Programme

Date: Monday 27 June 2022
Venue: Cordis Hotel Auckland, Great Hall 1

Learn about New Zealand’s own innovation in medical technology and the ecosystem that can support our vibrant sector from research, development, and commercialisation to market access.

Monday 27 June 2022 - Preliminary Programme subject to change

Start	End	Content
08.45	09.00	Mihi
09.00	09.15	Welcome and Opening of HTW Pete Hodgson, Chair of Callaghan Innovation and the Southern District Health Board
09.15	9.45	Greg Shanahan - Health technology sector review Greg will provide updates on the HealthTech sector which has grown dramatically over the past two decades to become the largest technology export market sector.
9.45	10.00	Morris Pita, Founder of Tai Pari Mōhio Limited who produce EmergencyQ
10.00	10.30	Changes within the NZ MedTech System Kevin Ross, CEO of Precision Driven Health (PDH) to provide a review of PDH and the next steps. Peter Hunter, Director of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, on the Medtech-iQ developments.
10.30	11.00	Morning Tea & Showcase
11.00	11.30	Frank Bloomfield - NZ Success Stories in Clinical Trials The director of the Liggins Institute will provide an update on the Ministry of Health-sponsored project to develop recommendations and a roadmap for a national clinical trials infrastructure in New Zealand.
11.30	11.45	Jackson Rowland, director of Ākina Invest, will discuss impact and how healthtech companies can use a 'theory of change'.
11.45	11.50	Jonathan Lucas, from James & Wells, on the importance of IP to research groups and start-up companies
11.50	12.20	Healthtech Award for Best Scale-up company
12.20	12.40	Oliver Hunt, founder of Medsalv, will discuss how we can be more environmentally sustainable in the medical device industry.
12.40	13.00	Healthtech Award for Best Translational Research
13.00	14.00	Lunch & Showcase
14.00	15.00	Motivational Session - To Infinity and Beyond Kiriti Rambhatla, on the space radiation/microgravity impact on human body Lisa Brown, on surgery in micro-gravity conditions.
15.00	15.30	Roche - Innovation through Partnership: Working Together to Usher in a Revolution in Cancer Care Wendy Bao, APAC Strategy & Innovation Chapter Lead Brendan Swan, Personalised Healthcare Partner- Squad Lead
15.30	16.00	Afternoon Tea & Showcase
16.00	16.30	Jorge Serrador - Innovations from across the Tasman Associate Professor Serrador from Western Sydney University will discuss his latest work on wearables in healthcare.
16.30	17.15	Clinical perspective on innovation and uptake of new technologies panel discussion. Robyn Whittaker, Public Health Physician and Clinical Director Innovation Nandoun Abeysekera, Founder and CEO of Avasa Grace Tawhai, Medical student Nada Signal, Assoc. Prof. in Rehabilitation at AUT Margret Wilsher, CMO at ADHB
17.15	17.30	Empathetic Digital Healthcare Workforces Erica Lloyd, GM Healthcare and Education Global for Soul Machines

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