Matthew joined NHS England in May 2016 from the Cerner Group, where he was Senior Vice President for Population Health and Global Strategy. He is responsible for national performance of the NHS against the NHS Constitution Standards, assurance of Clinical Commissioning Groups, achieving digital transformation, and information and technology programmes.

He has over 25 years’ experience in health care services, and has worked in the Department of Health and the Prime Minister’s Office of Public Service Reform.

Matthew began his career at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital in the early 1990s, and went on to become Director of Clinical Services of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital and later Chief Executive of the Royal Surrey County Hospital.

He is visiting professor and chair of the advisory committee in the School of Health Management at the University of Surrey and Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Population Health Management.

Kirsten O’Doherty is the ANZ General Manager of biopharmaceutical company, AbbVie where she leads a team of 300+ staff across Australia and New Zealand. She is a member of the AbbVie regional leadership team in Asia, including Japan. AbbVie is focused on discovering, developing, and delivering medicines in therapeutic areas where the company has proven expertise and where the most impact can be made. These areas include immunology, oncology, virology and neuroscience. AbbVie has been ranked in the top three companies for the PatientView reputation survey since 2016 and has been named one of Australia’s ‘Best Places to Work’ in the Great Place to Work index for several consecutive years, including a category ranking of #7 in 2018. Originally qualified and working as a hospital pharmacist, Kirsten’s career has subsequently spanned more than 20 years in the Australian pharmaceutical industry, moving from initial clinical research and medical roles to commercial roles, and finally into senior leadership roles. Throughout her career, Kirsten has remained committed to continuing professional development. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and has undertaken residential senior leadership programs at the London Business School, and at IMD in Switzerland. Kirsten has a breadth and depth of experience including leadership of financial performance, marketing and sales excellence, strategic planning, change management and creating high levels of employee engagement. Kirsten is on the Board of Medicines Australia, the industry association for the pharmaceutical industry. In this capacity, she is also the Chair of the Nominations Committee and is the Co-Founder of the Pharma Australia Gender Equity (PAGE) Group. In recognition of her commitment to advancing workplace gender equality, Kirsten is listed as a Pay Equity Ambassador with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

Dr Rob Grenfell, a Public Health Physician, is the Director of CSIRO’s Health and Biosecurity Business Unit. Leading a broad portfolio covering Nutrition, eHealth, Medtech and Diagnostics and Biosecurity from weeds to Ebola. Rob has broad ranging public health experience including; National Medical Director at BUPA Australia New Zealand National Director Cardiovascular Health at the Heart Foundation Strategic Health Advisor to Parks Victoria Senior Medical Advisor at the Department of Health Victoria Physician in charge of travel health BHP General Practice He was a member of the Safety and Quality Outcomes Committee of the Hospital Innovation Reform Council, a member of the Victorian Quality Council, Chair of General Practice Victoria, and Member of the Health Advisory Committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council.

Dr Lachlan Henderson is a medical practitioner who has 30 years’ experience in the health industry. Prior to taking on a variety of executive leadership roles, he was a General Practitioner for over a decade. Lachlan is currently Group Chief Executive of Epworth HealthCare, a role he took on in January 2017. Epworth is the largest private, not for profit hospital group in Victoria with revenue in excess of $900m, employing over 7000 staff across nine sites. In his career, Lachlan has held a variety of University and Board appointments. He is currently Vice President of the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) and a Board Member of Cricket Australia.

Dr Michael Brydon was permanently appointed to the role of Chief Executive of the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network in July 2016. Prior to the network forming, Michael worked at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick for 27 years after completing his undergraduate Medical Degree at UNSW and his Fellowship of Paediatrics in the Randwick program. His other post-graduate qualifications include a Masters of Paediatrics and a Masters of Health Administration from UNSW. In the last two decades, Michael has held an increasingly more senior management portfolio across a local, state and national agenda. As a result of these roles, he has established a wide network of professional partnerships, predominantly in the child health environment and gained significant expertise in clinical management and medical administration. Ever since entering paediatrics, Michael has advocated for children and their families, highlighting the differences in their needs and ensuring a fair allocation of resources to paediatrics.

Angela is the Australian Digital Health Agency’s Acting Chief Clinical Information Officer. Angela is a Clinical Leadership and Health Informatics Professional with 30 years’ experience in Hospitals and Public Sector Organisations, with more than two decade’s experience as a paediatric and adult intensive care Nurse. Angela is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Informatics and serves as President of the ACHI Council. In 2017 Angela was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study methods to prevent patient harm through national digital health safety governance and has recently completed travel to the UK, USA and Canada as part of the Churchill Fellowship research. The report will be published later this year.

Frank Tracey is the Executive Director Clinical Services at Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS). He holds a clinical operational portfolio and leads the Planning Improvement and Innovation functions for the organisation. Frank has more than 30 years’ experience working in health systems. This experience includes executive roles in large health organisations. Frank has a clinical background in nursing and holds advanced qualifications in health management and governance. His extensive experience in health commissioning and provision in clinical and community settings is complemented by strong managerial and leadership skills, and an applied interest in population health planning and translational health research. While working in both government and non-government roles Frank has focused on delivering sustainable health strategies that serve the best interests of patients, health professionals, the broader health system and the community.

Dr Shane Kelly was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of St John of God Health Care in June 2018. Dr Kelly completed his medical degree at the University of Western Australia, following which he worked at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in clinical roles. He went on to complete a Masters of Business Administration and a Masters of Public Health and took on senior management roles in Western Australia including as the Chief Executive of the Women’s and Children’s Health Service and subsequently the South Metropolitan Health Service. Before joining St John of God Health Care, Dr Kelly was Group Chief Executive Officer of Mater Misericordiae in Queensland and prior to that he was Chief Executive of the North Metropolitan Health Service. He also spent more than eight years as the Chief Executive Officer of St John of God Subiaco Hospital. Dr Kelly is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, the Australasian College of Health Service Management, the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Institute of Managers and Leaders (formerly Australian Institute of Management). He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Queensland (Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences) and an Adjunct Professor of Australian Catholic University. His main professional interests are in relation to health system performance and accountability, and the provision of safe, high quality evidence-based patient care.