| Tuesday 21 October 2025 -
Pre conference forums
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| Time |
Agenda |
| 08:00 – 17:30 |
Registration Open |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
CMO Roundtable Meeting
Note: This event is restricted to invited guests only.
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| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Morning Refreshments
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| 11:00 – 17:00 |
Inaugural Joint International CMO and Legal Forum:
Diversity, Innovation and Developments in Law and Medicine
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| 11:10 – 12:00 |
Diversity in Medicine
Dr Dinesh Palipana, OAM
The Japanese poet Mizuta Masahide wrote, “My barn having burned down, I can now see the moon.” To find happiness, sometimes, we have to let go of what we have. This is the story of a journey of discovering happiness through a career between law, medicine, depression, and a spinal cord injury. Through that journey, the story shares some ideas on how we can think differently in our professions to drive resilience, innovation and strength through diversity and culture.
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| 12:00 – 13:00 |
AI Developments in Medical Law
Professor Clair Sullivan, UQ Digital Health Centre
The Honorable Justice David Boddice, The Supreme Court of Queensland
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| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Panel discussion: Innovation in the Management of Claims
Chair: Professor Marie Bismark, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Speakers:
NHS Pre-litigation Pilot - Chris Malla, Kennedys London
Data Driven Insights in Claims Management - Claire Petts, Clyde and Co
Costs of Care/ Models of Care - Professor Natasha Lannin, Monash University
Claims Management Initiatives in Canada - Domenic Crolla, Partner Gowling WLG, Canada
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| 15:00 – 15:30 |
Afternoon Refreshments |
| 15:30 – 16:10 |
CS1.1
Genetics, Reproduction and the Law
Assoc Professor Karinne Ludlow, Monash University
The interplay between developments in genetics/IVF/medically assisted reproduction and the law, both here and overseas with an emphasis on whether the law is keeping up with the advances in the medicine and the expectations of the community who wish to access these developments.
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CS1.2
Chronic Health Conditions
Professor Roger Magnusson, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney |
| 16:15 – 16:55 |
CS2.1
Voluntary Assisted Dying
Professor Ben White, Faculty of Business & Law, Queensland University of Technology
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CS2.2
Health Law Case Revew
Neill Murdoch KC, Barrister at Law, Victoria
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| 18:00 - 22:00 |
Welcome Reception
With thanks to our Sponsor |
Terrace Rooftop |
| Wednesday 22 October 2025 -
Conference Day 1
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| Time |
Agenda |
| 07:30 – 16:30 |
Registration |
| 7:30 - 15:30 |
Grab a Barista Coffee with thanks to Our Sponsor |
| 08:30 - 08:45 |
Conference opening & Welcome to Country |
| 08:45 - 08:55 |
Welcome & Introduction
Natasha Anning, CEO, MIPS |
| 08:55 - 09:55 |
Keynote Address: AI in healthcare - evolution and revolution
Introduction: Julie Brooke-Cowden, Avant
Speaker: Professor Enrico Coiera, Australian Institute of Health Innovation
Centre for Health Informatics, Macquarie University
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| 09:55 - 10:40 |
Keynote Address: How to lead and thrive in a time of uncertainty and change
Introduction: Justine Beirne, Avant
Speaker: Dr Dan Pronk, Ex-Special Ops Doctor, Author Speaker and TV Personality |
| 10:40 - 11:00 |
Morning Refreshments
With thanks to our Sponsor
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| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Plenary Panel: What are the current and future emerging risks?
Chair: Justine Beirne, Avant
Dr Caroline Fryar, GP, Professional Services Director MDU, UK
Dr Eric Zacharias, CMO, Copic, USA
Dr Robert Sheahan, Partner, Gowling WLG
Dr Owen Bradfield, CMO, MIPS
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| 12:00– 13:00 |
Lunch Break
With thanks to our Sponsor
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
CS3.1
Lived experience of AI - Implications for claims management, healthcare and insurance
Chair: Georgie Haysom, Avant
Speakers:
Marcello Negro BComm (Hons) DipSci, FIAA, CERA, Finity Consulting
Professor Paul Parizel, University of Western Australia
Dr Graham Billingham, MedPro, USA
Trevor Hall, Hiroc, Canada
Chelsea Gordon, Legal Lead – AI Advisory, MinterEllison
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CS3.2
Panel discussion: Regulatory impact on doctors’ resilience
Chair: Dr Owen Bradfield, MIPS
Speakers:
Susan Biggar, AHPRA
Dr Roger Sexton, Doctors for Doctors
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| 14:05 - 15:05 |
CS4.1
Dutch restorative justice approach to gaining trust
Speakers:
Caroline Heijckmann,, MD, PhD, Bernhoven, Netherlands
Miriam Kroeze MSc, Medirisk, Netherlands
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CS4.2
Panel Discussion: The importance of cultural diversity and cultural safety in healthcare
Chair: Dr Michael Wright, RACGP
Speakers:
Dr Hashim Abdeen, Rheumatologist, Gold Coast Hospital
Donna Burns, CEO, Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association
Dr Pam Eisner-Parche, Executive Director - Member Experience, Canadian Medical Protection Association
Dr Carrie McKenzie, Medicolegal Advisor, MIPS
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| 15:05– 15:30 |
Afternoon Refreshments
With thanks to our Sponsor
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| 15:30 - 16:30 |
Panel Discussion: Corporatisation of medicine
Chair: TBC
Speakers:
Anthony Mennillo, MIGA
Dr Lucy Gibberd, Medical Protection
Dr J. Michael Conerly, President & CEO, Lammico
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| 16:30 |
Close of day one |
| 19:00 - 23:00 |
Conference Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Kelvin Kong AM, Hunter ENT
With thanks to our Sponsor
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Zinc at Federation Square |
| Thursday 23 October 2025 -
Conference Day 2
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| Time |
Agenda |
| 07:30 – 15:20 |
Registration |
| 07:30 – 15:20 |
Grab a Barista Coffee with thanks to Our Sponsor
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| 08:30 - 08:40 |
Welcome
Chair, MPL Association International Section |
| 08:40 - 08:50 |
Awards Presentation: Defender of the Year
Chair, MPL Association International Section |
| 08:50 - 09:40 |
Keynote Panel: Adaptive leadership in medicine/law
Chair: TBC
Speakers:
Professor Helena Teede, Monash University
Dr Sarah Whitelaw, Emergency Physician, Royal Melbourne Hospital, AMA
Sarah McPherson, Willis Tower Watson
Prof Erwin Loh, Monash University
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| 09:40 - 10:10 |
Cyber resilience - a whole of system approach to mitigate cyber risks
Chair: Dr Steve Hambleton, the Australian Digital Health Agency
Speakers: TBC
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| 10:10 - 10:30 |
Morning Refreshments |
| 10:30 - 11:30 |
CS5.1
Panel discussion: Claims inflation: a global perspective
Chair: Dr Michael Gannon, MDA National Mutual Board
Speakers:
Bill Burns, VP Research & Analytics, MPL Association, USA
Jane Fiske, Partner, Lander & Roberts
John Carroll, CEO Australia & New Zealand, Reinsurance Solutions, Aon
Jillian Chung, SwissRe
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CS5.2
Moral distress - occurs when the gap between what professional judgment dictates should be done and what the healthcare system currently permits is wide.
Chair: Stephen Parnis, MIGA
Speakers:
Dr Pam Eisner-Parche, Executive Director, Member Experience, CMPA
Julie Brooke-Cowden, General Manager - Professional Conduct Claims - Professional Conduct Leadership NSW, AVANT
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| 11:35 - 12:35 |
CS6.1
Relative claims/nervous shock
Chair: Heather Hibberd, Head of Member Benefits and Risk Education, MIGA
Speakers:
Phillipa Nash, Executive General Manager, Claims and Advisory Services, MDA National
Claire Petts, Partner and Head of Healthcare, Clyde & Co
Kellie Dell'Oro, Principal, Meridian Lawyers
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CS6.2
Legal liability issues arising from the use of AI
Chair: Ian Feckelton AO KC
Speakers:
Peter Harris, Barrister at Law
Marion Isobel, Barrister at Law
Karen Miller, CEO, MPS
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| 12:35 - 13:30 |
Lunch Break |
| 13:30 - 14:20 |
Keynote Address: Future of healthcare
Amanda Johnstone, AI technologist |
| 14:20 - 15:10 |
Plenary Panel: Leading into the future: adapt, adopt and evolve
Chair: Tim Plant, CEO, MDA National
Speakers:
Dr Matt Lee, CEO, MDU
Natasha Fenech, MD, Avant
Natasha Anning, CEO, MIPS
Tom Griffiths, CEO, MIGA
Dr Lisa Calder, Canadian Medical Protective Association
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| 15:10 - 15:20 |
Close of Conference and Refreshments
Speaker - 2028 host company representative |
