Speakers

Esteemed international and national speakers

The Australian Podiatry Conference is your gateway to the most innovative minds in the profession. The 2025 lineup will feature leading keynote speakers and cutting-edge experts who will share insights, breakthrough research, and real-world case studies to transform your practice. 

Whether you're looking to deepen your clinical knowledge, refine your business strategies, or expand your scope of practice; our speakers have you covered. 


A/PROF LUKE KELLY

Griffith University
Keynote Speaker

  DR MEGAN ROSS  

University of Queensland
Invited Speaker

KIM HEBERT LOSIER

University of Waikato
Invited Speaker


  DR LOUISE TOFTS 

Children's Hospital at Westmead
Invited Speaker

  A/PROF CLAIRE HILLER  

University of Sydney
Keynote Speaker

  A/PROF RYAN CREWS  

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine 
and Science (RFUMS)
Keynote Speaker


  PROF MATT CARROLL  

Auckland University of Technology
Invited Speaker

  DR BYRON PERRIN  

La Trobe Rural Health School,
La Trobe University and Chair of Diabetes Feet Australia
Invited Speaker

  PROF JAMES CHARLES  

Griffith University
Invited Speaker


ANITA HOBSON-POWELL

Australian Government - Chief Allied Health Officer
Keynote Speaker


  PROF BRETT MITCHELL  

Avondale University
Invited Speaker

  DR SHEREE HURN  

Queensland University of Technology
Keynote Speaker



Conference Organisers

ApodA staff: Phil McShane, Katrina Den Elzen, Pauline Taylor and Sara Virgo


Contact us

(61-3) 9416 3544
events@podiatry.org.au
89 Nicholson St, Brunswick East, VIC

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