Thank you to our 
2025 Invited Speakers
International Invited Speakers
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       Prof Saskia MiddeldorpRadboud University Medical Centre 
 Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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       Assoc Prof Sharleen O’ReillyUniversity College Dublin 
 Dublin, Ireland
Invited Speakers
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       Dr Henna AnsariMiddlemore Hospital in South Auckland 
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       Elaine ChongCounties Manukau Health 
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       Dr Stephanie CoxHealth NZ Te Toka Tumai, NZ 
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       Prof Caroline CrowtherLiggins Institute, University of Auckland 
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       Dr Whitney DavisGP Fellow and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant 
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       Assoc Prof Susan de JerseyRoyal Brisbane and Women's Hospital 
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       Dr Jo DunlopHealth New Zealand – Counties Manukau 
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       Dr Bianca FatoPostdoctoral researcher at the University of Melbourne 
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       Dr Ashlea GillonWaipapa Taumata Rau, University Of Auckland 
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       Prof Katie GroomLiggins Institute, University of Auckland. National Women’s Health, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland City Hospital. 
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       Gillian GuttenbeilAuckland City Hospital / Te Toka Tumai, Health New Zealand 
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       A/ Prof Rosemary HallWellington and Tairāwhiti, Aotearoa New Zealand & the University of Otago Wellington. 
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       Dr Matthew HareRoyal Darwin Hospital, NT 
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       Consultant Lisa HoyleCountries Manukau District, 
 Te Whatu Ora /
 Health New Zealand
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       Dr Yvonne LefortGeneral practitioner, 
 Auckland
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       Elizabeth Lewis-HillsTe Whatu Ora Waikato 
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       Loyla LeysleyMenzies School of Health Research 
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       Dr Diana MackayRoyal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals 
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       Dr Joanna McClintockTe Whatu Ora Waikato District in Aotearoa New Zealand 
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       Dr Helen MurphyUniversity of East Anglia. 
 Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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       Dr Rinki MurphyAuckland Diabetes Centre. 
 Counties Manukau Health.
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       Dr Adam PastorSt Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne 
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       Prof Angela RatschWide Bay Hospital and Health Service, Queensland 
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       Dr Janet RowanNational Women’s Hospital, Auckland. 
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       Prof Joanne SaidJoan Kirner Womens and Childrens at Sunshine Hosptial 
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       Diane SelvesCounties, Auckland 
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       A/ Prof Renuka ShanmugalingamLiverpool Hospital, NSW 
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       Alexis ShubMercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne 
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       Dr Fiona Stewartgeneral Cardiologist Heart Group, Auckland 
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       Dr Arianne SweetingUniversity of Sydney & Royal Prince Hospital, Sydney 
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       Prof Boyd SwinburnUniversity of Auckland 
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       Helen TipplerNelson Hospital, Nelson 
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       Dr Miriam WheelerAuckland Hospital 
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       Dr Esther WoolstonMiddlemore Hospital in New Zealand 
