Purpose:
To advocate for the MedTech industry with relevant stakeholders across the key areas in healthcare policy, reimbursement, regulatory, industry development and sustainability. The Committee provides oversight of Reimbursement, Industry Policy subcommittees for coordinated and aligned strategies and communications.
Objectives:
- Oversee the execution of the Advocacy Strategy and its activities, including active stakeholder engagement to promote the policy priorities of the industry and the strategic issues identified by the subcommittees,
- Provide strategic counsel and shared intelligence, and
- Support the amplification of advocacy content through direct engagement.
Member Name | Position | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Carnabuci (Chair and Board Representative) | Managing Director ANZ | Medtronic Australasia |
| Pat Williams (Board Representative) | Vice President & Country Manager, ANZ & Korea | Edwards Lifesciences |
| Mark Taffa (Board Representative) | Director | Horten Medical |
| Daniel Kildea | Director, Government Affairs & Policy | Johnson & Johnson Medical |
| Gareth Trickey | Director Government Affairs and Communications | Baxter Healthcare |
| Justin Keenan | Regional Manager | Cook Australia |
| Polo Guilbert-Wright | Director of Government Affairs | Edwards Lifesciences |
| Robyn Chu | Head of Market Access & Policy | Alcon Laboratories (Australia) |
| Beth Roberts | Managing Director | KLS Martin |
| Michael Reynolds | Director Healthcare Economics & Advocacy | BIOTRONIK Australia |
| Kate King | Government Affairs and Policy Lead | Medtronic Australasia |
| David Brezzo | Business Unit Director | Zimmer Biomet |
| Edwina Sharrock | Sales Manager | Device Technologies |
| Jane Yanco | Senior Manager, Market Access & Government Affairs | B. Braun Australia |
| Clinton Lubcke | Senior Manager, Government Affairs | Stryker |
| Kushagra Gupta | Market Access Manager | LifeHealthcare |
| Michael Simmonds | Director, Health Economics & Government Affairs | Boston Scientific |
| Paul Davies | Director, Government Affairs | Abbott Medical Australia |
| Kristy Hardy (Chair of RC) | Director Health Economics and Market Access | Johnson & Johnson MedTech |
| Kirk Kikirekov (Chair of IPC) | Managing Director | Prospitalia h-trak |
| Mahesh Datar (Chair of RA) | Regulatory Affairs Senior Manager | Medtronic Australasia |
