

Imagine living in months of darkness, the temperature hovers around minus 35 degrees and you’re stuck inside with no escape from your workplace or staff… There’s no way in, and no way out.
Antarctic Expedition Leader, Rachael Robertson, will reveal how she kept her team inspired and productive through Antarctica’s long, dark winter. She explains why respect trumps harmony and how she built a culture of collaboration, integrity and trust with a very diverse group of complete strangers.
Using real life examples, Rachael shares her insights from a year on the ice - where she managed everything from a search-and-rescue following a plane crash, to resolving a peaceful settlement to the Bacon War.

Samantha Bloom is a four-time World Para Surfing champion, bestselling author and inspiration behind the #1 Australian box-office, and international global Netflix hit movie, Penguin Bloom starring Naomi Watts.
Paralyzed in an accident in Thailand in 2013, Sam has since won two Oceania KL1 paracanoe championships, and is the two-time Australian, three-time Hawaiian and World Para Surfing champion. In 2019, Sam was nominated for the Surfing Australia Female Surfer of the Year Award, and in 2022 was awarded the Surfing Australia Female Para Surfer of the Year.
Sam works with numerous spinal cord injury charities around the world and is a global ambassador for Wings For Life. She is an adventure traveler, ambassador for Tourism Australia and a former neurology nurse and mother of three boys.
including Leecare AWARDS
Nominate up to 3 staff members using the below Award Super User categories to showcase who is using Platinum6 to achieve the best outcomes for residents. Please provide a couple of sentences as to why they should receive this Award.
We encourage all nominees to be in attendance as they will receive an Award and be in the draw for a Super User Super Prize:
1. The Quiet Achiever User
2. The Go to Who Knows Most User
3. The Most Curious Mind User
4. The Assessment Star
5. The Reporting Guru
including Leecare AWARDS
Nominate up to 3 staff members using the below Award Super User categories to showcase who is using Platinum6 to achieve the best outcomes for residents. Please provide a couple of sentences as to why they should receive this Award.
We encourage all nominees to be in attendance as they will receive an Award and be in the draw for a Super User Super Prize:
1. The Quiet Achiever User
2. The Go to Who Knows Most User
3. The Most Curious Mind User
4. The Assessment Star
5. The Reporting Guru

GLOBAL TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE EXPERT, PSYCHIATRIST, EDUCATOR, ADVOCATE
Dr Deeta Kimber is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist with over twenty years’ experience working alongside frontline professionals in hospitals, schools, and community health. Through her work she has developed a deep, practical understanding of how stress and trauma shape the wellbeing of those who care for others.
As the founder of Tracking Better®, Deeta translates neuroscience and trauma-informed care into clear, hands-on strategies that help staff notice stress early, regulate effectively, and reconnect to meaning in their work. Her programs are known for being compassionate, evidence-based, and realistic for time-poor professionals on the frontline.
She brings not just clinical expertise but lived empathy for the pressures of care work — helping teams move from burnout and survival toward confidence, calm, and sustainable connection.

GLOBAL LEARNING & COMMUNICATION EXPERT, SCIENTIST, AUTHOR, AUGMENTED INTELLIGENCE PIONEER
Catherine Mattiske is the inventor of the globally acclaimed instructional design system – ID9 Intelligent Design. This inventive, research-based system creates corporate training that delivers exceptional results.
Catherine founded The Performance Company (TPC) in 1994, serving clients worldwide with offices in Australia, Los Angeles, New York, and London. Catherine is a globally recognized training expert. Her focus is on energising and influencing organisations to change employee behavior to drive business results and achieve goals.
Residing in Melbourne, Australia, and traveling the globe, Catherine has been referred to as ‘the maestro of changing behavior’. Sought after as a consultant advising the world’s largest organizations on their L&D strategy, Catherine is also the author of 30 published books. These include the 27 part Learning Short-take™ series, the best sellers, Train for Results, and Training Activities That Work, and her latest book – Leading Virtual Teams, published in 2020.
ID9 dynamically powers many of the internal training programs for the world’s leading brands. Over 4,500 professional trainers and instructional designers have become certified in ID9, going on to train 5 million participants globally.

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
Dr Vincent McCauley has dual qualifications in Medicine and Computer Science and for his Ph.D in Medicine designed and oversaw the construction of the first fully computerised sleep laboratory in Australia.
He has worked extensively in eHealth Standards, Co-chairs the HL7 International Service Oriented Architecture Committee , is the Chair of IHE Australia and a member of the IHE International Board and represents Australia at ISO TC215 (eHealth), with a three year term as President of the Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA).
Areas of work include eHealth Clinical governance and safety of software systems, eHealth standards implementation including FHIR, Medication Management, ED and pathology information systems, clinical data and terminology integration between all healthcare sectors including aged care as well as the safety and ethics of AI in medicine.

PRINCIPAL LAWYER, AITKEN PARTNERS
Ric Birkett began his legal career in his home town of Shepparton before moving to Melbourne 20 years ago. He has deep experience in Aged Care & Retirement Living - for which he is rated as a recommended lawyer by Doyles Guide - but has clients in many and diverse industries outside of health, including family business, large commercial clients and not-for-profits.
Ric's clients benefit from his commercial insight and his ability to analyse options and build strategies. His advice is clear and constructive, taking into account each client's unique requirements and desired outcomes.
He advises on the full range of corporate and business transactions from large scale business sales, acquisitions and mergers to day to day client needs such as terms of trade and procurement contracting.
He also provides governance regulatory and compliance advice to clients (including corporations, incorporated associations and cooperatives) including those working within government funding structures and other regulatory regimes.
His work in the Aged Care sector is broad-based from advice on mergers and acquisitions to compliance and residential agreements and also includes advising suppliers to the Aged Care and Retirement Living industry.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF LEECARE GROUP OF COMPANIES
Dr Caroline Lee will provide a clear view of Leecare's direction, innovation and the company's committment to supporting our network of clients in an evolving landscape.
Since 1992, Caroline has been CEO of disruptive consulting and software company Leecare Solutions, Australia’s clinical software pioneers, deploying their web browser, Apps’ rich, clinical and operations software across five countries.
She was National President of the Aged Care IT Vendor Association from 2009 -2014, present on the NEHTA Compliance, Conformance and Accreditation committee during that time, supported homes under sanctions as a listed Australian Government Nurse Advisor from mid 1990’s – 2015. Her PhD studied the role of Nurse Practitioners in aged care.

If your facility is not in Victoria or New South Wales - speak to us today for a travel voucher for your organisation.
PEOPLE FIRST: DESIGNING THE FUTURE OF CARE
Putting People at the centre of care
Trauma-informed practice as the foundation of people-first care
People + AI: Technology that strenghtens human capability
Clinical Safety and AI
Leecare's Innovation Roadmap
Panel Q & A with our key experts and Celebrity Speakers
CARE | INNOVATION | EXCELLENCE


Leecare is a global leader in aged care software, empowering providers with innovative, compliant, and person-centred digital solutions. Trusted across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the UK, Leecare’s Platinum6 suite, including our Staff and Resident/Client/Family Apps, streamlines clinical, lifestyle, medication management, operations, finance and Business Intelligence reporting – supporting safer care, stronger compliance, and better outcomes for residents, clients, and care teams.
Melbourne Thursday 13th November @ MCG, The Legends Room
Sydney Tuesday 18th November @ InterContinental Sydney
Arrive 9.00am | Cocktails and Awards from 5.30pm
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