2026 INVITED SPEAKERS
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INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS
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Dr Tara Horrill
University of Manitoba
Canada -
Jessica Keen
Christie NHS Foundation Trust
UK -
Dr Herbert H Loong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
NATIONAL SPEAKERS
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Dr Monty Badami
Habitus
NSW -
A/Prof Vanessa Beesley
QIMR Berghofer
QLD -
Dr Rebecca Bergin
Deakin University
VIC -
Claire Blake
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
QLD -
Sophie Boffa
Safer Care Victoria & Bowel Cancer Outcomes Registry
VIC -
Prof Natalie Bradford
Queensland University of Technology and Cancer Council Queensland
QLD -
Dr Teresa Brown
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
QLD -
A/Prof Dan Buchanan
University of Melbourne
VIC -
Prof Karen Canfell
University of Sydney
NSW -
Dr Vicky Chin
Liverpool and Campbelltown Hospitals
NSW -
Dr Tara Clinton-McHarg
University of Melbourne
VIC -
Prasad Cooray
Epworth Healthcare and University of Melbourne
VIC -
Brent Cunningham
University of Queensland
QLD -
Anita Dessaix
Cancer Council NSW
NSW -
A/Prof Rachael Dodd
University of Sydney
NSW -
Jessica Donnelly
The Border Cancer Hospital
NSW -
Prof Tim Driscoll
University of Sydney
NSW -
Dr Lara Edbrooke
University of Melbourne and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
VIC -
Michael Ellies
Patient advocate
NSW -
Dr Jodie Ellis
Calvary Health Care Kogarah
NSW -
Clinical A/Prof Merran Findlay
University of New South Wales
NSW -
Robert Fitzgerald AM
Australian Human Rights Commission
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David Follent
Agency for Clinical Innovation
NSW -
Baby Foo
The University of Sydney
NSW -
Katie Foy
Orange Health Service
NSW -
Neil Francey
University of Sydney
NSW -
Prof Becky Freeman
University of Sydney
NSW -
Dr Marianne Gale
Queensland Health
QLD -
Dr Matthew Govorko
Cancer Council WA
WA -
A/Prof Craig Haifer
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and University of New South Wales
NSW -
Prof Nicolas Hart
University of Technology Sydney
NSW -
Dr Elspeth Horwitz
Northern Sydney Local Health District
NSW -
Prof Elina Hyppönen
Adelaide University
SA -
Dr Liz Isenring
LINC Nutrition
QLD -
Beth Ivimey OAM
Patient advocate
NSW -
A/Prof Malinda Itchins
Royal North Shore Hospital and Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
NSW -
Dr Megan Jeon
University of Sydney
NSW -
Grace Kennedy
Patient advocate
NSW -
Dr Ganessan Kichenadasse
Flinders University
SA -
Belinda Kiely
NSW Health
NSW -
A/Prof Judith Lacey
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
NSW -
Dr Stephanie Lam
Macquarie University
NSW -
Lillian Leigh
Consumer
NSW -
A/Prof Jia (Jenny) Liu
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital
NSW -
A/Prof Penny Mackenzie
Icon Cancer Care
QLD -
Cassandra Mazza
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
QLD -
Prof Kirsten McCaffery
University of Sydney
NSW -
Rebecca McIntosh
healthAbility and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
VIC -
Dr Rachel Menzies
University of Sydney
NSW -
Prof Vivienne Milch
Cancer Australia
NSW -
Emma Minchin
University of Sydney
NSW -
Gill Neil
SESLHD
NSW -
Dr Brooke Nickel
University of Sydney
NSW -
A/Prof Carolyn Nickson
University of Melbourne and CCNSW
VIC & NSW -
Prof Sallie Pearson
University of New South Wales
NSW -
A/Prof Michelle Peate
University of Melbourne and Royal Women’s Hospital
VIC -
Prof Jennifer Philip
University of Melbourne
VIC -
A/Prof Kerryn Pike
Griffith University
QLD -
Dr Christina Prickett
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
VIC -
Fiona Radford
Bowel Cancer Australia
NSW -
Prof Nicole Rankin
University of Melbourne
VIC -
Kristy-Lee Raso
Concord Hospital
NSW -
Prof Marina Reeves
Queensland University of Technology
QLD -
Prof Andrew Rowland
Flinders University
SA -
A/Prof Hao-Wen Sim
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre and Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
NSW -
A/Prof Freddy Sitas
University of New South Wales
NSW -
Prof Ben Solomon
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
VIC -
Prof Daniel Steffens
University of Sydney
NSW -
Germaine Tan
Eastern Health
VIC -
Prof Natalie Taylor
University of New South Wales
NSW -
Hugo Toovey
25 STAY ALIVE
NSW -
Elise Treleaven
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
QLD -
Prof Haitham Tuffaha
University of Queensland
QLD -
Prof Janette Vardy
University of Sydney and Concord Cancer Centre
NSW -
Prof Shalini Vinod
Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre
NSW -
Dr Matthew Wallen
Flinders University
SA -
Dr Kyra Webb
University of Sydney
NSW -
Christine Whittall
Patient advocate
NSW -
Rachel Williams
Prince of Wales Hereditary Cancer Centre
NSW -
Dr Hattie Wright
Sunshine Coast University
QLD