Speakers

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

STRATEGY & SERVICES | Chris established DoComeMonday Media in 2002. 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.