NDIS Nexus Geelong

Novotel Hotel, Geelong

9:45 AM - 2:00 PM | 29 October, 2025

Speakers & Panellists

Mathew Cagney

CEO
Shiftcare

Sue Mills

Owner
Sassy Marketing & Communications

Blessing Machokoto

Head of Operations
Villa Healthcare Services

Sinclair Hurtis

Founder
Hurtis CollabEdge Solutions

Empowering NDIS & Aged Care Providers to Make Australia a Better Place, Now and Tomorrow

Join us in Geelong for an inspiring one-day event shaping the future of NDIS & Aged Care across Victoria. Explore the transformative power of technology, leadership, and collaboration as we strive to enhance participant outcomes and build a sustainable future for the NDIS and Aged Care Provider ecosystem.
  • Wed, 29 October 2025
  • Novotel Hotel, Geelong

Who should attend?

CEOs, Founders, and Board Members

Clinical and Operations Leaders

Facility and Case Managers

Allied Health Professionals (OTs, Physios, Speech Pathologists)

Plan Managers and Support Coordinators

Aged Care Providers (Residential, Home, Community)

Government and Regulatory Representatives (NDIA, NSW Health)

Consultants, Researchers, and Care Sector Innovators

NDIS & Aged Care Key Topics

Scaling Care
Through
Technology

Exploring how innovation and digital tools can enable more efficient, ethical, and personalised service delivery.

Building Resilient Provider
Organisations

Strategies for navigating financial, operational, and workforce challenges in a changing care landscape.

Streamlining Governance & Compliance

Balancing regulation with agility by embedding systems that support accountability without adding burden.

Cross-Sector Collaboration for
Better Outcomes

Shaping solutions that span service boundaries, bringing together organisations to co-design impactful models of care.

Why Attend?

This summit is crafted for leaders, executives, and innovators in the Care sector who are committed to making a real impact. Expect to leave inspired, equipped with practical strategies, and motivated to take action in shaping a better future for Australians, together.

Event Overview

9:45 AM

Welcome and Registration

10:00 AM

Welcome Note

10:10 AM

Keynote: Care First. Business Second. Finding the Balance in 2025
Mat Cagney, CEO of ShiftCare

10:40 AM

Morning Tea

11:00 AM

Deep Dive: One-on-One with an NDIS Strategy, Growth, and Marketing Specialist
What Works, What Doesn’t.
Sue Mills, Owner, Sassy Marketing & Communications

11:30 AM

NDIS 360; An expert panel discussion exploring various aspects of NDIS

  • Mat Cagney (CEO, ShiftCare),
  • Sue Mills (Owner, Sassy Marketing & Communications)
  • Sinclair Hurtis (Founder, Hurtis CollabEdge Solutions)
  • Blessing Machokoto (Head of Operations, Villa Healthcare Services)

12:30 PM

Live with Shiftcare
Andrew Hochegger, ShiftCare

1:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Networking & Closing

Announcing our Strategic Partner

ShiftCare

ShiftCare is the leading care management platform supporting NDIS, aged care, and disability providers to deliver quality care and scale effectively. With a blend of intuitive tech, automation, and industry expertise, ShiftCare helps teams streamline rostering, admin, invoicing and client management, all while reducing paperwork and compliance headaches. The ShiftCare platform empowers providers to scale efficiently, enhance communication, and deliver more personalised support, all without losing the human touch that care depends on.

Find out about ShiftCare

Watch our introduction
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Announcing our Strategic Partner

Sassy Marketing

Sassy Marketing and Communications, is a strategy partner for NDIS providers who want to grow with focus and integrity. Sassy is known for helping providers move from busy to strategic, building sustainable, values‑driven organisations that deliver quality without the chaos.

Founder and Director Sue Mills has more than 20 years in the disability sector and lived experience as a parent of a child with disability. Sue helps leaders cut through the noise, define who they serve, and make smarter business decisions.

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Highlights from our last event

FAQs

We’ll kick off with a keynote on resilience, sustainability, and policy, followed by a panel with industry leaders. Then we have focused sessions featuring established and new speakers from the NDIS and broader Care community. There’ll also be a ShiftCare demo, Q&A, partner sessions, and time to network before we wrap up.

It’s for leaders, executives, and innovators in the NDIS Provider and Aged Care sectors who are committed to making a real impact. If you would like to get involved, partner with us, or just learn – we would love to have you there!
Pop your details in the form further up on the page, or call us on 0482 082 355 if you have any issues with the website.
Yes, the event will be fully catered throughout.
Please register your interest for the event in the form above and we will be in touch to confirm your seat and check on any personal requirements you may have.

NDIS & Aged Care Nexus Location

Wed, 29 October 2025

9:45 AM – 2:00 PM

Novotel Geelong
10/14 Eastern Beach Rd,
Geelong VIC 3220

Contact: 0482 082 355