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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.
Modality Manager Mindray
General Manager Patient Care Solutions GE Healthcare
NHS Supply Chain NHS
Head of Clinical Informatics New Hospital Programme NHS
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.
Founder & President at PervasID Fellow at Cambridge University
Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan OBE, Founder & President at PervasID and Fellow at Cambridge University Girton CollegeSpeaker Bio: Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan OBE is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur with more than 15 years’ experience in the IoT space. As Founder and President of his Cambridge University spin-out company, PervasID, Sabesan pioneered and developed the world’s most accurate passive RFID technology, creating a world-leading range of products that are transforming entire industries, generating substantial exports and saving lives. Sabesan’s products and endeavours have both national and international benefits and he has become renowned for forging the worlds of academia and business to great effect, for his intellectual and scholarly excellence, and for the entrepreneurial skills that have enabled him to put innovative ideas into practice in a commercially viable way. Sabesan has become an expert in entrepreneurship, strategic business development and innovation leadership. Sabesan was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s 2024 New Year Honours, The Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal 2021 for an outstanding and demonstrated personal contribution to UK engineering and Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2021.
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.
