2nd Annual National Health & Innovation Precincts Summit 2023 | Informa | 5 December 2023 | Aerial UTS Function Centre, Building 10, Level 7/235 Jones St, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia

This event is a national event which explores how we build successful, health and innovation precincts in Australia. The event’s purpose is to bring stakeholders together to network and connect, share insights and best practice, exchange ideas and discuss solutions, showcase innovations and drive future collaboration and growth.

2022 marked the inaugural year for the National Health and Innovation Precincts Summit and the feedback we had was tremendous. Taking place in Sydney, the event welcomed over 200 attendees, and over 70 speakers from across the country and around the globe.

2023 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Cory Mulvihill
Chief of Staff, MaRS Discovery District, Toronto, Canada

Stefano Minini
Project Director – MIND Milano Innovation District, Lendlease

SPEAKERS:

Teresa Anderson
Chief Executive, ZSydney Local Health District

Professor Robyn Ward
Executive Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney

Andrew Nash
Chief Scientific Officer, CSL

Dr Adam Walczak
Director Innovation, Hunter New England Local Health District and Deputy Director, John Hunter Health & Innovation Precinct

Kim Sutherland
Acting Deputy Secretary, Clinical Innovation and Research and Chief Executive, Agency for Clinical Innovation, NSW Health

Professor Susan Morton
Director, Research Institute for Innovative Solutions for Wellbeing and Health (INSIGHT), University of Technology Sydney

Anna McFadgen
Chief Executive Officer, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

Andrew Dolling
Executive Director – Science and Innovation, WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Anne O’Neill
Acting Executive Director, Office for Health and Medical Research, NSW Medical Research

Professor Julie Cairney
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Enterprise), University of Sydney

Caithleen Jones
Director, Arden Precinct, Strategy & Precincts, Department of Transport & Planning

Dr Iris Depaz
Country Medical Lead, Sanofi Australia & New Zealand

Lance Chia
Director, Investment & Innovation, Liverpool Innovation Precinct

Liz Curran
Executive General Manager Health, Downer

Melissa Ryan
Director Incubation & Entrepreneurship, Macquarie University

Tamara Lee
Director of Future Workforce, NSW Ministry of Health

Mark Ames
General Manager, Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District

Di Dixon
State Project Lead Lot Fourteen, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, SA

Jaymee Beveridge
Vice-President (Indigenous Strategy & Engagement), University of Wollongong

Dr Katja Beitat
Head of Health Tech, Cicada Innovations

Associate Professor Omid Kavehei
Deputy Head of School – School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Sydney

Liza Noonan
Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Investment NSW

Nicola Ware
CEO, Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation & Head of Research, Innovation & Integrated Care, Ramsay Health Care

Leisl Harris
Executive Director, Urban Development, Economic Development Queensland

Prof Jason Kovacic
Executive Director, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Brooke Griffin
Executive Director, Randwick Heath and Innovation

Matthew Proft
Director, Precincts, University of Technology Sydney

Andrew Hoyne
Founder & Principal, Hoyne

Simone Mitchell
Partner, Minter Ellison

Craig Rowsell
Director, Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct

Alex Belcastro
Senior Vice President, Developments and Precincts, Northwest Healthcare Properties

Jo Close
Director Stakeholder Engagement for SA, MTP Connect

Melanie Schmidtke
Director, Northern Adelaide Health and Wellbeing Partnership

Steve Dolores
Senior Development Manager, Urban Development, Economic Development Queensland

Associate Professor Tam C. Nguyen
Deputy Director Research, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne

Sophie Forbat
Placemaking Curator & Producer, Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct

Tom Payne
Place Strategy Director, Hoyne

Vanessa Campbell
Precinct Director, Suburban Rail Loop Authority

Sam Shepherd
Founder & Director, BellRinger

Di Mantell
CEO Celsus, Royal Adelaide Hospital

Paul Crowe
Chief Investment Officer, Plenary

Philipp Dautel
Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Renewal SA

Shona Blair
Precinct Director, St Vincent’s Sydney Health Innovation Precinct

Dr Joy Francisco
Chief Commercial Officer, Sydney Local Health District

Cate Cowlishaw
Regional Managing Principal, HDR

Dr Salim Memon
Medical Director – Strategy, Transformation and Major Capital, Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service

Colette McGrath
Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation and Productivity Council

Graeme Spencer
Education & Science Principal, HDR

Hediyeh Vahdat
Managing Director, Lineaire Projects

Eleni Naude
Lead – Health Advisory and Infrastructure, Lineaire Projects

Shona Blair
Precinct Director,St Vincent’s Sydney Health Innovation Precinct

Professor Kevin Pfleger
Director Biomedical and Health Innovation, The University of Western Australia and the Western Australian Life Sciences Innovation Hub

Steve Woodyatt
Chief Executive Officer, Datarwe

Enrico Zara
Global Decarbonisation Leader, Arup

Rebecca Cadorin
NSW Lighting Leader, Arup

Richard Roos
Co-Head, Australia and New Zealand, Northwest Healthcare Properties Management

Matt Hanrahan
Chief Executive,, Healthe Care

Associate Professor Martin Bliemel
Director of Research at TD School,, UTS

Mitchell Burger
Director Strategy, Architecture, Innovation and Research, Sydney Local Health District

Mariella Smids
Deputy Director, Precincts and Government, Monash University

Taya Kirris
Senior Bid and Development Manager, Northwest Healthcare Properties

Anita van De Meer
Chief Innovation Officer, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research

The Hon Gabrielle Upton FAICD
Former NSW Government Minister, Advisory Board, ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology

Charles Wheeler
Vice President Site Development, GenesisCare

Phil Callaghan
Director Operations,, Melbourne Connect

Lisa Altman
Director of Strategy, Innovation and Improvement, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Joanna Green
Principal, Hive Legal

Rebecca Grasson
Director, City Futures, Campbelltown City Council

Dr Zoe Terpenning
Director, Strategy & Precincts,, UNSW

Joanne Levin
Chief Executive Officer, iMH (Integrated Mental Health)

Dr Andrew Wilson
Group Lead – Chief Executive Amplar Health, Medibank

Paul Emmett
Executive Director Infrastructure Planning and Delivery, Health Capital Division, Queensland Health

Louise Gillespie
Associate Director, NSW Innovation and Productivity Council, Investment NSW

Cameron Ramsay
Vice President, Capital Transactions, Northwest Healthcare Properties

Simon Quinn
Senior Director, Head of Alternative Investments – Australia, JLL

David Bruce-Clarke
National Senior Director, Alternatives – Valuations & Advisory, Cushman & Wakefield

Rebecca Cadorin
NSW Lighting Leader,
Arup

Davor Jozic
A/Executive Director, Westmead Health & Innovation District and Macquarie Park Innovation District, Greater Cities Commission

2023 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Northwest
• HDR

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Lineaire Projects
• ARUP

ROUNDTABLE PARTNERS:
• Downer

PRECINCT PARTNER:
• The University of Sydney
• UTS
• NSW