
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

