15-16 October 2025 Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
CREATING FLEXIBLE, FUTURE-FORWARD HEALTH
SPACES THAT SUPPORT DEVELOPMENTS IN PATIENT
CARE, DIGITAL HEALTH AND ALTNERNATIVE FINANCING
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL GATHERING OF HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE LEADERS
EMMA MCCAHON
Chief Executive Officer
Central Adelaide Local
Health Network
JOEL GURR
Executive Director
Commissioning and
Redevelopment
North Metropolitan
Health Service
AMANDA
CAMERON
Chief Operating Officer
Barwon Health
CLAYTON SMITH
Senior Vice President
Facilities
Childrens Health
System Texas
MARTIN FOLEY
Board Chair & Former
Minister of Health, Victoria
Alfred Health
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WELCOME TO THE
HEALTH FACILITIES
DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT
SUMMIT
This year, we’re back with a completely
refreshed format built for today’s health
infrastructure challenges. From rising
construction costs to rapidly changing
community needs, we’ll discuss how to design
flexible, adaptable spaces that support long-
term growth. Learn strategies for integrating
cost-efficient construction methods, utilising
data and creating future-ready facilities that
support sustainability and long-term viability.
With specific streams for hospital, mental
health and precinct development, this event
will provide practical insights to ensure your
healthcare projects deliver the best outcomes
for patients.
I look forward to welcoming you in October!
ROBYN CHANTER
Show Director
Health Facilities Design and
Development Summit
THE HEALTH FACILITIES DESIGN &
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PROMISE
What’s new for 2025:
A tightly focused agenda
built around key health
facilities challenges and
opportunities
A premium new venue
designed for high-quality
networking and in-depth
conversations
70% brand-new speakers
2 brand-new conference
streams for mental health
facility development and
precinct development
Increased interactivity
including roundtables,
interactive discussion
groups, speed networking,
post-event drinks
reception and digital
polling & Q&A
50+
speakers
Public, Private
and Governmental
perspectives
Increased
interactivity
100
attendees
20
hours of
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INSPIRATION AND INSIGHTS
Utilising data
driven decision
making to
maximise
resources
Layering
technology into
the building
strategically
to suit needs
of today and
tomorrow
Designing
infrastructure for
sustainability and
resilience, including
a 42 mega-watt
micro-grid powered
off thermal energy
Join Clayton Smith as
he shares insights from
building Children’s Health
System Texas’ new $5
Billion Pediatric Health
Campus and their mission
to become the #1 hospital
in the USA.
CLAYTON SMITH
Senior Vice President
Facilities Management,
Children’s Health, Texas
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
The Pediatric Health Campus in Dallas represents a transformative approach to pediatric healthcare
infrastructure. Delivered in partnership with UT Southwestern Medical Center, the $5 billion project will
expand inpatient, surgical, and ambulatory capacity while embedding flexibility for future models of
care. The development aims to create a scalable, future-ready hospital that meets the growing needs of
the North Texas community.
Developing leaders
internally to maximise
capabilities at the new
facility; embracing
tech, maximising
vendor support and
developing talent
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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Key themes & session highlights:
ALTERNATIVE & INNOVATIVE
FUNDING MODELS
Discover how to unlock capital
through non-traditional funding
streams, public-private partnerships,
and smart financial structures
with panel discussions and real-life
examples from Mildura Base Hospital,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital and more.
Showcasing how to encourage
investment in healthcare
infrastructure by aligning facilities
with revenue-generating or multi-use
designs
How to do more with less, reducing
reliance on government-only funding.
SUSTAINABLE & RESILIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
Focusing on green design principles,
energy-efficient systems, and climate
resilience
Reducing asset lifecycle costs
and building facilities that are
environmentally responsible yet cost-
effective
DIGITAL-FIRST & TECHNOLOGY-
ENABLED DESIGN
Showcasing the power of strong
digital integration, data-driven
decision-making and technology as
core to facility function
Focusing on planning for hybrid
digital-physical care and leveraging
digital tools for operations and design
MENTAL HEALTH-FOCUSED
DESIGN
Dedicated stream for mental health
facilities that balance safety with
autonomy, dignity, and recovery
Creating strong co-design programs
in which patients, caregivers,
and clinical stakeholders provide
perspectives and shape design
FLEXIBLE, FUTURE-READY &
SCALABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
Designing buildings that can evolve
and adapt to changing healthcare
delivery models
Putting adaptability and scalability
first for evolving models of care and
scalability
CROSS-SECTOR
COLLABORATION & INNOVATION
ECOSYSTEMS
Exploring the potential of
partnerships across government,
research, academia, start-ups
and the private sector to drive
innovation
Themes of strategic planning,
shared infrastructure, and creating
ecosystems that foster R&D and
commercialisation.
PROJCT CASE STUDIES:
VIC
QLD
CANBERRA
$314 Million
Queen Elizabeth
Hospital
Redevelopment
GOLD
COAST
$123 Million
Gold Coast Secure Mental
Health Rehabilitation Unit
$1 Billion
New
Northside
Hospital,
Canberra
$624
Million
Canberra
Hospital
Expansion
$1 Billion
New Frankston
Hospital
Redevelopment
$500 Million
Youang
Surgery Centre
Redevelopment
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EXPERT SPEAKERS
CLAYTON SMITH
Senior Vice President
Facilities Management
Childrens Health System
of Texas
PRISCILLA RADICE
CEO
Victorian Health Building
Authority
RICHARD CHRISTENSEN
Executive Director for
Infrastructure Project
Delivery and Commissioning
Gold Coast Health
BLAKE LEPPER
Head of Infrastructure
Delivery
Health New Zealand
EMMA MCCAHON
Chief Executive Officer
Central Adelaide Local
Health Network
JOEL GURR
Executive director
Commissioning and
Redevelopment
North Metropolitan Health
Service
ESTHER WARREN
Executive Director Health
System and Asset Planning
Victorian Department of
Health
AMANDA CAMERON
Chief Operating Officer
Barwon Health
STUART SQUIRE
Director Capital Projects
Grampians
MARK RUSSELL
National Property and
Development Manager
Aurora Healthcare
MARIE ALFORD
Director of Innovation
Hammondcare
RAMSEY AWAD
Group Director
Infrastructure Delivery and
Strategy
NSW Public Works
HESSAM MOHSENI
Manager Asset Information
and Data Analytics -
Infrastructure Planning
Victorian Department
of Health
LIZ HODGKINSON
Project Director - Mental
Health Royal Commission
Transformation
Austin Health
JASON KANE
Director Infrastructure and
Building Services
Mildura Base Public Hospital
STEFANO SCALZO
Former Executive
General Manager
Victorian Department
of Health
CHARLES WHEELER
Vice President Site
Development
GenesisCare
KERRYN RUBIN
Clinical Director Mental
Health Services
Peninsula Health
DI MANTEL
CEO
Celsus @ the Royal
Adelaide Hospital
JORGE CHAPA
Chief Impact Officer
Green Building Council
Australia
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ELISSA KLINKENBURG
District Sustainability
Program Manager
Hunter New England Local
Health District
MATT STEIG
General Manager Property
& Infrastructure
Healthscope
DEBBIE COWAN
Director Strategic
Partnerships
Metro South Health
GEORGIA WILLIS
Executive General
Manager Property
Regis Aged Care
TESSLYN SAUNDERS
Capital Project
Administrator
Warramunda Villiage
VINAY LAKRA
Divisional Director Mental
Health Services
Northern Health
ADAM WALCZAK
Director of Innovation
Hunter New England Local
Health District
LANCE CHIA
Director Investment
and Innovation
Liverpool Innovation
Precinct
TRENT WREFORD
Principal Program
Manager – Capital Projects
Peninsula Health
LILY LIU
Digital Director
Western Health
JADE DAVIS
Director Strategic Projects
Canberra Health Services
RACHEL TINDALL
Interim Director, Health
Service Partnerships
Barwon Health
FABIOLA CASE
Lived and Living Experience
with Expertise in Suicide
Prevention and Postvention
VANESSA BRADY
Executive Group Manager,
Operational Commissioning
Canberra Health Services
MARIA BRADSHAW
Project Consultant - Lived
Experience
Alfred Health
LYS TRSEK
General Manager
Infrastructure & Facilities
Baker Heart & Diabetes
Institute
ELENE SPILIOTOPOULOS
Program Manager
Major Capital Works
Childrens Health Queensland
Hospital and Health Service
MARTIN FOLEY
Board Chair and Former
Minister of Health, Victoria
Alfred Health
KATE EVANS
Clinical Director - Northside
Hospital Project
Infrastructure Canberra
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THE HEALTH FACILITIES
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SUMMIT EXPERIENCE
Mental Health Facilities:
Follwing the investment in mental health
care across Australia, join leaders sharing
best practice on designing spaces that
foster recovery while keeping patients
and staff safe.
Hospitals & Health Facilities:
Discover how some of the biggest
and most interesting brownfield and
greenfield hospital projects across
Australia are managing budgets and
designing for the future.
Health & Innovation Precincts:
Hone in on themes such as designing for
collaboration, maximising partnerships and
the nuances of designing spaces to foster
innovation as well as providing high-quality
care.
Session formats:
Workshops:
Join our pre-event workshop day for 3, 90-minute interactive
workshops where you will gain tangible techniques for effective
customer journey mapping, turning insights into action, and AI for
customer defect reduction.
IDGs:
Interactive Discussion Groups (IDGs) are round-robin style
sessions lead by an expert facilitator, in which delegates get
the opportunity to spend 30 minutes at 3 tables out of a choice
of 7. Participants engage with peers who share their interests,
tackling challenges and exchanging insights on the topics that
matter most to them. It’s a fast-paced, collaborative experience
designed to spark meaningful discussions and new ideas.
Roundtables:
Similar to IDGs, roundtables allow you to pick one table for 1
full hour of insightful discussion
Case Studies:
20 minute deep-dive presentations where speakers give
insights into a transformational project
Panel Discussions:
40 minute moderated conversations between 3-4 experts
where diverse perspectives are shared, followed by audience
engagement and Q&A.
Fireside Chats:
30-minute 1:1 conversations between a moderator and expert
speaker discussing their expertise and insights on a specific
topic
THREE THEMATIC TRACKS COVERING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF:
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CONFERENCE DAY ONE
Wednesday, 15th October 2025
08:15
Registration Opens
09:00
Chairperson’s Opening Address
09:10
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION:
Exploring Alternative Funding Avenues To Develop The Next Round of Healthcare Infrastructure
With limited direct funding for capital works and traditional funding streams unable to keep up with the number of crucial healthcare developments
needed to serve the needs of the future Australian population, it is imperative to explore less traditional options. Join our panel of experts to explore how
alternative funding streams can not only help more projects get off the ground, but also create additional revenue streams for healthcare facilities if
designed with these considerations in mind from the offset.
Exploring creative funding streams
Promoting the benefits of investing in healthcare infrastructure to entice private investment
Creating alternative uses for healthcare spaces from design phase to integrate opportunities for alternative revenue streams from the offset
Charles Wheeler
Vice President Site Development, GenesisCare
Jason Kane
Director Infrastructure & Building Services,
Mildura Base Public Hospital
Di Mantel
CEO, Celsus @ the Royal Adelaide Hospital
Moderated by
Stefano Scalzo
Former Director, FRONTEND Advisory
09:50
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE
Children’s Health System Texas’ $5 Billion Paediatric Health Campus: The Journey to Create the Number 1 Hospital in the USA
The Paediatric Health Campus in Dallas represents a transformative approach to paediatric healthcare infrastructure. Delivered in partnership with UT
Southwestern Medical Center, the $5 billion project will expand inpatient, surgical, and ambulatory capacity while embedding flexibility for future models
of care. The development aims to create a scalable, future-ready hospital that meets the growing needs of the North Texas community. Join Clayton
Smith, SVP Facilities Management as he shared the vision and progress so far, as well as how tech, vendor relationships and talent development are
coming together to ensure the facility exceeds expectations once doors open.
Utilising data-driven decision-making to maximise resources
Layering technology into the building strategically to suit needs of today and tomorrow
Designing infrastructure for sustainability and resilience, including a 42 mega-watt micro-grid powered off thermal energy
Developing leaders internally to maximise capabilities at the new facility; embracing tech, maximising vendor support and developing talent
Clayton Smith
SVP Facilities, Children’s Health System Texas
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CONFERENCE DAY ONE
Wednesday, 15th October 2025
10:50
MORNING KEYNOTE:
Health Infrastructure, Governance, and Innovation: Changing Models and Opportunities
Alfred Health is recognised globally for healthcare excellence, yet some of its most critical physical infrastructure is no longer fit for purpose. In this
keynote, Martin Foley shares ideas for new ideas as to where health infrastructure fits in the wider frame of changing systems and opportunities for
growth. The importance of what opportunities design thinking can bring to infrastructure based on deepening partnerships, innovation, maximising
collaboration can mean and rethinking what funding health services in a changing world of Health governance models is a big opportunity. From
maximising partnerships, to leveraging existing assets and the prospects of digital systems coming together to reframe what future prospects might be,
join Martin to challenge how we design, fund, and govern healthcare infrastructure.
Martin Foley
Board Chair, Alfred Health & Former Minister of Health, Victoria
10:20
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Speed Networking & Coffee Break
11.40
Interactive Discussion Group
Table 1:
Creating Eco-Friendly Facilities For A Greener Future
Table 2:
Smart Hospitals: Integrating Technology into Facility Design
Table 3:
Patient Centered Spaces: Rethinking With Human-Centered Design
Table 5:
Leveraging your BIM for Design, Delivery & Beyond
Table 6:
Enhancing Mood, Recovery & Clinical Precision with Advanced Lighting
Table 7:
Increasing Energy Independence: Exploring Solar To Reduce Costs &
Improve Sustainability
Table 4:
Managing Risk While Designing for Dignity in Mental Health Facilities
13.10
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Wednesday, 15th October 2025
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14.00
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Balancing Public Need and Budget Constraints - Creating the Best
Outcome For Your Community
A growing emphasis on outpatient care is driving leaders to rethink
traditional “bigger is better” healthcare facility models. While large,
centralised hospitals once dominated master planning, should the industry
be shifting towards flexible developments that align with evolving care
delivery models? Join our expert panel as they examine how shifting
priorities are reshaping facility design and capital planning, and explore
innovative approaches to building smarter, more adaptable healthcare
environments that meet community needs without overbuilding.
Hessam Mohseni
Manager Asset Information and Data Analytics, Infrastructure Planning,
Victorian Department of Health
Tesslyn Saunders
Capital Project Administrator, Warramunda Village
Lys Trsek
General Manager Infrastructure & Facilities, Baker Heart & Diabetes
Institute
Elene Spiliotopoulos
Program Manager Major Capital Works, Childrens Health Queensland
Hospital and Health Service
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Balancing Security and Safety with Freedom in Mental Health Facilities
– How To Design For Best Patient Outcomes
Creating environments that ensure patient and staff well-being, respect
individual autonomy and promote recovery is a crucial but delicate balance.
By integrating evidence-based design principles and understanding the
unique needs of mental health patients will lead to better outcomes; join
our panel of experts as they discuss:
Creating environments that respect privacy and autonomy while main
taining necessary safety protocols
Using environmental design to enhance trust and recovery
Involving mental health professionals, architects, Lived Experience and
safety experts to create balanced, functional spaces
Vinay Lakra
Divisional Director Mental Health Services, Northern Health
Liz Hodgkinson
Project Director - Mental Health Royal Commission Transformation, Austin
Health
Maria Bradshaw
Project Consultant - Lived Experience, Alfred Health
Rachel Tindall
Interim Director, Health Service Partnerships Barwon Health
14.40
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Wednesday, 15th October 2025
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15.10
PRESENTATION:
Innovative Infrastructure Solutions for Sustainable Regional Healthcare
Regional health facilities face ongoing challenges in maintaining service
delivery, particularly as infrastructure demands evolve alongside changing
healthcare needs. However, these challenges present opportunities for
innovative solutions that go beyond traditional models. In this session, Stuart
Squire, Director Capital Projects, Grampians Health, will showcase how strategic
planning, digital integration, and infrastructure investments are transforming
healthcare services in regional areas. Gain insights into how to optimise
infrastructure planning, maximise asset efficiency, and integrate digital
technology to build sustainable, future-ready healthcare facilities
Reimagining infrastructure planning to enhance service delivery in regional
health settings
Integrating digital solutions with physical infrastructure to improve efficiency
and accessibility
Case study of Grampians Health: delivering sustainable healthcare through
strategic infrastructure investment and innovation
Stuart Squire
Director of Capital Projects, Grampians Health
CASE STUDY:
Designing for Dignity and Recovery: Inside Queensland Health’s Secure
Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit
Creating therapeutic, recovery-oriented environments within secure settings
requires a careful balance of safety, privacy, and human-centered design.
Queensland Health’s Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU) sets a
new benchmark for how purpose-built facilities can support long-term mental
health recovery while meeting complex clinical and operational needs. Join our
experts as they explore the design philosophy, material selections, and spatial
planning strategies that underpin this innovative project—and learn how the
SMHRU fosters dignity, autonomy, and positive outcomes for some of the state’s
most vulnerable mental health consumers.
Richard Christensen
Executive Director for Infrastructure, Gold Coast Health
15.40
PRESENTATION:
Innovative Funding Solutions for Hospital Expansion in a Growing
Community at Mildura Base Public Hospital
Innovative Finance Models: Unlocking upfront capital through a smart
financial structure that accelerates medical service expansion
Independent, Future-Focused Growth: Proactively meeting the needs of a
growing community—without waiting on government funding
Expanding Critical Care Capacity: Delivering new space for high-demand
specialties like oncology, renal care, and emergency services where it’s
needed
Jason Kane
Director Infrastructure & Building Services, Mildura Base Public Hospital
PRESENTATION:
Flexible and Future Forward: Co-Designing the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Rehabilitation Unit With Evolving Models of Care in Mind
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit development
has focused on thoughtful design that links consumer experience to the needs
of patients and caregivers. By using co-design and evidence-based principles,
the facility aims to create flexible, future-proof environments that foster
recovery. Join Emma McCahon as she shares how design can enhance care
models for the future.
Designing to support future health care models and evolving needs
Using co-design and evidence-based practices to create patient-empowering
spaces
Learning industry best practices to ensure that healthcare environments
remain adaptable and responsive
Emma McCahon
Chief Executive Officer, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
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PANEL DISCUSSION:
Shifting Away from Bigger is Better: Discussing the Future of Healthcare Facility Development
A growing emphasis on outpatient care is driving leaders to rethink traditional “bigger is better” healthcare facility models. While large, centralised hospitals
once dominated master planning, should the industry be shifting towards flexible developments that align with evolving care delivery models? Join our
expert panel as they examine how shifting priorities are reshaping facility design and capital planning, and explore innovative approaches to building
smarter, more adaptable healthcare environments that meet community needs without overbuilding.
Trent Wreford
Principal Program Manager –
Capital Projects,
Peninsula Health
Marie Alford
Director of Innovation,
HammondCare
Mark Russell
National Property & Development
Manager,
Aurora Healthcare
Georgia Willis
Executive General Manager Property
Regis Aged Care
CONFERENCE DAY ONE
Wednesday, 15th October 2025
5:15
Closing Remarks
5:25
End of Day One & Networking Drinks Reception
17.00
PRESENTATION DISCUSSION:
Building Hospitals Better: Delivering Better Value Hospitals Faster
Health New Zealand’s Infrastructure and Investment Group is implementing a new way of working that uses standardised approaches, staged delivery and
strategic partnerships. By moving beyond transactional procurement models, Health New Zealand is looking to embrace a relationship-based approach
to Health Infrastructure procurement that prioritises long-term collaboration. A key element is the creation of a panel of project delivery partners, bringing
them into the organisation to foster a more integrated, collaborative environment. By integrating market partners early and fostering deeper engagement,
Health New Zealand is reshaping how hospitals are planned, procured, and built to drive efficiency and ultimately ensure the health system can meet the
growing needs of New Zealanders.
Blake Lepper
Head of Infrastructure Delivery, Health New Zealand
16:10
Afternoon tea break
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Thursday, 16th October 2025
08:15
Registration Opens
09:00
Chairperson’s Opening Address
09:10
OPENING PRESENTATION:
Victorian Health Infrastructure: System Need and Infrastructure Pipeline Planning
Taking a system need approach to infrastructure planning and prioritisation
Long-term thinking: Building public health projects to support a healthy Victoria
Esther Warren
Executive Director, Health Infrastructure, Victorian Department of Health
09:40
PRESENTATION:
Building Public Health Projects – Perspectives from Victorian Health Building Authority CEO Priscilla Radice
Join CEO Priscilla Radice as she provides updates on key projects designed to improve patient care, increase capacity, and modernise healthcare
infrastructure to meet the growing demands of Victorian communities.
Priscilla Radice
CEO, Victorian Health Building Authority
10:10
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CONFERENCE DAY TWO
Thursday, 16th October 2025
Table 1:
From Clinical Insight
To Strategic Foresight:
Mitigating Development
Risks and Exploring
Solutions Through
Meaningful Engagement
Joel Gurr
Executive Director
Commissioning and
Redevelopment, North
Metropolitan Health
Service
Table 2:
Systems Thinking of
Architectural Design of
Mental Health Inpatient
Units
Liz Hodgkinson
Project Director - Mental
Health Royal Commission
Transformation, Austin
Health
Fabiola Case
Lived and Living
Experience with Expertise
in Suicide Prevention and
Postvention
Table 3:
Key Considerations To
Create A 6 Star Green-
Star Rated Facility
Charles Wheeler
Vice President Site
Development, GenesisCare
Table 4:
Selling the Sustainability
Story: Framing Greener
Design & Construction
Choices Around
Providing Better Care
Jade Davis
Director Strategic Projects,
Canberra Health Services
Table 4:
Planning for Digital
Success: Key
Considerations for
Designing Digital-First
Facilities
Lily Liu
Divisional Director, Digital
Health, Western Health
12.00
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Thursday, 16th October 2025
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13.00
PRESENTATION:
Sustainable Living Pods: Empowering Rural Healthcare Delivery By
Creating Inviting Spaces for Clinicians
Discover how investing in smart, eco-friendly living pods for clinicians can
help reduce rural healthcare workforce shortages. Designed for comfort,
sustainability, and mobility, these pods support clinician retention, improve
well-being, and expand access to care, strengthening rural health systems
through practical, resilient infrastructure.
Ramsey Awad
Group Director Infrastructure & Delivery, NSW Public Works
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Unlocking Potential Through Partnership – Maximising Collaboration to
Facilitate Long-Term Sustainability
Precincts have the potential to create ecosystems that drive innovation,
improve patient care, and optimise resource allocation. Join our experts
to hear actionable strategies to foster lasting, impactful partnerships
that support the continuous growth and sustainability of healthcare
environments, ensuring that developing precincts are financially viable,
sustainable, and aligned with community needs for years to come.
Creating an understanding of mutual benefit to feed a unified vision for
success
Leveraging strengths across sectors for cohesive and sustainable
development
Optimising financial, technological, and HR, enhancing precinct impact
and efficiency
Ensuring precincts are designed with both short-term operational
success and long-term resilience in mind
Debbie Cowan
Director Strategic Partnerships, Metro South Health
Adam Walczak
Director of Innovation, Hunter New England Local Health District
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CASE STUDY:
Creating Data and Service Driven Facility: The $1 billion ACT Investment
into the new Northside Hospital, Canberra
The Northside Hospital Project in Canberra represents a transformative
approach to healthcare infrastructure, combining robust data analytics
and strategic planning to ensure long-term viability. With robust
benchmarking, focusing on operational efficiency and designing for a
virtual and HITH supported model of care, the project aims to create a
hospital that is both service-oriented and data-driven to provision resources
effectively for Canberra’s community in future years.
A data driven approach to underpin the development of infrastructure
requirements
Strengthening project decision making with robust data projections
Utilising a benchmarking approach against other recent and relevant
health projects to add more vigour to the facility planning
Creating shared understanding of health care directions through horizon
scanning to enable project to respond to the future directions
Kate Evans
Clinical Director, Northside Hospital Project, Infrastructure Canberra
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Supporting Innovation Through Design: Creating Functional
Collaborative Precincts That Foster Innovation
As pressure grows to accelerate discovery and commercialisation, precincts
must be functional, flexible, and strategically aligned. Join our panel of
experts as they explore how thoughtful design and shared infrastructure
can transform a space into a true innovation ecosystem that delivers on it’s
purpose and drives better outcomes for the community.
Lance Chia
Director Investment & Innovation, Liverpool Innovation Precinct
Julie White
Executive Director Office of Research & Innovation, Queensland Health
Ben Rowe
Project Director, Riverlee
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CASE STUDY:
Youang Surgery Centre Redevelopment: Renewing The Working
Hospital With Intermittent Funding Streams
Rejuvenating an out-of-date hospital to provide for today’s societal needs
Running a complex project with sporadic funding effectively to deliver
on-time, on budget and on scope
Tackling the challenges of operating and redeveloping a site concurrently
Amanda Cameron
Chief Operating Officer, Barwon Health
PRESENTATION:
Rapid Delivery of the Peninsula Health Mental Health Precinct
Working in a live environment, Peninsula Health’s Infant, Child and Youth
Mental Health Precinct team has used a rapid design-and-construct
model—finalising design while building—to meet ambitious timelines and
budgets. By reverse-engineering the design based on projected costs and
bringing together services and teams on one site, the project supports
more connected, accessible care. Join Trent Wreford, Principal Program
Manager – Capital Projects to explore how practical planning, collaboration,
and a clear focus on local needs can shape flexible, future-ready mental
health precinct infrastructure.
Trent Wreford
Principal Program Manager – Capital Projects, Peninsula Health
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PANEL DISCUSSION:
Reducing Asset Lifecycle Cost and Extending Facility Life Whilst Achieving Sustainability Goals: Implications for Masterplans, Design, FF&E, Waste
Management and Beyond
Energy-efficient building systems, sustainable materials, and innovative waste management solutions are all options to both lower operational costs and
enhance environmental performance for healthcare facilities. However when budget is front of mind, it can be tempting to opt for lower cost alternatives
that don’t offer the same long-term benefits. Join our expert panel as they explore the implications for master planning, design, FF&E, and waste man
agement, and share how to achieve net-zero goals while creating resilient, cost-effective healthcare infrastructure for the future.
Jade Davis
Director Strategic Projects,
Canberra Health Services
Elissa Klinkenberg
District Sustainability Program Manager,
Hunter New England Local Health District
Jorge Chappa
Chief Impact Officer,
Green Building Council of Australia
Matt Stieg
General Manager
Property & Infrastructure
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Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
16.50
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15.10
Afternoon Tea Break
15.30
PRESENTATION:
Maximising Efficiency While Enforcing Safeguards For A Successful 10-week Go-live Process at a $624 Million Site
Detailed and careful planning to successfully train 2500 people in 10 days
Structured planning to ensure preparedness, especially regarding time-sensitive clinical scenarios
Exploring the post-occupancy review to share lessons learned for design as well as future go-live processes
Vanessa Brady
Executive Group Manager, Operational Commissioning, Canberra Health Services
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