Kalle Killar is a Deputy Secretary General for e-services and innovation in the Ministry of Social Affairs in Estonia. Kalle has over 15 years of experience working in different positions in the international organisations (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Commission) and in different ministries in Estonia. Throughout his career Kalle has gathered experience in different areas from EU agriculture policy to investment banking in London that allows him to adapt to changing environment and maintain a positive attitude with an ability to find innovative solutions in the age of wicked problems. Kalle holds a MBA in Business Administration from the University of Tartu.

Andrew is responsible for Medibank’s Group strategy and the Medibank Health Solutions business, which provides health services on behalf of business and government, including telehealth, care coordination, in-home care, and health services into residential aged care. He is also responsible for Medibank’s healthcare purchasing, relationships with providers and enhanced care initiatives to support members in primary and community care settings.

Andrew has 25 years of experience in the health system, and remains a practising psychiatrist and lecturer.

He was a founder and co-president of McKesson Asia-Pacific, a leading telehealth and digital health business, which was acquired by Medibank in 2010.

Andrew is a director of Private Healthcare Australia Limited, the peak body for private health insurers.

Angela Ryan leads the Office of the Chief Clinical Information Officer (OCCIO) and works collaboratively across the health system and promotes adoption and meaningful clinical use of digital health services and technologies to benefit all Australians. One of Angela’s key priorities is ensuring strong clinical engagement with Australia’s National Digital Health Strategy and associated programs and services including the My Health Record system. With more than 30 years’ experience in hospitals and the public-sector Angela provides clinical leadership in the implementation, advancement and optimisation of digital/ICT systems to support improved health and care outcomes. Ms Ryan also supports initiatives such as the Chief X Information Officer (CXIO) Network to help the Australian health workforce adapt, use, and embrace changes and opportunities created by digital health innovation and embedding them in their work flows. A leading patient safety advocate, Angela recently completed a Churchill Fellowship to investigate methods to reduce patient harm through digital health safety governance. Angela interviewed digital health and patient safety clinicians, researchers, policy makers and industry leaders in England, Canada and the United States to understand lessons learned from the design, development, deployment and surveillance of digital tools and technologies. Angela is also the President of the Australasian College of Health Informatics (ACHI), Credentialed fellows and members of the college are thought leaders, experts and trusted advisers in digital health and health informatics. ACHI sets standards for professional practice and education in Health Informatics, provides evidence-based guidance to jurisdictions, supports initiatives, facilitates inter-disciplinary collaboration and mentors the community. Before joining the Agency, Angela led key streams of state-wide NSW programs, playing key roles in establishing design assurance and support functions and winning buy-in across the sector for her work. Angela is also a Registered Nurse, with a Critical Care Certificate, and a Graduate Diploma in eHealth (Health Informatics).

Dr Lance Emerson is the Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI). Lance works with the VAHI team to drive improvements in safety and quality in Victorian health services through the provision of high quality health service performance information.　 Lance has a passion for development and maintenance of information systems to improve consumer care, and has a PhD in the use of clinical indicators to guide better care and improve health outcomes. He has extensive experience in running specialist health organisations, having most recently been CEO of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and prior to that, CEO of the Australian Research and Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY). He is also a Board Director of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.

Since 2016, Andrew has held the position of Chief Executive at Monash Health, a health service comprised of seven hospitals and forty-six community based sites. Prior to Monash Health, he has held a number of executive roles in a variety of hospitals and health care settings; and within the State Government’s Department of Health and Human Services as the Director for the State’s mental health system, as Regional Director for Health, Housing and Community Services and as Director of Strategy. He was the Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer at Alfred Health for six years. As Chief Executive, Andrew has been responsible for improving and ensuring the provision of high quality, safe services in the context of sound financial management and the ongoing development of a teaching and research supportive environment.

Dr Zoe Wainer is the Head of Public Health and Medical Director at Bupa Australia and New Zealand, Chair of the Board of Dental Health Services Victoria and a Director on the Board of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. Her passion and expertise in public health has driven formal and informal collaborations with the ICHOM and Harvard Business School in value based health care across multiple organisations and she has a continued advocacy focus on the importance of sex differences across health from basic research to health systems implications. Zoe holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from Flinders University, and has a clinical background in cardiothoracic surgery and thoracic surgical oncology. She has a PhD and a Masters of Public Health from The University of Melbourne and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

John Pollaers has a proven track record in leading major Australian and international companies including Pacific Brands and Foster’s Group, and in his current roles is working across Government to bring about major reforms to vocational education and training and aged care. This is a realisation of his vision of building a strong future for Australia by creating opportunities for people and businesses to flourish and succeed. He is a passionate advocate for education and training, the care of senior Australians and including more people with disability in work and training. As former Chair of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee, he led the reform of the Vocational Education System. John is Chair of the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council and a member of the Federal Government’s Aged Care Sector Committee. He is the Chancellor of Swinburne University and is Executive Chairman of Leef Independent Living Solutions, an innovative functional health and assistive technology business with 14 Independent Living Centres nationally

Professor Keith McNeil plays a key role in the clinical leadership of the state-wide eHealth program. He works closely with key clinical stakeholders to maximise the clinical and patient safety benefits associated with technology in the healthcare setting. Prof McNeil has previously worked within Queensland Health as the Head of Transplant Services at The Prince Charles Hospital, Chief Executive Officer at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and Chief Executive Metro North Hospital and Health Service. More recently, Prof McNeil was Chief Clinical Information Officer and Head of IT for the NHS in England following roles as Chief Executive Officer at Addenbooke’s Hospital and Cambridge University Hospital Foundation Trust.

Liz was appointed Country President, AstraZeneca Australia and New Zealand in October 2017. She has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has held various senior roles in sales, marketing, market access, corporate affairs and strategic planning.Liz joined AstraZeneca Australia in a marketing role in 2003 and soon after, Liz was promoted to Market Access and Strategic Planning Director. During her time in the role, Liz established a best practice approach to market access and earned an RVP and ISMO global award in 2005. Liz was an active member of Medicines Australia Strategic Committee during the PBS reform period.In 2008, Liz was appointed Global Head of Pricing and Market Access, AstraZeneca and was based in London. During her time in the role, Liz successfully delivered a global pricing and reimbursement strategy for new brands and supported early launch markets to achieve reimbursement goals. Liz worked closely with R&D to establish a payer evidence approach to developing brands and drove the Payer Excellence (PEX) program that improved payer capabilities across AstraZeneca.Liz was appointed Vice President, Oncology, CNS and Broad Market, AstraZeneca China in 2011. In this role, she led a number of oncology brands as well as the expansion of patient access for Iressa.In 2013, Liz was appointed Country President, AstraZeneca Korea, where she led the successful launch of new products such as Forxiga, Xigduo XR, Symbicort Rapihaler, Lynparza and the fastest ever approval for Tagrisso. Liz championed operational execution through creating strong cross-functional teams, and improved commercial and medical capabilities. Her active involvement in the Korean research-based Pharmaceutical Industry Association delivered the first ever Korean Cancer Care Alliance, an alliance between academia, industry and patient groups focused on improving access to cancer medicines.

Amanda commenced her career in the Australian Military as a medic and has been in Nursing for over 20 years, predominantly in Emergency, Intensive Care and Chronic Disease Management. She moved into management 12 years ago with roles including Ambulatory Services Manager with Ramsay Health, Nurse Unit Manager with Medibank Workplace Solutions and Director of Nursing of a private cardiology hospital before joining HealtheCare as Director of Clinical Services at Mayo Private Hospital. Whilst there Amanda assisted with the project management and commissioning of a Cardiac Catheter lab and Intensive Care Unit. Amanda joined Westmead Rehabilitation Hospital as General Manager/Director of Nursing 4 years ago and appointed CEO/DON 2.5 years ago. Amanda has a strong focus on leadership, integrity and patient experience at her facilities. She is currently undertaking her MBA studies.

A/Professor Bev Muhlhausler is the Research Director of the Nutrition and Health Program in the Health and Biosecurity Unit in CSIRO. Bev joined CSIRO in November 2018 after 12 years as an NHMRC Early Career and then Career Development Award Fellow at the University of South Australia and University of Adelaide. Over this time, her work on the impact of maternal overnutrition on the programming of obesity and metabolic disease has made a significant contribution to current understanding of how exposure to maternal obesity and/or an excess nutrient supply before birth acts to alter the development of key systems involved in the regulation of energy balance. She has published 120 peer-reviewed papers which have been cited over 3,500 times, 14 invited book chapter, editorial and commentaries and presented 24 invited talks at national/international scientific conferences. Bev is current President of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) Society of Australia and New Zealand, Chair of the Scientific Programming Committee for the 2019 DOHaD World Congress and Treasurer of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL).

Russell is the CEO of Western Health and commenced his career in Britain with the National Health
Service. Over a period of 17 years Russell held numerous executive roles across all sectors, ie mental
health, acute care, community care and as a commissioner of health services.

He moved to Melbourne to join Western Health as Executive Director Operations in February 2013.

Russell has overseen the development and opening of the new Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s
Hospital, a successful Go Live to commence the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) at Western Health.

Russell has also worked with Government to secure funding to develop 2 new Community Hospitals
and $1.5B to build a New Footscray Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria.

Russell has also addressed significant challenges around access and capacity as the catchment
covered has grown by over 300,000 in 5 years.

He has a strong interest in working towards improvements in patient care aimed at helping the
health system support the patient in the way which is best for the patient, and the system.

Russell is also committed to use of the best possible technology to benefit patients and staff.

Dr Teresa Anderson is the Chief Executive of Sydney Local Health District, one of the leading public health services in Australia. She has more than 35 years of experience as a clinician and health service executive. She has a well-established reputation for implementing strategies to foster innovation and best practice, supporting collaboration and building partnerships, to provide excellent healthcare to almost 700,000 people living within Sydney Local Health District and the million people who come into the District each day to work, study and visit. Dr Anderson is a Speech Pathologist, internationally recognised for her specialist knowledge and skills in the research, assessment and management of paediatric and adult dysphagia, early communication development, early childhood development and early intervention.

Annie Butler is the Federal Secretary for the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation. Annie was formally appointed to the role in June 2018, having served as the Assistant Federal Secretary since March 2014, and following years of experience in the clinical, professional and industrial areas of nursing. Annie is a registered nurse with more than a decade’s experience working in public hospitals, the community and on health education projects, and a further decade working in research and education. She worked for the New South Wales Nurses and Midwives’ Association, for a further decade, as a professional officer, organiser and lead organiser, prior to moving to the national position of Assistant Federal Secretary and now holding the position of Federal Secretary Annie believes that we must fight to maintain the professions of nursing and midwifery in Australia and ensure their advancement. She is passionate about improving Australia’s system of health and aged care and the critical role nurses and midwives have to play in the future of our health system. Annie is particularly keen to see nurses drive change for improvements in Australia’s aged care sector. Annie has a degree in Health Science, an Honour’s degree in Nursing.

Anna is Professor of Epidemiology and Equity in Public Health and the Director of the Institute for Health Transformation at Deakin University. As a public health researcher, she is particularly interested in the provision of information to facilitate objective and equitable choices in public health by policy makers, practitioners and the public. She is past President of the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (2011-14), and in 2014 she was awarded the World Obesity Federation Andre Mayer Award for research excellence in obesity and a Churchill Award for innovative work in equity and population prevention.

Jason Trethowan commenced as CEO at headspace, the National Youth Mental Health Foundation, in January 2017. Jason spent the previous ten years in CEO positions primarily focussed on health and community services. Jason is involved in many national health system networks and is currently a company director with Barwon Health and Professionals with Alzheimer’s (PALZ). Jason graduated from La Trobe University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Record Administration and went on to achieve a Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics at Monash University and a Masters in Business Administration from Deakin University.

Kira Leeb is the Executive Director, Health and System Performance Reporting at the Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI). Prior to coming to VAHI Kira held several progressive positions within Canada, all related to health and system performance reporting. Kira began her career at the Canadian Institute for Health Information in 2000 where she was responsible for the production of serial and specialised reports on Canada’s healthcare system. Since arriving at VAHI in April 2018, Kira has continued to lead several high-profile initiatives within the Agency related to health and system performance monitoring and reporting. These include the first ever routine performance reporting to Private Hospitals and implementing a revised data collection methodology of incident management across healthcare settings to facilitate statewide reporting of healthcare related incidents.

James Downie is the Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA). Prior to this James was the Executive Director, Activity Based Funding, leading the teams responsible for delivering the classification, costing and pricing functions of IHPA as well as the data acquisition activities. He previously held roles with the Victorian Department of Health, the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and various technical and operational roles in the resources industry.

Chris is the PwC health industries leader in Queensland, within PwC’s Australian health industries practice. Working across the private and public health sectors, Chris has led transformational change programs focused on strategic planning and system reform, health system performance and digitisation. Chris is passionate about supporting the health system continue to evolve into a data driven and human centred system, with an emphasis on continually improving patient and clinician experiences.

Chris is recognised for his ability to lead large organisations to achieve transformational change through setting strategic objectives, identifying and successfully implementing the right mix of programs at the right time to achieve those objectives. This ability draws on over 20 years experience across his consulting career and commercial roles, including an 11 year career in financial services in Australia and New Zealand, where his experience included roles in credit, sales, product and portfolio management and customer value proposition design.