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