1 AUGUST 2024
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DRIVING PATIENT-CENTRED INNOVATION

From transforming legacy systems to significantly improving patient outcomes, technology revolutionised healthcare delivery. Yet, in this digitally driven era, leaders grapple with escalating concerns over reliability and data security and must strategize a clear path forward.

The HealthTech Forum is dedicated to mapping this digital progress, hosting national and global business leaders, innovators and medical professionals for a day of valuable discussion and critical insight. Attendees will walk away with a detailed understanding of the digital forces shaping the landscape they operate in.

 

Why Attend

    • The HealthTech Forum secures national and global speakers of unmatched quality and immense authority. Our attendees are charged with shaping the conversation, armed with an array of real-time engagement tools.
    •  Every session is independently moderated to facilitate candid discussion and debate, and the programme is designed to provide attendees with valuable opportunities to connect in-person on the business that matters.

Gain Access

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20+ Industry Speakers
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1 Powerful Day
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Executive Learning Agenda
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15+ Insightful Sessions
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150+ Healthcare Executives
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Past Speakers

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Dr Catherine Calderwood
Former Chief Medical Officer

Scotland
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Dr Catherine Calderwood
Former Chief Medical Officer

Scotland
Catherine is a respected senior clinical leader, passionate about improving healthcare and opportunities for all, with a proven track record in delivering transformation, excellent communication skills and experienced in influencing at the heart of Government, working with and within the UK National Health Service, charities, patient and people support groups to improve outcomes across a diverse array of asks.

She was the first female Chief Medical Officer for Scotland from 2015-2020. Spent 17 years in clinical roles of increasing seniority, successfully transitioning in 2010 into Government and NHS advisory roles both in Scotland and England whilst maintaining clinical practice. Catherine also has 12 years experience in senior Government advisory roles initially in maternity and women’s health in Scottish Government and NHS Scotland. During 2013-2015 Catherine was a clinical adviser to Scottish Government, NHS Scotland and NHS England including advising Westminster politicians, running these roles in parallel.

Founder of the Realistic Medicine principles which are now embedded in NHS Scotland and have been widely adopted and replicated internationally.

Chair of the Scottish Government Taskforce which worked across multiple stakeholders to transform the services for victims of sexual assault over a 3 year period from police led to highly acclaimed victim led trauma-informed services within the NHS.
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Amanda Cattermole
Chief Executive Officer

Australian Digital Health Agency
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Amanda Cattermole
Chief Executive Officer

Australian Digital Health Agency
Amanda Cattermole was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Digital Health Agency in September 2020.

Previously Chief Operating Officer at Services Australia (formerly Department of Human Services), Amanda served as interim Chief Executive Officer during the 2019-20 bushfires season.

Amanda held other senior roles at Services Australia, including an extended period as Deputy Secretary (Health and Aged Care), responsible for the delivery of more than $60 billion in annual payments and services to Australians under Medicare, the PBS and in the aged care sector.

Amanda has also held senior roles in the Commonwealth Departments of Treasury, Prime Minister and Cabinet and Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, and the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services and the Western Australian Department of Indigenous Affairs.

Early in her career, Amanda worked as a lawyer in Victoria, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Amanda holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Bachelor of Commerce, a Master of Laws and a Master of Business Administration and was awarded the Public Service Medal for outstanding public service-leading reform in providing housing for Indigenous people in remote communities and the National Gambling Reform laws.
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Dr Mohan Chellappa
President

Johns Hopkins Medicine, International (USA)
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Dr Mohan Chellappa
President

Johns Hopkins Medicine, International (USA)
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Dr Samira Asma
Assistant Director-General, Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact

World Health Organisation
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Dr Samira Asma
Assistant Director-General, Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact

World Health Organisation
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Hisham El-Ansary
Chief Executive Officer

Bupa Australia & New Zealand
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Hisham El-Ansary
Chief Executive Officer

Bupa Australia & New Zealand
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Prof Keith McNeil
Adjunct Professor, Queensland Digital Health Centre

University of Queensland
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Prof Keith McNeil
Adjunct Professor, Queensland Digital Health Centre

University of Queensland
Keith is a respiratory physician trained in heart and lung transplantation at the world-renowned Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, UK. Keith established the Queensland Lung Transplant Service at The Prince Charles Hospital in 1996, and soon thereafter returned to Papworth where he was Lead Physician for the transplant program.

Keith returned to Queensland again in 2002 to head up the Cardiothoracic Transplant Service at The Prince Charles Hospital. During his tenure, he oversaw and co-ordinated Australia’s first heart-lung-liver transplant, and he established the Queensland Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Pulmonary Endarterectomy, and ECMO programs. Keith subsequently took up the role of Chief Executive Officer at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, and following that, the (inaugural) Chief Executive of the Metro North Hospital and Health Service.

Keith returned to the UK in 2013 as Chief Executive Officer at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust. He then went on to become the first Chief Clinical Information Office and Head of IT for the National Health Service in England.

Keith returned to Queensland with his wife and three children in 2018 and took up the role of Chief Clinical Information Office for Queensland Health. He further stepped into the roles of acting Deputy Director-General of Clinical Excellence Queensland, then later the acting Deputy Director-General of the Prevention Division as he worked alongside the Qld Health Executive to support the organisation and community throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Keith presents across various sectors as a valued contributor to clinical and patient safety benefits associated with technology in healthcare settings. His vision is to align research, precision medicine, and the health system reform agendas.
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Dr Teng Liaw
Head

WHO Collaborating Centre on eHealth
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Dr Teng Liaw
Head

WHO Collaborating Centre on eHealth
Dr Liaw is an academic GP Informatician and Emeritus Professor at UNSW Sydney. He directed the WHO Collaborating Centre on eHealth at UNSW Sydney and works with WHO HQ (Geneva) and WPRO (Manila) on digital health capacity building with a focus on maturity models, quality and interoperability of digital data and software agents and the implementation and evaluation of digital health interventions.

He has published extensively and is a thought leader on electronic decision support, mobile health, Digital Health Maturity Models, data quality & interoperability through Common Data Models, socio-ethical issues in artificial intelligence and machine learning, governance (clinical & data), and environment & corporate social responsibility.

He is a Founding Fellow of the International Academy of Health Science Informatics (FAHSI) and Australian College of Health Informatics/Institute of Digital Health (FACHI/FAIDH), and an elected International Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (FACMI). He chairs the IMIA Primary Care Informatics WG and RACGP National Research & Evaluation Ethics Committee.
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Olivia Pantelidis
Executive Director

Victorian Department of Health & Australian Centre for Value-Based Health Care
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Olivia Pantelidis
Executive Director

Victorian Department of Health & Australian Centre for Value-Based Health Care
Olivia is a values driven leader with a passion and focus on equity. Over her career Olivia has held various roles in healthcare management and leadership. She is a strategic leader, committed to improving health and care by creating integrated systems that minimise fragmentation and focus on the delivery of safe and equitable care. Olivia’s current role is as the Executive Director, Strategy and Planning Public Health Division at the Victorian Department of Health where she leads the overall strategy and operations for Victoria’s Local Public Health Units. In her previous roles at the Transport Accident Commission she led the strategic direction towards Value Based Health Care making it a strategic priority for the TACs 2025 strategy and led the Health Care and Trauma partnerships teams and Clinical Advisory Services to ensure clients have access to care. Olivia has also led the Mental Health reforms for the North Coast Primary Health Network and is the Executive Director for the Australian Centre for Value Based Health Care working collaboratively across the Centre’s local and global network of thought leaders and creators to drive healthcare systems towards VBHC. Olivia holds a Masters of Public Health.
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Milosh Milisavljevic
Group Executive, Customer Portfolios

Medibank
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Milosh Milisavljevic
Group Executive, Customer Portfolios

Medibank
Milosh has been with Medibank since 2016 and was appointed Group Executive – Customer Portfolios in June 2021. He is responsible for Medibank‘s customer portfolios, including member health programs, Live Better and diversified insurance portfolios. He is also accountable for growing and sustaining Medibank’s consumer, corporate and overseas portfolios.

Milosh has extensive experience leading customer focused and data driven transformations across health, media and telecommunications industries, including proposition, innovation and new business growth.

Prior to joining Medibank, Milosh held senior roles at SEEK and McKinsey & Company.
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Dr Jerome Kim
Director General

International Vaccine Institute (KR)
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Dr Jerome Kim
Director General

International Vaccine Institute (KR)
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Prof. Jodie Mcvernon
Director of Epidemiology

Doherty Institute
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Prof. Jodie Mcvernon
Director of Epidemiology

Doherty Institute
For more than 30 years, Stewart Dowrick has been at the forefront of the delivery of health services across metropolitan, regional and rural NSW. Appointed the Chief Executive of the Mid North Coast Local Health District in January 2011, Stewart works closely with a range of stakeholders and the community to provide healthcare through strategic and transformational leadership.

Stewart sits on a range of local, regional and state committees and has an interest in higher education and research. He is currently leading the development for a rural health strategic paper.

Stewart holds degrees from the University of NSW and University of Newcastle and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and in December 2019 he received the honorary award of Doctor of Health Studies in recognition of his significant contribution to the health sector and his advocacy for greater access to quality healthcare for regional communities.
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Dr Sandro Demaio
Chief Executive Officer

VicHealth
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Dr Sandro Demaio
Chief Executive Officer

VicHealth
Dr Rob Marshall joined St Vincent’s Health Australia in 2022 and as Chief Strategy Officer has responsibility for strategy development and delivery across SVHA. A medical doctor, Rob interrupted his training with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians to pursue a Master in Public Administration (Health Policy) at Columbia University, supported by a Fulbright Scholarship. From there, he joined Boston Consulting Group where he led strategy efforts for governments (in Australia and the UK), hospital providers, private health insurers and other large corporates. He has also worked on cost-effectiveness analyses as a Consultant to the World Health Organization and on health system reform as a Policy Advisor to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Rob brings to the role his expertise in strategy, transformation, health system redesign, digital health and value based health care.

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  • 8:30 am
    Registration, Refreshments & Networking
  • 8:55 am
    Opening Remarks from the Chair
  • 9:10 am
    Welcome to Country
  • 9:20 am
    Opening Keynote
  • 9:45 am
    Data Session

    Piloting through the Digital Storm: Ensuring Reliability, Security and Privacy

    • What are the primary challenges and opportunities of operating in an increasingly digitised health landscape?
    • How are organisations making the transition from legacy systems to facilitate secure and enhanced data exchange through cloud platforms?
    • What strategies are leaders employing to address cyber concerns and establish digital trust between patients and stakeholders in large-scale data governance?
  • 10:25 am
    Keynote
  • 10:50 am
    Partner Keynote
  • 11:20 am
    Morning Refreshments & Networking
  • 11:50 am
    Platinum Keynote
  • 12:15 pm
    Strategy Session

    Elevating Connected Care: Pioneering Digitally Enhanced Patient Experiences

    • How is technology reshaping the landscape of consumer healthcare?
    • What will virtual and primary care look like in the age of AI?
    • How are leaders creating their long-term strategies for digitally enabled care models?
    • What emerging technologies and trends are poised to revolutionise patient experiences in Australia?
  • 12:55 pm
    Keynote
  • 1:20 pm
    Lunch Welcome Remarks
  • 1:30 pm
    Lunch & Networking
  • 2:30 pm
    Keynote
  • 2:50 pm
    Workforce Session

    Enhancing Digital Literacy and Workforce Capabilities

    • Investing in the future: How are leaders strategically addressing digital skills gaps amidst the shortage of healthcare workers?
    • What measures are being taken to break down siloes and enhance data literacy across all various sectors of the health industry?
    • How are executives navigating the internal cultural challenges of change management?
  • 3:30 pm
    Keynote
  • 3:50 pm
    Closing Remarks from the Chair
  • 4:00 pm
    Close of Forum
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SPONSORS

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Why Get Involved

Previously known as the Healthcare Leaders Forum, the now HealthTech Forum adopts a more focused approach to the digital trajectory the industry is currently experiencing. Every year we refine our event model to unlock greater value for our partners and to ensure that our delegation’s expectations are exceeded.

Our audience is screened for seniority, connecting your brand with the right key decision makers from across the industry. We know that business is best done face to face and as such, we offer a limited number of speaking and brand activation partnerships. Each are designed to maximise brand awareness and industry credibility by embedding your organisation in the heart of this executive community.

Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss what these opportunities could look like for you and your brand.

 

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNTIES

Taya Knights – Account Manager
Tel: 0491 114 348
Email: tayak@connectmedia.com

 

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

Email: team@connectmedia.com
Tel: 61 2 8004 8590

Venue/Accommodation Details

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Swissôtel Sydney

Blaxland Ballroom – 68 Market St, Sydney NSW 2000.

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Accommodation at Swissotel Sydney

Please follow the below instructions, codes and links to book 10% discounted rates from our Best Available Flexible Rate at Swissôtel Sydney directly online.

A credit card guarantee is required and bookings have a 24H cancellation policy.

 

Booking Instructions

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Pricing and Discounts

Early Bird Registration
(until 03/05/2024)
$1195 + GST
$3585 + GST
Standard Registration
(from 04/05/2024)
$1395 + GST
$4185 + GST

Super Early Bird promotion available until the 8th December. The price will be available for selection during the check-out process.

 

Attendance at the HealthTech Forum is strictly for in-house Healthcare professionals. If you are a Vendor or Service Provider to healthcare executives and professionals, please email tayak@connectmedia.com to discuss your involvement.

Super Early Bird promotion available until the 8th December. The price will be available for selection during the check-out process.

 

GENERAL ENQURIES

Email: team@connectmedia.com
Tel: 61 2 8004 8590

 

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNTIES

Taya Knights – Account Manager
Tel: 0491 114 348
Email: tayak@connectmedia.com

 

We look forward to delivering this event for you.

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