We are thrilled to welcome Kay back as the MC for the conference again. She did a wonderful job in 2022. Kay works as a Breakfast Radio Newsreader for NZME (New Zealand Media and Entertainment) and is also a Marriage and Funeral Celebrant. Kay has been engaged as the MC at conferences for a number of organisations including Trafinz, Her Business, The Optometrists Association, Primary Care Nurses, The Celebrants Association and The Funeral Directors Association. She also MC's at many other events, such as sports and business awards evenings and fundraisers, and is the MC for all major events for Rowing New Zealand. Kay's main focus as a conference MC is to ensure the event runs to time, that presenters are made to feel comfortable and participants are kept fully informed. The conference will once again be in safe hands with Kay.

Tory is Pōneke’s first wahine Māori mayor. Originally from Pātea in South Taranaki, Tory is of Pakakohi and Ngā Ruahine descent. She has worked in marketing, as a film censor, and as a chief of staff for the Green Party during their time in Government. Tory was elected on a platform of change. More affordable housing, better public transport and more opportunities for walking and cycling are central to her vision of a city that’s future-focused and inclusive. She is working to strengthen relationships with mana whenua and celebrate the diversity of our communities. Behind the scenes she is a strong advocate for our hospitality scene and helping business owners bring the vibe back to our inner city. That means looking after our artists, innovators and creatives as well. They are a key part of what makes Wellington an attractive destination to visitors from around the world, and a great place to live. She is pushing to accelerate climate action and ensure our communities and infrastructure are as resilient as possible. After decades of neglect, she firmly believes it is time to reinvest in our collective wellbeing, stop kicking the can down the road, and come together to create a city we are all proud of. “Let’s make Wellington a capital of the arts, education, innovation and compassion,” she says. “And let’s make sure we bring all of us along on that journey.” Today she lives in Wellington with her dog Teddy, who is also known as His Woofship.

Originally from the UK, Orna has been working as a GP in Auckland with a particular focus on women’s health and contraception, since 2011. She has held a variety of leadership roles including Clinical Director of East Health PHO and has been the Clinical Director of Primary Care Women’s Health at Auckland District Health Board since January 2019. She is an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Auckland and is on the Board of the newly formed New Zealand College of Sexual and Reproductive Health. She is firmly of the belief that collaboration, teamwork, kindness and a sense of humour can solve most problems and is currently trying to apply this philosophy to the issues of women’s access to contraception and abortion services in Aotearoa.

Dr Diana Sarfati was appointed to the role of Director-General of Health and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Health in November 2022 having acted in the role since July 2022. Diana is a public health physician, cancer epidemiologist and health services researcher, and she has a PhD from the University of Otago. Diana was previously Tumuaki, Chief Executive and National Director of Te Aho o Te Kahu – Cancer Control Agency and prior to that she was National Director of Cancer Control at the Ministry of Health where she oversaw the implementation of the agency. From 2015 to 2019, Diana was the co-head and then head of the Department of Public Health and the Director of the Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) research group at University of Otago, Wellington. Diana is a former member of the National Cancer Programme Leadership Board, the National Screening Advisory Group, the National Ethics Advisory Committee, the Bowel Cancer Taskforce and the National Bowel Cancer Screening Advisory Committee. She is currently a Lancet Commissioner for the Health Systems and Cancer Lancet Commission, and a member of the International Advisory Committee to Lancet Oncology, the Advisory Committee to International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) Pacific cancer hub, IARC’s international expert group on social inequalities in cancer, and the Board of the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership. She also led a Lancet Oncology series on cancer in small island developing states.

Dr. Angela Lim is CEO and co-founder of Clearhead. Trained as a medical doctor and having completed research at the Harvard School of Public Health. Angela’s passion for tackling inequality led her to believe that technology has the best potential to drastically improve health outcomes. Having sat on more than 15 Boards, she also understands the importance of good governance and the importance of managing Health and Safety risks effectively. That is why Angela started Clearhead in 2018, an innovative workplace wellbeing EAP provider that takes a holistic and proactive approach to wellbeing that ensures personalised mental health care is accessible to everyone. Her hope is that by having employers do more to support the wellbeing of their people through providing funded therapy via their EAP program and stigma-free access to proactive self-help tools, individuals would not wait till they are in a crisis state before seeking help. Thus, freeing up the public mental health system to better serve those in need of their services.

Katy is Managing Director, Espy Skin Limited and Events Manager of Skin Cancer Symposiums NZRN, BHSc (Nursing) Professional Diploma - Dermoscopy Katy has over twenty years experience as a NZ Registered Nurse and over a decades experience in dermoscopy and skin cancer surveillance. Katy is passionate about saving lives through early detection of skin cancers, by providing both tailored skin cancer education and professional, yet affordable full body skin checks through her own Auckland-based business, Espy Skin. Katy has been part of the Skin Cancer Symposiums team for over 6 years and would love to see more clinicians upskilling in dermoscopy. Early detection is key to saving more lives and reducing the burden of disease.