Healthcare World Festival 2021 - Our Speakers
Abhi Shekar
Alastair Currie
Alf Theodorou
Abhi is passionate about using digital, data and technology to transform health and healthcare service delivery. He has designed digital hospital, digital strategy development and implementation, operating models, business cases and systems implementation, and has worked with a range of healthcare organisations in the UK and Australia.
Alastair is a Partner in the Employment and Pensions Department, advising on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment issues. He advises on matters in Tribunals, the EAT, appeal courts and civil courts, usually defending claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination and breach of contract.
An international healthcare specialist with a background in epidemiology, Alf has worked with 210+ hospitals in 40+ countries, developing protocols to benchmark facilities using recognised international standards, key clinical outcomes and patient experience. He is a Fellow of the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (FISQua).
Alistair Grenfell
Alistair Russell
Andrea Tithecott
Alistair Grenfell is responsible for Iqvia’s operations in the UK&I, Northern Europe, France, Spain, Portugal & Turkey, Germany & Austria, Switzerland & Israel, Italy & Greece, East Europe, Russia & CIS and Africa, Middle East & South Asia.
Alistair is passionate about unlocking commercial value from NHS intellectual property. He leads business development for Imperial Private Healthcare (IPH) and the Trusts emerging International Partnerships business in education and consulting services. In 2019/20 IPH generated over £25 million for the NHS.
Andrea Tithecott established Al Tamimi’s regional Regulatory Practice leads the firm’s Healthcare sector group. Her healthcare practice focuses on health sector facilities, healthcare regulation advice, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and biotech advisory services. She is a member of the UAE-UK Business Council Healthcare Working Group.
Anthony Huszar
Dr Anushka Patchava
Ben Furneaux
Anushka has launched new health solutions and propositions across global markets. She holds an advisory position at World Economic Forum as a Healthcare Expert, is Head of Health Technology at the United Nations (CEFACT), and is on the Editorial Board of Blockchain in Healthcare.
Ben Furneaux is responsible for building new strategic opportunities for Cigna International Markets in the ME region. Ben’s experience of developing sustainable joint ventures, partnerships and being seconded into a majority-owned government business as it privatised, brings a unique perspective on making PPPs successful and sustainable.
Dr Anthony Huszar is a public health professional, specialising in health systems strengthening. He previously led the UK Government’s Fleming Fund programme in South East Asia. Anthony has worked on preventative health strategies, task-shifting and digital health initiatives, seeking other ways to circumvent the human resource challenge.
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