2025 one-day health leadership conference

Melbourne, Fri 21 Mar 2025

Conference program

Registration open

Plenary doors open

Welcome to Country – speaker TBA

Conference opening:
Dr Neale Fong, ACHSM College President

Neale Fong

Panel: The Challenges and Synergies of Heath, Aged, Disability and Community Care

Panel members:

  • Dr Jill Gallagher AO, CEO, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
  • Tom Symondson, CEO, Aged & Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA)
  • Brett Heffernan, CEO, Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA)
  • Panellist TBA
  • Facilitator: Dr Neale Fong FCHSM CHE, ACHSM College President

Jill Gallagher   Tom Symondson

Morning tea and networking

Keynote presentation:
Debby Blakey, CEO, HESTA

Debby Blakey

Panel: Making Progress on the Workforce Challenge

Panel members:

  • Daniel Pilbrow, CEO, InteliCare
  • Lisa Fitzpatrick, Secretary, Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) 
  • Prof Mark Cormack, Professor, National Centre for Health Workforce Studies, ANU
  • Final panel member TBA
  • Facilitator: Dr Paul Eleftheriou, Principal, Nous Group

Daniel Pilbrow Lisa Fitzpatrickv MarkCormack Paul Eleftheriou

Kindly supported by: Nous logo large

 Lunch and Networking

Panel: Regional, Rural and Remote Health- are they still forgotten and marginalised?

Panel members:

  • Susi Tegen, CE, National Rural Health Alliance 
  • Jeff Moffet FCHSM CHE, CE, WA Country Health Service 
  • Bill Appleby, CEO, Albury Wodonga Health
  • Panellist TBA
  • Facilitator: Dr Neale Fong FCHSM CHE, ACHSM College President

Susi Teganv  Bill Appleby

Keynote presentation:
Dr David Hansen, CEO and Research Director, Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO

David Hansen

Afternoon tea and Networking

Panel: Our Unknown but Exciting Digital Future – AI and Health

Panel members:

  • Dr David Hansen, CEO, Australian e-Health Research Centre
  • Chloe Shorten, Chair, Centre for Digital Wellbeing
  • Annette Schmiede, CEO, Digital Health CRC
  • Panellist TBA
  • Facilitator: Elizabeth Koff AM, Managing Director, Telstra Health

David Hansen  Elizabeth Koff

Keynote presentation:
Cameron Schwab, CEO, designCEO

Cameron Schwab

Dr Neale Fong to close conference 

NETWORKING SESSION: including drinks and canapes in the foyer