iCLEAN CONFERENCE 2026
Transformation & Engagement
Shaping the Future of Healthcare Cleaning
For healthcare leaders responsible for reducing risk, standardising cleaning, and protecting the environment of care. “Investing in science-based cleaning saves lives and money"
AGED CARE - TUES 17TH
PRIVATE HOSPITALS & FM - WED 18TH
PUBLIC HOSPITALS & HEALTH NETWORKS - THURS 19TH
17 - 19 MARCH 2026
Middle Head, Sydney
Welcome to iClean 2026
Where leaders in Healthcare Cleaning come together to solve the real challenges.
Australia’s leading healthcare cleaning and infection control conference has a new format designed to focus on your specific sector needs.
iClean Conference unites science, leadership and real-world practice to address the frontline patient safety risks in hospitals and aged care. This conference exists to help you lead with systems, standards and visibility that give you confidence and reduce the burden on your teams.
This is not your typical conference. It is a niche leadership summit for EVS and IPC Managers who are passionate about reducing Healthcare Acquired Infections and saving lives through science based cleaning.
Seats will fill up quickly, so don’t miss this opportunity to grow as a leader in your field.
Join us this March as we Learn, Lead and Transform together.
Counting Down the Days!
WHAT TO EXPECT
TOPICS THAT WILL BE COVERED OVER 3 CONFERENCE DAYS
Designed for Infection Control, Hospitality Management and Cleaning Supervisors
Aged Care
Tues, 17th March
Protecting the Most Vulnerable from Invisible risk
A full day conference focused on Australian Aged Care cleaning challenges:
- Engage your IPC and EVS people with leading world experts.
- Hear from other hospitality leaders about their journey of standardisation and digitisation in Aged Care Cleaning.
- Learn how to build your cleaning around infection prevention
- Connect with other leading pioneering managers and play your part in our Aged Care Cleaning transformation workshops.
Designed for IPC, Environmental Services and Corporate Services Management
Private Hospitals & FM
Wed, 18th March
Removing Commercial and Clinical Risk at Once
A full day conference focused on Australian Hospital cleaning challenges:
- Learn how to build repeatable, science-based workflows that remove variation, reduce delays and improve patient experience.
- Discover operational efficiencies that reduce labour without reducing quality
- See what other hospitals are achieving and how to build efficient, resilient teams.
- Connect with other leading pioneering managers and play your part in our Hospital Cleaning transformation workshops.
Designed for IPC, EVS and Health Network management working at the Federal, State or Area Health Service level
Public Hospitals & Health Networks
Thurs, 19th March
System-Wide Standardisation at Scale
A full day conference focused on Healthcare Networks looking at standardisation and digitisation of environmental cleaning services:
- See what visibility and data transparency across all hospitals looks like.
- Be in the room with world leaders and peers focused on the challenges we all face.
- See what is available now to standardise, digitise and upskill your cleaning workforce.
- Connect with other leading pioneering managers and play your part in our saving lives through science based cleaning.
Why Attend?
Healthcare cleaning is no longer a support function — it is a front-line patient safety system. The iClean Conference equips healthcare cleaning teams to stay ahead of challenges by:
Gaining expert insights into the latest research, trends, and best-practice environmental services
Learning how leading organisations standardise cleaning and implement innovative solutions
Practical, science-backed strategies you can implement immediately
Translating clinical risk into real-world, evidence-based cleaning through practical, hands-on sessions
Clear actions to strengthen infection prevention and reduce riskPractical, science-backed strategies you can implement immediately
Proven approaches to engage, train, and retain cleaning teams
Direct access to expert speakers and valuable connections with peers facing the same clinical and operational risks
This is not a “sit and listen” conference.
It’s a working conference designed to help you lead better, reduce risk, and deliver safer outcomes in healthcare cleaning.
Join 200+ healthcare leaders committed to raising the standard of cleaning and patient safety.
iClean 2026 more than a conference.
It’s a community of people committed to lifting the profile, capability and leadership of environmental hygiene across the entire healthcare system.
Keynote Speakers
Learn from the best and transform your healthcare cleaning program.
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Prof. Brett Mitchell
Holds positions at the University of Newcastle, Central Coast Local Health District and Avondale University, and is Editor-in-Chief of Infection, Disease and Health.
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Martin Kiernan
Infection prevention specialist and researcher with 30 years of clinical, academic, and advisory experience in environmental hygiene and healthcare associated infections.
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Fiona Nemetz
MS, CHESP System Director of EVS, Safety & Security at Northside Hospital, Atlanta. Past President of the Association of Healthcare Environment US
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Prof. Karen Vickery
Honorary Scientific Director of the Surgical Infection Research Group, at the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia.
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Dr. Alexandra Peters
President of the Clean Hospitals Group, Geneva. A. Peters: “Healthcare cleaning is a career, not just a job”.
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Justin Wilshaw
Head of Hospitality & Lifestyle at Estia Health, Meat & Livestock Australia, Red Meat Ambassador.
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Bill Bassett
Specialist Consultant for Healthcare Cleaning Systems, and Founding Director of the iClean Conference.
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Sophie Jeyaratnam
CEO iClean Technology. Leads Australia’s most advanced digital workflow and hygiene management platform for Healthcare, Aged Care and FM.
THIS YEAR’S THEME:
Transformation & Engagement
This year’s theme, “Transformation & Engagement,” reflects a simple truth: meaningful change happens when people unite around shared purpose. Engagement fuels momentum. Transformation creates impact. When EVS, IPC and leadership come together, we remove variation, strengthen safety, and build systems that help protect the people who rely on us every day.
For the first time, we’ve created three sector-specific program streams, ensuring every session speaks directly to the pressures and opportunities in your environment. You’ll hear from world-class experts who bring evidence, clarity and real-world strategies you can apply immediately.
Across keynotes, workshops and hands-on sessions inside the iHub, you’ll connect with like-minded professionals, share solutions, and strengthen the practices that make care safer.
Conference Schedule
Protecting the Most Vulnerable from Invisible Risk
Designed for Infection Control and Management
- * Engage your IPC and EVS people with leading world experts
- * Hear from other hospitality leaders about their journey of standardisation
- * Learn how to build your cleaning around infection prevention
Removing Commercial and Clinical Risk at Once
Designed for IPC, Environmental Services and Corporate Services Management
- * Learn how to build repeatable, science-based workflows
- * Discover operational efficiencies that reduce labour without reducing quality
- * See what other hospitals are achieving with efficient, resilient teams
System-Wide Standardisation at Scale
Designed for IPC, EVS and Health Network management at Federal, State or Area Health Service level
- * See what visibility and data transparency across all hospitals looks like
- * Be in the room with world leaders and peers focused on shared challenges
- * See what is available to standardise, digitise and upskill your workforce
