| Tuesday 21 October 2025 -
Pre conference forums
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| Time |
Agenda |
| 08:00 – 17:30 |
Registration Open |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
CMO 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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| 11:00 – 12:10 |
Diversity in Medicine
Dr Dinesh Palipana, OAM
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| 12:10 – 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
Claims Trends - Claire Petts, Clyde and Co
Costs of care/models of care - Speaker TBC
Domenic Crolla, Partner Gowling WLG, Canada
|
| 15:00 – 15:30 |
Afternoon Refreshments |
| 15:30 – 16:10 |
CS1.1
IVF/Surrogacy - Ethical Issues in Human Genomics and Reproduction
Assoc Professor Karinne Ludlow, Monash University |
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
Case Developments
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
|
| 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
 |
| 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
|
| 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 Parizel, Radiologist, WA
Dr Graham Billingham, MedPro, USA
Trevor Hall, Hiroc, Canada
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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
|
| 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: Panel discussion: The importance of cultural diversity and cultural safety in healthcare
Chair: Dr Michael Wright, RACGP
Speakers TBC
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| 15:05– 15:30 |
Afternoon Refreshments
With thanks to our Sponsor
|
| 15:30 - 16:30 |
Panel Discussion: Corporatisation of medicine
Chair: TBC
Speakers:
Anthony Mennillo, MIGA
Speakers TBC
|
| 16:30 |
Close of day one |
| 19:00 - 23:00 |
Conference Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Kelvin Kong AM, Hunter ENT
With thanks to our Sponsor
|
Zinc at Fed 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
|
| 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
|
| 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
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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
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| 11:35 - 12:35 |
CS6.1
Relative claims/nervous shock
Chair: TBC
Speakers:
Phillipa Nash, MDA National
Speaker TBC
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CS6.2
Legal liability issues arising from the use of AI
Chair: TBC
Speakers TBC
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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
Speaker TBC
Speaker TBC
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| 15:10 - 15:20 |
Close of Conference and Refreshments
Speaker - 2028 host company representative |
