Isabel Oliver
Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Welsh Government

Emma Catling
Malnutrition Strategic Lead, Hywel Dda University Health Board

Emma Catling is the Malnutrition Strategic Lead at Hywel Dda University Health Board, a role she has held for the past four and a half years. Her work focuses on applying a whole-system approach, embedded with value-based health care, to tackling malnutrition across the Health Board. A registered dietitian with 28 years of experience working in Wales, Emma has worked across a range of clinical settings and served as the regional lead kidney dietitian for South West Wales Kidney Services for over two decades.

Emma also contributes to national strategy through her role on Bwrdd Cymru, supporting the British Dietetic Association in delivering its strategic objectives within Wales.

She recently completed an MSc in Advanced Health and Care Management at Swansea University, specialising in Value-Based Health Care. This work-based learning programme provided an opportunity to develop and implement prudent and value-based solutions that improve nutrition and hydration outcomes for both individual service users and the wider system.

Dr Mike Brady
Assistant Clinical Director for Remote Clinical Care, Welsh Ambulance Services University Trust

Mark Briggs
Assistant Director for Innovation, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Mark Briggs is the Assistant Director for Innovation for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and the Precision Medicine Ambassador for the Life Sciences Hub Wales.  Prior to these roles he was Co-Director Midland-Wales Advanced Therapies Treatment Centre, Programme Lead for Advanced Therapies Wales and both Head of Cell and Gene Therapy for the Welsh Blood Service and Head of Strategy for Research, Development and Innovation for the Velindre Cancer Centre within the Velindre University NHS Trust.

Before to moving to the public sector Mark spent more than 20 years within R&D in the commercial Life Sciences industry in a series of senior roles leading the development and application of enabling and disruptive technologies primarily for drug discovery, development, safety testing.  In his latter corporate years, he focussed upon the industrialisation of advanced therapies with a view to enabling safe and robust, turn-key production of both genetically and non-genetically modified cellular therapies.

Dr Amy Campbell
Research and Innovation Associate, Tritech Institute & Innovation, Hywel Dda University Health Board

With a strong academic foundation in psychology and mental health research, Amy holds a BSc in Psychology, a MSc in Mental Health Research, and a PhD in Psychology focused on the genetic epidemiology of anxiety and depression. With a decade of experience studying and working at world-leading academic institutions, she has developed expertise in both qualitative and quantitative data analysis, epidemiological research design, big data, and genomics.

Driven by a passion for scientific rigour, patient and public involvement, and equitable access to healthcare, Amy transitioned from academia to the NHS to apply her skills in real-world settings. Her work is grounded in the belief that applied research can drive innovation, systems change, and deliver immediate, tangible impact for patients and communities.

Dr Matthew Lawrence
Deputy Head of Tritech Institute & Innovation, Hywel Dda University Health Board

Dr Matthew Lawrence is Deputy Head of TriTech and Innovation for Hywel Dda University Health Board, UK. He has over 15 years of experience working in medical research. Matthew’s main area of focus during his research career has been in translating knowledge and technical know-how from engineering and the physical sciences into advances in healthcare technology.

As part of his research, Matthew has worked within a clinical environment – bridging the gap between health, science, and engineering. His primary research focussed on developing new technologies for measuring haemostasis and blood flow in relation to health and disease, particularly in respect to how clotting characteristics are altered by treatment and disease progression in vascular inflammatory disease. As a result, he has authored a wide range of peer reviewed articles on several different disease states.

During his career, Matthew has developed expertise in study design, project management and statistical analysis. Furthermore, he has gained a strong understanding of the regulatory and governance processes in health research in the UK and is currently the Chairman of Health and Care Research Wales’ research ethics committee Wales REC 6.

Lynne Grundy
Associate Director for Research & Development, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Lynne is the Associate Director for Research and Development at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, and is responsible for the strategic and operational management of research activity and development for BCUHB. Lynne is a Registered General Nurse and Registered Midwife, and has a Doctorate in Nursing Science.

Lynne has a strong clinical background with special interests in applying research into practice, innovation and service improvement. Lynne is passionate about ensuring patients and the public have more opportunities to be involved in research and innovation.

She has many years senior management experience in a wide variety of community and secondary care settings, within clinical and corporate departments in strategic and operational/clinical posts, as well as a Nurse Lecturer at Bangor University. Lynne also works in a regulatory capacity for the Care Quality Commission and the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Nigel Rees
Assistant Director of Research & Innovation, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Dr Mick Button
Associate Medical Director, Velindre University NHS Trust

Mick is a consultant clinical oncologist at Velindre Cancer Centre. specialising in the care/treatment of patients with lung cancer. He’s also the Associate Medical Director (workforce) at Velindre University NHS Trust. Alongside his clinical role, he is involved in education, innovation, research, leadership and collaborative working. He’s aligning all these interests through his Bevan Commission Fellowship and his PhD – researching novel approaches to healthcare innovation by applying staff wellbeing models to innovation, with the aim of creating practical improvements to both healthcare innovation and staff wellbeing.

Jennet Holmes
Head of Innovation, Velindre University NHS Trust

Jennet was appointed to the role of Head of Innovation at Velindre University NHS Trust in June 2023.  Her role provides a corporate function for innovation across the two divisions of the Trust, at the Velindre Cancer Centre and the Welsh Blood Service.  Jennet’s role currently focusses on building the infrastructure for innovation, providing leadership and oversight for Innovation, as well as building the capability and capacity for innovation across the Trust.  Jennet is also playing a lead role in establishing the New Collaborative Centre for Learning and Innovation.

Jennet’s previous post was at the Civil Service, as Head of Innovation for the Health and Social Services Group of Welsh Government.  Jennet joined the Civil Service in 2013, leading on Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy strategy and then subsequently held key roles as Head of Compliance and Efficiency, Head of Transport, and COVID response roles, prior to returning to her substantive role as Head of Innovation.

Jennet previously worked in the private sector for over a decade, primarily in Wales and Europe supporting industry and the public sector within consultancy-based roles on a broad range of environmental, quality and health and safety initiatives.

Jennet is currently implementing the ISO 56001 innovation management system at the Trust, as part of her work to develop the supporting infrastructure for innovation and transformation.

Aled Guy
Head of Sustainability & Net Zero Carbon Management, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Richard Harris
Head of International Trade, Welsh Government

Julie Russell
Business Development Manager, Inward Investment, Welsh Government

Julie works across industry sectors assisting companies looking to set up or expand into Wales to access UK and international markets.

Julie has been promoting Wales in international markets and providing advice on support for business development for over 20 years.  Working with both the public and private sectors, her international experience spans Europe, the Americas and Asia.

In 2019, Julie was named in the India Inc top 100 list of key influencers in UK – India relations.

Calum Shaw
Sustainability Lead, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Calum has held a variety of roles across the Welsh Public sector throughout his career. This has included developing public policy and legislation around environmental issues.

Within government Calum held a number of positions which included worked on the 1^st Decarbonisation action plan for Wales and the public sector decarbonisation funding scheme.

He has worked across the Health sector for the past 5 years developing programmes to support environmental sustainability. He currently works within Cwm Taff Morgannwg University Health Board developing their Climate Action strategy and within innovation to create solutions to improve decarbonisation and organisational efficiencies.

Dr Mohammad Alhadj Ali
Consultant Physician, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Abbey Griffiths
Climb Programme Manager, Dragon's Heart Institute

Abbey Griffiths is a Programme Manager who leads the planning and delivery of Climb. With a background in nursing and experience in higher education for health professionals, she brings a strong focus on leadership development, learning design, and supporting others to grow with confidence. Since joining the Dragon’s Heart Institute, Abbey has focused on creating engaging, high-quality learning experiences that connect people, spark fresh thinking, and have a lasting impact across teams and services.

Dr. Essam Ibraham
Medical Director EMEA, Abbott Point-of-Care

Dr Nimit Goyal
Consultant Interventional Radiologist and Clinical Lead for Gwent Interventional Radiology, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Josh Miller
Head of Research and Innovation, Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust

Lee Morgan
Deputy Head of Operational Procurement, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Simon Renault
Head of Innovation, Technology & Partnerships, Welsh Government

Sian Morgan
Consultant Clinical Scientist, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Sian is a Consultant Clinical Scientist at the Cardiff Joint Research Office with more than 35 years of experience in genomic medicine. She is Co-Lead of the multi-award-winning QuicDNA programme and the newly launched QuicDNA Max programme. Previously, she served as Laboratory Director at the All Wales Medical Genomic Service (AWMGS), where she played a central role in shaping and advancing genomic diagnostic services across Wales. Throughout her career, she has championed innovation, led service development, and fostered strategic collaboration at a national level. Alongside her clinical leadership, Sian is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff University.

Victoria Wilbraham
Founder and CEO, CareVanta

Victoria Wilbraham is a senior executive, entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of CareVanta with over 25 years’ experience across many areas of healthcare. She has successfully led and scaled companies and complex programmes across life sciences and digital innovation. Victoria has led and supported multiple NICE applications, including the UK’s first digital health assessment to receive a positive NICE recommendation, at a time when approaches to defining and evidencing value for digital innovation were in their infancy and still being established. This gave her deep insight into evidence generation, value demonstration and the challenges companies face when seeking adoption within healthcare systems. She founded CareVanta to address this global challenge and is developing a first-of-its-kind healthcare intelligence platform helping organisations model care delivery, demonstrate value and commercialise innovation with greater clarity and confidence.

Zoe Hilton
Programmes Manager, Cardiff Health Partners

Zoe Hilton is the Programmes Manager for Cardiff Health Partners, leading strategic innovation programmes that connect health, academia, industry and communities to improve outcomes across Wales. With over 25 years’ experience as a nurse clinical practice, research leadership and system transformation, she brings a strong focus on equity, coproduction and embedding innovation into routine care. Her background spans critical care, oncology and COVID-19 research delivery. Zoe also contributes to global health education and humanitarian initiatives, offering a values-driven perspective on building sustainable cultures of innovation, collaboration and change across complex health systems.

Rachel Savery
Interim Managing Director, Cardiff Health Partners

Rachel was appointed to her current role of Interim Managing Director for Cardiff Health Partners in January 2026, a once in a career opportunity to dovetail her partnership and programme delivery expertise with her health system and academia understanding. Rachel’s career has been focussed on partnership working across a variety of sectors to collaboratively deliver on goals and ambitions. Spanning initiatives across the public organisations, third sector and academia, Rachel has worked in early phase oncology through the ECMC, was part of the team that led on the development and opening of the Grange University Hospital, and has led on regional and national programmes, predominantly in the health setting. Strategically leading the Welsh Government funded Advanced Therapies Wales programme, Rachel is also Deputy Director of the Midlands Wales Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre as part of the UK network, which are both focussed on developing and delivering advanced therapies to patients (in research and standard care settings), at a strategic and operational level.

Suzanne Dawtrey
National Sales Manager Public Sector, Restore Information Management

Suzanne is a healthcare specialist with 15+ years’ experience across the NHS and medtech sector. Trained as a Radiotherapist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, she brings strong clinical insight and a deep understanding of frontline challenges. At Restore Information Management, Suzanne combines her clinical insight with expertise in healthcare communications to support improved efficiency and patient experience.

Dr Manmeet Kaur
GP Partner, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, CEO, Unity in Health Cymru CIC

Dr. Manmeet Kaur is a General Practitioner within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and CEO of Unity in Health Cymru CIC. She is a passionate advocate for preventative and holistic healthcare, leading wellbeing initiatives focused on stress reduction, resilience, breathwork, mindfulness, and lifestyle medicine.

Dr Kaur leads the Mind and Body Wellness Project and the Healing Breaths Project, supporting communities and NHS staff across South Wales. She also developed and delivers the Holistic Health Care Programme in collaboration with Cardiff Medical School, introducing medical students to resilience and holistic approaches to healthcare.

Her work focuses on reducing burnout, promoting social prescribing, and integrating sustainable self-care into healthcare systems. Dr Kaur has received several awards, including the NHS Wales Sustainability Award, the ABUHB Staff Recognition Award, and the Ethnic Minority Welsh Women Achievement Awards. She was also recently invited to 10 Downing Street in recognition of her work supporting community wellbeing and innovative approaches to healthcare

Dr Stuart Gray
GP, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Dr Stuart Gray is a GP in North Cardiff and CAV UHB Clinical Lead for Decarbonisation. He is interested in teaching and communicating about the Climate & Health Crisis we now face. He is involved in a pilot project looking to address the significant problem of blood test over-requesting across CAV UHB.

Bryn Kentish
Programme Manager, Dragon’s Heart Institute, Cardiff and Vale UHB

Bryn Kentish is Programme Manager at the Dragon’s Heart Institute, part of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, where he specialises in the spread and scale of improvement and innovation in health and care. He leads the Spread & Scale Academy and also delivers the Climb Leadership Programme. He is a Fellow at the Billions Institute and a qualified coach with active client work. His wider background spans communications, engagement and improvement across NHS Wales, with a particular interest in how stories, networks and trust shape large-scale change.

Iwan Palmer
Innovation Specialist, Welsh Government

Dr Anthony Gibson
Medical Director, NHS Wales Performance & Improvement

Dr Anthony Gibson is Medical Director for NHS Wales Performance & Improvement, Deputy Medical Director at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, and a Respiratory Consultant. He also serves as Clinical Lead for the National Strategic Clinical Network for Respiratory Conditions.

Dr Gibson plays a leading role in driving system-wide improvement across NHS Wales, with a focus on innovation, service transformation and delivering sustainable, high-quality care. Working across organisational boundaries, he supports national approaches to reducing variation and improving outcomes through collaborative, evidence-based practice.

He leads the development and delivery of the All-Wales Community Breathlessness Pathway, a key national programme supporting more joined-up, patient-centred care.

Kathleen Withers
Director, CEDAR

Kathleen is the Director of CEDAR. She has particular interests in qualitative research and ensuring service user views are represented in healthcare decision-making. She regularly leads research and service evaluations across Wales, and is highly experienced in the selection and use of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). Her role with the Welsh Value in Health Centre (WViHC) includes working with clinical networks to facilitate PROMs implementation across NHS Wales with almost 50 national PROM pathways now in use. This is providing a rich dataset to support individual care and wider evidence-based decision making.

David James
Managing Partner, Auditel

Jo Angouri
Professor, Applied Linguistics,, University of Warwick

Emma Rees
Co-lead Healthy Ageing & Chronic Conditions Research Institute, Swansea University

Dr Shawnea S. P. Ting
Healthcare Researcher, Sociolinguist, Interaction Scientist, University of Warwick

Shawnea Sum Pok TING is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick, UK. She engages with interdisciplinary, qualitative research in healthcare. She currently works on risk negotiation and decision making in the dispatch of prehospital critical care, using Interactional Sociolinguistics (which combines conversation analysis with ethnography) and other qualitative approaches to study communication practices as well as policy documents. For her PhD, Shawnea investigated lived experiences in patient communication between ethnic minorities and healthcare providers in Hong Kong from a (Medical) English as a Lingua Franca perspective.

Tori Wood
Business Development Manager, Restore Information Management

Tori began her career as an NHS Nursing Sister, bringing first-hand experience of patient care, ward management, and supporting frontline teams. This clinical foundation underpins over a decade of success in healthcare-focused account management and leadership roles across organisations including Vernacare, Ecolab, and DDC Dolphin. A trained Mental Health First Aider, Tori is passionate about supporting staff wellbeing alongside improving patient outcomes. At Restore Information Management, Tori is working in partnership with healthcare providers to drive efficiency and positive change.

Dr Ramdas Senasi
Clinical Lead, Fujifilm Healthcare UK

Ram is a Consultant Paediatric Radiologist and the new Clinical Lead of Fujifilm Healthcare UK.

Dave Mills
Head of healthcare, THINK healthcare

Dan Harding
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Tristan Harris
Interim Head of Financial Strategy, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Dr Rob Letchford
Consultant Physiotherapist, Clinical Lead for Value Based Health Care, NHS Wales

Dr Rob Letchford is a Consultant Physiotherapist specialising in musculoskeletal health and person-centred rehabilitation. A recognised leader in Value-Based Health Care (VBHC), he has played a key role in embedding value-driven approaches across NHS Wales at both local and national levels. As Clinical Lead for VBHC within the Value Transformation Directorate at NHS Wales Performance and Improvement, Rob leads work to drive system-wide transformation, helping teams focus on outcomes that matter most to patients while improving the sustainability of services.

Dr Huey Yi Chong
Health Economist, CEDAR, Cardiff and vale University Health Board

Huey Yi has a PhD in Health Economics (Monash University). Before moving to CEDAR, Huey Yi worked as a research fellow at Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, where she worked on economic evaluations on health technologies and health behavioural interventions. In CEDAR, she contributes to NICE health technology assessments and undertakes economic analyses for clinical trials and healthcare services.

Huma Irfan
Lead Researcher and Geneticist, Molomix Bioscience

Huma Irfan is the Lead Researcher and Geneticist at Molomix Bioscience Limited, bringing a formidable academic foundation of four progressive degrees to the firm. Graduating with Distinction with an MSc in Biomedical Sciences from Cardiff Metropolitan University, she also holds an MPhil in Molecular Biology and an MSc in Biochemistry, underpinning her extensive expertise in advanced assay design. At Molomix, Huma collaborates closely with premier global technology and academic partners—including SiGENEX, ACX Instruments, Cardiff University, and Oxford University—to seamlessly translate existing laboratory research onto the company’s platform. Her work focuses on designing and developing novel, high-precision molecular assays for real-world deployment, while providing expert technical advice and guidance to empower users in creating their own custom protocols at the point-of-need.

Sushmita Mohapatra
Stroke Consultant Therapist, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Mark Childs
Smart Assistive Technology Unit Business Manager, Healthcare Matters

Tom James
Head of Innovation Strategy and Policy, Life Sciences and Innovation Division, Welsh Government

Tom has been Head of Innovation and Technology for the Health and Social Services group in Welsh Government since 2014.

Tom is responsible for Welsh health and care innovation policy and development of the Healthier chapter of the Integrated Innovation strategy for Wales. Tom is also the Government’s co-design and funding lead for a range of multi million pound innovation initiatives such as Health Technology Wales and the Accelerate and AgorIP programmes.

Tom recently spent two years on secondment with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board as Assistant Director of Innovation, where he developed a new approach to Innovation for the organisation alongside the Research, Improvement and Value teams.

Tom is currently studying for a Masters degree in Innovation & Transformation with Swansea University.

Gwyn Tudor
CEO, MediWales

As CEO of Mediwales for nearly 19 years, Gwyn has overseen a transformation of the forum to its current size, influence and corporate structure. Gwyn works with the directors and members of MediWales to develop the forum’s future strategic direction. His in-depth knowledge of the life science sector allows him to represent MediWales’ members’ interests on a number of Welsh and UK government panels and boards. Gwyn’s career has developed over twenty years from being a front line product designer working in a number of sectors, including the development of medical devices, to his current managerial role. 

Lyba Nadeem
Research Assistant, University of Warwick

Siôn Charles
Head of Strategy and Service Planning, South West Wales Regional Joint Committee

Siôn Charles is currently Head Strategy and Service Planning at South West Wales Regional Joint Committee – a regional collaboration between Swansea University, Hywel Dda UHB, and Swansea Bay UHB.  At South West Wales Regional Joint Committee, Siôn supports NHS Service Transformation programmes, leads Research, Enterprise and Innovation projects, and develops Workforce, Education and Skills programmes with the University.  Siôn was previously Deputy Director at Wales’ leading health and care think tank where he supported innovation and change projects, and created opportunities for business to collaborate with the NHS to develop new products and services.  Siôn is a member of the Innovation Advisory Council for Wales, currently leading work on innovation leadership.  Siôn Chairs the All Wales Innovation Leads Group.

Llŷr Lloyd
Senior Principal Public Health Practitioner, Swansea Bay University Health Board

I am currently on secondment with ARCH, leading on the Health Needs Assessment and Health Impact Assessment for the Swansea Bay City Deal Campuses Project. Providing supporting infromation to the cmapuses project team on the current population health needs and well-being of the ARCH region.

In my substantive role as a Senior Public Health Practitioner with Hywel Dda Health Board, I contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of a range of public health programmes that promote health and well-being across the Health Board in line with agreed local and national strategies. The role involves leading and directing specific target groups in a range of settings, in partnership with local communities and partner organisations, currently focused on the Immunisation and Vaccination agenda.

I have worked in the public sector, specifically in health and well-being for the past 14 years and graduated with a BSc in Sports Therapy, which I continue to use my learning, skills and knowledge in my self-employed role as a Sports Therapist.

Gareth John
Chief Data Scientist, Digital Health and Care Wales

Gareth has over 20 years of experience working with health information in Wales, in which he has headed up teams responsible for managing the development and maintenance of NHS Wales’ national data warehouse, currently hosted by Digital Health & Care Wales, and teams responsible for the analysis and publishing of NHS Wales data.
Gareth has used his background in statistics and research to support a number of major NHS Wales projects, including the South Wales Programme, the Welsh Ambulance Service’s Amber Review, and NHS Wales response to COVID, using a variety of advanced analytical techniques such as machine learning, modelling and simulation.
In addition, Gareth has been responsible for the development of a range of different record linkage algorithms, allowing NHS analysts to track patient (or citizen) journeys through the whole health system, whilst safeguarding patient confidentiality through techniques such as pseudonymisation. Gareth’s NHS number matching algorithm remains one of the cornerstones of Swansea University’s world-renowned SAIL databank.

John McKinley
CEO, Imspex Diagnostics

John McKinley is CEO of Imspex Diagnostics and a recognised leader in precision medicine, genomics, and healthcare innovation. With more than 30 years’ board-level experience as a CEO, chairman, adviser, and investor, he has delivered innovative technologies across life sciences, diagnostics, healthcare, and environmental sectors. John has worked with NHS stakeholders and government-backed healthcare initiatives, including the UK’s Precision Medicine Catapult programme, supporting the acceleration and commercialisation of next-generation diagnostic and personalised healthcare technologies into real-world clinical pathways.

Jeremy Howitt
Technical Director, Snowdonia Aerospace Centre

Tom Davies
Investment Executive, Development Bank of Wales

Chris Emmerson
Consultant in Public Health, Public Health Wales

Chris Emmerson is a Consultant in Public Health. He is co-lead of Public Health Wales’s national Tobacco, Vapes and Nicotine Addiction Programme and Chair of the Help Me Quit National Leadership Group in Wales. Chris works with smoking cessation, public health and policy leaders and practitioners in Government, Health Boards, primary care, academia and the third sector across Wales and the UK.  He has a particular interest in development and deployment of digital solutions to enable population behaviour change in Wales.

Chris is co-Chair of the Faculty of Public Health’s Smoking and Vaping Special Interest Group, Board member of the UK Public Health Register and holds an Honorary Tutor post within the School of Medicine at Cardiff University.

Graham King
Convenor, AI Special Focus Group, AXREM

Dr Prabs Arumugam
Clinical Innovation Lead, UK Healthcare, Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services

Huw Shurmer
Chair, AXREM

Sarah Beauclerk
Director, Vere Experiences CIC

Sarah Beauclerk is the founder and director of Vere Experiences CIC, a Welsh creative technology social enterprise based in Pembrokeshire. She works at the intersection of immersive technology, clinical care, and creative imagination — building experiences to support mood, pain management, care at home, and procedural support, with a focus on supporting better outcomes and quality of life for groups at risk of isolation. Her work spans older adults, young people, unpaid carers, palliative care, mental health, and community wellbeing. CarerVR, developed in partnerships led by Public Health Wales, brings immersive experience to unpaid carers. Her flagship programme Ffynhonnell (Wellspring), funded by Contracts for Innovation, became an MHRA-registered Class I immersive medical device in April 2026, and is being rolled out in collaboration with GP surgeries and Women’s Health Hubs. Vere’s on-the-ground team and partners are supported by Ysbryd — a bilingual AI presence built from within the organisation itself.

Daniel Harris
Clinical Academic Pharmacist and Cardiac Services Pharmacist, Tritech Institute, Hywel Dda University Health Board

Dr Daniel Harris has over 20 years’ experience in clinical pharmacy practice. He has recently been appointed as a clinical academic at Hywel Dda University Health Board, Wales and as an Honorary Associate Professor in Pharmacoepidemiology at Swansea University. His clinical and scientific interests are focussed on cardiovascular risk detection and management. He is currently delivering a research program using population health care data to inform and test the delivery of optimal risk factor management in patients with or at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

Megan Dale
Principal Health Economist, CEDAR, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Megan has a MSc in Biomedical Engineering (University of Surrey), a degree in Mechanical Engineering (Bradford University), is a Registered Clinical Scientist. Since joining the NHS she gained experience in equipment management and rehabilitation engineering before moving to CEDAR and developing expertise in health technology assessment and health economics. Megan leads CEDAR’s health economic workstream, with a key role in CEDAR’s work for the NICE for over 15 years, covering more than 20 topics.  Megan also leads health economic analysis for clinical trials, local and national service evaluations, and emerging medical technologies.

Dr Robert Maddison-Jarvis
Public Health Researcher, Public Health Wales

Nia Lewis-Oliver
Principal Programme Manager, NHS Wales

Mathew Mead
Programme Manager, Yma

Mathew Mead is a change and transformation specialist with experience leading programmes and complex service redesign across health, public and commercial sectors. He brings a strong blend of programme leadership, operational insight and multi-sector perspective to diagnosing system pressures, redesigning pathways and workflows, and supporting organisations to embed sustainable new ways of working. With a background spanning frontline operations, large-scale events, business oversight and transformation programmes, Mathew combines structured problem-solving, clear analytical thinking and a calm, solutions-focused presence. He engages diverse stakeholder groups effectively, builds trust quickly and creates the conditions for honest, constructive conversations about change. Known for navigating ambiguity and connecting strategic intent in day-to-day delivery.

Rob Holcombe
Executive Director for Finance, Procurement and Value, and Executive Lead for Innovation, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Katie Stapleton
Locality Manager Cwm Taf West, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Geraint Jones
Pharmacy Credential Lead, Health Education and Improvement Wales

Professor Roderick Thomas
Director of All-Wales Intensive Learning Academies for Innovation in Health and Social Care, Swansea University

Dr Daniel Rees
Director of All-Wales Intensive Learning Academies for Innovation in Health and Social Care, Swansea University

Adam Spiby
Managing Director, Healthcare Matters

Marie Latham-Jones
Researcher Development Support Manager, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

James Culy
Knowledge Transfer Manager - Health (Medical Technologies), Innovate UK Business Connect

Fiona Withey
Chair, MediWales

Steff Thomas
Senior Lecturer, Bangor University

Julian Halcox
Consultant Cardiologist and Chair of Cardiology, Swansea Bay University Health Board and Swansea University

Rhiannon Roynon
Specialist Clinical Lead, Welsh Ambulance Service University NHS Trust

Lydia Vitolo
Senior Industry Manager, Health and Care Research Wales

Jenna Davies
Commercial Research Team Lead, Hywel Dda University Health Board

Gareth Hopkin
Head of Commercial Research Delivery Wales, Health and Care Reseach Wales