SPEAKERS
Healthcare Partnership Network is a unique, CPD-accredited two-day learning and network event which brings together the most inspirational leaders and transformational suppliers in the healthcare sector to share cutting-edge insight, knowledge and experience. Our agenda is carefully curated to address the most relevant and emerging challenges in the sector.
HPN NORTH 2026 SPEAKERS
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Laura Rooney
Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Strategy Officer
Health Innovation Manchester -
Abigail Harrison
Chief Digital, Infrastructure and Improvement Officer
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust -
Ramandeep Kaur
Chief Clinical Information Officer
University Hosptials of Northamptonshire NHS Group -
Hayley Grafton
Chief Nursing Information Officer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust -
Sarah Hart
Chief Clinical Information Officer
University Hospitals of Morcambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust -
Tom Micklewright
ICB Clinical Lead for Digital Transformation
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside -
Abdul Razaq
Director of Public Health
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council -
Ian Lawrence
Chief Clinical Information Officer and Clinical Director
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust -
Videha Sharma
Clinical Innovation Lead at Pnakhurst Institute
University of Manchester -
Misbah Mahmood
Chief X Information Officer and Clinical Safety Officer
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust -
David Lowe
Clinical Director for Innovation Health
Scottish Government -
Lee Rickles
Chief Information Officer and Director
Humber Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust -
Claire Liddy
Chief Financial Officer
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust -
Iolanda Pedrosa
Chief Information Officer
Whittington Health NHS Trust -
Nigel Scawn
Medical Director
Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust -
Marta Chmielowska
Research Fellow in Digital Health
University of Manchester -
Andrea Astbury
Programme Director, Data into Action
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside -
Ahmad Maatouk
Consultant Stroke Physician
Doncaster Royal Infirmary -
Matt Oakes
Head of Intelligence and Analytics
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust -
Rush Miah
Associate Director of Data, Analytics and AI
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust -
Ryan Higgins
Deputy Head of Business Intelligence
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust -
Robert Robson
Head of DDaT Strategy and Data Management
NHS Business Services Authority -
Claire Dellar
Lead Product Manager & Accessibility and Inclusive Design Strategist
NHS England -
Ian Ashworth
Director of Population Health
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside -
Kendall Jamieson Gilmore
Associate Director of Strategy
NICE – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence -
Victoria Faint
Lead Nurse for Digital Patient Safety
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust -
Jacqui Cooper
Chief Nursing Information Officer
Health Innovation Manchester and NHS Greater Manchester -
Saif Ahmed
Associate Medical Director
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust -
Lauren Latham
Deputy Director of Digital Screening
NHS England -
Andy Carruthers
Group Chief Technology Innovation Officer
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals Northamptonshire -
Cara Afzal
Programme Director for Digital and Data
Health Innovation Manchester -
Tracey Vell
Chief Officer
NHS Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board -
Sarah Launt
General Manager
Chesterfield and Dronfield PCN and Home Visiting Service Arc Primary Care Network -
Gemma Cooke
Clinical Service Manager
Derbyshire Community Health Service -
Lucy Plant
Lead Community Specialist GP
Chesterfield and Dronfield PCN -
Richard Stubbs
Chief Executive
Health innovation Yorkshire and Humber -
Kathryn Kaboutian
Group Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer
North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust -
David Walliker
Chief Digital and Information Officer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
HPN MIDLANDS 2026 SPEAKERS
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Sunreet Randhawa
Clinical Lead AI Deployment and Clinical Safety
NHS England -
Tom Davidson
Chief Information Officer
Barnsley Hospital NHS FT -
Yat Wah Li
Chief Clinical Information Officer
Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust -
James Friend
Director of Digital Strategy
NHS England – London Region -
Raz Edwards
Head of Data Security & Protection
Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust -
Ravi Kaur Sahota
Interim Operational Chief Information Officer
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust -
Filipe Alves
Group Chief Nursing Information Officer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust -
Alexander Deng
Programme Lead for NHS Fellowship in Clinical AI
Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust -
Buki Adeyemo
Chief Executive
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust -
Mark Powell
Chief Executive
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust -
Penny Kechagioglou
Chief Clinical Information Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
HPN MENTAL HEALTH 2026 SPEAKERS
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Carol Harris
Chief Operating Officer
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust -
David Warhurst
Chief Finance Officer
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust -
Hilary Mitchell
Chief Innovation and Improvement Officer
Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust -
Guy Northover
CCIO and Lead Clinical Director
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust -
Karen Howell OBE
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust -
Buki Adeyemo
Chief Executive
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust -
Mark Powell
Chief Executive
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust -
Paula Lloyd-Knight
Deputy COO
Black County Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust -
Upkar Jheeta
Head of Mental Health Transformation
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust -
Michaela Kemp
Nurse Consultant and Head of Quality for Community Adult Mental Health Services
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust -
Ben Richards
Chief Operating Officer
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust