Hearing Business Alliance Agenda, Saturday 14 February, 2026
7.30 am
PRE-SEMINAR EXHIBITION
8.30 am
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HBA Key Activities, Strategic Insights, and Small Business Update
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JANE MACDONALD, CEO, Hearing Business Alliance
9.00 am
Financial Management Strategies for Small Businesses
KATIE BRYAN, Founder and CEO, Propeller Advisory
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10.00 am
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HBA Platinum Partner Presentation:
From Precision to Profit: Partnering with Widex for Business Resilience and Success
GERALDINE TODD, Wholesale Sales Director Australia and New Zealand, and SAM WHITELEY, Business Development Manager Australia, Widex
10.15 am
MORNING TEA
10.45 am
Building Local Success and Resilience
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BRAD SEYMOUR, Management Consultant, Co-founder of Yellow Brick Road and Wizard Home Loans
11.45 am
HBA Platinum Partner Presentation:
The Success Continuum Begins with Conversion: Leveraging Design & Market Insights to help Grow your Clinic
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SHARNA RALEY, Sales Director ANZ, and CANNY HUANG, Business Unit Manager for Victoria and Tasmania, Signia
12.00 pm
Branding Inside the Office - from First Visit to Lifelong Advocate: Strengthening Patient Loyalty through In-office Branding and Automation
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DR. ADAM LOCKER, Au.D., Founder, Audiology A.I., and Delray Hearing Center, Florida, USA
1.00 pm
LUNCH
2.00 pm
From Painpoint to Powerhouse: the 3 Pillars of Recruitment, Culture and Contract Confidence -- Part 1 *
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NATASHA HAWKER, Founder and Managing Director, Employee Matters
3.00 pm
From Painpoint to Powerhouse: the 3 Pillars of Recruitment, Culture and Contract Confidence -- Part 2 *
3.50 - 4.00 pm
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HBA 2026 Seminar Closing Address
NICOLE BOWDEN, Chair, Hearing Business Alliance