The Strengthening Partnerships to Close the Gap Conference will bring together Indigenous leaders and other key figures in the nation's capital this month to discuss turning around the Close the Gap agenda.

Organised by The Hatchery and centred around "transformational collaboration built on respect and self-determination", the forum will be held at Canberra Rex Hotel, and streamed live online, April 28 and 29.

The organisers note that despite "decades of commitment", the Closing the Gap National Agreement continues to face challenges, with the mid-term review highlighting slow progress across key priority areas.

The Strengthening Partnerships to Close the Gap Conference has been designed to address those challenges, bringing together Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, governments, and sector leaders to "highlight proven partnerships driving systemic change and explore practical strategies to accelerate progress".

This conference aims to provide "a national platform for dialogue, learning, and collaboration with key decision-makers across federal, state, and local governments, as well as ACCOs and thought leaders".

It will feature keynote presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions, with the aim of delegates gaining "actionable insights" and strengthening cross-sector networks.

The forum features a remarkable line up of eminent speakers, including Ngunnawal Elder Violet Sheridan, NIAA chief executive Julie-Ann Guivarra, Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service CEO Nerita Waight, Maurice Walker - chair of the ACT's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body, Professor Marcia Langton AO - Foundation Cahir of Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne, federal Department of Infrastructure and Transport First Assistant Secretary Lil Gordon, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection peak body CEO Phillip Brooks, University of Melbourne Pro Vice-Chancellor Tiriki Onus, Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council chair Uncle Russell Mullett, Andrew Morgan Jackomos PSM of the Treaty Authority, Aboriginal Housing Company chair Alisi Tutuila, Productivity Commissioner Selwyn Button, Healing Foundation deputy CEO Leonie Williams, Mabo Centre director Uncle Rod Carter, and many more.

Mr Carter told National Indigenous Times the conference is "about bringing the minds together and many contributors and service providers ... for Aboriginal communities".

"Where this is critical now for us in Indigenous leadership is to come up with solutions and ideas that we haven't tried before," he said.

"The statistics aren't good. Our wellness as a people isn't necessarily good, in terms of the challenges. We've got to do things differently and better. And this conference will provide that opportunity."

Mr Carter said that while in healthcare and wellness Indigenous communities have "specific, targeted and tailored" needs, "what we want right across all sectors involved is a like mind around what a collective contribution is".

"I think that is something that we've always struggled with, and it's extremely challenging, but it is needed to have an integrated approach," he said.

"My experience through life... is you need an integrated approach, otherwise pieces fall by the wayside. And that can be said for people in community."

Mr Carter noted Treaty in Victoria is demonstrating a valuable lesson in policy-making and accountability.

"Where it's really important is, for the first time ever, in the state of Victoria we are being held to account in coming up with the solutions that we want applied. And we're the leaders in doing that. For me, that's the significance in this defining moment," he said.

"It's a long game, and so I think it's about achievement... being reputable, and being accountable.

"It's really important for us to come up with the solutions. Look nobody and nothing's perfect, and we'll make mistakes, but you've got to have that really positive intent - contribution, you're active, and you're participating, and then you're accountable. That's really good for individual, self-esteem and community wellness. It feeds each other; accountability and success and achievement."

The Strengthening Partnerships to Close the Gap Conference will be held at Canberra Rex Hotel, and streamed live online, April 28 and 29. More details are available online.