ACA CONFERENCE
PROGRAMME
16-18 AUGUST 2023
Programme subject to change.
8.30am
Day 1 – Wednesday, 16 August
Information desk open
Trade Exhibition open for delegates
Coffee sponsored by Medcall | Smoothies sponsored by Aon
10.00am
Conference opens
10.45am
Address from the Associate Minister of Health
Hon Barbara Edmonds
11.15am
Journey to Pae Ora – past, present, and future
Abbe Anderson, Te Whatu Ora National Commissioner
12.00pm
Keynote presentation
To be advised
12.45pm
Lunch break
Sponsorship available
1.45pm
Tell me the good news
Jehan Casinader, Journalist
2.30pm
Concurrent sessions
Governance – responsibilities of ARC facility boards
Ryan Campbell, Partner, Grant Thornton
Nursing Education – creating a future health workforce
Stephen Neville, Head of Nursing, Te Pūkenga
Ngā Paerewa – the shift towards more person- and whānau-centred health and disability services
Kirsten Lassey, Acting Manager HealthCERT
Immigration policy responses for aged care
Jivan Grewal, General Manager, Employment, Skills and Immigration Policy, MBIE
3.15pm
Afternoon tea
Sponsorship available
3.45pm
ACA strategy session
Members only
5.15pm
Close of day 1
Rawdon Christie MC
5.30pm-7.00pm
Welcome drinks for delegates and exhibitors
Sponsored by Bunnings
8.00am
Day 2 – Thursday, 17 August
Information desk open
Trade Exhibition open for delegates
Coffee sponsored by Medcall | Smoothies sponsored by Aon
8.45am
Welcome – day 2
Rawdon Christie, MC
9.00am
Opposition Party Address
Christopher Luxon, Leader of the National Party
9.30am
New Zealand’s political climate
Andrea Vance, Journalist and author
Sponsored by Lifecare Property-Aged Care Business Sales
10.15am
Panel session: Issues facing ARC from the small provider perspective.
Greg Pritchard, Bryant House, Napier
Maree Lawrence, Raglan Rest Home, Raglan
Belinda or Tim Blackler, Anjer Rest Homes, Oamaru
Facilitated by Rawdon Christie, MC
11.15am
Morning tea
Sponsorship available
11.45am
ARC political panel – Election edition
Dr Tracey McLellan, Labour Party
Ricardo Menéndez March, Green Party
Dr Shane Reti, National Party
Brooke Van Velden, ACT Party
12.45pm
Lunch
Sponsorship available
1.45pm
ACA/EBOS Excellence in Care Awards presentations
2.45pm
Concurrent sessions
The role of nurse practitioners in aged care
Dr Michal Boyd
Working with your bank
Ross Currie, Client Director, Corporate Banking, ASB Bank
Māori and ARC: opportunities and potential
Joanna Hikaka, University of Auckland
3.30pm
Afternoon tea
Sponsorship available
4.00pm
The GP crisis and implications for aged care
Dr Bryan Betty, Chair GPNZ
4.45pm
Close of day 2
Rawdon Christie, MC
6.45pm
Gala Dinner & ACA/EBOS Excellence in Care Awards Ceremony
Dinner sponsored by ASB Bank
8.00am
Day 3 – Friday, 18 August
Information desk open
Trade Exhibition open for delegates
Coffee sponsored by Medcall | Smoothies sponsored by Aon
8.40am
Welcome – day 3
Rawdon Christie, MC
8.45am
A view of New Zealand’s economic climate
Brad Olsen, Principal Economist
Sponsored by Team Architects
9.30am
A year on – priorities for ARC
Carolyn Cooper, Aged Care Commissioner
10.00am
ACA Nursing Leadership Group
10.45am
Morning tea
Sponsorship available
11.30am
Emergency management in ARC: Learnings from the 2023 cyclone and flooding events
Andy Wisheart, Regional Emergency Management Advisor, Te Whatu Ora
12.15pm
Closing keynote
Sir Ashley Bloomfield
1.00pm
Conference summary and close
Rawdon Christie, MC
Simon Wallace, Chief Executive