Program

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Thursday, 8 October 2026

08:00 – 17:00 Registration Open | Plaza Level Foyer
09:00 – 10:30 Opening Plenary Session
Room P3-P5 Meeting Room, Plaza Level
Master of Ceremonies Alison Maclean
Session Chair Dr John Chesterman
09:00 – 09:10 Acknowledgement of Country
Uncle Wilfred Prince
09:10 – 09:20 Welcome to the AGAC Conference
Dr John Chesterman
09:20 – 09:30 Conference Opening
The Hon. Deb Frecklington MP
09:30 – 09:45 A Sustainable NDIS
Graeme Head
09:45 – 10:00 Regulating the NDIS
Natalie Wade
10:00 – 10:30 The New NDIS
Graeme Head & Louise Glanville
10:30 – 11:00 MORNING TEA & EXHIBITION | Plaza Level Foyer
11:00 – 12:30 Panel Session: First Nations Guardianship
Room P3-P5 Meeting Room, Plaza Level
Master of Ceremonies Alison Maclean
Session Chair Dr Eleanor Marillier
11:00 – 12:30 Sarah Doi
Uncle John Currie
Jessica Bauman
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH & EXHIBITION | Plaza Level Foyer
13:30 – 15:00 Panel Session: Reforms after the Disability Royal Commission and NDIS Review
Room P3-P5 Meeting Room, Plaza Level
Master of Ceremonies Alison Maclean
Session Chair Dr John Chesterman
13:30 – 15:00 Michelle Moss
Jason McKey
Dr Sharon Boyce
Hope Peisley
Uli Cartwright
Rosemary Kayess
15:00 – 15:30 AFTERNOON TEA & EXHIBITION | Plaza Level Foyer
15:30 – 16:30 Panel Session: Aged Care Reforms
Room P3-P5 Meeting Room, Plaza Level
Master of Ceremonies Alison Maclean
Session Chair Brian Woods
15:30 – 16:30 Natalie Siegel-Brown
Craig Gear
Geoff Rowe
Loren deVries
16:30 – 16:40 CBA LogoDecision Time: Responding to Elder Financial Abuse While Supporting Rights, Autonomy and Participation
Caroline Wall, Head of Customer Vulnerability, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
17:00 – 19:00 Welcome Reception | Plaza Level Foyer

Friday, 9 October 2026

07:30 – 16:30 Registration Open | Plaza Level Foyer
08:30 – 10:30 Plenary Session
Room P3-P5 Meeting Room, Plaza Level
Master of Ceremonies Alison Maclean
Session Chair Dr John Chesterman
08:30 – 08:40 Day 2 Opening
Dr John Chesterman 
08:40 – 09:00 Stronger
Dr Dinesh Palipana
09:00 – 09:20 Elder Abuse Reform Imperatives
Robert Fitzgerald AM
09:20 – 10:30 Panel Session: Abuse and Mistreatment of Older People
Room P3-P5 Meeting Room, Plaza Level
Master of Ceremonies Alison Maclean
Session Chair Beth Walker
09:20 – 10:30 Elsja Dewis
Deanne Lawrie
Cybele Koning
Robert Fitzgerald AM
Bev Lange
10:30 – 11:00 MORNING TEA & EXHIBITION | Plaza Level Foyer
11:00 – 12:30 Panel Session: Supported Decision Making
Room P3-P5 Meeting Room, Plaza Level
Master of Ceremonies Alison Maclean
Session Chair Anne Gale
11:00 – 12:30 Dr Christine Bigby
Dale Speed
Angelica Noone
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH & EXHIBITION | Plaza Level Foyer
13:30 – 15:00 Panel Session: Adult Safeguarding
Room P3-P5 Meeting Room, Plaza Level
Master of Ceremonies Alison Maclean
Session Chair Dr John Chesterman
13:30 – 15:00 Jeff Smith
Ross Casey
Belinda Lake
Anne Gale
Shayna Smith
15:00 – 15:30 AFTERNOON TEA & EXHIBITION | Plaza Level Foyer
15:30 – 16:30 Panel Session: A Modern Public Trustee
Room P3-P5 Meeting Room, Plaza Level
Master of Ceremonies Alison Maclean
Session Chair Todd Kennedy
15:30 – 16:30 Samay Zhouand
Melissa Reynolds
Todd Kennedy
Brian Woods
16:30 – 16:45 Conference Close
Dr John Chesterman