The Premier Event for Retirement Living and Aged care Executives

HYATT REGENCY SYDNEY 24 & 25 MARCH 2026

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The sector's premier Strategy and Leadership Event

Leaders Summit 2026

March 24–25 | Hyatt Regency Sydney | Overlooking Darling Harbour

The Facts: Retirement Living and Aged Care share $50 billion dollars in turnover each year with 1.8 million customers, plus another one million by 2030. But there is next to no new village or aged care homes and no new source of staff or new government cash.

With a 30% increase in customers, new solutions will transform winners and leave the losers to survive, or not.

Only at the LEADERS SUMMIT will you learn from 40 carefully selected large and small operator CEOs who will review their vision and strategies out to 2030 to win in this unprecedented period of change.

Be part of the transformation conversation shaping the future of retirement living, home care and aged care.

Join 550 of your sector colleagues for two days of strategic insight, peer connection, and transformational thinking and strategy.

Explore new thinking on funding, property, workforce, regulation, digital transformation, AI, and more. You will gain insight and learnings that would take years to gather, all delivered in just 48 hours.

This is your opportunity to connect, learn, and lead.

Chris Blake

The ‘transformation’ SUMMIT. Chris Blake, CEO of St.Vincent’s Health Australia, says today’s retirement living and aged care businesses are ‘unfundable’ and are legacy models built for a different era. He is transforming his 30,000 staff before 2030 to half delivering all levels of care in the home. Chris will be speaking at the LEADERS SUMMIT.

Natalie Siegel-Brown

Natalie Siegel Brown, Inspector General of Aged Care, questions if the new Aged Care Act and product is what people really want. She says transformation is required or we risk ending up with the same institutions – just with better rights posters on the wall. Natalie will be speaking at the LEADERS SUMMIT.

Tony Randello

Tony Randello, CEO of Aveo, says the retirement living sector is being transformed as an investment, with capital now positively viewing it as part of the broader “living sector’. “There’s a lot of capital around, not in Australia but around the world”. Tony will be speaking at the LEADERS SUMMIT.

Transformation starts here

The next generation of retirement living and aged care consumers is here, cashed up, digitally fluent, and ready to rewrite the rules. They’re expecting more, and they’re prepared to pay for it.

Traditional models won’t meet the mark. Rigid systems, outdated services, and one-size-fits-all approaches will be rejected. The sector must evolve fast.

LEADERS SUMMIT 2026 is your opportunity to get ahead of the curve. Join Australia’s most influential leaders, strategists, and visionaries as they explore what transformation really looks like across property, care, tech, finance, policy and leadership.

Together, we’ll challenge assumptions, confront regulatory limits, and reimagine how we serve tomorrow’s customer. Today.

Topics to Explore Include:

Mergers & Acquisitions
Consumer driven care
Alternative seniors housing
Regulatory certainty/uncertainty
Workforce strategies
Talent acquisition
Capital streams
Artificial Intelligence
Tech driven efficiencies
Hospital in the Home
And more.

National/international attendance

Each year the sector leaders from every state, New Zealand and APAC attend the Leaders Summit, to both expand their vision and build networks of colleagues, thanks to the premium networking structure and program.

Premium Networking

Only the LEADERS SUMMIT delivers extended 45 minute barista coffee breaks and full sit down restaurant lunches on both SUMMIT days, ensuring quality conversations are generated and new friendships created.

Hatted restaurant dinner

Exclusive for retirement living and aged care operator executives, delegates will attend dinner in groups of 20 to 30 at one of 18 of Sydney’s finest hatted restaurants on Tuesday night.

Sector breakout sessions

Three dedicated breakout sessions for each of retirement living, home care and residential care, where CEOs will drill deep into the major issues and opportunities, with Q&A.

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Speakers 2026

Adam Jahnke

CEO, Umps Health

TECHNOLOGY | Adam co founded Umps as a health tech company that designs modern medical support devices for seniors and people with disability. The platform utilises wearables, smart plug-ins and AI to give real time insights, security and support.

Andrew Dome

Chief Digital Information Officer, Uniting NSW.ACT

RETIREMENT/HOME CARE/RESIDENTIAL CARE | Andrew is a Senior Technology Leader who has built high performing teams to deliver large scale and complex programs for Transgrid, Origin Energy, Stockland and Lloyds Bank. Uniting has 550 services across aged care, retirement and independent living, early learning, disability, chaplaincy and community services.

Andrew Thorburn

CEO, HammondCare

DEMENTIA/VILLAGES/AGED CARE | HammondCare is the respected leader in dementia support and research, in addition to its retirement village and Support at Home operations. Andrew has positioned the group to lead complex care nationally, specialising dementia and palliative care.

Annette Hili

Managing Director ANZ, AlayaCare

TECHNOLOGY | AlayaCare provides a cloud-based, end-to-end software platform for home and community care agencies, supporting quality care for older Australians and people with disability. The platform focuses on tools that reduce admin, lift efficiency and free staff to focus on people.

Chona Navarro

Head of Capital Works, Uniting NSW.ACT

RETIREMENT LIVING/RESIDENTIAL CARE | With approaching $2 billion in new development as well as refurbishments to 70+ retirement villages and aged care homes, Uniting is the largest property owner across the state and into the ACT. Chona balances the required investment in ageing stock and market aesthetics.

Chris Baynes

Founder & CEO, DCM Group

STRATEGY & SERVICES | Chris established DoComeMonday Media in 2005. It is now Australia’s leading retirement living and aged care media group. Chris Baynes is a a regular writer, speaker and radio commentator on the retirement and ageing sector.

Chris Blake

CEO, St. Vincent’s Health Australia

HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION | Chris leads the transformation of Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services, with 30,000 staff (one-third of all GPs and psychologists in Australia), including 26 aged care homes. He plans to deliver health support to half his 250,000 customers in their home by 2030.

Chris Minchin

General Manager Community Living, Curtin Heritage Living

RETIREMENT/SUPPORT AT HOME | Curtin Heritage Living is a community Not For profit. Services include independent living, residential aged care, specialist care, in-home care and community outreach. Chris brings 17 years of Home Care and Home Support to his role.

Cynthia Payne

Managing Director & Founder, Anchor Excellence

STRATEGIC ADVISORY & SUPPORT | Cynthia’s transitioned from residential care leadership to establish Anchor Excellence, which supports senior management and boards to improve quality, compliance, leadership, and financial sustainability across residential aged care, home care and NDIS.

Daniel Gannon

Executive Director, Retirement Living Council

The RLC champions policies to increase the supply of age-friendly housing and works with federal and state governments on issues like tax, planning, and health advocacy. An arm of the Property Council, it guided the development of voluntary standards designed to ensure high-quality experiences and transparency for residents.

Danielle Ballantine

CEO, Your Side

SUPPORT AT HOME | Danielle leads Your Side, an innovative Not For Profit Support at Home provider that also delivers care finder services. She is known for her leadership in navigating sector changes and improving quality of care for vulnerable people.

David Cochran

CEO, Harbison

ALLIED & RESIDENTIAL CARE | David leads the two location community care organisation, which has been an innovator in creating allied health and wellness programs, including investing in international programs.

David Tattam

Chief Research & Content Officer, Protecht

RISK MANAGEMENT - GLOBAL | David is a globally respected enterprise risk expert with deep experience in operational and strategic risk. Protecht is a leaders across Europe, the UK and America, redefined the way people think about risk management, increasing performance and achievement of strategic objectives.

Duncan McKimm

CEO, Clarence Village Limited

RETIREMENT VILLAGE/RESIDENTIAL CARE | Duncan leads the single location community village, supported living and residential care operator. He contributes to national reform discussions and regional innovation to improve service models and financial sustainability.

Esther Monks

Industry Advisor: Healthcare, Public Sector & Education, Workday

WORKFORCE TECH | Esther brings two decades of experience across multiple sectors. Workday supports organisations to modernise Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financial Management, unifying HR, finance, planning, and analytics into a single system.

Geoff Hogg

CEO – Australia, Dovida

SUPPORT AT HOME | Dovida is ranked in the Top 5 Support at Home providers by size. Geoff leads the private operator with an emphasis on culture, people and business transformation. From outside the sector, he brings deep experience in complex regulatory and compliance environments.

Grant Corderoy

Senior Partner, StewartBrown Advisory

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP | Grant has been a leading voice in the retirement living and aged care space for 30+ years, and is trusted by providers, investors and government. He brings long term commercial and advisory experience that helps organisations plan and improve.

James Wiltshire

Executive Director, DCM Institute

SECTOR LEADERSHIP | James has led operations for both large and small retirement living operators, built national professional development programs for middle and senior managers, represented the sector on industry committees and writes authoritative weekly columns.

Jane Thomson

General Manager Major Client Group NSW, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

FUNDING | Jane heads up the Major Client Group for NSW, a segment focussed on mid and large corporate businesses with turnovers greater than $150 million. She brings to retirement living and aged care significant senior experience and commitment to achieve funding solutions.

Jennene Buckley

Founding Partner, Enkindle Consulting

HOME SUPPORT ADVISORY | Jennene led Feros Care through major growth and delivered sector leading culture, product and technology innovation and transformation. She specialises in Support at Home advisory and operations.

Jeremy Dawson

General Manager Major Client Group and Commercial Banking Risk, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

FUNDING | Jeremy leads the credit and risk team for the bank’s Major Client Group & Corporate Banking sectors. He brings to the SUMMIT a unique understanding of the requirements to create funding solutions and then management of the funding program.

Jolyon Good OAM

CEO, Good Constructions

REFURBISHMENTS | Jolyon delivers complete construction and refurbishment projects in active aged care and retirement settings for large and small operators across multi states.

Josh Byers

Director Customer and Transformation, Bupa Villages & Aged Care - NZ

RETIREMENT LIVING/PRIVATE AGED CARE | In the Top Three in NZ village and care providers, Bupa stands out for its higher focus on care delivery in the village and its residential care homes. Josh leads the marketing, customer experience, sales, transformation and technology teams.

Josh McFarlane

Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Healthcare

RETIREMENT/CARE/WELLNESS | Josh leads the cross-border operator of 13 retirement villages, significant Support at Home clients and 40 residential care homes. Strategically he is leading the business into wellness as a service and long term strategic focus.

Laurie Boxwell

Group Executive, Seniors Communities, Anglicare

RETIREMENT LIVING/RESIDENTIAL CARE | Anglicare is the largest operator of retirement villages in NSW and one of the largest residential care providers. With a background in Operations and Transformation for multinational groups, Laurie leads Anglicare’s innovation in seniors living and accommodation.

Lorraine Poulos

Managing Director, Lorraine Poulos & Associates

HOME CARE | Lorraine is a seasoned Registered Nurse and healthcare executive with over 35 years of experience in health and aged care. Passionate about enhancing care practices, LPA is dedicated to providing top-tier training and consultancy services to the human services sector. Lorraine is a Board Director of Southern Cross NSW&ACT.

Luke Yeaman

Chief Economist and Head of Global Economic & Markets Research, Commonwealth Bank

ECONOMIST | Luke Yeaman is the former Deputy Secretary of Treasury and Head of Economic Policy in the Prime Minister’s Office. As CBA’s Chief Economist, he uses advanced AI and one of Australia’s strongest financial data sets to deliver clear economic insight.

Lynda Chalmers

Chief Executive Officer, Care Connect

SUPPORT AT HOME | Lynda brings 30 years’ experience across health, community and home care, aged care and disability services. She is known for strong operational leadership, team building, change management and delivering practical, results focused programs.

Mark Eagleston

Head of Retirement Living Performance, Calvary Health Care

RETIREMENT LIVING AND CARE | Mark brings close to 20 years operational leadership of retirement villages to Calvary’s strategic development across its 17 villages and broader business, including 57 aged care homes, hospitals and its Eastern State Support at Home network.

Mark Fay

CEO, IPLiving

RETIREMENT VILLAGES | IPLiving is an expanding via acquisition purpose-led retirement living business focused on improving resident wellbeing and generating long-term social impact for communities. Mark has been engaged in the funding and transactions in the retirement village space since 2007.

Natalie Siegel-Brown

Inspector-General of Aged Care, Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care

In her role Natalie provides independent, system-wide oversight of the Australian government's administration, regulation, and funding of the aged care system, focusing on big-picture issues. She is former senior leader in human rights, child protection, disability and family violence.

Penelope Eden

Partner, MinterEllison

AGED CARE LAW | Penelope specialises in aged care, health and disability, advising on complex legislation and operational pressures. She serves on sector boards and committees and contributes to policy discussions.

Peter Williams

CEO, OneCare

RETIREMENT/HOME CARE/RESIDENTIAL CARE | OneCare is a leading Not For Profit integrated care provider, with six Tasmanian locations. Peter has led the group for six years. Previously he held senior clinical and operational leadership roles in the St. Vincent’s Health Australia hospital system.

Robert Read

CEO, Amplar Health

HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION | Robert leads Amplar Health, the integrated healthcare solutions arm of the Medibank Group, delivering virtual health, at-home care, and primary care services, in partnership with governments, businesses, and not-for-profit organisations across Australia. 

Sam Rae

Minister for Ageing and Seniors

GOVERNMENT | By Video. Sam was appointed to lead the Government’s ageing and aged care ministry, as well as government policy for seniors, in May 2025. He was first elected at the 2022 Australian federal election. Prior to his election he was a state secretary for the Labor Party and a partner at PwC.

Sarah Newman

COO Home Care, BaptistCare

SUPPORT AT HOME | BaptistCare is leading the strategic expansion of Not For Profits to achieve size, efficiency and better results for clients. Sarah brings her background in psychology and organisational development to build the teams to deliver Support at Home at scale.

Shan Moorthy

Chief Technology Officer at Workday Asia Pacific

Shan Moorthy’s expertise includes AI and automation, and the shifts in enterprise software integration models. He highlights the importance of real-time financial data, and combining software engineering, AI, and business understanding to modernize systems with cloud.

Shannon Richards

Group Executive People & Culture, UnitingCare Queensland

HUMAN SERVICES | UnitingCare provides aged care, disability supports, health care and crisis response in Queensland and into the Northern Territory. Shannon brings deep experience across Health & Human Services, as well as Mining, Manufacturing, professional Services and Local Government.

Stuart Hutcheon

Managing Partner, StewartBrown

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE | Stuart advises retirement living and aged care operators on financial performance and sector trends. The StewartBrown national benchmarking program is utilised by operators and government to guide strategic decisions and support stronger organisational performance.

Sylvia Hadjiantoniou

CEO, Pronia Care

SUPPORT AT HOME | Pronia Care provides comprehensive care and social support to the Greek community of Melbourne. Sylvia has a wide-ranging career and leadership across strategy, capital projects, transformation programs, partner and stakeholder management.

Tammy Berghofer

Partner, MinterEllison

RETIREMENT LIVING LAW | Tammy is a real estate lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience. She advises landowners, developers and operators on transactions and regulatory matters across retirement villages, land lease communities and aged care assets. Her work covers the full lifecycle from development to compliance.

Tim Hicks

Executive General Manager, Policy & External Relations, Bolton Clarke

POLICY LEADERSHIP | Tim Hicks is a prominent and trusted voice in the sector. He leads policy and advocacy, focusing on challenges and solutions on major issues: aged care bed shortages, nurse recruitment, funding, and regulatory clarity.

Tom Symondson

CEO, Ageing Australia

RETIREMENT/SUPPORT AT HOME/RESIDENTIAL CARE | Tom leads the national peak body for Australia's aged care sector, advocating for them to government plus helping members navigate policy changes, improve services, and foster innovation in aged care.

Tony Randello

CEO, Aveo

RETIREMENT LIVING | Tony has led the country’s largest retirement village operators for over 10 years. He has led innovations in product mix, financial models and development, with a track record in value creation. He is the current President of the Retirement Living Council.

Tracey Burton

Chief Executive, Uniting NSW. ACT.

RETIREMENT/SUPPORT AT HOME/RESIDENTIAL CARE | Uniting is the largest Not For Profit operator in the retirement and aged care sectors, with a workforce of 12,000 and 150,000 clients. The leader for eight years, Tracey is an advocate for the sector’s sustainability and the economically disadvantaged.

Voni Leighton

Co-Founder and Clinical Director, Vitalis Healthcare at Home

SUPPORT AT HOME | Voni co-founded Vitalis 10 years ago and grown the provider into one of the largest Support at Home and Private Home Care providers national. Vitalis is emerging as a significant operator of Hospital in the Home as a service.

Will Egan

CEO, Ausmed

Will is the CEO of Ausmed, an Australian provider of continuous improvement solutions for healthcare. He joined the family business in 2007 and led its transition from print to integrated software and content, now used more than 1.5 million times each year. His focus is improving health outcomes and supporting healthcare workers to deliver strong care every day.

Yvette McDonald

Chief People and Customer Officer, Anglicare Sydney

WORKFORCE | Yvette leads workforce strategy, culture and customer experience at Anglicare Sydney, one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit providers across aged care, retirement living and community services. Her work focuses on workforce sustainability, leadership capability and aligning people strategy with quality care and service outcomes.

Jennene Buckley

Founding Partner, Enkindle Consulting

Andrew Thorburn

CEO, HammondCare

Josh McFarlane

Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Healthcare

Mark Eagleston

Head of Retirement Living Performance, Calvary Health Care

Penelope Eden

Partner, MinterEllison

Andrew Thorburn

CEO, HammondCare

Luke Yeaman

Chief Economist and Head of Global Economic & Markets Research, Commonwealth Bank

Stuart Hutcheon

Managing Partner, StewartBrown

Sam Rae

Minister for Ageing and Seniors

Chris Blake

CEO, St. Vincent’s Health Australia

Robert Read

CEO, Amplar Health

Andrew Dome

Chief Digital Information Officer, Uniting NSW.ACT

Shannon Richards

Group Executive People & Culture, UnitingCare Queensland

Penelope Eden

Partner, MinterEllison

Tammy Berghofer

Partner, MinterEllison

Tim Hicks

Executive General Manager, Policy & External Relations, Bolton Clarke

Jane Thomson

General Manager Major Client Group NSW, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Jeremy Dawson

General Manager Major Client Group and Commercial Banking Risk, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Jolyon Good OAM

CEO, Good Constructions

REFURBISHMENTS | Jolyon delivers complete construction and refurbishment projects in active aged care and retirement settings for large and small operators across multi states.

Andrew Dome

Chief Digital Information Officer, Uniting NSW.ACT

Chona Navarro

Head of Capital Works, Uniting NSW.ACT

David Cochran

CEO, Harbison

Duncan McKimm

CEO, Clarence Village Limited

Esther Monks

Industry Advisor: Healthcare, Public Sector & Education, Workday

Laurie Boxwell

Group Executive, Seniors Communities, Anglicare

Mark Eagleston

Head of Retirement Living Performance, Calvary Health Care

Natalie Siegel-Brown

Inspector-General of Aged Care, Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care

Peter Williams

CEO, OneCare

Andrew Dome

Chief Digital Information Officer, Uniting NSW.ACT

Chona Navarro

Head of Capital Works, Uniting NSW.ACT

Daniel Gannon

Executive Director, Retirement Living Council

Duncan McKimm

CEO, Clarence Village Limited

Josh McFarlane

Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Healthcare

Laurie Boxwell

Group Executive, Seniors Communities, Anglicare

Natalie Siegel-Brown

Inspector-General of Aged Care, Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care

Peter Williams

CEO, OneCare

Tammy Berghofer

Partner, MinterEllison

Tony Randello

CEO, Aveo

David Tattam

Chief Research & Content Officer, Protecht

James Wiltshire

Executive Director, DCM Institute

Cynthia Payne

Managing Director & Founder, Anchor Excellence

Chris Baynes

Founder & CEO, DCM Group

Danielle Ballantine

CEO, Your Side

Esther Monks

Industry Advisor: Healthcare, Public Sector & Education, Workday

Geoff Hogg

CEO – Australia, Dovida

Jennene Buckley

Founding Partner, Enkindle Consulting

Lynda Chalmers

Chief Executive Officer, Care Connect

Natalie Siegel-Brown

Inspector-General of Aged Care, Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care

Peter Williams

CEO, OneCare

Sarah Newman

COO Home Care, BaptistCare

Sylvia Hadjiantoniou

CEO, Pronia Care

Voni Leighton

Co-Founder and Clinical Director, Vitalis Healthcare at Home

Will Egan

CEO, Ausmed

Adam Jahnke

CEO, Umps Health

Annette Hili

Managing Director ANZ, AlayaCare

Esther Monks

Industry Advisor: Healthcare, Public Sector & Education, Workday

Grant Corderoy

Senior Partner, StewartBrown Advisory

Andrew Thorburn

CEO, HammondCare

Josh McFarlane

Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Healthcare

Esther Monks

Industry Advisor: Healthcare, Public Sector & Education, Workday

Yvette McDonald

Chief People and Customer Officer, Anglicare Sydney

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Staged at the five-star Hyatt Regency Sydney, the LEADERS SUMMIT provides a premium catering and networking experience.

Extended 45 minute barista coffee breaks and full sit down restaurant lunches on both SUMMIT days ensures quality conversations are generated and new friendships created.

Hatted restaurant operator dinner

To deliver the premium networking experience, only the LEADERS SUMMIT hosts groups of up to 30 operator delegates* to Sydney’s finest hatted restaurants, inclusive of the delegate fee.

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