David Rowlands, FAIDH, AFCHSM is one of Australia’s most senior health informaticians, whose work on digital health is grounded in health service and system executive management experience. He is a recognised leader in digital health and health informatics, nationally and internationally, and a health system/service strategist and change agent with extensive international consulting and community building experience. David holds adjunct positions at RMIT University (Melbourne) and the RCSI University, Ireland. He is a Director at WentWest Ltd (Western Sydney PHN), and a member of the WHO Roster of Global Health Experts. David is author of ‘A Practitioner’s Guide to Health Informatics in Australia’, the text underpinning Australia’s Certified Health Informatician program, and a passionate pursuer of digital health interoperability and standards.

Peter O’Halloran was appointed Chief Digital Officer of the Australian Digital Health Agency in February 2023. Prior to joining the Australian Digital Health Agency, Peter was the Chief Information Officer for ACT Health, overseeing the development and implementation of the Territory’s Digital Health Strategy 2019-2029. In November 2022, under Peter’s leadership, ACT Health implemented the Territory’s Digital Health Record based on Epic’s EMR platform. Peter has been a Chief Information/Digital Officer in the healthcare portfolio in the public service since 2009 and has also held senior roles with the National Health & Medical Research Council and the National Blood Authority. A Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health, a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders and a Board member of the Australian Computer Society, Peter is never bored and is always up to something.

As the Lead Solution Strategist of Oracle Health JAPAC, Philip focuses on emerging solutions along with workflow and regulatory differences for all solutions within Asia Pacific. Prior to his current role, Philip had a decade of experience in implementing Acute Care, Meds Management, & ICU systems on 6 different continents.

Experienced project professional who specialises in business change and transformation projects, with a background in service delivery and relationship management. Previously worked extensively in business operations.

Ronald is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland. In previous roles, his research focused on medical imaging and image processing. He currently researches health information systems, health data standards, using data for healthcare delivery and evaluation, and digital health approaches for enhancing patient engagement to optimise health outcomes.