The Biggest and Most Influential Healthcare Exhibition In The Southern Hemisphere
 19-20 March 2025 | ICC, Sydney
DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS
VICTORIAN HEALTHCARE WEEK

Australian Healthcare Week | 2024 Speakers

Access a cross section of clinical, medical, technology, nursing, quality and safety and HR thought leaders revolutionizing healthcare strategy, policy, care models, workforce and technology.

Speakers

ADVISORY BOARD

Christina Igasto
Christina Igasto
Chief Digital Health Officer and CIO
Western Sydney Local Health District
Sandip Kumar
Sandip Kumar
Executive Director, Strategy, Transformation and Major Capital
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Dr. John Lambert
Dr. John Lambert
Chief Clinical Information Officer
NT Health
Di Mantell
Di Mantell
Chief Executive Officer
Celsus
Rod Sprenger
Rod Sprenger
Director – Digital Health, New Women’s and Children’s Hospital Project
Women’s and Children’s Health Network (SA Health)
Richard Taggart
Richard Taggart
National ICT Director
Calvary Care
Voni Leighton
Voni Leighton
Co-Founder & Clinical Director
Vitalis Health & Home Care

HEALTH FACILITIES DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

Josie Rudman
Josie Rudman
Transformation Director and Chief Nurse, New Hospitals Programme
NHS England
Maryanne Hawthorn
Maryanne Hawthorn
Executive Director Strategic Reform, Planning and Partnerships
Western NSW LHD
Peter Spryszynski
Peter Spryszynski
Country Manager
Q-bital Healthcare Solutions
Myra Drummond
Senior Director Operational Readiness and Commissioning
Queensland Health
Claire Harris
Claire Harris
Director of Nursing and Midwifery Services
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Lisa Altman
Lisa Altman
Director, Strategy, Innovation and Improvement
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network and South Eastern Sydney LHD
Martin Canova
Martin Canova
Executive Director Strategy & Transformation
NSW Pathology
Rod Sprenger
Rod Sprenger
Director – Digital Health, New Women’s and Children’s Hospital Project
Women’s and Children’s Health Network (SA Health)
Leanne Creighton
Leanne Creighton
Senior Director, Operational Readiness and Commissioning
Queensland Health
Joanne Holden
Joanne Holden
Service Transformation & General Manager, Bathurst Health Service,
Western NSW Local Health District
Scott McDonnell
Director of Nursing & Midwifery Services
Camden & Campbelltown Hospitals 
Nicole Lancer
Nicole Lancer
Project Director Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment Project
Grampians Health
Sacha Mott
Sacha Mott
Director Commissioning | Westmead Redevelopment
Western Sydney LHD
David Keenan
David Keenan
Director
Danbar Consulting
Julia Beckingsale
Director, Design and Technical, New Footscray Hospital Project
Victorian Health Building Authority
Anita Hodge
Anita Hodge
National Manager Patient Reported Experience Measures and Outcomes
Healthscope
Mark Mitchell
Mark Mitchell
Principal | Health Sector Leader,
Billard Leece Partnership
Chloe Hannigan
Chloe Hannigan
Program Manager for the safe care of MH and behaviourally disturbed patients in acute care facilities
Sydney LHD
Chloe Hannigan
Chloe Hannigan
Program Manager for the safe care of MH and behaviourally disturbed patients in acute care facilities
Sydney LHD
Elizabeth Browne
Director Operations Shared Clinical Services
Prince of Wales Hospital
Ian Premak
Ian Premak
Sales Leader | Sustainable Infrastructure (SI), Pacific
Johnson Controls International
Kate Copeland
Executive Director, Strategy & Planning, Assets & Infrastructure, and Strategic Developments
Metro North Health
Chris Blackwell-Frost
Chris Blackwell-Frost
Chief Executive Officer
Vanguard Healthcare Solutions
Mark Eager
Mark Eager
Chief Executive Officer
Mobile Health Group (NZ)

HEALTHCARE 2040

Josie Rudman
Josie Rudman
Transformation Director and Chief Nurse, New Hospitals Programme
NHS England
Ed Marx
Ed Marx
Healthcare Futurist | Former Global CIO
Cleveland Clinic USA
Robert Marshall
Robert Marshall
Chief Strategy Officer
St Vincent's Health Australia
Susan Pearce
Susan Pearce
Secretary
NSW Ministry of Health
Dr Teresa Anderson
Dr Teresa Anderson
Chief Executive
Sydney Local Health District
Frank Tracey
Frank Tracey
Chief Executive
Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Chris Blake
Chris Blake
Group Chief Executive Officer
St. Vincent's Health Australia
Lesley Dwyer
Lesley Dwyer
Chief Executive Officer
Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Stewart Dowrick
Stewart Dowrick
Chief Executive Officer
Mid North Coast Local Health District
Tobi Wilson
Tobi Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Wendy Richards
Wendy Richards
Senior Director, Workforce Strategy
Queensland Health
Sam Peascod
Sam Peascod
Assistant Secretary, Digital and Service Design
Australian Department of Health and Aged Care

DIGITAL HEALTHCARE THEATRE

Dr. Alexander Beath
Dr. Alexander Beath
HITH Medical Lead
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Michelle Fitzgerald
Michelle Fitzgerald
Group Chief Digital Officer
St Vincent's Health Australia
Dr. Rachna Gandhi
Dr. Rachna Gandhi
Global Chief Data & Digital Officer
Ramsay Healthcare
Tat Garwood
Chief Nursing & Midwifery Informatics Officer
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Prof. Mark Horrigan
Prof. Mark Horrigan
Director, Hospital in the Home and Virtual Care
Austin Health
Christina Igasto
Christina Igasto
Chief Digital Health Officer and CIO
Western Sydney Local Health District
Dr. Emily Kirkpatrick
Dr. Emily Kirkpatrick
Executive Medical Director
Calvary Amplar Health
Sandip Kumar
Sandip Kumar
Executive Director, Strategy, Transformation and Major Capital
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Dr. John Lambert
Dr. John Lambert
Chief Clinical Information Officer
Northern Territory Health
Voni Leighton
Voni Leighton
Co-Founder & Clinical Director
Vitalis Health & Home Care
Jean-Frederic Levesque
Jean-Frederic Levesque
Chief Executive Officer
NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation
Ed Marx
Ed Marx
Healthcare Futurist | Former Global CIO
Cleveland Clinic USA
Loren Sher
Loren Sher
Clinical Director of the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department
Northern Health
Gareth Sherlock
Gareth Sherlock
Former CIO
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and Cleveland Clinic London
Richard Taggart
Richard Taggart
National Director Information Technology and Digital
Calvary Health Care
Meghraj Thakkar
Meghraj Thakkar
Board Director
Grampians Health
David Rowlands
David Rowlands
Member, Roster of Digital Health Experts
World Health Organisation
Peter O'Halloran
Peter O'Halloran
Chief Digital Officer
ADHA
Peter Birch
Peter Birch
Founder & CEO
Talking HealthTech
Lesley Bennett
Lesley Bennett
Chief Executive
East Metropolitan Health Service
Dr. Simon Kos
Dr. Simon Kos
Chief Medical Officer ANZ
Microsoft

AGED CARE TRANSFORMATION

Julianne Parkinson
Julianne Parkinson
CEO
Global Centre for Modern Ageing
Claire Scapinello
Claire Scapinello
Chief Executive Officer
ECH Inc.
Fay Flevaras
Fay Flevaras
First Assistant Secretary, Digital Transformation and Delivery – Aged Care Reform
Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
Robert Day
Robert Day
Assistant Secretary Dementia, Diversity & Design
Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
Annette Hili
Annette Hili
General Manager ANZ
AlayaCare
Linda Feldt
Linda Feldt
Interim Chief Executive Officer
ACH Group
Todd Yourell
Todd Yourell
Chief Executive Officer
St Andrew’s Village Ballina
Lee Martin
Lee Martin
Chief Executive Officer
Tanunda Lutheran Home
Deidre McGill
Deidre McGill
Chief Operating Officer Home & Community Support
Bolton Clarke
Ian Kelleher
Ian Kelleher
Chief Operating Officer
Rockpool Aged Care
Arif Mohamed
Arif Mohamed
Vice President - Residential
AlayaCare
Katie Formston
Katie Formston
Head of Design - Property and Capital Works
HammondCare
George Margelis
George Margelis
Independent Chair
Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council
Dr David Sykes
Dr David Sykes
Director, Centre for Dementia Learning
Dementia Australia
Sarah Newman
Sarah Newman
General Manager General Manager BaptistCare at home | NSW, ACT & WA
BaptistCare
Kaushik Sridhar
Kaushik Sridhar
Award Winning ESG Expert | Founder
Orka Advisory
Jennene Buckley
Jennene Buckley
Council Member
National Aged Care Advisory Council
Mick McHugh
Mick McHugh
National Asset Manager - Aged and Community Care
Calvary Care
Prof. Claire Johnson
Prof. Claire Johnson
Director of the Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP)
University of Wollongong
Dr. Tim Henwood
Dr. Tim Henwood
Group Manager Research & Development
Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC)
Sue-Ellen Smith
Sue-Ellen Smith
General Manager
Blue Care
Jan Golembiewski
Jan Golembiewski
Director
Pyschological Design

PATIENT EXPERIENCE

Loren Sher
Loren Sher
Clinical Director of the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department
Northern Health
Katharine See
Katharine See
Chief Health Outcomes Officer
Northern Health
Rob Tassie
Rob Tassie
General Manager Digital Health and Innovation
Wesfarmers Health
Shireen Martin
Shireen Martin
Director Connected Care and Partnerships
NSW Health
Timothy Leen
Timothy Leen
Executive Director Transformation
South Metropolitan Health Service
Prem Prakash Jayaraman
Prem Prakash Jayaraman
Director, Factory of the Future & Digital Innovation Lab
Swinburne University
Rebecca Psellos
Rebecca Psellos
Head of Strategy- Health Services
Bupa
Prof. Alison Lemoh
Prof. Alison Lemoh
Trainer, Clinical Geneticist
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Barbara Daly
Barbara Daly
Co-Director, Nursing & Operations Emergency Specialty and Continuing Medicine (ESCM)
Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
Prof. Paul McMurrick
Prof. Paul McMurrick
Head, Cabrini Monash University Department of Surgery
Cabrini Health
Dana Mouwad
Dana Mouwad
Manager Strategic Partnership & Programs, WSLHD
Director, Health Literacy Hub
Dr. Niladri Ghosh
Dr. Niladri Ghosh
District Medical Lead, Virtually Enhanced Community Care
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Kristi-Lee Muir
Kristi-Lee Muir
Virtually Enhanced Community Care Service Lead
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Katrina Campbell
Katrina Campbell
Director, Healthcare Excellence and Innovation
Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Dr. Susan Jack
Dr. Susan Jack
Clinical Director, National Public Health Service – Southern
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
Kristy Crooks
Kristy Crooks
Aboriginal Program Manager - Health Protection
Hunter New England Local Health District
Freya Raffan
Freya Raffan
Patient Experience & Service Development Manager
RPA Virtual Hospital
Michelle Padget
Michelle Padget
Assistant Director of Nursing, Clinical Improvement Unit
Metro South Health
Natalie Wilson
Natalie Wilson
Director, Transforming Your Experience
South Western Sydney Local Health District
Aaron Hall
Aaron Hall
Stream Lead, Patient Reported Measures
Agency for Clinical Innovation

AI IN HEALTHCARE

Dr. Ian Oppermann
Dr. Ian Oppermann
Chief Data Scientist
NSW Data Analytics Centre
Dr. Nirvana Luckraj
Dr. Nirvana Luckraj
Chief Medical Officer
Healthdirect
Farah Magrabi
Farah Magrabi
Professor of Biomedical and Health Informatics
Australian Institute of Health Innovation
Martin Canova
Martin Canova
Executive Director Strategy & Transformation
NSW Pathology
Dr. Andrew Hallahan
Dr. Andrew Hallahan
Executive Director Medical Services, Clinical Governance & Risk
Sydney Local Health District
Joshua Kovoor
Joshua Kovoor
Medical Officer
Central Adelaide Local Health District
Saurabh Jain
Saurabh Jain
Chief Executive Officer
TrialKey

NURSING & MIDWIFERY

Jacqui Cross
Jacqui Cross
Chief Nursing & Midwifery Officer
NSW Health
Prof. Jennifer Hurley
Prof. Jennifer Hurley
Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer
SA Health
Maria Lingam
Maria Lingam
Executive Director Nursing & Midwifery Services
Western Sydney Local Health District
Naomi Dobroff
Naomi Dobroff
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer
Monash Health
Tat Garwood
Chief Nursing & Midwifery Informatics Officer
South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Amanda Clark
Amanda Clark
Executive Director of Nursing, Nursing Workforce & Patient Experience
Central Adelaide Local Health Network 
Dr Jen Bichel-Findlay
Dr Jen Bichel-Findlay
Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Network
Australian Institute of Digital Health
Catherine Barratt
Catherine Barratt
Principal Nursing Advisor, Chief Nursing & Midwifery Office
WA Health
Kasia Bail
Kasia Bail
Professor of Gerontological Nursing
University of Canberra
Kassandra Packwood MACN
Kassandra Packwood MACN
District Deputy Director Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Excellence and Digital Health
Southern NSW Local Health District
Karen Grace
Karen Grace
National Director, Professional Practice
Australasian College of Nursing
Phillipa Power
Group Director Clinical Workforce
Epworth HealthCare
Galina Lawrence
Galina Lawrence
Clinical Nurse Specialist
North Metropolitan Health Service
Nathan Moore
Nathan Moore
Lecturer
University of Sydney
Keith Wicks
Keith Wicks
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Officer
NSW NMA
Catherine Barratt
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Officer
NSW NMA
Karen Grace
Karen Grace
National Director, Professional Practice
Australian College of Nursing
Dr Warrick Bishop Bishop
Dr Warrick Bishop Bishop
Practicing Cardiologist and Author
Self-Employed
Tanya Hall
Tanya Hall
CEO and Founder
hearts4heart

START UPS

Harikesh Pushpapathan
Harikesh Pushpapathan
Investment Manager
Stoic VC
Dina Titkova
Dina Titkova
Senior Manager
UNSW Founders
Bronwyn Le Grice
Bronwyn Le Grice
Chief Executive Officer
ANDHealth
Bronwyn Le Grice
Bronwyn Le Grice
Chief Executive Officer
ANDHealth
Kumaran Mani
Kumaran Mani
Global Lead - A.Catalyst Mentoring Value Stream
AstraZeneca
Amit Rana
Amit Rana
Executive Director
Healthesis
Christina Igasto
Christina Igasto
Chief Digital Health Officer and CIO
Western Sydney Local Health District
Zachary Tan
Zachary Tan
General Partner
Aegis Ventures
Vinayak Smith
Vinayak Smith
Head of New Ventures
Virtus Health
Victor Windeyer
Victor Windeyer
Senior Portfolio Manager Future of Healthcare Fund
Australian Unity Limited
Kim Smyth
Kim Smyth
General Manager Investment
ANDHealth

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