We design our seminars to be business-focused and educational, and they're a great networking venue.

This was the agenda for a one-day Seminar in Perth, July 2024 See our February 2025 three-day National Seminar

8.00 - 9.00 am

REGISTRATIONS

9.00 - 9.10 am

Opening Address and Welcome

Jane MacDonald, CEO, Hearing Business Alliance

9.10 - 9.50 am

Global Audiology Update and Industry Trends

Dr Brent Edwards, PhD, Director, National Acoustic Laboratories

9.50 - 10.30 am

HBA 2024 Update & Consultation re Proposed HSP Changes

Jane MacDonald, CEO, Hearing Business Alliance

10.30 - 11 am

MORNING TEA

11 - 11.40 am

An Update from the Hearing Services Program

Chris Carlile, Assistant Secretary, Hearing Services Branch, Department of Health and Aged Care

11.40 am - 12.20 pm

Risk & Insurance - Industry Insight to Mitigate your Exposure

Stacey Tonkin, Partnership and Growth Manager, Health & Professions, Aon

12.20 - 1.00 pm

The Ethics Review Committees and your Business, and Q&A

Clair Hewat, Independent Chair of the ERC for AudA, ACAud and HAASA

1.00 - 2.00 pm

LUNCH

2.00 - 3.30 pm

The 'HearingUp Network' - The Business Opportunity for Independent Small Business

Dr Cliff Olson, AuD and Stephen Logan, Business Manager, Hearing Business Alliance

3.30 - 3.50 pm

AFTERNOON TEA

3.50 - 4.10 pm

Improving Patient Outcomes with Gold Standard Hearing Aid Verification

Tony McGeough, Sales Director, Hearing & Balance, ANZ, Natus Medical

4.10 - 4.30 pm

Hearing Industry - Small Business Pulse

Stephen Logan, Business Manager, Hearing Business Alliance

4.30 - 5.00 pm

Enhancing Audiology Practice - Navigating the Digital Frontier

Dr Bec Bennett, PhD, Senior Research Audiologist, National Acoustic Laboratories

5.00 - 5.10 pm

Seminar Closing Address

Jane MacDonald, CEO, Hearing Business Alliance

5.15 - 7.00 pm

DRINKS AND CANAPÉS