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9:00 am - 10:30 am - 28 October 2025
Registration and coffee
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - 28 October 2025
Session 1: Opening and keynote
10:30 am
Opening: Prof. Sue Matthews, Chair, Victorian Healthcare Association | Chief Executive Officer, The Royal Women’s Hospital
10:35 am
Dr Mandy Nicholson, Djirri Djirri
In her opening address, Secretary Jenny Atta PSM will share with delegates insights into the Department’s vision for Victoria’s publicly funded healthcare sector.
11:15 am
In her keynote presentation Prof. Emily Lancsar will address delegates on the complexities of Australia’s current health economic climate.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - 28 October 2025
Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - 28 October 2025
Session 2: Concurrent sessions
Room: Perth
Room: Sydney
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - 28 October 2025
Session 3: Concurrent sessions
2:00 pm
Room: Perth
2:00 pm
Room: Sydney
Room: Brisbane
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm - 28 October 2025
Afternoon tea
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm - 28 October 2025
Session 4: A panel on cybersecurity
Gina Tresidder, Principal Russell Kennedy | Ashley Bong, Principal Cybersecurity Officer & IMT | Cybersecurity & Assurance, Department of Health | Prof. Eugine Yafele, CEO Monash Health
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm - 28 October 2025
Session 5: Keynote address
Invited Speaker: Leslie Cannold, Associate Professor of Ethics and Impact | Resident Ethicist at Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership, Monash University
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm - 28 October 2025
Day 1 Close
Close: Prof. Sue Matthews, Chair, Victorian Healthcare Association | CEO, The Royal Women’s Hospital
5:15 pm - 5:45 pm - 28 October 2025
VHA AGM
VHA Annual General Meeting
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - 28 October 2025
Welcome reception
Social drinks and canapés
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - 28 October 2025
VHA Member CEO and Board Chair dinner
Session - Exhibition
With invited speaker