10 Sep | Women in MedTech Networking Event - R U OK? Day
Registration and networking from 10:30 AM.
This event will also be live-streamed to two satellite sites: Device Technologies in Brisbane, and Olympus in Melbourne.
The MTAA Board established a Women in MedTech (WiMT) Committee to lead the debate and promote the benefits of gender diversity in the workplace and within the MedTech Industry. In line with this, the Committee is hosting an event on 10 Sep for R U OK? Day with a panel to address menopause and the impact on the workforce. The panel will raise awareness of the symptoms of menopause, how it affects the workforce and how companies and leaders can better support their employees. Participants will have the opportunity to have an honest conversation with our guest speakers.
The 1.5-hour session will be followed by Q&As and networking afterwards with tea, coffee and nibbles included.
SATELLITE EVENTS – JOIN US IN BRISBANE AND MELBOURNE FOR THE LIVE STREAMING AND NETWORKING IN-PERSON
Live content will be streamed from Sydney to the official satellite events followed by networking in-person at all 3 locations (Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne). Tea, coffee and nibbles are included in all events. Online streaming is accessible at official events only.
- For Brisbane – To attend in person in Brisbane click the ‘Register’ button below and select Satellite Brisbane Event Member or Non-Member ticket. Places are limited.
- For Melbourne – To attend in person in Melbourne click the ‘Register’ button below and select Satellite Melbourne Event Member or Non-Member ticket. Places are limited.
See below for the venue addresses.
Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Registration and networking from 10:30am
Registration: Members $22 incl GST, Non-Members $33 incl. GST
Sydney: MTAA Office, Level 4, 97 Waterloo Road, Macquarie Park, NSW
Brisbane: Device Technologies Brisbane, 30 Graystone Street, Tingalpa QLD
Melbourne: Olympus Melbourne, Level 1/ 3 Acacia Place, Notting Hill VIC
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Speaker Profiles
Bernadette Thomas, Founder & CEO of Rosby Consulting & Moxie Menopause
Bernadette Thomas, Menopause, Wellbeing and HR Specialist, Executive Coach, Founder & CEO, Rosby Consulting & Moxie Coach, Affiliate Member of the British Menopause Society.
Bernadette has 20 years of experience in HR within APAC & EMEA, partnering with business leaders to transform their culture and improve organisational performance. Bernadette and her team support global businesses in creating, designing, and delivering comprehensive Menopause Strategies to develop domestic policies, train managers, create working groups and provide individual coaching to women, trans and intersex people going through perimenopause and menopause.
She has recently founded a menopause app, Moxie Coach, designed to revolutionise a woman’s experience of pre-, peri and post-menopause.
Georgie Drury, Co-founder & CEO, Metluma
Georgie is an experienced entrepreneur and CEO, with a passion for health and technology. As founder and CEO of Springday, a digital platform to measure and improve wellbeing, she built the business into a multi-million dollar global organisation, operating across 13 countries. She is a digital health expert with decades of experience consulting and advising on many digital health startups. Georgie is passionate about innovation in health and wellbeing, particularly women's health. She is a sought-after keynote speaker, strategist and consultant, and is currently on the advisory board for the Corporate Mental Health Alliance Australia (CMHAA).
Pat Williams, Vice President & Country Manager ANZ & Korea Edwards Lifesciences
Pat Williams is dedicated to advancing healthcare in Australia, New Zealand & Korea, ensuring patients across the region have access to and are able to receive the most innovative and advanced Heart Valve & Hemodynamic Monitoring Technology available.
Pat has been in the MedTech Industry for 31 years and joined Edwards Lifesciences in 2011. With the support of his exceptional leadership team, Pat has successfully established the Edwards Lifesciences brand; working as business partners with government and regulatory agencies, clinicians, and patient advocates to promote awareness of and access to Edwards’ innovative, life-saving products.
Additionally, as Vice Chair of MTAA (Medical Technology Association of Australia), Pat has been an active, committed member, contributing to the growth and success of the medical technology industry.
Gary Zamel, Founder of New Medtek Devices Pty Ltd & Chairman of Medmine Partners Pty Ltd
Serial Entrepreneur with 35 years experience in establishing, scaling and exiting technology and product led Australian companies.
He was founder & MD of MST Global from 1989-2018. Gary was the first seed investor and mentor in Group Homes Australia from 2014 a new concept dementia aged care facility with 28 homes across Sydney.
He is Chairman of IBD Medical a diabetes product design and distribution company servicing international markets for people suffering Type 1 & 2 diabetes.
Gary holds a BEng from UNSW where he is a former member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Engineering Faculty as well as a Hon Fellow of Eng. Aust & Fellow of ATSE.
