24 - 27 November, 2025

Keynote & Invited Speakers

Get ready to be inspired. Digital Health Week NZ 2025 brings together a powerhouse lineup of keynote and invited speakers who are shaping the future of health and wellbeing across Aotearoa and beyond. From trailblazing leaders in digital innovation to frontline changemakers transforming healthcare delivery, our speakers will challenge, energise and ignite bold new thinking. Don’t miss this chance to hear from some of the brightest minds in health, tech, and leadership—live in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Hon Simeon Brown

Hon Simeon Brown

Minister of Health

Hon Matt Doocey

Hon Matt Doocey

Minister of Health and Associate Minister of Health

Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard

National Chief Medical Officer, Health New Zealand

Cam Calkoen

Dreamer, Doer and Champion of Possibilities

James Laughlin

High Performance Leadership and Personal Mastery

Morag McDowell

Health & Disability Commissioner

Professor Lester Levy

Chair, Health New Zealand

Myles Ward

Deputy Secretary Digital Services | Deputy Chief Digital Officer, DIA

Anne Fitisemanu

CEO, Make a Wish Aotearoa NZ

Joshua Caldwell

Joshua Caldwell

Senior Disability Consultant, Caldwell Consults NZ

Dr Rachelle Martin

Senior Lecturer, Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit, University of Otago Wellington

Corinne Haines

CEO - City Missioner, Christchurch City Mission

Dr Jane George

Rural Health Workforce Strategist

Jim the AI Whisperer

Jim the AI Whisperer

Hon Tracey Martin

Chief Executive, Aged Care Association

Professor Tim Woodfield

Professor of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago

Dr Luke Bradford

Dr Luke Bradford

President, RNZCGP

Professor Robin Palmer

Professor Robin Palmer

Director of Clinical Legal Studies, University of Canterbury

Dr Lloyd McCann

CEO, Tāmaki Health

Becky Cassie

National Manager Improvement & Performance, Health New Zealand

Darren Douglass

Darren Douglass

Chief Information Technology Officer (acting), Health New Zealand

Doug Healey

Doug Healey

Manager, Hauora Māori ICT, Health New Zealand

Lara Hopley

Chief Clinical Informatics Officer, Health New Zealand