Transforming healthcare through connection

Noah Szto straddles two radically different worlds – from winning Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, to working as an actual qualified medical doctor. A natural performer with killer lines and effortless storytelling, Noah was born to be on stage. When he’s not...

Dr MaryAnn Ferreux is a multi-award-winning NHS leader driving equity, innovation, and system change. As Chief Medical Officer at the Health Innovation Network Kent Surrey Sussex, she leads bold, inclusive approaches to digital transformation and research implementation. With over 20 years’...

As Chief Digital Officer of the Australian Digital Health Agency, Peter is responsible for stewarding the national digital health ecosystem, products and standards. Peter represents Australia and is the Vice Chair of the Global Digital Health Partnership, Co-Chair of the GDHP Evidence &...

Daniel McCabe is the First Assistant Secretary of the Medicare Benefits and Digital Health Division at the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Daniel is responsible for the complex and diverse Medicare program. This includes providing advice to government on changes to the Medicare...

Dr James Muecke AM is a retired ophthalmologist based in Adelaide. He graduated with Honors from Adelaide University Medical School in 1988. Following ophthalmology training in Adelaide, James undertook Fellowships in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery at Salisbury District Hospital in the UK and in Ocular ...

Dr Louise Schaper is on a mission to fix healthcare. An internationally renowned digital health leader, she is a passionate advocate and catalyst for technology-enabled innovation to improve health outcomes at scale. With a background as an occupational therapist and a PhD in health...

Robyn Norton AO FAHMS   Robyn is one of the two Founding Directors of The George Institute for Global Health, Professor of Public Health at UNSW Sydney and Emeritus Professor of Global Health at Imperial College London. Robyn has had a longstanding commitment to improving the health of women and...

Fay Flevaras is the Chief Digital Information Officer at the Australian federal Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Fay leads an ambitious agenda to enable all Australians, their families, providers, and others to have best-in-class digital experiences, and to innovate and transform to...

Dr Ben Bravery is an Australian psychiatrist, author, and former zoologist whose career was reshaped after surviving stage‑three bowel cancer at age 28. Originally trained in ecology and science communication, he underwent 18 months of treatment before deciding to retrain as a doctor to help make...

Greg Procter is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Avive Health, Australia's fastest-growing private mental health hospital group. Founded in 2021, Avive operates state of the art  hospitals in Melbourne and in Brisbane, with a second Melbourne hospital opening in 2026 and its Adelaide hospital scheduled ...

Julie McCrossin is a veteran radio and television broadcaster who spent over 20 years with ABC Radio National, ABC TV and Network Ten. Julie was treated for stage four, HPV-related throat cancer in 2013 and she is a member of the advocacy group, Cancer Voices SA. Julie has qualifications in the...

An Emergency Physician by training, Dr Lim Er Luen has overseen many medical informatics projects and EMR implementations in Singapore. He is keen to grow the medical informatics community in the region.

Shelley Thomson is Co-Founder of the Patient Experience Agency, a human-centred design consultancy advancing practical, outcomes-driven healthcare reform. An allied health professional and facilitator, she helps services embed Patient-Reported Measures and meaningful consumer partnerships, driving...

Dr Michael Wright is a Sydney based specialist general practitioner Health economist and health services researcher. Dr Wright is the national president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia’s medical college representing over 50,000 members working in or working...

Armin Adineh is a senior technology leader with over 20 years' experience across government, education, and not-for-profit sectors, specialising in technology-driven transformation. As Head of Technology at MercyCare, he leads enterprise technology strategy across a multi-site...

Professor Kath Albury is an Associate Investigator in the Swinburne University of Technology node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S). She also co-leads Swinburne Social Innovation Research Institute's Digital Economy &...

Nadiah Alhadidi is Salesforce's Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Advisor for Australia and New Zealand. A pharmacist by training, she partners with the region's leading health organisations across pharmacy, aged care, hospital, life sciences, and consumer health, to design...

Karim is the founder of CARED, a digital health platform transforming how Australians access care. With a background in tech and law, and experience co-founding one of Australia’s fastest-growing care providers, he brings a bold vision for the future of digital health.

Janis Anastassiou is the CEO of Eyeonic and brings more than 15 years of C-suite leadership experience across financial services, healthcare, and FinTech. She has led organisations through international expansion, regulatory licensing, and strategic growth initiatives across global markets. At...

Paul Angus works at the intersection of healthcare delivery and infrastructure, partnering with providers and construction innovators to bring leading-edge operating theatre technology into everyday clinical use. His focus is on how innovation translates into practice, from theatre design and...

Dr. Patrick Aouad is an internationally published consultant neurologist, multi-business founder and CEO of CU Health. CU Health is Australia’s only digital primary healthcare platform that operates under a multidisciplinary care model to offer preventive and management solutions for all common...

Kavin is the Head of Government for Optus Enterprise and Business, leading engagement across Federal and State Government customers. He oversees the delivery of critical services and solutions that support government operations and is focused on building long-term, efficient partnerships. His work...

Dani Arousi is the President of APAC at T-Pro, where he leads regional growth and partnerships, supporting healthcare organisations in transforming clinical documentation and workflows through innovative technology. With extensive experience working across government, multinational...

Dr Arman Babajanyan is a paediatrician based in NSW, working across public hospital leadership and private paediatric practice. He is Head of Department of Paediatrics at Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital and Practice Principal of KidMed Medical Centre. His work focuses on early...

Ellie Bakker is an award-winning healthcare marketing and business growth specialist dedicated to helping health leaders and organisations grow with purpose, compliance and impact.As the Founder and CEO of Splice Marketing and Splice Consulting, she has spent the past decade raising the standard of ...

Arvind Balachandran is a senior cybersecurity leader at CyberCX with over 20 years of experience across government and critical infrastructure. He specialises in helping organisations uplift cyber resilience and secure complex digital environments in line with security frameworks. Arvind has led...

Dr Leigh Barlow is a General Practitioner, Chief Medical Officer, and Clinical Director with a career spanning frontline primary care and senior clinical leadership. As CMO of Hyphen Health Group, he oversees clinical governance, medical risk management, and the systems that keep GPs supported and...

Krystal Barter is a recognised leader in genomics, preventive healthcare, and health system reform, with more than twenty years’ experience driving policy change and advancing patient-centred care.  Growing up in a family affected by the BRCA1 gene mutation, Krystal made the decision in her early...

Dr Denis Bauer is a government research scientist, adjunct professor at Sydney and Macquarie University, and an AWS Hero. Her unique approach of joining cloud-computing with deep biological domain knowledge translates research into impactful products that have been used for disease gene detection...

Assocaite Professor Michael Ben-Meir is an Emergency Physician, heathcare leader and administrator with diverse experience in public and private hospital systems and community health care services. He has a deep interest and ongoing involvement in designing and implementing new models of care...

Dr Simon Benson is a Melbourne-based GP, health system strategist and clinical innovator working at the frontier of medicine and technology. As Director of Clinical Innovation at Bupa, he leads large-scale initiatives spanning AI-enabled care, genomics and primary care transformation. Operating at ...

Warren Bingham is a respected leader in medical technology and healthcare innovation with a proven track record of more than 30 years successfully commercialising disruptive technologies and bringing groundbreaking innovations to global markets. As Founder and Executive Chairman of MedTech...

Peter Birch is Founder and CEO of Talking HealthTech, a podcast and membership community focused on technology in healthcare. He is also a Director of the Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA), representing healthcare software vendors in Australia, and Director of MetaOptima...

Laura Bird is a Research Fellow with clinical psychology background, working within the Supportive and Palliative Care Unit at Monash Health and Adjunct in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University. She has broad research and clinical interests spanning emotional and cognitive...

Deepak Biswal is the Founder and CEO of CareMonitor, a cloud-based digital health platform supporting hospital-at-home programs, chronic disease management, virtual care, and remote patient monitoring. Under his leadership, CareMonitor received the Australian Digital Health Agency Innovation Award...

As AvePoint's Global Program Manager for Information Management, Alyssa Blackburn is the person you want in your corner when navigating the digital maze. A globally recognised expert, she has a passion for transforming complex information challenges into powerful business assets. For more than...

Mike is a Physiotherapist and health business leader with over 20 years’ experience across musculoskeletal, emergency medicine and sports Physiotherapy. He now leads the Comprehensive Concussion Clinic at Ramsay Health Plus at Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, Newcastle, NSW delivering evidence...

Nic Blair is an entrepreneur who has spent the last 15 years building companies at the intersection of technology and services and for the last four years, that's meant healthcare. In 2021 Nic founded Midnight Health with a simple belief: that digital technology could make healthcare more...

Dr Grant Blake is a Clinical Psychologist and the Clinical Director of the Intensive Trauma Treatment Centre (ITTC). He co-founded the ITTC in 2024 to enable faster recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD by innovating first-line therapies in accordance with a validated ...

Tim is the Managing Director of Semantic Consulting, a consulting firm focused on leading digital change in health and aged care. Tim assists healthcare organisations in Australia, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom with digital health strategy, and is passionate about implementing...

Dr Zoran Bolevich was appointed AIHW Chief Executive Officer in June 2024. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the AIHW, Dr Bolevich was the Chief Executive of eHealth NSW and the Chief Information Officer for NSW Health and responsible for planning, implementing, and supporting...

Michael is an optimist and believes that digital health can connect us better than ever before creating opportunities for better healthcare everywhere. He is the Chair of Public Health for the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the immediate past AMA NSW President.

Tiffany has a background in Exercise Physiology and health-sector leadership and works with Ramsay Health Plus across a number of allied health and service design initiatives.  Her role focus on support the development, integration and scaling of models that strengthen access, quality and...

Tiffany Boughtwood is the inaugural Australian Health Genomics Commissioner, guiding the work of Genomics Australia and providing advice to Government based on broad engagement with the genomics sector and community. Tiffany has 30 years’ experience in molecular biology and management: leading...

Dr Adam Brand is the Medical Director Digital and Information at Gold Coast Health and Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine at Gold Coast University Hospital. For the Last 12 years he has been the digital medical lead for Gold Coast Health and is now at the forefront of Gold Coast Health’s...

Mike Brennan is a senior digital health leader with a passion for improving Australia’s health system through practical, connected technology. He has spent his career working with governments and health organisations to deliver major system reform — from national digital health platforms to...

Fran is Director of Access at Western Health in Melbourne, Victoria, where she applies her expertise in demand and capacity management to one of Australia's leading public health services. Fran brings a strong combination of clinical leadership understanding and business analytical capability...

Associate Professor Libby Callaway is a registered occupational therapist who has worked in policy and practice for over thirty years in Australia and the USA. Libby currently works across the Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department...

Helen brings deep experience in acute care transformation, virtual care, and Hospital in the Home models, working with health services across Australia to accelerate safe, scalable digital health adoption. She specialises in addressing workforce pressures, improving clinical workflows, and enabling ...

Craig Carter is a senior executive with over 25 years’ experience in public and private sectors, specialising in technology-driven transformation. As Chief Information Officer at ACH Group since 2018, he has led digital strategies that enhance customer service, operational efficiency, and care for...

Dr Zoe Case is an experienced General Practitioner who has worked as a clinician in a variety of metropolitan and rural health care settings over the past 20 years. Dr Zoe has a wealth of experience across complex clinical operations and digital healthcare delivery, with a previous role as Chief...

Emily Casey is Community & Partnership Lead at Tenmile, based in Melbourne, specialised in Strategy across business operations, growth, engagement, communications, and digital health.  Emily completed the majority of an BMSci/MD, but then left for the world of Finance and tech. As well as her...

Yael has more than 30 years’ experience in intergovernmental relations, strategic planning, and multi-stakeholder engagement working on Australian health care, human services, and health and medical research. Her experience spans program-specific evaluation, design and delivery, health system...

As Director of Medical Services, Rachel oversees clinical governance in medical services alongside the Chief Medical Officer of Barwon Health. Her areas of expertise include medical workforce, new technology and clinical practice including introduction of AI procedures, pharmacy and pathology...

Profile Serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and IT Lead of the Office of Digital Transformation at Samsung Medical Center (SMC).Also holds a concurrent position as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Digital Health at SAIHST (Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences &...

Dr Ben Condon is a medical doctor passionate about leveraging innovation and system reform to enhance access to quality healthcare and drive positive health outcomes at scale. Ben practiced in surgical and critical care roles for five years before transitioning to the digital health space. At...

Aidan Conway is a Strategic Healthcare Advisor at Sognos Solutions, working with health and social care providers across Australia and New Zealand to modernise operations through Microsoft Dynamics 365 platforms. His background on work in Clinical Inpatient Services, Management of Community Mental ...

Sandra Cook is the Branch Manager of Connected Care at the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA). Sandra started her career as an Exercise Physiologist where she provided front line care to patients in the private and public systems in the ACT. She moved into delivering healthcare technology...

Adjunct Professor Charlie Corke AM is a pioneering intensive care physician transforming how healthcare approaches end-of-life conversations through innovative digital solutions. Past President of the College of Intensive Care Medicine and former Director of Intensive Care at Barwon Health...

20 years in health research, clinical trials, consulting, and higher education. Senior leadership across hospitals, academia, and global research. Expertise in governance, risk, finance, and strategy. Currently Director, Clinical Trials Unit at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, overseeing 200+ trials and...

Janine Cox is a visionary leader in the healthcare industry, currently serving as the Executive Director of Data, Information & Digital at Northern Queensland Primary Health Network. With a strong background in healthcare management and a passion for leveraging technology to improve patient...

Dylan Coyne is the founder of Updoc, one of Australia’s fastest-growing telehealth platforms improving access to healthcare nationwide. Over one million Australians have used Updoc to consult with a doctor online. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree, Dylan is passionate about using technology to close...

George Cozaris is a visionary leader in healthcare technology, serving as Group Chief Digital Information Officer at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The Royal Women’s Hospital, and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. With a strong background in digital innovation, George is passionate about harnessing...

Matthew is the Deputy Secretary of the System Sustainability and Performance Division at the Ministry of Health.  Prior to his current role, Matthew was an Independent Consultant predominantly supporting the Health & Not For Profit Sectors, and Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Business, as...

Steven Dover is a Tasmanian consumer health representative with a professional background, human resources, nursing, and leadership (now retired). He brings a strong interest in patient advocacy, ageing well at home, and helping people make informed health decisions through clear, trustworthy...

Michael is a highly experienced executive leader who has led significant clinical and business transformation across health sectors.  With expertise in digital transformation including the delivery of large complex digital projects Michaels leadership experience spans diverse roles including as a ...

Dr Stephen Duckett is an Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Population and Global Health, in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care and in Melbourne Institute at the University of Melbourne. He has held top health sector leadership positions in Australia and Canada and...

Anton Edlund (anton.edlund@roboyo.com.au) is a healthcare‑focused Digital Transformation leader with deep experience building and scaling automation programs across complex clinical and operational environments. Before joining Roboyo, he served as Head of Automation at one of Australia’s major...

Dr Christopher Edwards is an Emergency Physician and Chief Medical Information Officer for South West Alliance of Regional Health’s EMR upgrade. He brings 18 years of frontline clinical experience to digital health implementation, ensuring technology serves clinicians and patients.

Chris is a Solution Engineering leader who helps organisations turn complex technology into real business outcomes. With experience across cloud, AI, and automation, he specialises in working with enterprise teams to simplify operations, improve efficiency, and unlock value from modern platforms. ...

Chris Fisher serves as Director of Solution Engineering for Island, overseeing the Asia Pacific and Japan markets. In his leadership role, Chris is responsible for ensuring that clients establish robust security foundations to successfully adopt new technologies and business initiatives, enabling...

I am an experienced digital health leader, enabling the teams I lead to improve patient outcomes through digital health initiatives.

Zoe Flanigan leads AWS's healthcare business across the Australia and New Zealand public sector, driving digital transformation initiatives that make healthcare more equitable, accessible, and personalised for patients and clinicians alike. Under Zoe's leadership, her team has partnered...

Sam Freeman is a postdoctoral research fellow at Macquarie University’s Australian Institute of Health Innovation in the Centre for Health Informatics and senior research fellow in the St Vincent’s Hospital Emergency Department. His research focuses on the development, application, and integration...

Dr Jill Freyne is an experienced industry leader with deep expertise spanning AI research, digital health innovation, and healthcare transformation. As Healthcare Industry Lead for AWS Australia and New Zealand, Jill drives digital transformation and AI adoption across the healthcare...

Domenic joined Gold Coast Health in 2025, bringing over 20 years of global technology leadership across healthcare, finance, banking, and aerospace. A specialist in digital transformation and AI-driven innovation, he has led large-scale initiatives in both the UK and Australia, scaling startups and ...

Lyndon Goddard is the Senior Legal Counsel and Head of Public Policy at Eucalyptus, one of Australia's largest telehealth platforms. In his legal role he advises on a wide range of health regulatory issues, including health practitioner regulation, the advertising of therapeutic goods and...

Professor Sharon Goldfeld is a paediatrician and Director, Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) the Royal Children’s Hospital, Co-Group leader of Policy and Equity, and Theme Director, Population Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. She has a decade of experience in state...

Melissa Govranos is a dynamic and curious healthcare leader with a passion for transforming patient experience and strengthening consumer engagement across the healthcare system. A registered nurse by background, she is currently Director of Patient Experience and Consumer Partnerships at Monash...

Dr Hamish Graham is a practising GP in Newcastle and co-founder of Debrief Health, winners of the RACGP Hackathon 2026. He recently joined Lyrebird Health as Clinical Product Lead, bringing a clinician-builder perspective to what he sees as the defining challenge of this moment in AI: moving beyond ...

James Green is a Lead Analyst at Digital Canberra with 15 years of experience spanning digital health, nuclear medicine, and clinical operations. He brings a unique perspective that bridges frontline healthcare with system-level transformation. James previously served as a regulatory board member...

Paula comes from more than 15 years experience in the private sector. She has built businesses from the ground up, set up cross border operations from scratch, raised capital funds, restructured and pivoted strategies numerous times across businesses, including spending a 2-year period in Singapore ...

Annissa Hansen, UQ Business School, will be presenting ARC-funded research on reducing consumer ill-being from the use of digital technology in primary healthcare. Annissa is a PhD candidate with an industry background that includes working with not-for-profit, private sector, and government...

Dr. Sai Praveen Haranath is an accomplished American Board-Certified expert in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine. He is a Senior Consultant Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India, where he also serves as Medical...

Ben Harris is Director Policy and Research, Private Healthcare Australia and a Board Member at the Australian Self Care Alliance. An economist by training, Ben has worked for many years in health and social policy roles for government and the not for profit sector. He is also the author of a number ...

Richard Hazeltine brings over four decades of experience in the software industry, spanning roles in development, implementation, and business leadership. For more than 30 years, he has specialised in workforce management solutions across Australia and New Zealand, leading the design, delivery, and ...

Trav Heaven is the founder and CEO of Duress Safety Solutions, an Australian-owned and operated provider of enterprise staff safety technology, specialising in duress devices and real-time emergency response systems for frontline and high-risk environments. Founded in 2016 to protect victims of...

Jacqueline Heffernan is Content Strategy Manager at Dementia Australia, with over 15 years of experience in communications across health, government, and corporate sectors. She is passionate about inclusive communication — creating content that is not only accessible, but genuinely shaped by the...

Anita Hobson-Powell trained as an exercise physiologist. Her career has been dedicated to excellence across health, sport and wellness domains. She spent almost 18 years working in associations, advocating for recognition and access to allied health professions, and establishing the quality...

Kaye has worked in the healthcare sector for over 25 years, spanning roles in healthcare delivery, software development and consulting. She has developed expertise across many business disciplines and leads the Alcidion Product team. During her career she has worked in Australia, New Zealand, the...

A global leader in inclusive innovation, Pete Horsley is dedicated to harnessing technology to elevate all human potential. As the Founder of Remarkable, the global startup venture arm of Cerebral Palsy Alliance, he is investing in and accelerating the next generation of Disability Tech solutions...

Rob Hosking is a seasoned healthcare professional with a passion for leveraging technology to enhance patient care and streamline healthcare processes. As the Chair of the RACG Expert Committee Practice Technology and Management at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Rob...

Dr Fabrina Hossain (MBBS BIT MIT FRACGP) is a Clinical Advisor, General Practice at Best Practice Software. She provides clinical advice to guide the development of products. Fabrina has a background in software development for nine years, before changing her career to study Medicine at the...

As a highly experienced business leader in healthcare, research, financial services, and education, Donna loves solving problems that help make people's lives better.   

I am an experienced senior executive with extensive experience in ANZ and the APAC region. I am passionate about leading organisational change to drive growth and profitability. With a career spanning over 30+ years, I have a proven track record in re-engineering businesses and setting corporate...

A/Prof Didir Imran is a dedicated and experienced healthcare professional with a passion for transforming the industry through innovative solutions and technology. Currently serving as the Locum Executive Director of Medical Services at Swan Hill District Health, Didir brings a wealth of knowledge...

Dr Olena Ivanova is a Senior Research Fellow at the SPHERE Centre of Research Excellence with a PhD in Health Sciences, a medical degree, and a Master’s in Public Health from leading European institutions. Her international, multidisciplinary research focuses on advancing equity and innovation in...

Dr Walid Jammal is a principal General Practitioner in Western Sydney. He has a strong commitment to quality, safety and patient centred health care. He has been a member of various advisory committees for NSW health and the Commonwealth. He is Co-Chair of the GP Advisory Group for the Agency of...

Robert Jordan is a seasoned digital transformation leader and AI innovation pioneer with over 20 years of experience driving breakthrough initiatives across healthcare, financial services, and education sectors. He has successfully led the development and deployment of transformative AI solutions...

Steven is a GP/ex-Practice Owner from the SE suburbs of Melbourne, with special interests in Occupational and Geriatric medicine. Upon completion of his AICD training, he has been a part of the RACGP Expert Committee (REC) – Practice Technology & Management for almost 10 years, contributing to...

Lynne is an  experienced healthcare technologyand clinical  leader with a proven track record in managing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems and driving digital transformation initiatives. As EMR Services Manager, Lynne oversees the implementation, optimization, and support of EMR platforms to ...

Troy Kennedy, AVP of Client and Partner Technology, Solventum Health Information Systems Troy Kennedy is AVP of Client and Partner Technology for Solventum Health Information Systems. In this role, Troy is responsible for ensuring that Solventum solutions fit our client’s technological...

Bernie is dedicated to enhancing the health care system in Western Australia, focusing on providing under-served communities with accessible care and minimising unnecessary hospitalisations. Her efforts are geared towards fostering collaborations with like-minded organisations and establishing...

Sankalp Khanna is a Senior Principal Research Scientist and leads the Health Intelligence team at the CSIRO Australian e-Health Research Centre. His research is focussed on applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to develop operational and clinical decision support...

Doctor Dominika Kwasnicka (MA, MSc, PhD), is a Principal Research Fellow / Associate Professor in Digital Health at the Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is also a Senior Evaluation Lead at Silverchain. She is...

Dr Angela Kwong is a Sydney-based GP and founder of Enlighten Me, a clinician-led digital health ecosystem exploring new models of care for obesity and metabolic health. She works at the intersection of clinical practice, digital innovation, and translational health solutions, with a focus on...

Christine is a healthcare consumer with lived experience navigating the Australian health system, whose personal journey highlighted both the strengths and gaps in digital health. Alongside this, Christine works as a clinician and digital health leader, bringing a unique dual perspective to...

A global executive with consistent proven track records, Aileen Lai spent most part of her career in Healthcare and Life Science in bring technology and innovation towards improving care. Her vast experience across HIS, EMR, CMS, EHR, PHR and BI/DW built up extensive domain knowledge and deep...

Nam Lam is the Group Vice President Australia & New Zealand, responsible for a team accountable for onboarding new customers and seeing them through to success. Since joining SailPoint in 2017, Nam is an advocate for the application and value that Identity Security brings to society by...

As the Director of Operations for Virtual Healthcare at Metro North Health, I lead the delivery of the Virtual Emergency Care Service for Queensland. With a clinical background in nursing, and a range of unique leadership roles both within and beyond healthcare, I bring a diverse perspective to...

Jake Larkin is Regional Partner Sales Manager at GoTo, specialising in unified communications, contact centre solutions, and secure collaboration platforms. He works with healthcare and enterprise partners to enable mobile, compliant, and connected environments that support distributed teams and...

Sonya Law is a values led HR Director and founder of SL Human Resources Consulting. The company’s vision is “Human to Human at work” focusing on the human being, by prioritising people the business will take care of itself.  Follow Sonya Law on LinkedIn Her authentic leadership style throughout...

I’ve spent the last 25 years working in IT across the not-for-profit and healthcare sectors, including general practice and community-based organisations with highly distributed environments. I’m usually brought in during periods of transformation, where systems need...

Peter Leonard is a data, AI and technology business consultant and lawyer. His consultancy Data Synergies assists businesses and other organisations with AI and data governance, including technical design of privacy and confidentiality protecting data ecosystems, data flows and assurance...

I have over 17 years’ experience in the recruitment sector across Australia, New Zealand, UK and Ireland with exposure to many other countries around the world. The majority of my experience has been within the Healthcare sector, supplying doctors to regional and metro locations globally.In my more ...

Steve Lewis is an internationally recognised award winning health tech founder, product leader, and patient advocate, known for building breakthrough solutions at the intersection of technology and real-world care. As Founder and CEO of Nabu.ai, Steve is on a mission to transform fragmented health...

Professor Daniel MacArthur is a human genomicist with over two decades of experience at the interface between human biomedicine, large-scale genomics, and data science. From 2012-2019 he served as Co-Director of the Medical and Population Genetics Program at the Broad Institute of MIT and...

As the head of IBPAP, Jack is at the helm of ensuring that the Philippines remains competitive and relevant as a prime investment destination for IT-BPM services. He is a seasoned business leader with 20 years of experience in strategy, digital innovation, and transformation initiatives. Before...

Dr Andrew Makmur is Group Chief Technology Officer at the National University Health System (NUHS), Singapore, and a Senior Consultant Radiologist. He leads NUHS’ Tech Office of engineers, developers, and data scientists, delivering enterprise AI and digital health platforms including...

Ridhi A Malhotra is the Founder and CEO of PractaLuma, Australia's first AI-powered practice management platform built specifically for mental health, and a practicing Educational and Developmental Psychologist. PractaLuma moves clinical software beyond storage and into action: connecting...

Dr Jarrod Marks is the current Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN). Transitioning from a career in engineering/science to medicine, he brings a rich expertise in automation and computation to healthcare. Fascinated by complex adaptive...

Professor Sue Matthews is the CEO of the Royal Women’s Hospital and an Adjunct Professor in Nursing and Midwifery at Latrobe University. She is a member of the Victorian Women’s Health Advisory Council and Co-Chair of the Victorian Inquiry into Women’s Pain, a member of the Commonwealth...

Cameron McBride is Divisional Director of Digital Technology Services at Western Health and Adjunct Professor at Victoria University. With two decades of experience leading major digital health transformations, he drives innovation across new hospital builds, cybersecurity, and modern workplace...

Hayden McComb is an experienced digital health leader with a strong track record in delivering complex technology, service redesign and clinical transformation initiatives across healthcare. Hayden has played a key role in the successful implementation of the Prisoner Electronic Medical...

Fiona McCormack is a dynamic leader in the medical device industry, currently serving as the Director of the Devices Emerging Technology Section at the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). With extensive regulatory and technical knowledge across multiple sectors, Fiona leads a dedicated team of...

Bettina McMahon is the Chief Executive Officer of Healthdirect Australia. She is on the Board of SNOMED International, and former Board Chair of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health. She has considerable experience in digital transformation in the health sector over the past 15 years, and...

Shareen McMillan is a highly experienced senior leader and executive with extensive experience across a range of workforce, business and human resource functions. As Executive Director Workforce with Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Shareen leads a team of 71 specialists who support...

Sarah McRae is the Chief Executive Officer at Amplar Health Home Hospital, where she has overseen the full accreditation of their Virtual Hospital, against NSQHS Standards as one of the first in Australia. She is an known Executive in Health, and was the Executive of Strategy at the Southern...

After spending a decade in the Australian and US start-up ecosystems as chief medical officer, investor, and board member for med tech companies, Suzie shifted into public health by joining the VVED in its infancy. She has since helped grow the VVED from seeing 15 to over 1000 patients a day as it...

Dr Todd Miller is a Senior Medical Director at Healthdirect Australia, where he leads clinical governance and the application of AI across virtual health services. With a clinical foundation in critical care, anaesthetics and allied health, he brings a rare combination of frontline care and...

Robert Milsom is the Health & MedTech Sector Lead at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, based in Sydney, where he supports New Zealand healthtech companies to expand and succeed in international markets. He brings extensive experience across digital health, medical technology, and commercial...

Michael is the Founder of Muhdohub Australasia, a vertically integrated, AI powered, DNA and Epigenetics health and wellbeing business with a consumer app, practitioner portal and joint research laboratory with the Chinese Hong Kong University. Michael is an internationally experienced...

Bronwyn Morris-Donovan Bronwyn is a primary health sector advocate with expertise in policy, advocacy and primary health sector strategy. Bron is CEO of Allied Health Professions Australia and previously held the role of Executive General Manager of the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence...

Adele Moynihan is an operator, investor and growth leader working at the intersection of healthcare innovation, start-ups and corporate transformation. She is currently Chief of Staff, Market Expansion at Hola Health, where she helps scale access to healthcare services, drive strategic growth...

Vijay Narayan is a seasoned cyber security and risk leader (CISO) with over 20 years of experience across healthcare, critical infrastructure, government, and other highly regulated industries. Across his career, he has successfully designed and delivered multiple cyber security...

Marko is a Senior Associate in the commercial and corporate law practice at Avant Law, based in Melbourne. Marko has broad based experience practising in law firms and in-house legal roles in the areas of commercial law, corporate and regulatory governance, and litigation and alternative dispute...

Erik Nystrom is a veteran technology leader and the Enterprise Imaging Principal at Pure Storage, where he helps healthcare organisations modernise and secure their imaging infrastructure. With more than 25 years of hands-on experience in medical imaging IT, Erik has...

Jackie is a Prosthetist Orthotist with a Masters in Health Service Management who found her way into policy and advocacy due to a passion for wanting to address practice problems at a systems level. Jackie believes solutions to many system challenges lie within digital initiatives and is therefore...

Mark Opar is a Physiotherapist by training who now holds the position of Head of Strategy - Health at VALD, an Australian founded company with over 10,000 clients across more than 100 countries. His job involves developing the outer stages of VALD's roadmap with an innovation and disruption...

I am the Director of Medical Services at Paradise Private Hospital in Papua New Guinea, with over 15 years of experience in the health sector. I primarily oversee clinical operations and am dedicated to ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and patient-centred care. I hold a Bachelor of...

Jim O’Shea is a proud Gumbaynggirr man and Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary at the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO). In this role, he leads the strategic direction and operational performance of Victoria’s peak body for Aboriginal health and...

Jamie Osmond is a digital health executive with over 20 years of experience leading transformation across healthcare systems in the Asia Pacific region. As ASPAC Regional President & Managing Director for AGFA HealthCare, he oversees multi-country operations and regional strategy across...

Tereso O. Panga—known as “Theo” in PEZA and industry circles—was appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as the first homegrown Director General of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) on 23 March 2023. He began his career in PEZA in 1998 as a Planning Officer III and steadily rose...

Bhavesh Patel is a paediatric surgeon who believes that good surgery is only part of good care. Based in Brisbane, he works across public and private sectors, but his vision extends far beyond. As Queensland’s State Clinical Lead for the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, he is driven...

I am the CEO of Interconnect Healthcare and Interconnect Imaging, dynamic healthcare organisations based in the Greater Melbourne Area. Interconnect Healthcare operates 3 x Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, 3 x GP Clinics and a Vaccination and Corporate Health dept. Interconnect Imaging has 2 x...

Danielle Pentony is a seasoned cybersecurity expert and Chief Information Security Officer at the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA). With over 15 years of experience in the field, Danielle has a proven track record of implementing robust security measures to protect sensitive healthcare data...

Stewart has over 40 years’ experience as an economic policy analyst providing advice to the Australian and Victorian governments — primarily with the Productivity Commission and its predecessors (IAC, IC, BIE) and with the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission. He has concurrently worked ...

Dr Joseph W. Po is a two-time medtech co-founder developing technologies in cancer diagnostics and obstructive sleep apnea. He leads the Health 10x Accelerator, part of UNSW Founders’ 10x Accelerator—Australia’s #1 recommended accelerator—supporting over 25 startups since 2022. Joseph specialises...

Brad Porter was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Orion Health in August 2022 and now also serves in a dual capacity as Chief Commercial Officer for HEALWELL AI. His expanded role reflects the central position Orion Health holds as HEALWELL’s largest and most global business, as well as the...

Sarah Powell is the Chief Executive Officer of Inherited Cancers Australia (ICA), a patient-focused organisation that supports, educates, and advocates for families with inherited cancer risk. She leads ICA’s vision to create a future where families can navigate their inherited cancer risk with...

Nicole Pratt is a Professor of Biostatistics and Pharmacoepidemiology, and is Deputy Director of Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre at Adelaide University. Prof Pratt is a leading authority on the harmonisation and standardisation of large, linked health data to generate evidence ...

Nicole Pritchard is an Accredited Practising Dietitian, exercise physiologist, seasoned health coach, and Head of Health Programs at Digital Wellness, the parent company of the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet. With over 19 years of clinical experience, Nicole is a trusted expert in evidence-based...

Hi, I'm Daniel - Chief Automation Officer at CiGen. My goal is to assist YOU and YOUR business in removing operational bottlenecks. How you ask? By relieving your people from tedious, mundane and repetitive daily tasks through the power of Automation. Thus allowing your people to focus on...

As Executive Director of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) program, Laura Pumo brings extensive leadership experience and a commitment to advancing digital health. With a career focused on innovation and transformation, she has played a pivotal role in driving large-scale digital health...

Valérie Raffa is a distinguished technology leader with over two decades of experience architecting enterprise-wide solutions, with a deep specialisation in the digital health sector. Currently serving as a Solution Advisor for Public Sector Health, she focuses on translating complex operational...

Ramesh Raghavan is a digital transformation leader with over 25 years of experience within global organisations. He has built his career shaping and leading a variety of Fortune 500 Firms. He is currently the Head of Digital, innovation & Experience for Uniting NSW.ACT, responsible for leading...

Dr Ramya Raman FRACGP, MBBS, BSSc (Hons), Dip Childrens Health , Dip Women’s Health, GAICD Dr Ramya Raman is a Specialist General Practitioner, medical educator, and health policy leader. Raised in Orange in Central West NSW, where she lived for over 15 years, she brings a deep, lived...

As a digital health researcher, Dr Jonathan Rawstorn is committed to promoting inclusive practice and equitable access in healthcare, and translating his research into tangible benefits for communities, clinicians, and health systems. His innovative work aims help more people access high-quality...

Professor Sandeep Reddy is head of the discipline, healthcare management, and health information management at the School of Public Health and lead for the Health, Human Biology, and Medtech theme at the Centre of Data Science at the Queensland University of Technology. He also serves as the...

Jenny Reichard is a healthcare leader with over 18 years of international experience spanning business development, medical devices, start-ups, and clinical operations. With a background in Biomedical Engineering and a Master’s in International Healthcare Management, she is passionate about using...

Natasha Reid is a Senior Research Fellow and behavioural scientist with the Australian Frailty Network and Centre for Health Services Research at the University of Queensland. Natasha specialises in research aiming to understand and influence frailty and quality of life in older adults across...

Lisa Robins is Chief Executive Officer of Patients Australia, the national peak body championing patient rights and health system reform. A senior health executive with more than 20 years’ experience across public and private healthcare, Lisa is recognised for driving strategic growth, operational...

Colin Robinson is the Nursing Director for Mental Health Informatics at Gold Coast Health, where he integrates his dual background in computer science and nursing to drive digital transformation. With expertise in Azure, SQL, and modern application development, Colin has led initiatives such as...

Janine Rodger is a Tasmanian registered nurse with broad experience in community health, anaesthetics, recovery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, and school-based care. Her work has included home-based nursing, wound and medication management, palliative care, family support, and helping people...

Rocky is the Team Leader for the UK & International Healthcare Underwriting team at CFC, where he specialises in insurance solutions for digital healthcare and health‑technology businesses. CFC has developed bespoke coverage specifically for digital healthcare companies, addressing their...

Louise Ryves is a seasoned digital health executive with a career spanning strategy, data partnerships, and ecosystem development across some of Australia’s most influential health technology organisations. Currently focused on growth strategy with a strong emphasis on analytics and AI, Louise...

Dr Jaspreet Saini is a GP, practice owner, and Chief Medical Officer at HotDoc - building at the intersection of clinical practice and health system design. At Rosedale Medical Practice in West Pennant Hills, he runs one of Western Sydney's most awarded independent practices: three-time PenCS...

Farhoud joined Telstra Health as Chief Technology Officer in April 2023, prior to which he held the position of Executive Director, Service Delivery (CTO) in eHealth NSW. Farhoud has a career spanning over 20 years with local and global experience both in private and public sectors. Farhoud has...

Joe founded HealthConsult with Lisa Fodero in March 2006. With over 41 years of experience in the health sector and 600 projects successfully delivered, Joe has an unparalleled track record of delivering results for clients across the health, aged care, and disability services sectors.

Dr. Densearn Seo MBBS, CHIA, MPH, AFRACMA, FASLM, FRSPH, MAICD is a physician-innovator turned serial startup enabler and entrepreneur. He completed further postgraduate qualifications in public health, clinical informatics, healthcare management and governance. Dr Seo is the CEO & Co-Founder...

Professor Gemma Sharp established and leads the Body Image, Eating and Weight Disorders Research Program. She has held consecutive National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowships since 2018. She is known nationally and internationally for leading the development of world-first eating...

Angela Sheridan is a Wiradjuri woman from south-central New South Wales, raised on Widjabul Wia-bal Country in the Bundjalung Nation. She is the Communications Officer for WellMob, a digital platform that curates culturally relevant online resources to support the social and emotional wellbeing...

A well regarded professional within the IT industry having established a reputation in building trust relationships between technology teams and business. I have facilitated and developed maturity in the technology strategy, enterprise architecture, IT governance frameworks, incident...

Dr Diana Siew works across research, healthcare, industry, investment and government to build a pipeline of MedTech ventures and translate science into clinical and commercial outcomes. She focuses on creating connected pathways that move ideas from discovery through validation to global markets. ...

Richard Skimin is passionate about healthcare reform and was appointed as Digital Health Ambassador for Patients Australia in 2025, the peak body for patient advocacy in Australia. He is also CEO and co-founder of CrowdCoder, an Australian healthcare platform focused on clinical coding for...

Beverly Smith is the Chief Commercial Officer of Amplar Health, part of Medibank, where she leads the growth and commercial strategy of integrated healthcare services delivered outside traditional hospital settings. Her remit spans home‑based care, prevention, virtual health models and new digital...

Prof Smith OAM is an experienced health services leader and researcher with expertise in clinical trials, epidemiology, operational and clinical improvement, innovation and AI. Prof Smith has collaboratively attracted over 38 million dollars (AUD) in competitive grants and tenders including two...

Nithya Solomon is a trailblazer in health innovation, known for leading transformative initiatives at the intersection of technology, health, and social impact. As Director of the RMIT-Cisco Health Transformation Lab, she drives cross-sector collaborations that reimagine health systems through...

Dr Sean Stevens is a GP who's been obsessed with technology since he was 10 and discovered digital health could revolutionise medicine during his registrar years. As Chair of the RACGP Digital Health and Innovation Specific Interest Group, he spends his days convincing fellow GPs that AI...

Dan Stinton is the CEO of Healthengine, Australia’s largest healthcare provider platform - connecting over 30K practitioners with over a million patient bookings every month.  He joined the company in August 2023, bringing over 20 years of experience in digital strategy, technology and leadership...

Shawn Surber is Director of Solutions Engineering at Island, where he leads a high-performing team driving innovative Healthcare Security and IT modernization initiatives. With more than 20 years in IT and security—including 15 years as a lead architect in a major US Healthcare organization — along ...

Dr Janice Tan is a practising General Practitioner and digital health leader passionate about transforming healthcare delivery. As General Manager of Clinical Innovation at Bupa Australia, she leads initiatives that leverage emerging technologies and innovative models of care to democratise access...

Kareem Tawansi is a Board Director, Chair and Entrepreneur with twenty years of board-level experience and over 30 years’ experience in leading businesses in Digital Strategy & Transformation, across the Health, Education, Retail, Telecommunication, Energy, Insurance and Government sectors. At...

Dr Jane Tiller is a lawyer, genetic counsellor and public health researcher, and is passionate about the public health opportunities for using genomics to prevent disease. She is Ethical, Legal & Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics at Monash University and co-founded the Australian Genetic ...

Lee Timutimu CEO & Founder, Awa Digital (Tribal affiliations: Ngāti Awa, Ngai Te Rangi, Tūhoe, Ngāti Pōrou) Lee Timutimu is a Māori technology leader, entrepreneur, and Indigenous data sovereignty practitioner with over 25 years in the digital sector. As CEO & Founder of Awa Digital, Lee...

Dr Derrick Tin is an Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Melbourne. He's a Disaster and Counter Terrorism Medicine Specialist and the Chief Medical Officer at Serco ASPAC.

Dr. Monica Trujillo serves as Telstra Health’s Chief Health and Risk Officer, integrating clinical and risk excellence with digital innovation to tackle complex challenges in health and aged care. Recognised as a pioneer in digital health and Australia’s first Chief Medical Information...

Professor Angus Turner has provided outreach eye care services in outback Western Australia for 15 years as the McCusker Director of Lions Outback Vision. His research has focussed on collaborative digital health using remote imaging to streamline surgical access and now harnessing AI for point of...

Dr Laura Twyman is a Program Lead and behavioural scientist with more than 14 years’ experience applying behavioural science to complex public health challenges. She currently leads tobacco and vaping cessation initiatives within the Tobacco Control Unit at Cancer Council NSW, where she works with...

Mr. Valenzuela has over 19 years as an entrepreneur. He co-founded Visaya in 2006 and fostered profitable growth with emphasis on being a Filipino owned and Filipino run global KPO company. Visaya has grown to 4 sites in Ortigas, Dumaguete, Bacolod and Las Vegas. Mr. Valenzuela is also co-founder...

Kai Van Lieshout is the co-founder and CEO of Lyrebird Health, a Melbourne-based health‐tech start-up that builds AI tools to reduce administrative work for doctors. He co-founded Lyrebird while still a university student, after experiencing long delays in diagnosis of his own chronic...

Distinguished Professor Karin Verspoor is Executive Dean of the School of Computing Technologies at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Her contributions to AI and Digital Health have been recognised through selection as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and...

Dr Sid Vohra's is a Chief Medical Officer in the hospital system, non-executive board director, strategy consultant and corporate advisor. He has worked clinically as a General Practitioner after completing his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) qualification from Monash...

Janney Wale has been a consumer advocate for some 25 years, triggered by her own health experiences. Now she very much advocates for the older population and those with musculoskeletal conditions. A trained medical researcher she has a keen interest in evidence informed healthcare and the safety...

I’m Kathleen Watson, a General Manager who thrives on turning bold ideas into real-world impact. I love leading teams that push boundaries and deliver exceptional results. My passion lies in transforming challenges into opportunities and driving innovation that shapes the future. Based in Macquarie ...

Professor Jenny Waycott is an interdisiplinary researcher who uses in-depth qualitative and participatory methods to understand people's experiences using new technologies to support social connectedness in later life. Professor Waycott leads the Design for Ageing research theme in the...

Tracey Webster OAM is Director of the Clinical Leadership, Effectiveness and Outcomes (CLEO) Team at Northern Health, helping to lead transformation in value-based healthcare and digital innovation. With over 30 years’ experience as a nurse, senior manager and health service leader across the UK...

Professor White is the Co-chair of the Healthy@Home Consortium sponsored by the NSW Smart Sensing Network where he builds collaborative research initiatives with Clinical, Industry and Academic partners to solve one of Ageing’s wicked problems; how to stay safe and independent at home. In this...

Jessica is executive leader of Best Practice Software’s product, platform, partnerships, and technology suite, and plays a pivotal role in leading Bp’s digital health strategy across nations. As a well-respected leader in the Australasian digital health field, her 15 years of experience across...

Nilmini Wickramasinghe, PhD, MBA, is the Professor and Optus Chair of Digital Health at La Trobe University within the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. She has been actively researching and teaching in health informatics and digital health for over 25 years, with more...

Ava Williams is a Customer Manager for Māori Business with a focus on the technology sector and Indigenous‑to‑Indigenous trade pathways. She works alongside Māori founders and leaders to support international growth opportunities that are grounded in culture, values, and long‑term impact. Ava is...

Dr. Nicholas Wilsmore is a Respiratory & Sleep Physician, with international fellowship training in Interventional Pulmonology. He is the current Medical Lead for Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology at Eastern Health Victoria. He is currently the only Respiratory physician in Victoria...

Andrew Wiltshire is head of Digital Health at the Medical Technology Association of AustraliaAndrew has more than three decades of experience spanning clinical care, the medical technology industry, and digital health policy. He began his career as a registered nurse before moving into senior...

David Worldon is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Accelerated Innovation, where he works with private health insurers and their partners to navigate the future of healthcare. An award-winning author and host of the Innovation Insider podcast, David specialises in helping organisations move...

Dren Xerxa is the Co-Founder & Director of LX Health, a launchpad for Australian HealthTech startups. Since 2021, LX Health has supported 52 startups through its LuminaX accelerator, providing community, expertise, and access to over $24M in capital via its investor network. LX Health also runs ...

Rachel is a Partner at Giant Leap. Giant Leap invests in founders solving our most pressing global problems at scale across climate, health and people and has invested in over 30+ companies to date. Rachel is also on the Advisory Board for the Victorian Government’s Equity Investment Attraction...

Kirby is a physiotherapist with a Master of Health Administration and 20 years’ experience as a senior healthcare leader across public and private hospitals, as well as community health. A graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Kirby brings extensive expertise in health service...