Programme
MTANZ Conference
We are excited to bring you the programme for this year's conference.
Monday 30th June
Start | End | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
07:30 | 08:30 | Registration Open, Arrival Tea and Coffee | |
08:30 | 08:40 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | MC, Geoff Bryan |
08:40 | 09:00 | MTANZ Business Confidence Survey Results | Cushla Smyth, CEO, MTANZ |
09:00 | 09:15 | Address by the Deputy Prime Minister | Hon. David Seymour |
09:15 | 10:00 | Health Sector Leadership Insights | Professor Lester Levy, CNZM, Commissioner, Health NZ |
10:00 | 10:30 | Pharmac Governance Update | Paula Bennett, Chair, Pharmac Board |
10:30 | 11:00 | Morning Tea | |
11:00 | 11:30 | Medical Devices Update | Catherine Epps, Director Medical Devices, Pharmac | Brendan Boyle, Acting Chief Executive, Pharmac |
11:30 | 12:00 | Novel Clinical Practice Evaluation Pathway | Dr Robyn Whittaker, Director Evidence Research & Clinical Trials, Health NZ |
12:00 | 12:30 | Procurement and Supply Chain Overview | Andy Windsor, Director P&SC, Health NZ |
12:30 | 13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30 | 14:00 | Clinical Practice Developments and Future Direction | Dr David McCormack, Deputy Chair, National Clinical Practice Committee, Health NZ |
14:00 | 14:40 | Global Tariffs | Hon. Tim Groser |
14:40 | 15:00 | Global Tariffs Panel | Hon. Tim Groser | Andrew Hickey, CEO, InterMed Medical | Pieter Wijnhoud, Managing Director, Obex Medical |
15:00 | 15:30 | Afternoon Tea | |
15:30 | 16:00 | NZ Private Surgical Hospital Presentation | Michael Quirke, CEO Hospitals & Day Surgeries, Evolution Healthcare |
16:00 | 16:30 | Wrap Up Panel | |
16:45 | 18:45 | Networking Event | Bellini Bar, Hilton Auckland |
Tuesday 1st July
Start | End | Content | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
06:30 | 08:00 | Women in HealthTech Breakfast Meeting | Panel discussion from 7.00am-8.00am, with a light breakfast being served from 6.30am. |
08:00 | 08:55 | Registration Open, Arrival Tea and Coffee | |
08:55 | 09:00 | MC Recap on previous day | Geoff Bryan |
09:00 | 09:30 | Medical Products Bill Update | Tim Vines , Manager, Therapeutics, Strategy, Policy and Legislation, Ministry of Health |
09:30 | 10:00 | MedSafe Presentation | Chris James, Group General Manager, MedSafe |
10:00 | 10:30 | Regulatory Update | Regulatory Special Advisory Group Representatives |
10:30 | 11:00 | Morning Tea | |
11:00 | 11:30 | NZ and Global Government Affairs – ‘How can NZ businesses grow?’ | Catherine Beard, Director of Advocacy, Business NZ |
11:30 | 12:00 | Supply Chain Resilience in Uncertain Times | Zane Morton, Managing Director NZ & Fiji, DHL Global Forwarding |
12:00 | 12:30 | How to Avoid Anti-Competitive Conduct | Dr Derek Johnston, Commissioner, Commerce Commission |
12:30 | 13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30 | 14:00 | Suppliers Only Session – Where to from here with medical device management in NZ? | |
14:00 | 14:30 | Suppliers Only Session – Where to from here with medical device management in NZ? | |
14:30 | 15:00 | Suppliers Only Session – Where to from here with medical device management in NZ? | |
15:00 | 15:30 | Afternoon Tea | |
15:30 | 17:00 | MTANZ Annual General Meeting - Members Only |
Monday 30 June
Start | End | Session |
|---|---|---|
07:30 | 08:30 | Registration Open, Arrival Tea and Coffee |
08:30 | 08:40 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
08:40 | 09:00 | MTANZ Business Confidence Survey Results |
09:00 | 09:15 | Address by the Deputy Prime Minister |
09:15 | 10:00 | Health Sector Leadership Insights |
10:00 | 10:30 | Pharmac Governance Update |
10:30 | 11:00 | Morning Tea |
11:00 | 11:30 | Medical Devices Update |
11:30 | 12:00 | Novel Clinical Practice Evaluation Pathway |
12:00 | 12:30 | Procurement and Supply Chain Overview |
12:30 | 13:30 | Lunch |
13:30 | 14:00 | Clinical Practice Developments and Future Direction |
14:00 | 14:40 | Global Tariffs |
14:40 | 15:00 | Global Tariffs Panel |
15:00 | 15:30 | Afternoon Tea |
15:30 | 16:00 | NZ Private Surgical Hospital Presentation |
16:00 | 16:30 | Wrap Up Panel |
16:45 | 18:45 | Networking Event |
Tuesday 1 July
Start | End | Content |
|---|---|---|
06:30 | 08:00 | Women in HealthTech Breakfast Meeting |
08:00 | 08:55 | Registration Open, Arrival Tea and Coffee |
08:55 | 09:00 | MC Recap on previous day |
09:00 | 09:30 | Medical Products Bill Update |
09:30 | 10:00 | MedSafe Presentation |
10:00 | 10:30 | Regulatory Update |
10:30 | 11:00 | Morning Tea |
11:00 | 11:30 | NZ and Global Government Affairs – ‘How can NZ businesses grow?’ |
11:30 | 12:00 | Supply Chain Resilience in Uncertain Times |
12:00 | 12:30 | How to Avoid Anti-Competitive Conduct |
12:30 | 13:30 | Lunch |
13:30 | 14:00 | Suppliers Only Session – Where to from here with medical device management in NZ? |
14:00 | 14:30 | Suppliers Only Session – Where to from here with medical device management in NZ? |
14:30 | 15:00 | Suppliers Only Session – Where to from here with medical device management in NZ? |
15:00 | 15:30 | Afternoon Tea |
15:30 | 17:00 | MTANZ Annual General Meeting - Members Only |