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.

Tim Kelsey is Chief Executive of the Australian Digital Health Agency which is responsible for all national digital health services and systems, with a focus on engagement, innovation and clinical quality and safety. He was formerly National Director for Patients and Information in NHS England – a role which combined the functions of chief technology and information officer with responsibility for patient and public participation. He took up the post in 2012 after serving as the British government’s first Executive Director of Transparency and Open Data. He was also National Information Director for health and care in England and Chair of the National Information Board which advises the Secretary of State on national priorities for data and technology.

Tim is a leading advocate of a popular knowledge revolution in health and care and, in 2000, was co-founder of Dr Foster, a company which pioneered publication of patient outcomes in healthcare. He is also an internationally regarded expert in digital transformation of the customer experience in healthcare. In 2007, he launched NHS Choices, the national online health information service (www.nhs.uk) which now reports around 40 million users per month. In 2014 Tim was named one of the 500 most influential people in the UK by The Sunday Times. Before Dr Foster, Tim was a national newspaper journalist and a television reporter. He worked for the Independent and the Sunday Times, as well as Channel 4 and the BBC. He is co-author with Roger Taylor of Transparency and the Open Society which was published by Policy Press and the University of Chicago in 2016. Tim is visiting professor in the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.