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Event Overview
With the Aged Care Act now in force and workforce reform accelerating across residential and home care, aged care leaders face a defining moment. Expectations around rights-based care, cultural safety, governance, skills, and sustainability are rising, at the same time as financial pressures, workforce shortages, and burnout continue to challenge the sector.
The Aged Care Workforce Leaders Forum 2026 is designed for senior leaders, managers, HR, people and culture, learning and workforce professionals shaping the future of aged care. Over two highly practical days, the forum will equip you with the insights, strategies, and real-world examples needed to move beyond compliance and build a workforce that is skilled, supported, and future-ready.
Far more than a discussion platform, the forum offers:
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Strategies to build safe, skilled, and person-centred capability across all roles
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Tools to embed culturally safe, inclusive, and rights-based care in everyday practice
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Insights into ethical global recruitment, traineeships, and workforce pipelines
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Approaches to reduce burnout, rebuild connection, and strengthen workplace culture
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Practical workforce models that align legislative requirements with financial sustainability
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Real examples of how technology, AI, and innovation can empower the workforce
Whether you are responsible for workforce planning, leadership development, compliance, wellbeing, or long-term organisational strategy, this forum will help you translate reform into meaningful, sustainable action.
2026 Advisory Board
The advisory board for the forum played a crucial role in shaping the event's direction and content. These hand-picked industry experts brought their knowledge and experience to ensure that the forum addressed the most relevant topics and challenges facing the sector.
Featured Speakers
Kim Whiteley
Chief Executive Officer
NATSIAAC
Josh McFarlane
Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Healthcare
Cara Williams
Head of Safety & Wellbeing, People & Culture
Bolton Clarke
Sara Allota
Group International Sourcing Manager
Bolton Clarke
Imtiaz Bhayat
Chief Information Officer
Regis Aged Care
Tanya Hegarty
General Manager People and Culture
Churches of Christ in Queensland
Saviour Buhagiar
Director of Senior Services
Uniting
Gavin Young
Executive General Manager Residential Operations
Mercy Health
Who Attends?
Senior leaders from the Aged Care & Home Care sectors who are involved in:
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Workforce Planning
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Human Resources
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Recruitment &Talent
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People & Culture
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Operations
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Scheduling & Rostering
What will you gain?
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Turning reform into practical workforce strategy
Learn how to translate the Aged Care Act’s governance, accountability, care-minute, and cultural safety requirements into workforce structures, capability frameworks, and reporting systems that work on the ground.
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Building a safe, skilled and sustainable workforce
Explore the skills, training models, and learning cultures needed to deliver confident, person-centred care, including micro-credentials, on-the-job learning, leadership development, and self-sustaining workforce pipelines.
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Creating inclusive, culturally safe care environments
Gain practical strategies to embed equity, inclusion, and cultural safety for First Nations Elders, LGBTQIA+ seniors, culturally diverse communities, and regional and remote populations, ensuring no older person is left behind.
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Addressing burnout, wellbeing, and the future of work
Discover how leaders are supporting staff wellbeing in high-pressure environments, rebuilding emotional connection, and preparing for a younger, more diverse workforce with evolving expectations.
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Preparing for the workforce of 2030
Look ahead to what success could look like for the aged-care workforce, and how to reverse-engineer it through ethical migration, innovation, technology, lifestyle-based care models, and values-driven leadership.
Attendee Feedback
“Sponsoring an event like this has allowed us to meet a large cross section of people, from C-suite and decision makers to people on the ground like nurses, and it’s handy to speak to them about what they need and want. It’s one of the most qualitative events we’ve attended, and as a result we’re having some phenomenal conversations. ”
Product Manager, Touchstone Life Care
“A well-run event providing a great opportunity to network with other industry professionals and share learnings, given the challenges faced are often similar regardless of location or organisation size.”
Head of Organisational Capability, Bolton Clarke Group
“Insightful, thought-provoking & a safe space to discuss challenges within the industry and solutions."
People Partner, St Vincent’s Care Services