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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
1:00 pm
Room: Perth
1:00 pm
Building inclusive and high-quality healthcare systems
Scott Drummond - Head of Policy and Practice - Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association - Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association, Siri Gunawardana - Manager - Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health (North Richmond Community Health), Prof. Christine Bigby AO - Director Living with Disability Research Centre - La Trobe University , Jami Jones - Director - Rainbow Health Australia | Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
Room: Sydney
1:00 pm
Insights from the experts: Mental health reform
Prof. Patrick McGorry - Executive Director - Orygen, Phillipa Thomas - CEO - Mental Health Victoria, Pam Anders - Deputy Secretary, Mental Health and Wellbeing - Department of Health, The Hon. Ingrid Stitt - Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Ageing and Minister for Multicultural Affairs - Victorian Government
Room: Brisbane
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - 28 October 2025
Session 3: Concurrent sessions
2:00 pm
The climate challenge: Adapting services and supporting community recovery
Dr Forbes McGain - ICU Director | Anaesthetist | ICU Physician - Western Health, Anne-Maree Kaser - Chief Executive Officer - Gippsland Lakes Complete Health , Heidi Matkovich - Director, Climate Health Victoria - Department of Health, Stephen Bouwhuis - Assistant Secretary - Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Room: Perth
2:00 pm
Advancing gender equity in health: Aligning strategies with the Gender Equality Act to drive systemic change and impact
Sally Hasler - CEO - Women's Health Victoria, Prof. Helena Teede AM - Professor Women's Health, Equity and Impact, Monash University | Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University - Monash University, Dr Niki Vincent - Commissioner - Commission for Gender Equality in the Public Sector
Room: Sydney
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
7:00 pm
Prof. The Hon. Greg Hunt joins the VHA Member CEO and Board Chair dinner as our esteemed guest and speaker