2015 HEALTHCARE CONGRESS DELIVERING THE FUTURE, TODAY

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1 HANDBOOK 2015 HEALTHCARE CONGRESS DELIVERING THE FUTURE, TODAY June 2015, The Langham Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand Premium Sponsor Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsors Supporting Sponsors This handbook belongs to: NZ Healthcare Congress #NZHealthcareCongress

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3 Welcome again to the New Zealand Healthcare Congress for This extremely successful healthcare conference is being held for the fifth consecutive year and will be jointly hosted by the Medical Technology Association of New Zealand (MTANZ) and the New Zealand Health IT Cluster (NZHITC). An exciting addition this year is our partnership with the Consortium for Medical Device Technologies (CMDT) and Callaghan Innovation to present HealthTech week. The range of events include the inaugural MedTech Centre of Research Excellence annual conference, an Innovation and Investment Forum a Boot Camp and Ministry of Health Strategy Review Workshop. This year we want to investigate what medical technologies are becoming available to deliver healthcare more efficiently with improved patient outcomes in the future. What can we do now to ensure that what New Zealand invests today, will make a difference in the future? Technological advances, empowered consumers, disruptive new entrants and rising demand by the ageing population are ushering in a new era of healthcare. The lines between scientific, computing, data, IT and healthcare discoveries are blurring. How can we decide what is best for New Zealand? THEME 2015 HEALTHCARE CONGRESS: DELIVERING THE FUTURE, TODAY We encourage you to join us at the Healthcare Congress and learn what is happening in our extremely important healthcare sector. Your support is critical to the success of our Congress. Kind regards, Faye Sumner Chief Executive Officer Scott Arrol Chief Executive Medical Technology Association New Zealand PO Box 74116, Greenlane Central, Auckland 1546 p : f : e : admin@mtanz.org.nz w : NZ HealthIT PO Box 10087, The Terrace Wellington 6143 p : f : e : info@healthit.org.nz w : Content Welcome...3 Thank you to our Sponsors Healthcare Congress...4 The Centrepiece of Healthtech Week Keynote Speakers...9 Invited Speakers Congress Programme...22 MTANZ AGM/Social Programme...26 General Information...27 Exhibitor Floorplan...29 Exhibition Catalogue...30 Delegate List...33 Conference Organisers: Donna Clapham CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT PO Box 90641, Victoria Street West Auckland 1142, New Zealand t : e : conferences@w4u.co.nz w : 3 3

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5 Caring for the world, one person at a time inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. OUR FAMILY OF COMPANIES COMPRISES: The world s largest and most diverse medical devices company The world s premier consumer health company The world s fifth largest biologics company, and The world s eighth-largest pharmaceuticals company Globally, Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies has more than 250 operating companies in 60 countries employing approximately 129,000 people. Our primary focus is to make life-changing, long-term difference to human health by targeting the major health-related issues in Australia and New Zealand MEDICA 2015_Allgemein_NZ_210 x _Congress Handbook_4c Johnson & Johnson Medical produces a range of innovative products and solutions used primarily by health care professionals in the fields of orthopaedics, neurological disease, vision care, diabetes care, infection prevention, diagnostics, cardiovascular disease, and aesthetics. Across Australia and New Zealand, we employ more than 950 people. Working across both the public and private sectors, Johnson & Johnson is significantly invested in providing products and services to support the health of patients. We have a significant number of major new products undergoing a regulatory submission in the next two years. These products will further improve patient outcomes and expand our market leadership while facilitating the development of new business models. INNOVATION AT JOHNSON & JOHNSON Johnson & Johnson believes that innovation is critical to our mission of caring and saving lives. We are uniquely positioned to lead the advancement of health care delivery by developing customer-focused solutions and collaborating to bring innovation to life. We believe this will help us to develop new products and total solutions for patients and health care providers. Globally, our commitment to innovation continues to deliver strong results for the business, with more than 85% of key platforms in #1 or #2 leadership positions across general and plastic surgery, orthopaedics, neurology, bariatric surgery, infection prevention, urology, gynaecology, sports medicine, cardiovascular disease. Locally, Johnson & Johnson Medical embraces innovation through local partnerships and programs that help shape the medical technology industry. Our innovation activities harness the expertise of industry and community peers, with the strong belief that together, we are stronger. Johnson & Johnson (New Zealand) Ltd 507 Mt Wellington Highway Auckland 1060, 5 JJM201505_10

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7 Day 1, 15 June 2015 MedTech CoRE Day Attendees: Researchers, Clinicians, Companies, Students MedTech CoRE s Annual Conference with a focus on NZ MedTech research. New Zealand continues to have a focus on the development of advanced medical technologies in market-segments. Those involved in these areas of R&D meet to share ideas and their progress. Day 4, 18 June 2015 Innovation & Investment Forum Attendees: Investors, Entrepreneurs, Start Ups, Innovators A forum for investors and innovators to network and investigate opportunities to collaborate in the life sciences areas. A forum for overseas and NZ investors, manufacturers interested in raising capital and entrepreneurial clinicians and scientists to meet and identify possible collaborations that can be supported for funding outcomes. The focus this year is on Asia. Day 2 / 3, June 2015 New Zealand Healthcare Congress DELIVERING THE FUTURE, TODAY Attendees: Medical Technology & Health IT, Universities, Researchers, Manufacturers, Clinicians, Hospitals, Procurement Agencies, Government Officials, etc. Be part of shaping and informing the future of New Zealand Healthcare. This is NZ s premier healthcare conference, bringing together a broad range of stakeholders who can contribute to the discussion of what needs to be done today to continue to deliver a world-class healthcare for NZ in the future. Day 5, 19 June 2015 Healthtech Entrepreneurs Bootcamp Attendees: Entrepreneurs, inventors, researchers, start-ups Calling all budding entrepreneurs, inventors and start-ups. Learn strategies to bring your concepts to market. The Healthtech Bootcamp will cover a range of modules that will challenge and help start-ups and researchers with strategies to bring their concepts to market. For queries, please contact: Victoria Jantke (victoria@mtanz.org.nz) ph

8 A group of 21 privately owned New Zealand companies commited to the quality provision of innovative equipment, consumables, education and technical support to the New Zealand healthcare sector. Helping to advance emergency medical care. Orion Health is a global leader in healthcare software. With over 20 years experience Orion Health has partnered with over 1,000 customers across 30 countries and implemented health information systems for populations of more than 50 million people. We have solutions for Intelligent Integration, Smarter Hospitals and Healthier Populations. Visit our stand to find out more and go in the draw to win a FitBit Surge valued at $349! To find out more information and download our new brochures visit orionhealth.com/downloads/

9 Keynote Speakers Sir Malcolm Grant CBE Chairman, NHS England, UK Sir Malcolm is a New Zealander, born in Oamaru and educated at Waitaki Boys High School and Otago University, where he studied law. He has had an academic career as a law professor at Southampton University, University College London (UCL) and Cambridge University. In 1991 he was elected to the Chair of Land Economy at Cambridge and a Fellowship of Clare College. In 2001 he was elected Pro-Vice Chancellor of Cambridge, and in 2003 he returned to UCL as its President and Provost (Vice Chancellor), where he served for 10 years. UCL is now widely recognised as one of the top 10 universities in the world. He was knighted in 2013 for services to higher education. In 2011 he was appointed as founding Chairman of NHS England, which has the responsibility of investing the NHS budget of over 100 billion a year so as to secure the best outcomes for the health of the population of England. His other current roles include advising governments and universities on higher education in Hong Kong, Russia and the USA, and as a Bencher of Middle Temple, a trustee of Somerset House, a UK Business Ambassador and Chancellor-elect of the University of York. Professor Sir Peter Gluckman Founding Director, Liggins Institute Professor Sir Peter Gluckman was the founding Director of the Liggins Institute and is one of New Zealand s best known scientists. His research has won him numerous awards and international recognition including Fellowship of the Commonwealth s most prestigious scientific organisation, The Royal Society (London). He is the only New Zealander elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science (USA) and the Academy of Medical Sciences of Great Britain. In 2009 he became a Knight of the New Zealand Order of Merit replacing the 2008 Distinguished Companion of the NZ Order of Merit, for services to medicine and having previously been made a Companion of the Order in In 2001 he received New Zealand s top science award, the Rutherford Medal. In July 2009 he was appointed as the first Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand. In this role, he is internationally respected for his work promoting the use of evidence in policy formation and the translation of scientific knowledge into better social, economic, and environmental outcomes. Sir Peter is the author of 600 scientific papers and reviews, is an editor of eight books, and author of five books including three influential textbooks in his subject area. Dr Michelle Dickinson Nanomechanical Testing Laboratory, The University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ Invisibility and invincibility are two superpowers that Dr Michelle Dickinson always dreamed of as a child, and is still trying to achieve them through setting up her Nanomechanical testing laboratory at the University of Auckland. With a background in fracture mechanics Michelle is formally trained in breaking biological and engineering materials, but is also passionate about devoting her life to breaking sterotypes. Through her science communication work on TV and radio. Michelle has worked exclusively with billionaires and brilliant minds, offering her input into ways to harvest solar energy and create cheap and accessible drinking water as well as helping to design technologies for the medical industry. Her interdisciplinary fields of materials engineering and biomedical engineering have enabled Michelle to create a research lab space where medicine, biology and engineering combine to find collaborative solutions to some of our biggest healthcare problems. David Moore Managing Director, Sapere Research Group Limited, Wellington, NZ David is a Managing Director of Sapere Research Group. David has extensive health and other senior management experience, and is currently a member of the Board of the Royal NZ College of General Practitioners and is Chair of Patients First Limited. Previously, David was involved as founding General Manager and Director of PHARMAC. David currently works with NZ and Australian health authorities, economic development agencies and other private and public sector organisations on a wide range of strategic, commercial and technical assignments. 9

10 Professor Dr Dr Jens Mueller MNZM Jens Mueller has over 25 years experience as Chairman/CEO/Co-Founder/Director in global health care firms from $1-900 million turnover. He is an award-winning Management School Professor with a focus on Governance and Leadership Strategies in global firms. He serves on the PHARMAC Boad, is one of the 4 Health System Capability reviewers for the Minister of Health Hon Jonathan Coleman, and reviews National Science projects for MBIE Minister Hon Stephen Joyce. Professor Mueller has authored/edited 100+ publications and 7 books, is an engaging speaker and a Corporate Consultantworldwide. He teaches in New Zealand, China, Colombia, Abu Dhabi, and the USA, and consults on long-term strategy for enterprises and non-profit firms. Dr Mark O Carroll Respiratory Physician, Auckland DHB, Auckland, NZ Dr Mark O Carroll has been a member of the National Health Committee since it was re-established in August Mark is a Respiratory Physician at Auckland DHB and has subspecialty interests in Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplant and Interventional Pulmonology. He has been the Clinical Director of the Respiratory Service at ADHB since He is the current President of the NZ branch of the Thoracic Society of Australia and NZ. Mark is the NHC representative on HealthPACT, a subcommittee of the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council (AHMAC) responsible for horizon scanning of new and emerging technologies. He also represents the NHC on the Health Innovation Partnership with the Health Research Council (HRC). Graeme Osborne Director, National Health IT Board, Wellington, NZ The IT Health Board is responsible for health IT leadership. It has developed a National Health IT Plan that takes a whole system view to guide and prioritise the delivery of health solutions at a national, regional or local level. The Board emphasises the role of clinical leadership to promote improvements and innovation in the delivery of health care services, enabled by health information, that support the development of a sustainable health system. Graeme has worked in senior management roles in the financial, health insurance and information technology fields, including ACC, Statistics and Southern Cross Healthcare. Graeme obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Marketing from Canterbury University in He has experience as a member on the Land Information New Zealand Audit Committee, the e-gif Management Committee, as a trustee of the Computer Access New Zealand (CANZ) Trust, and a member of the Institute of Directors. He was also a member of the Health Intranet Governance Board, the Telecommunications User Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) Board, and the Digital Strategy Advisory Group. Merepeka Raukawa-Tait (Te Arawa) Chair, Te Pou Matakana. Rotorua District Councillor; Elected Member, Lakes DHB, Rotorua, NZ Chair, Te Pou Matakana. Rotorua District Councillor and an elected member of the Lakes District Health Board, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait is well known as the former outspoken CEO of Women s Refuge. She holds an MBA in International Management and spends much of her time encouraging Māori women into leadership positions. Craig Rispin Business Futurist and Innovation Expert Craig Rispin is a Business Futurist and Innovation Expert his expertise is in emerging business, people and technology trends and how companies can profit from them. Craig has over 20 years experience working where the future has been created with some of the most innovative companies in the world in the IT, consumer electronics, internet and broadcasting industries. He is an award-winning speaker and has addressed audiences as large as 16,000 people on 5 continents and has consulted with CEOs of leading companies worldwide. Some of his clients include: BHP Billiton, Canon, Colonial First State, IBM, Kimberly-Clark, King & Wood Mallesons, NRMA, Sportscraft, Symantec, Toyota, Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and hundreds of professional industry associations. Now a keynote speaker and innovation consultant, Craig shows his clients how to: Know First, Be First and Profit First. Professor John Windsor Professor of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ Professor Windsor holds a personal chair in Surgery at the University of Auckland and is Director of Surgical Research and is a consultant surgeon at the Auckland City and Mercy Hospitals. He founded the Pancreas Research Group, Surgical Skills Centre, HPB/UGI Unit, and the Surgical Research Network which now encompasses the Applied Surgery and Metabolism Laboratory and the Surgical Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Recently Chair Section of Academic Surgery in the RACS, Secretary General of International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Recently elected as Fellow American Surgical Association, James IV Association of Surgeons and Royal Society of New Zealand. 10

11 Invited Speakers Duncan Babbage PhD, Director, Centre for ehealth, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZ Duncan Babbage, is an Associate Professor in Rehabilitation in AUT s School of Clinical Sciences and the Implementation Science cluster lead of AUT s Centre for Person Centred Research. Duncan s background is as a consultant clinical psychologist, with a particular focus on neuropsychological rehabilitation after brain injury. His work in ehealth includes the use of mobile computing devices as cognitive prosthetics and to deliver mental health interventions, as well as an interest in distributed health records and health infrastructure. His research has a focus on implementation science and translation of research into practice. Garth Bradford Director, Compliance & Facilities, ANZ, Henry Schein Garth has worked for the company for 23 years full management of HSS; consumable, laboratory & equipment businesses in NZ. Garth is responsible for removing anything that de-motivates customers, vendors, TSMs or shareholders. Garth previously spent 16 years in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically in sales, marketing, logistics and distribution. He has worked in the manufacturing and distribution fields, both in NZ and UK. Garth is a sports fanatic, participating in rowing and golf with a general interest in most sports. He is happily married to Laura and is the father of Mia (15 yrs) and Thomas (11 yrs). Siobhan Bulfin CEO, Melon Health Siobhan is CEO and founder of Melon Health (formerly Social Code), a patient engagement and behaviour change platform for the prevention and management of chronic disease. Melon empowers patients to take ownership of their health by giving them the tools, support, confidence and motivation to manage their health. Our web and mobile applications help patients manage their disease, through peer support, access to clinicians, symptom tracking, and remote monitoring. For the patient, it s like having their coach, care-team and support crew in their pocket. Melon Health has offices in Wellington, New Zealand and San Francisco, USA. Professor Chris Bullen Director, NIHI, University of Auckland Chris Bullen is Professor of public health, and Director, National Institute for Health Innovation (NIHI), at the University of Auckland. He is a public health physician and researcher with a special interest in the prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases. His group at NIHI has more than a decade of experience of developing and testing technologyenabled behaviour change interventions, particularly those involving mobile phones, where they have been world-leaders. His PhD and much of his research has been on novel interventions for smoking cessation, but more recently he has begun to explore other behaviours where addiction is a major feature, and where technology may play an important supportive role in relapse prevention. Kah Chan Smart Interactions Group, School of Design, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, NZ Kah Chan and Dr Edgar Rodriguez lead the Smart Interactions group at the School of Design, Victoria University of Wellington. Their work combines industrial design and media design to investigate and develop physical products that digitally process human and environmental data through engaging and rich designed interactions. Edgar and Kah have worked for companies including Samsung Electronics (Seoul), Sismo Design (Paris), Studio Santachiara (Milan), Philips Design (Eindhoven), Im Able (Wellington), Crown (Auckland), among many others. Their current work focuses on investigating how to increase engagement to therapies through smart medical devices. Their design and research process includes investigating the human experience through a range of social sciences and psychology methodologies in order to identify barriers to engagement. They use the findings of the research to design, prototype and test devices. An iterative process of testing and re-prototyping is essential in their work. Edgar and Kah are currently working on developing a full system to digitally manufacture smart splints. The system 3D scans clients limbs, digitally processes the data and produces a customised splint, 3D prints the splint with embedded sensors, tracks clients movements and engages clients in their therapies through serious games. 11

12 Invited Speakers Debbie Chin Interim CE, Capital & Coast District Health Board, Wellington, NZ Debbie has been tasked with the challenge of maintaining leadership and continuity across the organisation through times of financial challenge and transition. Debbie combines effective leadership with strong strategic direction. Debbie has nearly 20 years experience in the health sector coupled with extensive experience in both the private and public sectors. Debbie s previous health roles include: Crown Monitor for the Capital & Coast and Hutt Valley District Health Boards from 2009/10; a position she held until 2013 Ministry of Health, Deputy Director-General, Corporate for seven years including a period as Acting Director-General Health Advisor in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Member of the National Health Committee In 2007 Debbie was appointed Chief Executive of Standards NZ. Debbie held this role and the role of Crown Monitor until September 2013, when she was asked to step into her current role. Dr Gavin Clark Director of Research & Enterprise, UoO Gavin has a PhD in microbiology from the University of Surrey in the UK. He served studentships at Nestle (Switzerland) and Glaxo Group Research (UK), and then worked in antibiotic discovery research at SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (1993-6). Since 1997 Gavin specialised in knowledge transfer, serving a variety of roles in Universities, government and spinouts in NZ and in the UK. Gavin commercialised technology at the Universities of Edinburgh (1997-9) and Bristol ( ), then moved to NZ to be Director of Commercialisation at Massey University ( ) and founding CEO of Polybatics Ltd (2005-7). Returning to the UK for the period , Gavin was Deputy Director of the Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network, advisor to government in the Innovation and Growth Team for Industrial Biotechnology and Industrial Liaison Director at an Engineering Doctorate Centre at Newcastle University. Gavin is currently Director of Research & Enterprise at the University of Otago and co-founder of the SEED enterprise programme that inspires student teams to form start-ups. Gavin is a member of the steering committee of NZ s Consortium for Medical Device Technologies and a Director of NZBIO. Kathryn Cook Chief Executive Officer, MidCentral DHB, Palmerston North, NZ Kathryn returned home to New Zealand from Australia in early May 2015 to lead the MidCentral District Health Board. Originally qualifying as a General and Obstetrics Nurse in New Zealand, Kathryn has gained an extensive background in health, both here and in Australia. Prior to joining MDHB she was a Partner within KPMG Australia s Health, Ageing and Human Services practice, where she was lead partner of the Victorian practice. Prior to joining KPMG, Kathryn was CEO of Western Health, located in Melbourne, which delivered health services through four acute hospitals and provided a range of community services to a diverse and growing population that included two of Australia s fastest growing communities. Kathryn has also held a range of policy and leadership positions in the Western Australian and Victorian Departments of Health, and the New Zealand Ministry of Health prior to moving to Australia. Michael Daniell Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited, Auckland, NZ Michael Daniell has been Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited since He was General Manager of Fisher & Paykel s Healthcare Division from 1990 to 2001 and previously held various positions including product design engineer and research and development manager. Mike has more than 35 years of international medical device business experience. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative products and systems for use in respiratory care, acute care and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. The company employs more than 3,000 people and its medical devices are available in over 120 countries. Ross Darrah General Manager for Procurement, healthalliance Ross Darrah is a familiar face to many in procurement circles internationally. In his current role as General Manager for Procurement within healthalliance, a shared services organisation to the health sector, he is responsible for leading his team to deliver procurement nationally a first within New Zealand. Managing procurement spend at a national level is significant but it takes on extra importance when it s directly contributing to better healthcare in our communities. He brings a wealth of experience, having founded and led Management Toolbox, an innovative company of organisational engineers who help businesses sharpen their strategy for growth and efficiency. The company later formed Grant Thornton New Zealand s new Business Transformation service. 12

13 Sarah Fitt Director of Operations, PHARMAC, Wellington, NZ Sarah was previously Chief Pharmacist at Auckland DHB and started at PHARMAC in April Sarah oversees the PHARMAC teams that manage the procurement and funding process for medicines and medical devices including the annual tender. This includes analysing funding applications, obtaining clinical advice and progressing them through the funding process, then negotiating with pharmaceutical and/or device suppliers. Dr David Fitzpatrick-Cockram PsyD Clinical Director - Mental Health, Third Age Health Services Dr David Fitzpatrick-Cockram has over 25 years experience in healthcare. David s early interests were in the field of biomedical science and behavioural medicine. David spent a decade in the UK National Health Service (NHS) where he was a Clinical and Operational Director of mental health services. David was one of the leaders in establishing stepped care in the field of NHS Primary Care mental health services. It was during this time that David became involved in the area of non-traditional ways of delivering effective and efficient patient centred healthcare. More recently David has been the Senior Clinical Lead for Southern Cross Health Society where he headed up their team of medical advisors and was responsible for developing their clinical strategy. David s current roles include those of Clinical Advisor for telemedicine at Doctor2Go, Mental Health Director for Third Age Health Limited, and Chief Executive of Healthcare Specialists Limited. In addition to David s clinical training he is a graduate of Yale University s Healthcare Management Programme and the University of Oxford Business School. David s passion and interest is in innovation and new ways of working to deliver patient centred, effective and efficient quality healthcare. Richard Fraser VP, Engage Mobile & Portals Solution Group, Orion Health, Auckland, NZ Richard Fraser leads the Engage Line of Business for Orion Health globally- the solution group responsible for the design and development of applications used to interact with an individual s longitudinal health record for both consumers and clinicians. Richard has almost 20 years experience working with technology, content and media for multinational brands. Across Europe he has worked on software platforms to deliver digital content and advertising media for clients such as TBWA, OgilvyInteractive and French high tech firm Alcatel-Lucent. Previously Richard ran Alcatel-Lucent s Australasian pre sales group and built their innovation partnership ecosystem program across Australasia with companies such as NBN Australia, Chorus NZ, Innovation Council, ATEED, Metrix, and AUT - the ecosystem delivered applications demonstrating commercial value of technology and business cases in an ultra broadband economy. Richard holds a Psychology and Commerce double major from Victoria University in Wellington, along with a Masters Diploma in Economics of E-Commerce with Distinction from University of London. Today, Richard s role utilises all of this experience as Orion Health leads disruption in the health sector through the development of applications enabling the consumerisation of health care. Dr Peter Gilling MD(Otago), FRACS Urologist, Tauranga Hospital; Associate Professor of Surgery, BOP Clinical School, University of Auckland, Tauranga, NZ Peter is an Urologist based in Tauranga, he established New Zealand s first Robotics Program in Peter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Auckland and is the Academic Co-ordinator and Head of the BOPDHB Clinical School in Tauranga. He has an international reputation in the Research and Management of Prostatic Diseases and was recently ranked 6th in the world for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia research and treatment by Expertscape, Palo Alto CA. Clive Gold Director Healthcare and Education, EMC Corporation, Australia and New Zealand Clive Gold is the Director Healthcare and Education at EMC Australia and New Zealand a role he started in Joining EMC Corporation in 1999, he became Marketing Director in 2000, moving into the Director Product Marketing in 2005, and then in 2009 he took on the Chief Technology Officer role for Australia and New Zealand. Clive is responsible for providing focus on EMC s solutions for Healthcare and Education, by providing thought leadership and communicating EMC s vision and strategy. Clive s experience in projects such as The Human Face of Big Data enable him to apply his knowledge of EMC s technology to the most pressing issues in education, research and healthcare. Clive has over 30 years experience in the IT industry and has been active participant in industry holding positions such as the Chairman of the Storage Networking Industry Association s Global Steering Committee. Having commenced his career with Hewlett-Packard, Clive subsequently held a variety of senior management positions in IT services, software development, systems implementation and marketing, with companies including ComTech and Pyramid Technology. Clive holds Masters Degree in Business Administration as well as a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. 13

14 Invited Speakers Richard Gray Business Development Executive, IBM, Australia Richard Gray is the Healthcare Industry leader for Mobile solutions for Australia and New Zealand and also works with a number of large organisations in other industries. He works with clients to help them identify ways to transform the way work is done through mobile and to simplify mobile projects. Through IBM s Interactive Experience Studios and the strategic alliance with Apple, Richard s team focuses on user experience as the driver for compelling Mobile Apps. Richard has over 25 years experience across a wide range of industries and focuses on business value and outcomes. Sean Gray CEO, New Zealand Artificial Limb Service Sean Gray is the CEO the New Zealand Artificial Limb Service who provide prosthetic and rehabilitation services to 4,300 amputees across the country. Amputee expectations of their prosthetic limbs are changing rapidly which are driven by daily developments and media stories on technology components, materials and manufacturing processes. As such, how NZALS creates independence for amputees in the future will be heavily dependent on how it embraces technology. Mr Gray has a Bachelor of Applied Science from Massey University and a Master of Business Administration from Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Sydney, has served in senior management roles with Diabetes Australia NSW, AIMEDICS and Life Without Barriers. Life Without Barriers is a national service provider for disability, foster care and community aged care in Australia with a $309 million per annum turnover. AIMEDICS was a venture funded medical device company while Diabetes Australia-NSW provides services to over 245,000 people with diabetes through a range of government contracts and commercial activities. Bernard Guy Lecturer, Industrial Design, School of Design. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand After more than a decade in the oil and mining industry Bernard Guy turned his focus from engineering to industrial design, first working in the field of robotics and medical simulation then entering academia. His research has evaluated the design of anaesthesia equipment and the design and production of a simulation device for teaching and retaining endoscopy skills. Increasingly he focuses on introducing novel technologies of design to clinicians in healthcare. Design physiology is a useful way of describing Bernard s approach to the design of a device or product, where dominant mechanical techniques of manufacture are traded for a physiological approach. His design methods employ 3D scanning, 3D printing and digital CAD technologies to produce facial prosthesis, synthetic anatomies for simulation, preoperative planning models, and biological inspired designs. Motivated by the novelty and close association of 3D printing to anatomy, Bernard s research, teaching and commercial collaboration encourage performance and economic benefits through processes that no longer adhere to the traditional rules of mass manufacture. David Hepburn Senior Vice President, Smarter Hospital Orion Health David Hepburn is the leader of Orion Health s ENTERPRISE Hospital Solutions globally and is responsible for strategy and overall delivery of our products and services to Hospital customers. David is leading the capability development and investment in Orion Health ENTERPRISE an end to end open platform for the Whole of System and Hospital. This platform gives Orion Health a rich capability within the walls of a hospital and when aligned with the broader Orion Health portfolio can deliver seamless integration across the care continuum. Prior to joining Orion Health, David was with Perot Systems / Dell and led its Services and Outsourcing business to Physician, Health Information Exchange, Insurance and Business Process Outsourcing customers. He spent 11 years with Perot Systems based in Europe and the USA, but has experience working with private and public customers in almost all global healthcare markets. Prior to joining Perot Systems, David was an officer in the U.K. armed forces and served on operational duties in Bosnia and Northern Ireland. He holds a bachelor of engineering degree in chemical engineering from Loughborough University, U.K. David currently resides in Auckland, New Zealand. Professor Peter Hunter Director, Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland 14 Peter Hunter completed his Engineering and Masters of Engineering degrees at the University of Auckland before undertaking his DPhil (PhD) in Physiology at the University of Oxford where he researched finite element modelling of ventricular mechanics. Since then his major research interests have been around modelling various aspects of the human body using an anatomically and biophysically based approach which incorporates the detailed anatomical and microstructural measurements and material properties into the continuum finite element models. As recent Co-Chair of the Physiome Committee of the International Union of Physiological Sciences he is helping to lead the development of modelling standards and the use of computational methods for understanding the integrated physiological function of the body in terms of the structure and function of tissues, cells and proteins. In 2006 Peter was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (London). In 2009, he was awarded the Rutherford Medal, New Zealand s top science award, as well as the KEA World Class NZ award in Research, Science, Technology and Academia.

15 Chris James Acting Group Manager, Medsafe, Wellington, NZ Chris graduated from the University of Otago in 1996 with a Bachelor of Pharmacy. In 2005 he completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy in the UK, before returning to Otago University in 2009 to complete a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health. Chris has just over ten years experience working as a clinical pharmacist in hospitals in New Zealand and the UK. During that time he specialised in Paediatrics and was part of the multi-disciplinary team working in paediatric and neonatal intensive care units. In 2006 Chris joined Medsafe, assessing the pharmaceutical chemistry of new medicines before moving into pharmacovigilance. As part of this move into pharmacovigilance Chris was editor of Medsafe s bulletin Prescriber Update for a number of years, before becoming Manager of the Clinical Risk Branch in Professor Nikola Kasabov Fellow IEEE, Fellow RSNZ, Director, Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute (KEDRI), Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, NZ Professor Nikola Kasabov is Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand and DVF of the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK. He is the Director of the Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute (KEDRI), Auckland and Chair of Knowledge Engineering at Auckland University of Technology. Kasabov is Past President and Governor of the International Neural Network Society (INNS) and of the Asia Pacific Neural Network Assembly (APNNA). Kasabov holds MSc and PhD from the TU Sofia, Bulgaria. His main research interests are in the areas of neural networks, intelligent information systems, soft computing, bioinformatics, neuroinformatics. He has published more than 550 publications. He has extensive academic experience at various academic and research organisations in Europe and Asia. Prof. Kasabov has received the APNNA Outstanding Achievements Award, the INNS Gabor Award for Outstanding contributions to engineering applications of neural networks, the EU Marie Curie Fellowship, the Bayer Science Innovation Award, the APNNA Excellent Service Award, the RSNZ Science and Technology Medal, and others. He has supervised to completion 40 PhD students. More information of Prof. Kasabov can be found on the KEDRI web site: Professor Raechel M Laing Clothing and Textile Sciences, Head of Department - Applied Sciences, University of Otago Raechel Laing, an academic at the University of Otago, has a PhD from that university and a Masters degree from the University of Tennessee. She was awarded a personal chair at the University of Otago in 2004, and is currently Head of the Department of Applied Sciences at the University of Otago. She is a Chartered Textile Technologist and Fellow of the Textile Institute, a recipient of an Honorary Fellowship and the Holden Medal from that Institute, and a member of the International Council of The Textile Institute. Her Board memberships have included Standards New Zealand, New Zealand Wool Testing Authority, Mercy Hospital (Dunedin). Key areas of research include the structure/function/properties/performance relationships of textiles, and interactions between textiles and the human body. This expertise has been called on by a number of organisations (e.g. employer groups, Department of Labour, Standards New Zealand, NZ Olympic Committee), industry groups (e.g. currently leading an international panel on wool in human health and wellbeing for the International Wool Textile Organisation), and the wider public (e.g. Radio New Zealand National s Our Changing World). John Macaskill-Smith CEO, Midlands Health John is the CEO of Midlands Health Network and Pinnacle General Practice Network. John has a broad history of working in the health sector, as a provider, for central government in commissioning roles for the Health Funding Authority and the Ministry of Health, in policy development and for the last 10 years leading one of New Zealand s most proactive and dynamic primary care networks. John is well known for his honest no mucking around approach to making things happen in primary health care. Currently Midlands Health Network is spear heading the exploration of new models of care, to ensure that there is a sustainable fit for purpose primary care environment that is integrated with the broader sector. John also chairs the Midland Alliance Team, a new emerging model for collective governance and management of a whole of system approach across primary and secondary care including both public and private sector services. The Midland ALT covers four District Health Board areas in the central North Island. John strongly advocates for a whole of system view for the health and broader social sector. He is also on a wide range of national governance and advisory groups. In the odd free time, John grows olives and chases his three kids with a little trout fishing thrown in when possible. 15

16 Invited Speakers Associate Professor Bruce MacDonald Robotic Engineer, University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ Associate Professor Bruce MacDonald completed a BE (1st class) and Ph.D in the Electrical Engineering department of the University of Canterbury. He worked with NZ Electricity and the DSIR in Wellington, NZ, then the Computer Science Department of the University of Calgary in Canada. In 1995 he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Auckland. His long term goal is to design intelligent robotic assistants that improve the quality of peoples lives, with primary research interests in human robot interaction and robot programming systems, and applications in areas such as healthcare and agriculture. He is the director of the department s robotics group and a leader for the multidisciplinary CARES robotics team at the University of Auckland. He is the leader of Faculty of Engineering research theme Technology for Health, and Chairman for NZ s robotics, automation and sensing association.sector. Michael James Mackey, MBChB. DipObst. FRACS Urologist, Ascot Hospital, Auckland, NZ Mike is a New Zealand trained Urologist, who completed his fellowship training in the United Kingdom. He returned to New Zealand in 1998, and works fulltime in private practice in Auckland. Mikes special interest is in prostate surgery for both BPH and prostate cancer. He performs Holmium/Thulium laser enucleation of the prostate and has a passion for robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, which he now travels to Tauranga to perform at Grace Hospital. Mike also can be found, with what little free time he has, biking all around Auckland. Peter Madson VP, Worrell, Shanghai, China Peter has 16+ years of award winning user-centric medical device and product design experience in both North America and Asia. He is a partner and 14 year veteran of WORRELL, a U.S. based design and engineering firm. Peter has been based in Shanghai for the past 8 years where he leads the design engineering & human factors teams to develop tailored medical device solutions for China and other emerging markets. He holds numerous utility patents and serves several notable clients including Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Baxter, Becton Dickinson, St. Jude Medical, Boston Scientific & Zimmer. Susan Martin NZ Country Director, Johnson & Johnson Medical Sue has had extensive experience across both the clinical and corporate sectors. She commenced her career as a Registered Nurse, working in the critical care arena in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Sue is a senior commercial leader skilled in strategic planning, business development and change management. A proven ability to deliver consistent and sustainable results based on strong general management and engaged teams. Sue has been with Johnson & Johnson Medical for 15 years in increasing roles of responsibility and is currently the NZ Country Director & Global Surgery Franchise Lead, a role which she has held for 21/2 years. Sue holds a Bachelor of Science (Nursing), and has attended a variety of leadership & executive programmes at institutions including Smith College in Boston and Macquarie Graduate School of Management. David Meates Chief Executive, Canterbury & West Coast District Health Boards David is responsible for the health services for over 550,000 New Zealanders, and the leadership of over 10,500 direct employees and thousands more NGO health sector workers contracted by the DHB. He is a big picture thinker and has particular skills in leading change, and motivating and mobilising others to be part of the transformation. David is passionate about health and what s possible when people grasp the vision and work collectively for the greater good. The achievements of the Canterbury Health System are testimony to his leadership. David has overseen the creation of what has been identified as one of the most integrated health systems in the world by The Kings Fund (an independent charity working to improve health and health care based in the UK). In 2011 David was awarded the highest standing award by the NZ Medical Association for exemplary leadership for the devastating earthquakes in Canterbury. In 2014 David was made a member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to health. Originally from Canterbury, David has worked in both the private and public sectors, in NZ and the UK. 16

17 Jodi Mitchell CEO, SimplHealth and Chair, NZ Health IT Cluster Jodi has been a leader in the IT industry for over 20 years. She started her career as a software developer, was an owner of the Ministry of Software in her mid-20s, has been Chair of the NZ Health IT Cluster for the last two and half years since 2012 and also a member for 7 years. Jodi was appointed CEO SimplHealth in She is also on the board of GeoOp, the company aiming to be the world s leader in mobile workforce job management software. SimplHealth delivers technology solutions that connect and share with those that care, safely and securely. Its products enable improved health outcomes by integrating with existing clinical systems to improve information flow and collaboration, support health services and deliver cost savings. The company has developed and delivered the software driving the NZ eprescription Service, the Socrates Disability Management System, the B4 School Check programme and Australia s erx Script Exchange e-prescribing service. Chris Mules MNZM artner, Health Partners Consulting Group, Auckland, NZ Chris Mules has an international reputation for excellence in health system design and service strategy, successful innovation in commissioning (planning and funding), and leadership of large scale change. As Director of Health Services Planning for the Ministry of Health he led national work on long term service and capacity planning; national services development; regional service planning; clinical networks; and new service configurations and models of care. Chris was Chief Planning & Funding Officer at Counties Manukau DHB for 9 years; and has been a senior executive in a number of public and private health sector organisations. Dr Lance O Sullivan GP, Kaitaia Dr Lance O Sullivan is a GP based in Kaitaia. A Maori doctor fluent in Te Reo. A passionate advocate for Maori health and treating patients regardless of whether or not they could afford treatment. He is also committed to supporting and encouraging Maori Youth Leaders. In 2013 he established The Moko Foundation, to help support and encourage our children, youth and whanau living in Northland and Aotearoa. His drive for accessible healthcare and partnering with the Community extends beyond his patient-centric clinic Te Kohanga Whakaora, establishing MOKO (Manawa Ora, Korokoro Ora, Healthy Heart, Healthy Throat ), V-MOKO, a school based and online service focused on preventing rheumatic fever among primary and intermediate students in and around Kaitaia. In recognition for his achievements, Lance was named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year 2014, received a Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award and Public Health Association Public Health Champion Award in 2013 and named TVNZ Maori of the Year Dr Lance O Sullivan a GP, creator of revolutionary health programs, pioneer for equal health care in his community. Charismatic and hardworking, making great contributions to healthcare in the Far North. Forging a path for our future leaders taking every opportunity to great heights. Professor Matthew Parsons University of Auckland / Waikato DHB Professor Matthew Parsons holds the position of Clinical Chair in Gerontology, a joint appointment between Waikato District Health Board and The University of Auckland. He has a PhD and Masters in Ageing from Kings College London, a Hons degree in Psychology and Human Biology and is a registered Nurse. Matthew has been significantly involved in the guiding older person and disability services in New Zealand for the last 15 years. He has published in excess of 80 peer reviewed journal articles and provides advice to numerous countries in relation to Home Care services. He has a passion for health technology and was a principal investigator in the ASSET trial; a multi-centred randomised controlled trial of tele-monitoring across New Zealand. Dr Mary Quin Chief Executive, Callaghan Innovation Dr Mary Quin is Callaghan Innovation s inaugural Chief Executive. Born in Palmerston North, she returned to New Zealand to take up the role after more than 30 years working overseas in senior executive roles in NASDAQ-listed companies such as Eastman Kodak and Xerox, where she was VP of Strategy and Business Development for the US$5.5 billion Production Systems Group. Her most recent role was as President of the 2,800-person US support services company, NANA Management Services LLC in Alaska, which is jointly owned by the indigenous Inupiat people. Dr Quin graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) with First Class Honours in Physics. She has a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University in Illinois. After working in research and development for engineering company Raychem for several years, she attended Harvard Business School, where she received an MBA with High Distinction and graduated as a Baker Scholar. 17

18 Invited Speakers Dr Steve Reay Co-directror of the Design for Health and Wellbeing lab Dr Steve Reay is co-directror of the Design for Health and Wellbeing lab, a collaboration between the Auckland District Health Board and AUT, initiated to develop an intentional relationship between design processes and health and wellbeing, and underpinned by interdisciplinary collaboration and a strong focus on user-centered design. Steve s research builds on his background in biology and ecology and explores the potential benefits of collaboration between design and other disciplines. A main focus of his current research is to explore the interaction of products, users and environments, with a specific focus investigating how products, services and experiences (and design) may have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of people. He is working to developing a better understanding how communities, society and the wider environment relate and interact, and how design may be used to positively enhance these interactions. Mark Richards FCIPS Manager Procurement Capability, New Zealand Government Procurement, Market Services Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment Mark has held senior management roles and led successful organisational change projects in both private and government sector organisations. As a result he has gained a wide range of experience across the procurement function and general business spectrum. He is particularly passionate regarding the opportunities that procurement excellence offers to mobilise supplier relationships, create innovative solutions and drive improved results. He has been a leader in driving procurement reform across the public sector since 2010 and is widely recognised for implementing one of the most effective individual agency change programmes. In his current role he is responsible for lifting the level of commercial acumen across all Government agencies. Mark s leadership within the procurement profession were recognised in the award of Fellowship status by the United Kingdom based Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply in Dr Edgar Rodriguez Smart Interactions Group, School of Design, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, NZ Dr Edgar Rodriguez and Kah Chan lead the Smart Interactions group at the School of Design, Victoria University of Wellington. Their work combines industrial design and media design to investigate and develop physical products that digitally process human and environmental data through engaging and rich designed interactions. Edgar and Kah have worked for companies including Samsung Electronics (Seoul), Sismo Design (Paris), Studio Santachiara (Milan), Philips Design (Eindhoven), Im Able (Wellington), Crown (Auckland), among many others. Their current work focuses on investigating how to increase engagement to therapies through smart medical devices. Their design and research process includes investigating the human experience through a range of social sciences and psychology methodologies in order to identify barriers to engagement. They use the findings of the research to design, prototype and test devices. An iterative process of testing and re-prototyping is essential in their work. Edgar and Kah are currently working on developing a full system to digitally manufacture smart splints. The system 3D scans clients limbs, digitally processes the data and produces a customised splint, 3D prints the splint with embedded sensors, tracks clients movements and engages clients in their therapies through serious games. Priscilla Rogers Manager, Healthcare Research, IBM Research, Australia Priscilla is the Healthcare Research Manager at IBM Research Australia, where she leads a multi-disciplinary team in the area of data-driven healthcare. This spans health informatics and health services research right through to the development of computational tools to support routine clinical use of next generation sequencing. In her role, she is responsible for defining and driving the research agenda in the healthcare portfolio. Priscilla is passionate about the convergence of information technology, engineering and medicine, and the transformative impact it can have on the sector. Her passion for healthcare and life sciences research began when she undertook a PhD in Engineering at Monash University, specialising in the exploitation of micro and nanoscale phenomena for diagnostic and drug discovery applications. Sanjeewa Samaraweera Medtech Global Sanjeewa is the Chief Architect of the ManageMyHealth patient centric suite of cloud solutions which includes Mobile Apps, Patient Portal, Shared Electronic Health Record (SEHR), Shared Care and the MedicAlert - National Patient Vitals Service. He is a professional technologist and innovator with over 20 plus years experience in the information technology and service industries. Sanjeewa is responsible for pioneering the development and adoption of patient portals in New Zealand. He is very passionate about empowering consumers and enhancing the delivery of high quality healthcare in a variety of settings through the innovative use of digital health solutions. Prior to Medtech, Sanjeewa was a Principal Consultant with the PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting Division and Solutions Director across Asia Pacific for Unisys. Sanjeewa has being involved in every aspect of business transformation projects and has a very strong background in organisational change, business processes, best practices and enabling technologies and is able to formulate and implement ICT strategies, from strategy to execution that deliver sustainable results. 18

19 Graham Scown Programme & Commercialisation Director, Return On Science, Auckland UniServices Ltd, Auckland, NZ Graham is the Programme & Commercialisation Director, Return On Science at Auckland UniServices Ltd. Return On Science is a national research commercialisation programme, focused on bringing new research to market from universities, research institutions, and private companies. Prior to this Graham has worked as an ICT consultant for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) managing the competitive tender process for ICT systems for CERA in its start-up/establishment phase. He has also worked for the Ministry for Science & Innovation and its predecessor organisation Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST) as a Senior Business Manager, Senior Commercialisation Manager and Director Commercialisation, and started, grew and sold an ICT company. Chandra Selvadurai CEO Pharmaco (NZ & Australia) Ltd Chandra Selvadurai qualified with a Medical Laboratory Science degree from the Curtin University of Technology, West Australia, and pursued a Post-Graduate Degree in Haematology and has also a Diploma in Business (Marketing) from Auckland University, New Zealand. His wide and varied scientific work experience included a position as a tutor in Immunology and Microbiology for first year nursing and medical laboratory science students and Research Associate in the Immunology Department at the University. He also worked as a certified Medical Laboratory Scientist in laboratories in Australia and New Zealand. Chandra has worked in the healthcare industry for over 25 years. He joined Pharmaco (NZ) Ltd in 1994, having gained experience and success with multi-national pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies for a number of years prior to that. Pharmaco is a New Zealand owned company, involved in the Sales, Marketing, Warehousing and Distribution of Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare products, both in New Zealand and Australia. Chandra is passionate about the healthcare industry and his objective is for Pharmaco to continue, as it has done for the last 48 years, to make a difference in delivering exceptional products and services to the market. Dr Diana Siew National MedTech Sector Manager, Callaghan Innovation Diana Siew s role in the NZ Innovation environment is to support and help develop NZ s medical technology sector to grow the economy through partnerships and collaborations between firms, researchers, clinicians/end-users and government. Two complementary initiatives in NZ that underpin her Sector Manager role are the Consortium of Medical Device Technologies (CMDT - and the MedTech Centre of Research Excellence (MedTech CoRE). Diana co-chairs the CMDT and is an Associate Director of the MedTech CoRE, responsible for strategy and industry relationships.diana previously held senior science management roles at Industrial Research Limited and Callaghan Innovation, becoming involved in the commercialisation of early stage technologies. This sparked her interest in developing the ecosystem to support start-ups into sustainable entities. She has worked closely with the Medical Technology Association NZ for the last 10 years to develop an industry network supporting emerging medtech companies. A chemist by training, Diana has 20 years of experience in operational management, and strategy development and implementation. She enjoys mentoring and coaching young science talent. Diana studied for her PhD, MSc (1st Class Hons) and BSc degrees at the University of Auckland. Glen Slater Programme Advisor, eresearch 2020, Auckland, NZ Glen Slater is the Programme Advisor for eresearch 2020 ( a national programme that develops strategies for NZ digital and research infrastructure. eresearch 2020 is a collaborative outreach project initiated by NeSI (New Zealand escience Infrastructure), REANNZ (Research and Education Advanced Networks New Zealand) and NZGL (New Zealand Genomics Limited). The eresearch 2020 discussion document, eresearch Challenges in New Zealand outlined the major challenges New Zealand faces in transitioning to a digitally driven research system. Challenges such as the rapid growth in the scale, sources, and complexity of data; the increasing need for integration between research, industry and government, and the lack of a coordinated national approach to our investments in data infrastructure and expertise. In 2015, eresearch 2020 will be working across multiple sectors to develop a multi-year National Research Data Programme aimed at addressing strategic, policy and investment opportunities for New Zealand digital infrastructure. To develop this Programme, Glen will be seeking input and participation from researchers, institutions, industry and government over the coming few months. Bram Smith General Manager, Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) Bram Smith is the founding General Manager of the Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet). KiwiNet is a national consortium of universities and Crown Research Entities from across New Zealand working together to connect scientific discovery with business innovation. KiwiNet provides support, connections, investment and expertise to help research organisations convert clever science into commercial opportunities. Bram has a background in mechanical and biomedical engineering with specific experience in software development and project management. He has a history with start-up ventures including starting his own company developing engine tuning software, and was closely involved in a biomedical equipment start-up company from Aalborg University in Denmark. Bram holds a Bachelor of Engineering and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Canterbury. 19

20 Invited Speakers David Tse GM Healthcare, Spark Digital David is a sales and marketing leader, with over 27 years of experience leading technology companies providing ICT solutions to New Zealand businesses and government agencies. As GM Healthcare for Spark Digital, David leads a team that guides our healthcare clients in their evolution to digitally-enabled businesses. With deep industry knowledge and relationships across the Health and Life Sciences sector, David is a strategic thinker, coach and mentor. He brings a creative but pragmatic approach to issues and opportunities, leveraging his multi-disciplinary background spanning technical, sales, marketing and management roles. Prior to joining Spark Digital in 2013, David was General Manager of Sales and NZ Healthcare Lead at IBM New Zealand. Mathew Tyler Business Manager, E-Health, integratedliving Australia, Victoria, Australia Mat is an E-Health Business Manager who has managed successful initiatives within a number of industries within Australia and the United Kingdom. Previously from Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS), Mat developed and implemented a range of Telehealth and ehealth solutions in readiness for expansion throughout the organisation. Having recently joined integratedliving, Mat is poised to further commercialise the organisation s E-Health products and services to consumers living in rural, remote and regional Australia. Within the past 10 years Mat has worked within the UK with Transport for London (TfL) and Plymouth City Council (PCC), managing a number of innovative projects such as TfL s Health & Wellbeing pilot involving over 2,000 staff and reforming PCC s Case Management system and processes within the Children s Services Division. Quals: Presently studying Diploma of Project Management. Certified Prince2 Project Management Foundation and Practitioner, Cert. IV in Training and Assessment. Cert. IV in Quality Management and Assurance. Dr Johan van Schalkwyk Auckland District Health Board Dr Johan van Schalkwyk is a Perioperative Physician in the Department of Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine at Auckland District Health Board. He is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians with a longstanding interest in quality improvement in Medicine. He started programming in Lisp and assembly language in 1978 and can get by in a variety of computer languages/programming environments including SQL, R, PHP, Perl, and Javascript. Like Deming, he believes that 95% of our behaviours are conditioned and constrained by our circumstances, but is keen on exploring the remaining 5% with vigour. He writes a bit: Justin Vaughan, MBA, Dip Pharm Med, BHB, MBChB Group Manager, Benefits & Provider Relations, nib, Justin was appointed Group Manager Benefits and Provider Relations at nib in He is responsible for managing nib s relationship with our network of ancillary and medical providers and their associations, as well hospital contracting, claims analysis and management, consumer empowerment, disease prevention and control as well as benefit design and clinical governance. Prior to joining nib, Justin held a similar position as Head of Clinical Operations at Southern Cross Healthcare, New Zealand s largest private healthcare organisation. Justin has also held a number of other leadership roles in the healthcare sector including CEO of medical technology company BrainZ, Acquisition and Integration Manager of MercyAscot Hospital, leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand health consulting practice, as well as key positions in pharmaceuticals in the UK. Also of note, Justin held the role of CEO of New Zealand Cricket from , which followed on from previously representing New Zealand in test and ODI cricket. Prior to moving into the business of healthcare, Justin qualified in medicine at Auckland University. Josephine Wallis Chief Executive, Geneva Healthcare, Auckland, NZ 20 Josephine Wallis is Chief Executive and Managing Director of Geneva Healthcare Limited, one of the largest New Zealand owned international healthcare services and staffing companies. Josephine (Jo) is the founder and developer of a global business which originated in New Zealand and over 18 years has spread across Australasia, UK, Europe and North America. Originating in 1997 Geneva Healthcare has been pivotal in sourcing and placing clinical health professionals for health employers in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, North America and the Middle East. Through Jo s vision and leadership, the company has grown and developed where today it is one of the largest providers of homecare and community support services in New Zealand. The company has traditionally had a strong investment in technology and recently secured the exclusive licence for the world s leading Early Warning Score software known as VitalPAC which currently is used by over 40 hospitals in the UK and has contributed to the reduction of mortality rates in some hospitals by as much as 70%. In addition Jo has recently been appointed as Executive Director to HSA Global. A technology software company that is leading the world in the development of integrated care planning tools. Prior to her role at Geneva Healthcare, Jo had fifteen years clinical nursing and senior health management experience both in New Zealand and the United Kingdom Jo continues to travel on a regular basis, studying the various health structures in developing countries and examining innovations and changes in healthcare and service delivery. She lives in Auckland with her two young boys.