Our Sponsors

Lookout is the only digital care management platform built by care, for care.
  

Lookout’s end-to-end platform focuses on delivering the highest-quality experience for clients and their families while supporting all key home staff to work at the top of their capability—care management, rostering, finance, customer service, clinical care, ICT, and executives. Lookout delivers efficiencies across care businesses to enhance profitability, simplify governance, and improve client outcomes.
  
Extensible to its core, Lookout's first-class API, Automation platform, and data tools simplify the integration of Lookout into your systems ecosystem so Care Businesses can experience time to value in months. See better care with Lookout.

Zipline is an Australian workforce compliance software purpose built for aged care and trusted by providers like St.Vincent’s, Bolton Clarke, Estia and more. 

Workforce teams use Zipline to automate every single compliance check for anyone entering your facility — from staff, contractors and suppliers — all in a single platform. As compliance requirements increase and audits become more frequent, Zipline makes it easy to manage complexity without relying on spreadsheets or chasing paperwork. Speed up time to fill, reduce agency costs and remove compliance admin for new and existing staff with Zipline.

Riskonnect is the leading integrated risk management software solution provider. Our technology empowers organisations with the ability to anticipate, manage, and respond in real-time to strategic and operational risks across the extended enterprise. More than 2,500 customers across six continents use our unique risk-correlation technology to gain previously unattainable insights that deliver better business outcomes. Riskonnect has more than 1,500 risk management experts across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Americas and Europe.

MOA Benchmarking provides a comprehensive schedule of audits and surveys for self-assessment against ACQS, ARVAS, and NDIS standards, for almost 2,000 aged & community care, retirement living, and disability support services. We also provide collection tools, pre-submission data-quality checking services, and GPMS upload services, for over 1,100 RACs under the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (NACMQIP).

Fully integrated Incident Management System (IMS), Plan for Continuous Improvement (PCI), and Policies & Procedures modules, provide an end-to-end Quality Management framework which allows organisations to foster a culture of continuous quality improvement, and ensure that every member of your organisation contributes to, and benefits from, a shared commitment to excellence.

Emergent Consulting partners with aged care providers to implement fit-for-purpose workforce software and the supporting processes that make it work. We deliver people-centred, technology-enabled solutions that streamline operations, improve workforce experience, and support compliance. Since 2015, we’ve helped providers across Australia navigate reform, modernise systems, and achieve lasting impact. Our team combines deep sector knowledge with hands-on expertise to ensure digital transformation is practical, efficient, and felt on the ground.

As proud coffee sponsors of the 2026 Aged Care Workforce Leaders Forum, we’re excited to support the sector and connect with leaders shaping the future of care.

Founded in 2018, Anchor Excellence specialises in comprehensive business advisory services. With a focus on Strategy, Operational Excellence, Risk and Assurance, Training and Development, Compliance and Turnaround. The home of Anchor Consulting, Anchor Policy, Anchor Assure, and Anchor Academy. Committed to delivering sustainable change, we empower Residential, Homecare, and Retirement Living operators to thrive in a competitive landscape.
 
SAGE Study Tours offers a global perspective on eldercare, providing tailored and immersive international study tours for Boards, Executives, and Management, designed with exceptional experience programs, enabling attendees to be ahead of the curve, exposed to new models and thinking, and creating opportunities for innovative thinking and driving local disruption.
 
Impactful Leaders focuses on building high-performing leadership and teams by unlocking collaboration potential and organisational success. Agnostic to industry, these programs navigate modern leadership complexities by mastering The Six Contexts of Leadership. Through strategies for thriving amidst change and cultivating a strategic mindset, Impactful Leaders empowers leaders to shape the future.
 
Together, Anchor Excellence, Sage Study Tours, and Impactful Leaders provide a comprehensive range of services to support organisations in achieving their goals. Our commitment to excellence and dedication to empowering clients make us valuable trusted partners for organisations seeking to drive change and thrive in today's dynamic environment.

Suremploy is a leading provider of pre-employment medical, physical, and psychometric assessments, helping businesses build safer and more productive workforces. With a focus on injury prevention and candidate suitability, our evidence-based screening tools identify physical and psychological risks before employment. Trusted as the gold standard pre-employment assessment across the aged care and healthcare sector, Suremploy delivers innovative, cost-effective solutions that reduce workplace injuries and improve employee retention. Our approach integrates cutting-edge technology with expert clinical oversight, ensuring compliance with industry standards. As a proud event sponsor, we are committed to supporting workplaces in making informed hiring decisions that benefit both employers and employees.

Easy Employer is a cloud-based workforce management solution designed to streamline and automate administration tasks across various industries. The platform features rostering, time and attendance tracking, timesheet management, award interpretation, and payroll integration. Its intelligent rostering system allows for quick and easy roster creation based on staff availability and business needs, with automatic shift allocation and real-time wage forecasting to ensure cost-effective scheduling. The time and attendance module provide accurate time tracking through biometric or mobile clocking. Easy Employer's award interpretation engine automates complex pay calculations, ensuring compliance with industry awards.

At Healthcare Australia, we combine agility and scale to deliver transformative healthcare solutions that make a difference. With over 50 years of experience, we are trusted by government and industry to provide innovative, compliant healthcare solutions.

Powered by technology, preventative care, and an unwavering focus on quality, we deliver future-focused outcomes that meet the needs of today while anticipating the challenges of tomorrow. Whether supporting one individual or partnering with national networks, we move quickly, think ahead, and deliver excellence at every level.

We provide support where it matters most, building a foundation where care begins.

The Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre is internationally recognised for its online teaching programs, including the Understanding Dementia and Preventing Dementia Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs), Dementia award courses and more recently the highly regarded Equip Aged Care Learning and Dementia Respite Education and Mentoring (DREAM). The Wicking Centre offers an ecosystem of education programs, designed to provide content tailored to a broad range of levels and roles in the health and aged care sectors. Education includes free online short courses, through to diploma, bachelor, and postgraduate award courses.

Wolters Kluwer provides trusted clinical technology and evidence-based solutions that engage clinicians, patients, researchers, and the next generation of healthcare providers. Our nursing solutions drive effective decision-making and consistent outcomes across the continuum of care and include:
 
Lippincott® Solutions provides a single source of up-to-date, evidence-based clinical decision support and professional development content that helps to raise the bar on clinical excellence, strengthen and retain the nursing workforce, and build a sustainable culture of safety and quality care.