
Our Sponsors & Exhibitors
Inside Clinician-Led AI with Dr Darran Foo
Meet Dr Darran Foo, Chief Medical Information Officer (APAC) at Heidi and specialist GP, leading the shift toward safe, practical, clinician-led AI in healthcare.
John Lambert, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Tasmanian Department of Health
“There's something about Australian Healthcare Week - a lot of the time you'll see Chief Executives turn up to conferences and they want to get in and get out - but not this conference...With so many exhibitors that are relevant to a Chief Executive, we tend to hang around and have time to talk”
Susan Pearce, Secretary, NSW Health
“This event gives us all an opportunity to learn from each other, to network and to build new connections. Our whole health system right across the country works on all of those shared learnings.”
