Hearing Business Alliance Agenda, Wednesday 29 July, 2026
6.30 am
TRADE ACCESS TO EXHIBITION AREA
7.30 am
REGISTRATION DESK OPEN
PRE-SEMINAR EXHIBITION & REFRESHMENTS
8.30 am
Opening Address and Seminar Overview
STEPHEN LOGAN
BUSINESS MANAGER, HEARING BUSINESS ALLIANCE
8.45 am
AI in Aural Rehab:
Driving Compliance, Outcomes, and Practice Growth
DR. ARON MILES
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, NEUROTONE AI
10.00 am
MORNING BREAK
10.30 am
The Advantages of NALtech to your Business:
Bringing COSI 2.0. Virtual Personas, and NAL-NL3 to Practice
DR BRENT EDWARDS, DIRECTOR, and
PÁDRAIG KITTERICK, HEAD OF AUDIOLOGICAL SCIENCE,
NATIONAL ACOUSTICS LABORATORY
11.15 am
HBA Perth Diamond Partner Presentation:
Phonak’s Best-in-class Audiology Business Behaviours
ANTHONY CORDI
COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR, SONOVA AG
11.45 AM
Hearing - Integrating Vestibular Diagnostics into Modern Audiology Practice
ANJANA PANIKKAR
HEAD OF OPERATIONS & CLINICAL EXCELLENCE - AUSTRALIA
NEUROEQUILIBRIUM DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS PTY. LTD.
12.30 pm
LUNCH
1.30 pm
The Hearing Services Program Update
ROB AKED
DIRECTOR, HEARING VOUCHER OPERATIONS, HEARING SERVICES PROGRAM, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DISABILITY AND AGEING
2.00 pm
Financial Management Strategies for Small Businesses
KATIE BRYAN
FOUNDER & CEO, PROPELLER ADVISORY
2.45 pm
AFTERNOON BREAK
3.30 pm
HBA Key Activities, Strategic Insights and Small Business Update
JANE MACDONALD
CEO, HEARING BUSINESS ALLIANCE
4.15 pm
Supplying Custom Noise Protection in Regulated Workplaces:
What Independent Clinics Must Know
TERRY VAN DJIK
OWNER & DIRECTOR, PACIFIC EARS AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
5-6 pm
POST SEMINAR FUNCTION - DRINKS & CANAPÉS