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Darren Boyce is the Head of Global Technical Services at Penlon, where he has played a central role since 2010 in shaping and delivering global service and support operations. He leads technical support, training, and service functions worldwide, working closely with distributors and customers to improve performance, streamline processes, and support the successful rollout of new anaesthesia and ventilation products.
NHS Supply Chain NHS
Head of Clinical Informatics New Hospital Programme NHS
Modality Manager Mindray
General Manager Patient Care Solutions GE Healthcare
Sales and Business Leader, Hospital & Ambulatory Monitoring UKI Philips
Principal Clinicial Engineer Eastwood Park Training Ltd
Mark Fordham is an accomplished clinical engineering expert with over 35 years of experience in healthcare technology, defense, and technical training. Currently serving as the Medical Equipment Training Portfolio Manager at Eastwood Park Training, he designs and delivers accredited professional development programmes for healthcare engineers globally. Holding an MSc, PGCE, and Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status, Mark specializes in medical device management, electrical safety compliance (IEC 60601-1), and critical care respiratory equipment servicing. He is also a pioneer in medical network cybersecurity, training engineers to protect interconnected hospital hardware. Previously, Mark had a distinguished career in the Armed Forces, managing biomedical equipment in high-pressure environments. Today, he remains a key figure in elevating UK clinical engineering standards, mentoring the next generation of technologists to ensure hospital compliance and patient safety.
COO MTS Health Limited
Caroline is a Director of MTS Health and a recognised leader in Clinical Engineering and Medical Device Management, with more than 35 years of specialist experience. She is a founder director of MTS Health who are a market leader in providing medical equipment advisory services. Beginning her career in EBME and Clinical Engineering, Caroline held senior NHS roles including Head of MEMS at King’s College Hospital. She has led major hospital equipping programmes, delivering option appraisals, business cases, procurement strategies and whole-hospital medical equipment projects. For over two decades, Caroline has specialised in consultancy for Medical Device Management, helping NHS organisations achieve and sustain compliance with MHRA, CQC and NHS England requirements. She has directed and delivered numerous MDM audits, providing follow-up support to strengthen governance, risk management, lifecycle planning and service performance. Her career is defined by a commitment to improving the safety, assurance and effectiveness of medical device management systems across their full lifecycle. In 2025, Caroline was appointed by IHEEM as an Authorising Engineer (Medical Engineering), enabling her to undertake AE audits under the NHS England-approved framework.
Co-Director NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Accelerated Surgical Care
Vee is Co‑Director of the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Accelerated Surgical Care. This means she helps guide how research is organised and makes sure new medical technologies are developed, tested, and introduced safely and responsibly, with patients’ needs at the centre.
Throughout her career, Vee has worked within the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), supporting research that aims to improve treatments, services, and patient outcomes. She has helped surgeons, researchers, and technology companies work together to turn ideas into tools that can be used in hospitals and clinics.
In addition to her main role, Vee advises organisations that support healthcare innovation and development. She also mentors young people, early‑career professionals, and health technology startups, helping them learn how to develop ideas that are safe, effective, and patient‑centred.
Business Development Manager IHEEM
Paul Fenton MBE is a Chartered Electrical Engineer, having extensive experience over the last 42 years within the Building Services and Facilities Management industry in both the public and private sectors, across the UK and Europe. He was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list in 2021 for services to the NHS in the United Kingdom.Paul is a Past President of The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) and previously held the position of National Chairman of the Health Estates and Facilities Management Association (HEFMA). He is also a Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), a Fellow of The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) and a Fellow of The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM).Following a successful career with a Regional Electricity Company, and joining the NHS in 2001, he has held senior positions in a number of NHS trusts in both the acute and mental health sectors and was the Executive Director of Estates and Facilities for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) prior to his semi-retirement in April 2023 to start his consultancy business. At ESNEFT he held board responsibility for the Trust’s Estates and Facilities services, property and land acquisition and disposals, its £200m capital development programme and was the board Accountable Officer for Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response (EPRR).Paul is the Business Development Director for IHEEM and Managing Director of PNFM Consulting Limited, providing Strategic Estates, Facilities and Engineering Consultancy Services to the NHS and Private Sector Organisations and is also an Associate with Whiterock Services.
Head of Global Technical Service Penlon Ltd
Before joining Penlon, Darren built extensive experience in technical service leadership across the healthcare sector. At Spacelabs, he served as Global Technical Support Manager for the anaesthesia and ventilation division, overseeing technical support, training, and distributor engagement on an international scale. He also held service management roles at Air Liquide and Blease Medical, where he established and developed service operations within critical care and anaesthesia.
Darren began his career as a Biomedical Engineer in NHS hospitals, gaining practical, hands-on experience with medical devices. He holds a BEng from Plymouth University and an MSc in Clinical Engineering from Cardiff University.
Technical Service Manager Johnson & Johnson
Technical Service Manager at Johnson & Johnson MedTech with over 20 years of experience in the medical devices sector. He leads the regional technical service center team and oversees service operations for Surgery Business Unit. He holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with biomedical specialization and a second-level Master in Business Engineering.
Senior Director of Capital Equipment & Connected Technology Johnson & Johnson
Senior Director of Capital Equipment & Connected Technology at Johnson & Johnson MedTech, leading strategy and deployment of robotics, capital equipment, and service across EMEA. He focuses on driving adoption of innovative technologies to help healthcare organisations deliver more efficient, data-driven, and patient-centered care.
Founder Health Tech Solutions Ltd
With over 35 years at the forefront of clinical engineering, Dr Scott Brown is a driving force in the NHS, commercial sector, and as the founder of Health Tech Solutions Ltd. Starting his career as a Medical Physics Technician, Scott quickly rose to senior leadership roles—Medical Device Risk Manager, Strategic rolling replacement manager, and Clinical Engineering Lead—where he consistently delivered innovation and safety.
A Chartered Engineer, Chartered Scientist, and HCPC-registered Clinical Scientist, Scott has authored more than 70 influential papers and articles in leading journals and on his website (https://www.healthtechsolutions.co.uk/). Since founding Health Tech Solutions Ltd in 2014, he has confidently expanded into the veterinary sector, tackling new challenges with the same relentless drive.
Passionate about sharing his expertise, Scott now serves as an Authorising Engineer (Medical Engineering), supporting clients across the UK and internationally.
Team Leader (BTHFT)| NHS Professional | RCT Assessor | NAMDET Member
With over 14 years of NHS experience within medical device management and 10 years in electronics industry, I lead a team overseeing departmental operations and project management. I hold qualifications in Electronics and Communication Engineering as well as Instrumentation Engineering. My role includes assisting with capital device replacement, leading new service projects, and investigating incidents to ensure safety and efficiency in healthcare technology. As a Registered Clinical Technologist (RCT) Assessor, I support the professional development of clinical technologists. As a member of NAMDET (National Association of Medical Device Educators and Trainers), I work to enhance training standards for healthcare professionals. I currently develop and manage the Trust’s user training database and maintain and implement the RFID device tracking system to improve asset management. I am committed to providing safe, efficient services to staff and patients and to driving continuous improvement in healthcare delivery."
Chairman EBME Expo
A driving force in healthcare technology management, John Sandham, CEng DProf FIHEEM FIWBL MIET, holds an Honorary Professorship at Warwick University, and has served as Chairman of EBME (www.ebme.co.uk) since 1999. As a Senior Research Fellow at Middlesex University, John is a leading expert who has significantly impacted device management policies and processes within both NHS and private healthcare settings. His proven ability to enhance regulatory compliance and improve patient care is built upon years of practical experience spanning biomedical, diagnostic imaging, endoscopy, and pathology equipment. John's commitment to disseminating knowledge is evident through his impressive portfolio of over 300 published educational articles, featured in publications including the Open University Science Review and the Clinical Services Journal. He is a passionate advocate for innovation in healthcare technology.
Programme Director The Amalthea Trust
Martin Worcester has been a Director of the Amalthea Trust since September 2015. He is responsible directly to the Board of Trustees for fund raising to support their current programmes in Uganda and Ethiopia, and for developing new partnerships in order to move forward our work of developing and supporting the training of Bio-medical engineers in Sub-Saharan Africa, and elsewhere. His previous work involved teaching geography at the British School in the Netherlands, and country director in Zimbabwe, for Restless Development, organizing and developing youth focussed HIV prevention programs.
Training Conference Chairman
Director of Medical Physics & Bioengineering University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS FT
An electronics engineer by background Richard has 40 years experience as a practising clinical engineer, manager and leader within the NHS. His areas of expertise involve medical device design, management and supporting clinical instrumentation, with research interests in respiratory mechanics and digital signal processing.
Richard is currently Director of Medical Physics and Bioengineering at University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS FT. Additionally, Richard is a Royal Academy of Engineering visiting Professor in regulated medical technologies at Heriot Watt University, helping develop “real world skills” in the field of healthcare technology design, adoption and management. Specifically the RAE award lets Richard share his expertise in the application of international electromedical safety standards and medical device risk management processes with those involved in developing novel medical devices.
Richard chairs IEC SC62A.the sub committee responsible for common aspects of medical equipment, software, and systems standards within the IEC 60601 series of standards. He is therefore significantly inolved with BSI and with the AAMI organization in the US.
richard.scott@uhbw.nhs.uk
Executive Director of Policy and Partnerships Association Of British HealthTech Industries Limited
Richard joined ABHI in June 2015 with over 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries.Richard holds a first degree in Sports Science from Brighton Polytechnic and a Master's in Health Economics Research and Management from Keele University. He served for 10 years as a member of the Technology Appraisal Advisory Committee of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and was a Non-Executive Director at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham for seven years.Richard holds numerous advisory roles on behalf the industry including for Health Innovation West Midlands, MedConnect North, the West Yorkshire HealthTech Launchpad and the National Institute for Health and Care Research. He Chairs Manchester Foundation Trust’s Commercial Research Delivery Centre’s Industry Advisory Board and is former Chair of both the Small Business Research Initiative Healthcare Programme Board and the South West Academic Health Sciences Network. Richard is a longstanding member of the Institute of Healthcare Management.
Product Manager Corscience GmbH & Co. KG
Ralf Gröninger is a product management expert with over five years of experience in defining, launching and promoting medical devices as well as OEM modules for medical applications. As the lead product manager at Corscience GmbH & Co. KG, he oversees the company’s diverse product portfolio. With a solid background in economics and engineering, he combines deep technical expertise with broad market knowledge spanning monitoring, defibrillation and modern health devices.
CEO My Bridge International
Jean-Michel Tchamba Champions Digital Innovation for Equitable Healthcare Jean-Michel Tchamba, CEO of My Bridge International UK, is at the forefront of transforming healthcare in developing countries through digital innovation. A trained Medical Physicist, he leads the non-profit organisation’s mission to improve access to medical resources and services across underserved regions, including Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ghana. Under his leadership, My Bridge International has launched the My Bridge Medical Portal, a pioneering digital platform designed to enhance telemedicine, facilitate medical equipment donations, and strengthen healthcare infrastructure through strategic partnerships. The portal also supports research and knowledge exchange in medical technology. An international speaker and advocate for equitable healthcare, Jean-Michel continues to inspire change. At the EBME Expo, he will showcase the impact and future of the My Bridge Medical Portal—highlighting its role in improving visibility, traceability, and fair access to healthcare resources across Africa.
Vice Chairman Axrem
Bob Childe is an accomplished healthcare technology executive with over 35 years of experience driving commercial strategy and technical innovation across the UK medical imaging sector. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of AXREM, the premier UK trade association representing suppliers of diagnostic medical imaging, radiotherapy, healthcare IT, and care equipment. In this governance role, he works alongside the association's Chair to spearhead strategic policy, foster member engagement, and advocate for modernized health-tech adoption within the NHS and private healthcare sectors.In addition to his executive committee duties, Childe serves as AXREM's Imaging IT Convenor, where he leverages his deep technical expertise to guide industry standards and policy frameworks. He was highly instrumental in leading the development and launch of the AXREM Imaging IT Manifesto, a strategic roadmap focused on optimizing digital radiology workflows and interoperability across healthcare networks.Concurrently, Childe is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Soliton IT Ltd, a leading developer of radiology information systems (RIS) and diagnostic workflow software. Throughout his distinguished career, he has held senior leadership positions across three different AXREM member organizations, establishing himself as a trusted voice in healthcare informatics, clinical workflow design, and industry-wide collaboration.
Senior Lecturer University of West England
Dr Helen Whitfield-Williams started her career in the Aerospace industry working in both defence and commercial aviation but when the manufacturing sector in Wales collapsed, she joined the NHS. Helen initially joined as a bank nurse to subsidise her income whilst setting up a motorcycle engineering company with her father. Helen progressed in her clinical role and spent her last five years community nursing for the acute response team. After 13 years of NHS service Helen was sent to Clinical Engineering with a broken device and never returned. Helen remained in Clinical Engineering at the University Hospital of Wales. Helen subsequently set up her own Clinical Engineering company as an Ophthalmic equipment specialist. In 2018 Helen joined the University of the West of England as a self-funding PhD student where she is now a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Engineering on the Practitioner Training Programme (Degree Apprenticeship). Helens passion is workforce development within Clinical Engineering and Renal Technology. Earlier this month Helen defended her PhD titled; The Role of Clinical Engineering: Professional Identity, Workforce Development and Training.
Regional Director of Nursing
Annesha Archyangelio is a distinguished healthcare executive with global experience across the NHS, private, and public health sectors. Currently Regional Director of Nursing for Direct Commissioning (and Deputy Regional Chief Nurse) at NHS England, Northeast and Yorkshire, she provides system-wide leadership across more than 30 hospitals. Originally from Jamaica, her extensive career spans senior roles, including Director of Nursing at Barts Health and Chief Nursing Officer Fellow. A recognized author, she penned The Matrons’ Handbook and The International Healthcare Professionals’ Handbook. Annesha is a frequent international speaker and contributes to global workforce and AI-enabled education initiatives. Academically accomplished, she is currently completing doctoral research on global workforce leadership. Guided by values of integrity and innovation, she remains dedicated to inclusive leadership, patient safety, and clinical governance.
ST6 Anaesthetic Registrar Mersey Deanery
Ellie is an ST6 anaesthetic registrar in the Mersey Deanery with interests in perioperative medicine, obstetric anaesthesia and medical education. She has completed a dedicated year in medical education, contributing to undergraduate and postgraduate training, and has developed a particular interest in simulation-based education to enhance perioperative team performance and patient safety.
ST7 Resident Anaesthetist
I am an ST7 Resident Anaesthetist in the Mersey region with clinical interests in Perioperative Medicine, Paediatrics, and Regional Anaesthesia. Throughout my training, I have beeninvolved in projects aimed at improving patient safety, enhancing healthcare efficiency, and delivering cost-saving initiatives.
Specialist Anaesthetist Royal Liverpool Hospital
My name is Oliver Henry. I am a Specialist Anaesthetist and have been based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital for 10 years. My clinical interests include perioperative medicine, sedation, orthopaedics and emergency surgery. I have played a key role in departmental quality improvement initiatives, including the standardisation of difficult airway equipment and the organisation of multidisciplinary simulation training for anaesthetic emergencies I am actively involved in education and training, contributing to teaching programmes for junior doctors and medical students, as well as supporting departmental induction and ongoing professional development. I am also engaged in perioperative research, with involvement in collaborative studies aimed at improving surgical outcomes and patient care pathways. I am particularly interested in how experienced Specialist-grade doctors can enhance service delivery, improve efficiency, and provide high-quality care within the evolving operational landscape of the NHS.
Senior Operating Department Practitioner Royal Liverpool Hospital
I am a Senior Operating Department Practitioner currently working in anaesthetics at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and have five years of experience in perioperative care, resuscitation and intensive care. I am also a certified Advanced Life Support Instructor, delivering training to healthcare professionals to support effective responses in critical situations.
Lead Resuscitation Practitioner Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Helen Brothwood Lead Resuscitation Practitioner, Liverpool Women's University Hospital NHS Trust. ODP Helen Qualified in 2005, as a Operating Department Practitioner and worked till 2021 in the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen university Hospital Trust. During her time at the trust, she covered Scrub in major vascular, Upper GI, General and renal surgery, she then went onto Anaesthetics and was part of the emergency team covering Critical transfers, emergency Theatre Anaesthetics as an ODP. This lead on to a year secondment in Intensive care as an ITU ODP, She then returned to Theatres and became a senior part of the team. Helen was also a Advanced Life support provider from 2006, and maintained this status every 4 years, in 2017, she became an ALS Instructor by successfully completing her General Instructors course and by completing her two IC's. In 2018 she gained as role as a Practice Educator within Theatres delivering critical training to staff. In 2021 Helen started her Resuscitation Practitioner role at the Liverpool Women's Hospital, and soon became the Resuscitation Manager, she still currently works here delivering training to staff and advising on emergencies. During her time here she has completed an educational qualification and a CMI leadership course, she is a NLS provider and has made positive changes within the Resus department. Helen is now a GIC Instructor and regularly teaches on Resuscitation Council accredited courses. Helen also Co-Chairs a Operating Theatre conference at the EBME Expo, this is a two day conference and focus on Innovation, Education and Best practice. In her spare time Helen enjoys spending time with her family and walks with her two dogs, she also enjoys travelling to different countries.
Co-inventor LEAFix
Head of Theatre Services Alder Hey
Neil is an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with over 20 years’ experience in healthcare, more than half of which has been spent in senior clinical and operational leadership roles. He currently serves as Head of Theatre Services, where he provides strategic leadership across complex perioperative environments, championing clinical excellence, patient safety, and continuous service improvement. Neil has a strong track record in workforce development, clinical governance, and operational transformation, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, resilient services. He is particularly passionate about emergency preparedness and response, drawing on real-world experience to strengthen systems, improve team performance under pressure, and enhance organisational readiness for major incidents. A collaborative and inclusive leader, Neil is committed to fostering strong partnerships across clinical, engineering, and operational teams to improve patient outcomes, support staff wellbeing, and build sustainable, future-ready healthcare services.
ODP
Qualifying at St. Thomas’s Hospital in 1980 he has been a member of the Professional Council of the College of Operating Department Practitioners for forty-three years. Past President and now Patient Safety Lead. Bill served as Chair of the Council for nine years from 1991 and was the first ODP President of CODP, serving fifteen years from 2002.
Bill played a key role in the development of the ODP as a profession, including Registration with the HCPC in 2004 and recently leading the Colleges’ submission whereby ODPs joined the AHP family in 2017.
As an advocate of patient safety, he represented the profession on the Surgical Never Events Taskforce, chairing a writing group that produced the National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs), continuing as a member of NHSI’s Never Events Focus Groups. Bill has been a Trustee of the charity Action Against Medical Accidents - AvMA.org.uk, for six years. He continues to speak publicly about his experiences with supporting harmed patients.In 2018 the Royal College of Anaesthetists recognised his contribution to the development of the ODP Profession and patient safety, conferring its highest award of Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College, FRCA. And in 2022 he became an Honorary Doctor at Birmingham City University.
Bill worked for the NHS for forty-six years, forty-five as an ODP - student and qualified, finally retiring from the role of Divisional Director for Women and Child Health, a position he held for twelve years.
John qualified as an Operating Department Assistant in (ODA) 1983 and worked clinically at a few hospitals around the UK for just over twenty years. During this time John became involved in practice-based education and saw the ODA evolve into the Registered Operating Department Practitioner. During his four-year term on the council of AODP (now CODP), John took up the role in 2004 as lecturer in Operating Department Practice at the University of Leicester. Although now retired, he remains as a visiting lecturer and undertakes some work as a Perioperative Consultant for the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP). Until recently John regularly spent time in theatres to keep up to date with current practice and developments.
John first became a member of the AfPP Governance Committee in 2014 before being elected as a Trustee in November 2017. In 2021 and 2022, he served as President of AfPP, the first ODP to take up the role and during this time sat on the Board of the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC). John was also very involved in updating the HCPC ODP Standards of Proficiency as well as projects with NHS England and NHS Scotland which influenced the future of Perioperative practice.
John is interested in how UK Theatre Staff can support Perioperative Practice internationally. As such, John is a Trustee for Friends of Africa Nursing, and in 2023, together with his joint presenter at this conference, Bill Kilvington visited New Zealand as conference speakers and advisors to the New Zealand Anaesthetic Technicians Society (NZATS). Much of that work is being realised today as ATs become Perioperative Practitioners in much the same way as UK ODPs.
In December 2025, John was honoured, and somewhat surprised, to be elected a Fellow of the College of Operating Department Practitioners.
Stephen is a finance professional with over twenty years’ experience of working in a wide range of roles in the NHS. He is a father of two daughters and lives in the North-West of England.
In February 2019, his youngest daughter Leah was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening form of cancer, which changed the course of his life forever. In 2025, he published his book ‘In Her Best Interests’, which chronicles his experiences as a father living through every parent’s worst nightmare.
Stephen’s story is powerful and emotional, yet heart-warming and hopeful. He talks about the role of the whole team around the patient, and the importance of hope and how it can help overcome even the seemingly impossible.
Outside of his day job, Stephen travels around the country sharing his experiences, raising awareness of childhood cancer and raising money for numerous charities that have supported him and his family along the way.
ED Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Tom has an NHS career spanning 20 years. He graduated as an ODP 2011 and began a career in the Emergency Department. His job was based in the resuscitation room to help with nursing care and to perform other, more specialist tasks. Over the space of 9 years, he progressed to the band 7 ‘Lead ED Practitioner’. Tom is now an ED Advanced Clinical Practitioner and is one of less than a handful of ODP ACPs across the whole of the UK."
Head of Commercial SageTech Medical
Luke has over 20 years of European commercial experience in medical device salesand marketing, working in senior roles for large multinationals before his current roleat SageTech, an innovative SME.
As the Head of Commercial, Luke is responsible for the global commercialisation ofSageTech Medical’s waste anaesthetic gas capture and recycling solution.
“The sustainability mission of SageTech Medical to deliver a unique innovative solutionto support decarbonisation of the human and veterinary healthcare sectors’ is whatdrew me to the company…to help make a real difference for our environment and allthat live on our planet.”
Lieutenant Colonel of the Medical Service Armed Forces of Ukraine
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology University of Utah
Dr. Runnels is the founder, inventor, and driving force behind Through the Cords. He is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Utah. He was fellowship trained as a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist at Cambridge University in the UK and has extensive experience in difficult airway management in both high resource and low resource settings. In 2015, he returned to his practice at the University of Utah after a three-year sabbatical teaching in Africa. He spent one year in Guinea on the surgical hospital ship Africa Mercy, and two years as faculty at the National University of Rwanda. He is focused on decreasing the costs of and simplifying difficult airway management with the long-term goal of increasing access to surgical care in developing countries.
Senior Clinical Research Fellow Centre for Trauma Sciences at Queen Mary University of London
Chris is a Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the Centre for Trauma Sciences at Queen Mary University of London, UK. His PhD research is focusing on the potential utility of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) to treat cardiac dysfunction associated with major trauma haemorrhage. Gaining international recognition for this work, he has spoken at conferences in the UK, Europe and North America. In addition, he has contributed to popular podcasts in emergency medicine, trauma and surgery. He has a background as a Lead Clinical Perfusionist, where he has gained extensive experience in ECMO and mechanical circulatory support in the management of complex, life-threatening cardiac and respiratory failure and refractory cardiac arrest. He is passionate about clinical education and has previously undertaken a teaching fellowship at King’s College London School of Medicine. He is actively involved with the novel ‘SPEAR’ (Specialist Percutaneous Endovascular Aortic Resuscitation) pre-hospital endovascular resuscitation programme at East Anglia Air Ambulance and is a faculty member on the Paris Rescue Team pre-hospital ECMO course, run by SAMU de Paris. Chris is an honorary lecturer in Resuscitation Science for the Institute of Prehospital Care at London’s Air Ambulance. where he teaches on the intercalated BSc degree in Prehospital Medicine. His clinical and research interests span extracorporeal-endovascular resuscitation strategies in shock, cardiac arrest, and traumatic injury – taking these techniques from the traditional confines of the cardiac operating room and ICU to the resuscitation room trauma bay and to the streets!
Founder & CEO Sqior Medical GmbH
Philipp Wolf is the founder and CEO of sqior medical GmbH, a company building digital assistants for clinical teams to orchestrate real-time workflows in hospitals. With fifteen years in the healthcare technology industry and a strong track record of driving digital transformation in leading European hospitals particularly in the operating theatre he brings deep domain expertise to the intersection of clinical operations and technology. Trained as a biomedical engineer and holding a degree in business administration, Philipp is passionate about software solutions that close the gap between what EPR systems promise and what clinicians actually need to run efficient, patient-centred care.
Commercial Director (interim) NHS Commercial Solutions
Hilary Gillies is an experienced and accomplished procurement professional with a career spanning senior and executive leadership roles across the public and private sectors. Her expertise has been built within health — including acute settings, commissioning, and procurement hubs — as well as in local and central government, housing, and private sector manufacturing. Hilary’s experience has equipped her with a unique perspective on how procurement and commercial strategies can be harnessed to drive transformation and deliver tangible value.
Throughout her career, Hilary has established a strong reputation as a skilled leader who combines strategic vision with practical delivery. She applies a results-oriented approach to achieving outcomes, with a particular focus on service transformation, organisational change, and operational efficiency.
In her current role, Hilary is delivering integrated health and care solutions across the wider system. By working collaboratively with cross-sector partners, she is committed to building models of care that not only improve efficiency but also enhance outcomes for communities. She is passionate about harnessing procurement as a strategic enabler for change, that aligns resources, fosters innovation, and creates sustainable change in health and care systems.
Managing Director NHS Commercial Solutions
After graduating from Kings College and the London School of Economics, Alyson began her career in the retail procurement sector, and then as an NHS Graduate trainee and has continued as an NHS procurement professional ever since at trust and local level, and as an advocate of collaborative procurement at all levels.
Alyson set up the NHS collaborative procurement hub, NHS Commercial Solutions, in 2006/7 which is now in its 20th year of operation and has saved over £310m for the NHS providing end to end services across the full procurement cycle.
Having worked as a procurement professional in the NHS for 45 years – 27 of which have been within collaborative working environments - Alyson is firmly convinced of procurement’s key role in the delivery of quality improvements, as well as in the achievement of value for money. Alyson has a strong commitment to building and developing strategic partnerships designed to improve patient care. Alyson is Chair of a collaborative Procurement Hub Sustainability and Social Value Group with attendance from NHS England Sustainability Leads. Alyson also Chairs a European Sustainability and Social Value Group for the European Health Public Procurement Alliance.
Chief Operating Officer MTS Health
Chief Medical Officer NHS London Procurement Partnership
Chief Medical Officer, NHS LPP Assoc. Professor, Global Business School for Health, UCL Medical Director, National Council, HCSA Director (interim CMO), M&S Health & Care Partnership As Chief Medical Officer for two NHS regional organisations, and for the National Council of the HealthCare Supply Association, Andrew is an established clinical leader, and a recognised leader in efficiency and effectiveness in healthcare delivery. An alumnus of the King’s Fund, he has advised on healthcare network delivery in the UK and abroad, and has significant experience in clinical engagement, change management, and leadership. He is a strong advocate of enabling improving culture, and using data to drive improvement, and he speaks nationally and internationally on topics including quality improvement and outcome measurement. In his various roles, he is responsible for the clinical strategy across the regional health economy, and works with the DHSC, and colleagues in procurement, to improve patient experience and value for money, including value-based procurement. He sits on regional and national boards and networks, and works with HM Department of Business & Trade, influencing clinicians and non-clinicians in strategic and operational delivery, and has held several advisory roles in the UK and abroad.
Managing Director BSOL Procurement Collaborative
Head of Procurement KFM
Caroline Heckscher is a London-based Head of Procurement with extensive experience driving strategic sourcing and value optimisation within complex, regulated environments. With a strong track record of partnering cross-functionally, she has led initiatives that enhance supplier performance, improve cost efficiency, and support the delivery of high-quality clinical services.
At EBME, Caroline brings a procurement perspective to the evolving intersection of technology, clinical engineering, and patient outcomes. She is particularly interested in how procurement can act as a catalyst for innovation, sustainability, and resilience across medical equipment supply chains.
Caroline is passionate about fostering collaborative relationships between procurement and EBME professionals to ensure that commercial decisions align with operational excellence and patient care priorities
Sustainability and Social Value NHS Commercial Solutions
Karen heads up Sustainability and Social Value at NHS Commercial Solutions an NHS collaborative procurement hub based in the South East and covering the NHS and wider public sector nationally. Karen has over 25 years experience working in Sustainability, she was a conservation and environmental scientist for 15 years before changing careers and joining the NHS where she has worked for 16 years in hospital trusts both clinically and in strategic leadership, in an ICB in a strategic workforce role and now NHS Commercial Solutions. Karen is also a director and Sustainability Lead for her professional body, the College of Operating Department Practitioners, has volunteered with Unison and small charities for around 20 years. She chairs the HCSA EDI&B Network. Karen is passionate about Sustainability and Social Value, it has been a golden thread throughout her career over the past 31 years.
Head of Clinical Systems Hexarad
Corey Frazer is a radiographer-turned-technology leader with a simple mission: use technology to make people's lives better. As Associate Director of Clinical Technologies at Hexarad, the UK's leading teleradiology provider, Corey bridges the gap between clinical practice and scalable tech solutions. With a background on the frontlines of imaging, he brings rare insight to the challenge of building clinical systems that actually work for the people using them. At Hexarad, Corey leads the Clinical Technologies function, designing the systems and leading the teams that power high-quality, efficient radiology services across the UK in both NHS and private sectors. He's as comfortable in a detailed technical conversation as he is talking to a radiographer about their day-to-day frustrations and he thinks that combination matters. A problem-solver at heart, Corey is passionate about the intersection of clinical expertise, engineering rigour, and human-centred design.
Business Development Manager Hexarad
Liv is a Business Development Manager at Hexarad, with a background spanning medicine, public health, and healthcare strategy. She trained as a medical doctor at the University of Oxford and holds a Master’s in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. After beginning her career as a resident doctor in the NHS, she moved into consulting at Boston Consulting Group, where she advised pharmaceutical and NHS organisations on strategy and transformation projects. She now brings this combination of clinical insight, strategic thinking, and commercial expertise to her work at Hexarad, helping drive partnerships and growth across the healthcare sector.
Head of Business Development Hexarad
Kiran is Head of Business Development at Hexarad, the only end-to-end teleradiology platform where clinical excellence and system intelligence work together. Hexarad coordinates people, processes and technology across the entire diagnostic pathway, supporting NHS trusts and imaging providers across the UK, Ireland and Saudi Arabia.A doctor by background, he trained as an ENT surgeon before leaving clinical medicine three years ago to move into health tech. Kiran brings a clinician's perspective to the commercial side of healthcare, connecting frontline clinical experience with the practical challenges of scaling technology across health systems.
Director TCG Haswell IT Consulting
EHR Programme Director Children’s Health Ireland
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Taurus EPR – Lead Analyst Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Trust
CEO Sqior Medical GmbH
Deputy Director of Equipping New Hospital Programme,NHS England
Nata Zaman has over 26 years of experience in clinical engineering, equipment planning, healthcare technology, and hospital infrastructure delivery. She is Deputy Director of Equipping for the NHS New Hospital Programme and Secretary General of the Global Clinical Engineering Alliance (GCEA).Her work focuses on intelligent hospitals, equipment planning, healthcare technology integration, digital transformation, women in engineering, and the future of clinical engineering within modern healthcare systems.
Head of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
David Attwell is Head of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where he provides strategic leadership across Clinical Engineering, Clinical Scientific Computing, Radiation Physics and MRI Physics. He has a lead role in ensuring that medical technology and clinical systems are effectively integrated to support safe, efficient and high-quality patient care. David has a strong interest in the role of digital technology and connected medical devices in delivering Fit for the Future: The 10 Year Health Plan for England and enabling modern, data-enabled healthcare services. He works at regional and national level to support collaboration and standardisation as Joint Lead Clinical Engineer for the London Clinical Engineering Network and London representative on the National Clinical Engineering Network. He is passionate about workforce development across all Clinical Engineering roles and the importance of collaboration in driving sustainable NHS transformation.
Digital health Clinical Safety Lead Health Services Executive
Meabh is the Digital Health Clinical Safety Lead in the Health Service Executive in Ireland. She is a Clinical Engineer and long-time member of the BEAI (Biomedical & Clinical Engineering Association of Ireland) and she spent most of her working life in Beaumont Hospital. Previous roles include: Leading the Neuroscience team at Beaumont Hospital (Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Dept); Chief Operations Officer at Beaumont Hospital; Business Continuity Co-ordinator (Beaumont Hospital) Range of technical roles including in Endoscopy & Dialysis Meabh also served on the HPRA Advisory Committee on Medical Devices, and is a current member of the Health Informatics Standards Committee co-ordinated by National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI).
Consultant Clinical Engineer
Fran Hegarty is a Clinical Engineer with extensive experience in applying and supporting healthcare technology at the point of care in public hospitals in Ireland. His research interests include Healthcare Technology Management, Clinical Measurement & Informatics, and Art in Health. He retired from the position of Chief Physicist for Children’s Health Ireland in 2023 but continues to lecture on clinical engineering and clinical informatics topics. Fran is also sound artist and music maker. He is currently studying for an M.Phil in Music and Media Technology in Trinity College Dublin.
