Programme
Digital Health Leadership Forum
Tuesday 12 May 2026 · 9:00am – 3:30pm · InterContinental Hotel, Wellington
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Welcome and opening remarks
Stella Ward
Mihi
Government priorities for health system transformation
Opening keynote: Digital leadership in action
Louise Zacest
Health in the wider government system
How digital health fits into all-of-government transformation and service design.
Technology procurement and system foundations
Understanding the shift to All-of-Government technology procurement and what it means for health.
Morning break
Clinical digital health leadership
Presentations followed by a panel discussion.
Lara Hopley
Industry leadership perspectives
Quickfire presentations from digital health innovators.
Gabe Rijpma · Angela Lim · James Daniell · Noor Syed
Lunch
Iwi-led digital health leadership
Community-driven solutions, and by-Māori-for-Māori innovation.
Michael Rongo
Leadership and patient privacy
Michael Webster
Leading transformation in Health NZ, ACC and MSD
Panel discussion: Collaborating to enable data to flow across health and social care. Interoperability, breaking down data silos, and building workforce capability.
Michael Dreyer · Tracey Voice · Stuart Bloomfield
Leading into AI: preparing for what's next in health
Closing keynote.
Madeline Newman
Closing remarks
Stella Ward
Programme subject to minor changes.