2025 Invited Speakers
INTERNATIONAL PLENARY SPEAKERS
Prof Saskia
Middeldorp
Radboud University Medical Centre
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Dr Henna
Ansari
Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland
Assoc Prof Sharleen
O’Reilly
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
INVITED SPEAKERS
Prof Caroline Crowther
Liggins Institute, University of Auckland
Dr Stephanie
Cox
Health NZ Te Toka Tumai, NZ
Dr Jo
Dunlop
Health New Zealand – Counties Manukau
Dr Bianca
Fato
Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Melbourne
Dr Adam
Pastor
Addiction Medicine Physician & Deputy Director of the Department of Addiction Medicine St Vincent’s Hospital
Dr Miriam
Wheeler
Cardiologist at Auckland Hospital and leads the Rheumatic Heart Disease service
Prof Joanne
Said
Head of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Joan Kirner Womens and Childrens at Sunshine Hosptial
Dr Ashlea
Gillon
Lecturer in Māori Studies at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University Of Auckland
Consultant Lisa Hoyle
Countries Manukau District,
Te Whatu Ora /
Health New Zealand
Dr Diana
Mackay
Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals
Dr Whitney
Davis
GP Fellow and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Prof Katie
Groom
Liggins Institute, University of Auckland. National Women’s Health, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland City Hospital.
Dr Matthew
Hare
Endocrinologist and clinician-researcher, Royal Darwin Hospital, NT
Loyla Leysley
Traditional Torres Strait Island Women, Menzies School of Health Research
Dr Fiona
Stewart
General Cardiologist,
Heart Group, Auckland
Dr Arianne
Sweeting
University of Sydney & Royal Prince Hospital, Sydney
Prof Boyd
Swinburn
Professor of Population Nutrition & Global Health at the University of Auckland
Dr Janet
Rowan
General Physician and Obstetric Medicine Team, National Women’s Hospital, Auckland.
Dr Yvonne
Lefort
General practitioner,
Auckland
Dr Rinki
Murphy
Auckland Diabetes Centre.
Counties Manukau Health.
A/ Prof Renuka
Shanmugalingam
Nephrologist and obstetric medicine physician, Liverpool Hospital, NSW
Prof Angela
Ratsch
Director of Research at the Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service, Queensland
Dr Esther Woolston
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Fellow at Middlemore Hospital in New Zealand