PROGRAM THURSDAY 6th AUGUST 8:30AM 8:40AM
REGISTRATION
DISPLAY OPENS (ARRIVAL COFFEE)
8.45AM Opening and Welcome Forum opening and welcome
9.00 Official opening address
9.20 Your inspiration – Leading Through Change: Grit, Grace and Getting On With It – Kath Koschel
Change isn’t always chosen- but how you show up in the face of it defines everything. With a story that redefines resilience, Kath brings a fresh perspective on navigating uncertainty, leading with empathy, and turning challenges into catalysts for growth. Change is about stepping up, staying grounded, and helping your team do the same when everything’s shifting around them. Kath shares her extraordinary story of navigating life-altering setbacks- including multiple spinal injuries and the loss of loved ones- to illuminate how individuals and organisations can thrive amidst disruption. She offers practical strategies to embrace uncertainty, reframe obstacles, and build a mindset that sees change not as a threat, but as an opportunity for reinvention and growth. 10.20 AM MORNING TEA 11.00 Your Guild Update – Trent Twomey & Anthony Tassone
Join Trent Twomey, National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, and Anthony Tassone, National Vice President, for the latest Guild updates. 11.50 PM – From Compliance to Capability: Practical QSPP Implementation through Digital Enablement
This practical session explores how pharmacies can implement QSPP requirements within everyday workflows, with a focus on digital enablement. Featuring a vendor-neutral discussion, industry leaders will share how digital platforms can support compliance, improve efficiency, and embed quality practices into routine operations. 12.40 LUNCH 1.30 PM - Rethinking Innovation in Practice – Jason Clarke
In this high-energy keynote, Jason Clarke challenges conventional thinking and explores how innovation can be embedded as a practical, everyday discipline. Through engaging ideas and actionable frameworks, he will demonstrate how to unlock creative thinking, adapt to rapid change, and identify better ways of working in an evolving environment. 2.20 PM AFTERNOON TEA
3.00 PM – Industry Panel session - The Next Five Years of Community Pharmacy: Signals, Shifts and Strategic Choices A forward-looking panel bringing together key industry leaders to unpack the signals shaping the future of community pharmacy - and what they mean for owners making strategic business decisions. 4.30PM – 6.30PM COCKTAIL EVENT