Speaker Presentations
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
The story behind a breakthrough stent
CHAIR: Prof. Shirley Jansen
Director Heart and Vascular Research Institute
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
David Hartley
Retired Radiographer and Director of an Endovascular Device development facility
Prof. Michael Lawrence Brown
Emeritus vascular surgeon, Adjunct Professor Curtin University
Governance, process and trust in medtech recalls
CHAIR: Sue Papadoulis
CEO, Profile Media
Nathan Coleman
Deputy Australian Recall Coordinator, TGA
A/Prof. Moreica Pabbruwe
Senior Biomedical Engineer, East Metropolitan Health Service
Kylie Sproston
CEO, Bellberry Limited
Thursday, 21 May 2026
TGA update – regulatory insights and what’s ahead
CHAIR: Erica Bremner Kniepp
Research Director, CSIRO
Deputy Chair, AusBiotech
Tracey Duffy
First Assistant Secretary, Medical Devices & Product Quality Division, Health Products Regulation Group
Australian Government, Department of Health, Disability and Aged Care
Wesfarmers health: innovation, investment and impact
CHAIR: Erica Bremner Kniepp
Research Director, CSIRO
Deputy Chair, AusBiotech
Emily Amos
Managing Director, Wesfarmers Health
Patient driven solutions and putting devices in their hands
CHAIR: Michael Junger
Director Industry & Govt Relations, Vaxxas
From AI to quantum: how quantum technology is set to revolutionise medtech
John Barrington
Board Member, Quantum Australia
Dr. Jeremy Bourhill
Lecturer, The University of Western Australia
Dr. Christos Papadimitriou
CEO & Managing Director, Tessara Therapeutics
Prof. Jingbo Wang
WA Node Lead for Quantum Australia and Founder and Director of the Research Centre for Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithms, University of Western Australia