Learning enhanced business & professional skills
with Hearing Business Alliance
Agendas Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 March 2025
SATURDAY
8.00 - 9.00 am
PRE-SEMINAR EXHIBITION
9.00 - 10.00 am
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Modern Approaches to Managing your Employees and their Performance
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Shane Duffy, GM Services, Employment Hero
10.00 - 10.30 am
Pushing the Edge of Possibility
Dr Judy Grobstein, Au.D., Regional Director of Education and Audiology, Starkey APAC
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Major Sponsor Presentation
10.30 - 11.00 am
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MORNING TEA​
11.00 am - 12.30 pm
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Clinic Rescue - An Australian Clinic Success Story
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Dr Cliff Olson, AuD, HearingUp Network
12.30 - 1.30 pm
LUNCH
1.30 - 1.45 pm
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Innovate, Differentiate, and Lead with Widex Tinnitus Solutions
Geraldine Todd, Sales Director, Widex ANZ
Platinum Sponsor Presentation
1.45 - 2.45 pm
Old Systems Can't Fly! Propelling your Business into the Future
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Daniel Fechner, Director & Audiometrist, Ear Studio
2.45 - 3.15 pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.15 - 4.15 pm
Old Systems Can't Fly! Propelling your Business into the Future
... Continued
Daniel Fechner
4.15 - 4.30 pm
Grow your Business with Signia’s Unique and Industry-leading Designs
Sharna Raley, Sales Director, Signia ANZ, and Sheena Cuthbert, Marketing Manager, WS Audiology ANZ
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Signia Platinum Sponsor Presentation​​
4.30 - 5.00 pm
Taking the First Steps: Leveraging Innovation to Elevate your Business
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Hearing Industry Panel: Dr Cliff Olson, Daniel Fechner, Emma Batrouney, Wesley Ong and Katie Bryan. Facilitated by Stephen Logan, HBA Business Manager
6.30 pm
PRE-DINNER DRINKS
Sponsored by Propeller Advisory
7.00 - 10.30 pm
HBA SEMINAR DINNER
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Sponsored by GN Hearing​
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Dinner Presentation: Paul Jones, Country Director, GN Hearing
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SUNDAY 9.15 AM - 1 PM
8.30 - 9.15 am
PRE-SEMINAR EXHIBITION
9.15 - 10.00 am
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HBA Member Insights: HBA Business Q&A Session
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Jane MacDonald, HBA CEO and Stephen Logan, HBA Business Manager
10.00 - 10.45 am
Minimise IT Distractions for your Growing Business
Anders Damkjaer Nielsen, Product Manager, HIMSA, and Glen Young, Director, Otowave
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10.45 - 11.00 am
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The Importance of Gold Standard Calibration
Kon Kyranakis, Senior Service Manager ANZ & China, Natus
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Platinum Sponsor Presentation​
11.00 - 11.15 am
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MORNING TEA
11.15 am - 12.45 pm
Consulting like a Boss!
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Dr Cliff Olson, AuD, Applied Hearing Solutions
12.45 - 1.00 pm
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Closing Address
Nicole Bowden, HBA Chair