Aged CareBen JacksonThu 13 Aug 26
Delivering in the Aged-Care Boom: Summit Line-Up Revealed
Older Australians are waiting an average of 396 days for residential aged care, according to Commonwealth figures.
Rental stress among over-75s has risen 116 per cent since 2013, compared to 59 per cent population growth for the cohort, according to AIHW data cited by the Retirement Living Council.
The demand is not coming. It is here. The question is who builds for it—and how.
The Urban Developer’s Retirement and Aged Care Summit returns to The Calile Hotel, Brisbane on Thursday, September 3, bringing together more than 200 C-suite professionals from across retirement living and aged care.
The full program is now confirmed.
Australia’s Ageing Nation: An Outlook for Retirement Living and Aged Care Development
Colliers director of advisory services for healthcare and retirement living Bruce Message opens the day with a keynote examining the demographic, economic and policy trends reshaping the seniors housing market and what they mean for developers, operators, investors and capital.
Leading Perspectives: How Australia’s Major Players Are Approaching the Next Decade
Levande chief executive Kevin McCoy leads one of Australia’s largest retirement living providers, with a national portfolio of 59 villages serving about 11,000 residents.
He is joined by Village Retirement Group chief executive Simon Forsyth, who took the helm of the Queensland operator in 2024 after a career spanning property development consulting and senior management.
Together, they will unpack the strategic playbook of the sector’s major players, including supply and demand, capital, care models and where the next decade of growth will come from.
The Developer’s Perspective: Underwriting New Projects in the Current Economic Environment
RetireAustralia chief development and acquisitions officer Robert McDonald brings more than 25 years’ experience across property development and corporate real estate, having begun his career in valuation.
Regis executive general manager of property Georgia Willis oversees the land acquisitions, developments and refurbishments driving the aged care provider’s national growth.
They are joined by Hyecorp co-managing director and head of development Stephen Abolakian and YPM managing director Bryce O’Connor to examine how developers are balancing opportunity and risk in the current market.
Asset Healthcheck: Retirement Living Performance Sector Report
Stewart Brown head of audit and assurance Stuart Hutcheon presents the sector’s benchmark performance report, based on detailed financial and operational data from 85 operators covering more than 600 villages.
Sketches from the Future, Lessons from the Past
Rothelowman principal Chris Hayton leads the firm’s seniors living practice. His case study draws on projects past and present to show how design lessons are shaping retirement and aged care communities.
Project Showcase: Inside the Industry’s Best Projects for Australian Seniors
Abolakian returns to take a closer look at Hyecorp’s Hyegrove and HyeCare projects at Willoughby, alongside Aveo head of development Geoff Robinson on Bella Vista Haven Stage 1B and its Pool Pavilion.
Robinson joined Aveo in 2023 after more than 20 years leading residential, retail and urban regeneration projects across Australia and the UK.
In Conversation: Stephen Gaitanos
The day builds to an extended conversation with The Living Company co-founder Stephen Gaitanos, following the group’s $3.85 billion acquisition of Aveo, on building one of the sector’s fastest-growing residential living platforms.
Across the day, the program covers demand, supply, policy reform, capital flows, feasibility, care models, design and the technology shaping future-ready villages.
Networking drinks will close the afternoon.
Tickets are on sale now.
The Urban Developer’s Retirement and Aged Care Summit
Thursday, September 3, 2026 | The Calile Hotel, Brisbane
