Shape the future of health
across Asia and the Pacific.

22 - 24 April, 2024
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
Naarm, Melbourne
Australia

A huge thank you to the more than 1250 colleagues from across the region who joined us for #WHSMelbourne2024. We will shortly share a link for viewing video recordings of all sessions, along with a comprehensive look back report and details of a formal outcomes statement and priorities emerging from the meeting that will be taken through to the main World Health Summit Meeting in Berlin in October.

Thank you for joining us

3 DAYS
40+ SESSIONS
200+SPEAKERS
1250+ PARTICIPANTS!
40+ NATIONS!!

OPENING CEREMONY LINEUP

Professor the Hon Jill Hennessy
Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Fellow, Monash University (Master of Ceremonies)

Dr Mandy Nicholson
Founder, Djirri Djirri; Wurundjeri artist and Traditional Custodian of Naarm and surrounds

Professor Sharon Pickering
Vice-Chancellor and President, Monash University

Senator the Hon
Penny Wong
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia (video address)

The Hon Ged
Kearney MP
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Australia

The Hon Mary-Anne Thomas MP
Minister for Health; Minister for Health Infrastructure; Minister for Ambulance Services, Victoria

Professor Dr Axel R Pries
President, World Health Summit, Germany

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organization (video address)

Dr Sandro Demaio
Chief Executive Officer, VicHealth

Professor Christina Mitchell AO
Executive Dean, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University

Meet the gamechangers who spoke at WHSMelbourne2024

  • Dr Katie Anders

  • Professor Brett Sutton AO

  • Citra Indriani

  • Professor Rohini Joshi

  • Dr Kyle Turner

  • Dr Ayoade Alakija

  • Professor Chang-Chuan Chan

  • Dr Rolf Apweiler

  • Professor Jane Fisher AO

  • Nalini Singh

  • Dr Titilola Duro-Aina

  • Associate Professor Suman Majumdar

  • Professor Ilona Kickbusch

  • Emma Rawson-Te Patu

  • Dr Sandro Demaio

  • Riana Manuel

  • Dr. Saia Ma'u Piukala

  • Professor Jonathan Patz

  • Adjunct Professor Lucas de Toca

  • Rt. Honourable Helen Clark

  • Professor Dato’ Adeeba Kamarulzaman

  • The Honourable Ged Kearney MP

  • Dr Bronwyn King AO

  • Professor Sir Michael Marmot

  • Professor Anders Nordström

  • Associate Professor Claudia Stoicescu

  • Professor Yik-Ying Teo

  • Professor Nick Watts

  • Professor William May

  • Associate Professor Renzo Guinto

  • Ajay Tandon

  • Professor Papaarangi Reid

  • Professor Tong Zhu

  • Associate Professor Rhys Jones

  • Associate Professor Lee-Ling Lim

  • Professor Caroline Homer AO

  • Associate Professor Cheryl Carcel

  • Professor Margie Danchin

  • Professor Alta Schutte

  • Professor Kyllie Cripps

  • Jessica Walters

  • Vicente Y Belizario, Jr

  • Catherine Howarth

  • Professor Marcia Langton AO

  • Professor Paul Dietze

  • Professor Kathryn Bowen

  • Professor John Kaldor

  • Professor Zoe Wainer

  • Tui Raven

  • Professor Karen Walker-Bone

  • Jane Martin

  • Associate Professor Jaithri Ananthapavan (She/Her)

  • Associate Professor Shalini Arunogiri

  • Rajat Khosla

  • Professor Susan Davis AO

  • Professor Steve McGloughlin

  • Tay Choon Hong (He/Him)

  • Professor Stephen Nicholls

  • Dr Nicholas Jones

  • Dr Tailane Scapin (She/Her)

  • Professor Sharon Pickering

  • Dr Zaw Wai Soe

  • Dr Donald Wilson

  • Professor Karen Adams

  • Martin Foley

  • Santino Severoni

  • Dr Joachim Seybold

  • Professor Amirhossein Takian

  • Professor Cathy Mihalopoulos

  • Dr Selina Namchee Lo

  • Stephanie Copus Campbell AM

  • Dr Sharuna Verghis

  • Dr Laura Magana

  • Dr Saui’a Louise Mataia Milo

  • Professor Fiona Russell

  • Professor Yuming Guo

  • Dr Ella Robinson

  • Professor Allie Clemans

  • Professor Claire Palermo

  • Professor Ollie Jay

  • Georgie Harman

  • Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan

  • Professor Tony Capon

  • Keziah Bennett-Brook

  • Telphia Joseph

  • Dr Kate Hunter

  • Dr Julieann Coombes

  • Professor Basia Diug

  • Professor Helen Evans AO

  • Associate Professor Kudzai Kanhutu

  • Professor Diego Ramírez-Lovering

  • Associate Professor Melissa Petrakis

  • Salvatore Fundarò

  • Professor James Ward

  • Sione Crawford

  • Rev. Dr Ellen Jamir

  • Dr Jasmine Elliott

  • Mary O'Hagan

  • Professor John Thwaites AM

  • Paul Klarenaar

  • Mere Naulumatua

  • Professor Jodie McVernon

  • Dr Kylie Hewson

  • Chiedza Malunga

  • Professor Stephen Matlin

  • Janet Anstee

  • Dr Tiara Marthias

  • Dr Rohan Sweeney

  • Dr Clinton Schultz

  • Professor Anton Peleg

  • Elvis Martin

  • Natalie Sullivan

  • Professor Denis Bauer

  • Lluis Vinyals Torres

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