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The South African Medical Technology Industry Association (SAMED)’s annual conference is our flagship gathering with members and industry insiders, and SAMED’s best-attended event. The conference provides insights and information on the ever-evolving healthcare and medical technology sector. Our annual conference creates dynamic conversation opportunities between medical technology suppliers and key industry stakeholders including the private and public healthcare sectors, policy makers, trade enablers and patients. Multi-stakeholder discussions, collaboration and partnerships are a key focus at this year’s event.

To drive and elevate the medtech industry, SAMED’s 2023 conference programme seeks to cultivate a sustainable, diverse, equitable, inclusive and socially responsible medtech sector.

We look forward to coming together with you to explore medtech in relation to patient access, harmonised regulations, digital healthcare and where South African healthcare is heading as we deepen a shift in approach to foster partnerships and enable stakeholder collaborations.

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08:30     Arrival and registration

09:00     Welcome and opening

  • Peter Mehlape, Chairperson, SAMED

09:20     Keynote: The impact of healthcare in times of disaster

  • Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, Founder, Gift of the Givers

10:00     Executive Straight Talk 

Leaders from medical technology companies speak openly about challenges and opportunities, including market potential, supply chain disruptions, local manufacture, ESG, innovation, transformation, and investments.

  • Dr Patrick Godard, Chief Commercial Officer, Vertice Medtech
  • Merilynn Steenkamp, General Manager: Southern Africa, Roche Diagnostics
  • Graham Blackbeard, Managing Director, Southern Implants
  • Mkateko Charlotte Mangalana, Chief Executive Officer, Lechoba Medical Technologies

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10:50     Break

11:15     Connecting on the corruption effect

Corruption is a complex social, political, and economic phenomenon that undermines democratic institutions, erodes economies, contributes to political instability, and impacts provision of healthcare. In this session we unpack the short- and long-term repercussions of corruption on health provision, the risk areas, and the role of stakeholders in combating corruption.

  • Rob Millar, Chairperson, Project 18C
  • Pranesh Maharaj, Chief Programme Portfolio Officer, Special Investigations Unit / Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum
  • Dr Katlego Mothudi, Managing Director, Board of Healthcare Funders

12:15   Ask the Experts: Determining Fair Market Value

Determination of Fair Market Value (FMV) rates and HCP tier assignments enable appropriate and defensible payments to consultants, industry influencers, managed markets programs, grants, and clinical trials. Ensuring FMV is paramount to ensuring that payments are not used or construed as undue influence or perverse incentives. In this session we look at best practice and latest innovations around methodologies, criteria, compensation models, documentation, transparency, disclosures, and patient input for FMV determination.

  • Sada Vlok, SAMED Code Vice-chairperson
  • Natasha Naidoo, Director, Norton Rose Fulbright
  • John Moose, Senior Principle Global FMV, IQVIA

13:05     Networking Lunch

14:00     Breaking down barriers: collaborative convergence of medical device and IVD regulations

Regulatory convergence and reliance accelerate access to medtech and strengthen the regulatory capacity for global oversight. Convergence initiatives such as IMDRF, GHWP and AMDF play in achieving this. So too good regulatory practices seek to support this but even small differences in standards and technical regulations can lead to major differences and impact access. In this panel discussion, regulators and industry experts explore the challenges and opportunities for convergence and give practical examples of what has worked and what still needs to be done.

  • Ofentse Ramokgopa, Medical Device Technical Officer: Compliance, The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
  • Oneaho Monyileote, Medicine Registration Officer (Licensing Medical Devices), The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
  • Batlegang Dallas Mosweu, Manager Medical Devices, Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority
  • Diana Kanecka, Senior Manager International Affairs, Medtech Europe

15:00     Economic and Social infrastructure: health impact

There are many factors that contribute to quality and effective healthcare provision. Country infrastructure constraints and developing robust contingency solutions is central to these discussions within the South African context. In this session, we engage on the social and policy requirements for building robust, sustainable, and transparent supply chains within constrained infrastructure.

  • Cas Coovadia, Chief Executive Officer, Business Unity South Africa
  • Professor Alex van den Heever, Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and management studies, WITS School of Governance
  • Paola Desogus, Head: Competency Centre, DHL

15:50     Break

16:10     Conscience over compliance

It is essential to promote conscious leadership in the pursuit of value creation and the development of healthy, purpose-driven organisations within the context of inclusive capitalism and sustainable development across the dimensions of economy, society, and the environment. In this session we discuss the role of ethical leadership, the power of good governance, and purpose of humanity in healthcare.

  • Guru Kali, Director, Conscious Leadership Academy
  • Dionne Kerr, Chief Executive Officer, Siyakha Consulting
  • Mervyn King, Partner, Mervyn E King SC

17:00     Keynote and closing

  • Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, Deputy Minister of Health, National Department of Health

17:30     Cocktail dinner

Skip the traffic and join us on the terrace for networking over some canapes and drinks.

08:30     Arrival and registration

09:00    Please join plenary session in the main venue

11:15       Ask the Experts: Medical Device and IVD Regulatory Requirements

In this session, we cover how to and what to expect under the amended regulations: licence types, applications, amendments, renewals, listing updates, recalls and vigilance, labelling, advertising, product registration and fees.

  • Khatija Suleman, SAMED Regulatory Vice-Chairperson
  • Colbert Ditsepu, Deputy Manager: Non-ionising radiation medical devices, South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
  • Dr Dimakatso Mathibe, Senior Manager: Medical Devices, The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority / Co-chairperson of the African Medical Device Forum
  • Johan Uys, Senior Scientist, South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
  • Natalie De Koker, Radiation Scientist, South African Health Products Regulatory Authority

12:15   Accelerating value-based procurement and funding of medtech

South Africa’s healthcare system faces significant challenges: how to match increased demand for healthcare services with an increased lack of healthcare workers and how to improve patient outcomes while managing the total cost of care delivery. Collaborative solutions are required to move from the traditional medtech volume/price-based procurement and reimbursement models to value-based ones. How do we take the risk out of risk sharing agreements and leverage real world evidence.

  • Barry Childs, Joint Chief Executive Officer, Insight Actuaries
  • Dr Zaheen Omar, Clinical Head, Momentum Health Solutions
  • Ayanda Mbuli, Health Policy and Clinical Advisory General Manager, Medscheme
  • Fundile Gebremedhin, Director of Medical Devices and Health Technology Procurement Management, National Department of Health

13:05     Networking Lunch

14:00    Growing medtech: Developing critical medtech skills and talent pipelines

The Medical technology industry requires certain critical skills such as manufacturing, regulatory and quality management, reimbursement, and health technology assessment expertise. It is vital that these skills sets are grown as part of capacity development to ensure skills transfer and sustainability. In this session we look at recent developments such as the health products regulatory affairs assistant qualification, the YES programme and other courses/training available that can be used to develop critical skills and talent pipelines.

  • Reinet van Graan Oerlemans, Chief Executive Officer, Diverse Conversations
  • Ahmed Vawda, Executive Director, Creative Consulting
  • Yanga Nozibele , Business Development Associate, Youth Employment Service
  • Dr Martin Nieuwoudt, Extraordinary Associate Professor Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Stellenbosch
  • Tanya Vogt, SAMED Executive Officer

15:00    Localisation and local manufacture: can it be done and how to do it

Explore LM and export challenges and how to overcome them. Value and place of trade agreements such as AGOA and others. Who are South Africa’s major trading partners and which markets are opening up. What other countries are doing to expand/attract local manufacture (Saudi Arabia and Ireland). How can multinationals and distributors get involved?

  • Dylan Hill, General Manager, Priontex
  • Vic van Vuuren, Consultant, Health Products Master Plan
  • Stefan Beier, General Manager, Beier
  • Tracy Moonsamy, Group Quality Executive, Beier

15:50     Break

16:10  Impact of nursing regulatory landscape on medtech

Recent regulatory changes to the landscape will significantly change the way in which medtech companies engage and contract with private nurse practitioners. We look at the implications if the current regulations are implemented unchanged, the guidelines and comments proposed by SAMED on behalf of the industry and the wider healthcare impact.

  • Elsabe Klinck, Partner, Elsabe Klinck & Associates
  • Dr Febe Bruwer, Society of Private Nurse Practioners of South Africa
  • Brinsley Davids, Vice President, Wound Healing Association of South Africa

17:05    Please join the closing plenary session in the main venue

08:30     Arrival and registration

09:00    Climate change, Environment, Societal Governance and Medtech sustainability: a matter of compliance or necessity?

Medtech is faced with emerging opportunities and challenges as healthcare systems are increasingly expected to serve not only patients but the planet and social society. In some countries, including SA, ESG requirements and tracking your companies carbon footprint is becoming a regulated requirement and linked to tenders/contracts both in public and private healthcare. We all know that impactful change cannot be achieved in siloes. To accelerate real climate action, business and government must align and collaborate – both in intent and action. Join this session to hear from leaders on building a climate zero medtech including extended producer responsibility (EPR), the notion of circularity, environment, societal and governance (ESG) responsibilities, how to design and manufacture for carbon zero, and empowering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  • Crystal Baloyi, Hazardous Waste Management, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
  • Carolynn Chalmers, Chief Executive Officer, ESG Exchange
  • Andre Nortje, National Environmental Sustainability Manager, Netcare
  • Peter Mehlape, Managing Director: Southern Africa, Medtronic

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10:00    Transforming medtech procurement

Medtech procurement is evolving. Provinces are rethinking how to manage consignment stock. The Preferential Procurement Regulations require organs of state to identify “specific goals” in their procurement processes, including procuring from women, youth and disabled people owned entities, green procurement, and local content and production. These activities and goals ensure efficiencies, transparency, are a tool for economic stimulus and job creation and have the potential to meet procurement objectives set by the President for 40% of public procurement projects for women-owned businesses

  • Vusi Memela, Director: Inventory and logistics, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health
  • Kealeboga Mokolabate, Associate Director, Transcend
  • Professor Elizabeth Mayne, Professor and Head of Division: Immunology, National Health Laboratory Service

10:50     Break

11:15    Fast tracking medtech startups, SMMEs, investors, innovators, medtech clusters and incubators

We will explore the main challenges for value creation and how we can think out of the box to create value. We look at what businesses should be doing to attract funding and investment and how to overcome some of the common hurdles of bringing product to market. We explore the potential partners and support services that work to develop local medtech innovation.

  • Judy Vandell, Founder, Kukuza Consulting
  • Grace Baloyi Manager: Global Health Innovation Accelerator (GHIA); Technology Transfer Office (TTO), MeDDIC & Grants Programmes SAMRC
  • Maidei Matika, Chief Investment Officer, Gauteng IDZ
  • Rashmee Ragaven, Director: Advanced Manufacturing, Invest SA

12:15    The future of SA healthcare

Achieving universal health coverage is one of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and a strategic priority for the World Health Organisation. It is imperative that we look at the future of healthcare within the South African context and the decided steps or changes that will facilitate increased coverage without stunting innovation or curbing product access. In this session we explore: National Health Insurance as a tool to achieve UHC; Challenges and opportunities in health policy landscape and how to overcome them; Building cyber safe healthcare systems; Accelerating public-private partnerships to co-create health access; Embracing change without compromising care; Digital Health; Artificial intelligence (Chat GPT and healthcare AI)

  • Rosanne Harris, Health Policy Actuary & B4SA/BUSA NHI Project lead Business Unity South Africa
  • Michelle Govender, Cyber Emerging Technology Leader, Deloitte Africa
  • Rene Thompson, Managing Director, Thompson Trust

13:05     Thanks and closing

  • Tanya Vogt, Executive Officer, SAMED

13:15     Networking Lunch

08:30     Arrival and registration

09:00  Please join plenary session in the main venue

10:00  Ask the Experts: ISO 13485 – Where to start and how to proceed

Medical technologies are designed to improve health and save lives. SAHPRA (South African Health Products Regulatory Authority) have strict requirements to ensure medical devices are created with quality products that are safe to use – which includes a ISO 13485 Management System. ISO 13485 doesn’t just give a company the ability to comply with the SAHPRA licence requirement; it also will give your business a plethora of benefits, including system management, risk analysis and quality control.

  • Tracy Moonsamy, Group Quality Executive, Beier
  • Andre ten Napel, Founder, TNMC & TNMC Medical Devices UK
  • Felistas Mashinya, Managing Director, IBRATSA
  • Oliver Naidoo, Managing Director, JC Auditors

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10:50     Break

11:15  Ask the Experts: HTA how to and best practice

The process of Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) can support decisions relating to benefit package design and service coverage both within medical schemes and national health insurance. HTA involves institutional cooperation with agreed methods and procedural standards. HTA awareness remains low, and HTA-related activities are uncoordinated and often disconnected from policy. In this session experts share best practice around developing real work evidence and how to best conduct HTAs within the context of both the funder and future NHI systems.

  • Mark Brand, Founder, BRANDTECH Health Technology Consulting
  • Dr Sandile Mhlongo, Clinical Director and Chief Health Economist, Curis Healthcare Consulting
  • Fundile Gebremedhin, Director of Medical Devices and Health Technology Procurement Management, National Department of Health

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12:15  Please join the closing plenary session in the main venue

Delegate Fees

SAMED Members: In-person
1-3 Delegates R 2,750
4+ Delegates R 2,250

SAMED Members: Virtual
Per Delegate R 1,500

Non-members: In-person
1-3 Delegates R 4,500
4+ Delegates R 4,000

Non-members: Virtual
Per Delegate R 2,500

All fees listed are per person and are exclusive of 15% VAT. Virtual delegates will have access to streamed sessions only. Only sessions from the main venue will be streamed. In-person delegates will have access to main and break-away sessions including streamed sessions.

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Our Speakers

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Ayanda Nyathi
Our Master of Ceremonies and Moderator Extraordinaire

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Peter Mehlape
Chairperson / Managing Director: Southern Africa
SAMED / Medtronic

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Dr Imtiaz Sooliman
Founder
Gift of the Givers

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Dr Patrick Godard
Chief Commercial Officer
Vertice Medtech

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Merilynn Steenkamp
General Manager: Southern Africa
Roche Diagnostics

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Graeme Blackbeard
Managing Director
Southern Implants

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Mkateko Charlotte Mangalana
Chief Executive Officer
Lechoba Medical Technologies

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Rob Millar
Chairperson
Project 18C

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Pranesh Maharaj
Chief Programme Portfolio Officer
Special Investigations Unit

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Dr Katlego Mothudi
Managing Director
Board of Healthcare Funders

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Khatija Suleman
Regulatory Vice-Chairperson
SAMED

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Dr Dimakatso Mathibe
Senior Manager: Medical Devices / Co-chairperson
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority / African Medical Device Forum

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Colbert Ditsepu
Deputy Manager: Non-ionising radiation medical devices
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority

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Johan Uys
Senior Scientist
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority

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 Natalie De Koker
Radiation Scientist
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority

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Barry Childs
Joint Chief Executive Officer
Insight Actuaries

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Dr Zaheen Omar
Clinical Head
Momentum Health Solutions

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Dr Ayanda Mbuli
General Manager : GEMS Fund Management
Medscheme

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Fundile Gebremedhin
Director of Medical Devices and Health Technology Procurement Management
National Department of Health

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Sada Wood
Code Vice-chairperson
SAMED

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John Moose
Senior Principle Global FMV
IQVIA

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Natasha Naidoo
Director
Norton Rose Fulbright

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Diana Kanecka
Senior Manager International Affairs
Medtech Europe

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 Ofentse Ramokgopa
Medical Device Technical Officer: Compliance
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority

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 Oneaho Monyileote
Medicine Registration Officer
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority

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 Batlegang Dallas Mosweu
Manager Medical Devices
Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority

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Reinet van Graan Oerlemans
Chief Executive Officer
Diverse Conversations

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Ahmed Vawda
Executive Director
Creative Consulting

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Tanya Vogt
Executive Officer
SAMED

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Yanga Nozibele
Business Development Associate
Youth Employment Service

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Dr Martin Nieuwoudt
Extraordinary Associate Professor
Institute for Biomedical Engineering Stellenbosch

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Cas Coovadia
Chief Executive Officer
Business Unity South Africa

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 Professor Alex van den Heever
Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and management studies
WITS School of Governance

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 Paola Desogus
Head: Competency Centre
DHL

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Dylan Hill
General Manager
Priontex

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 Stefan Beier
General Manager
Beier

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Victor van Vuuren
Consultant
Health Products Master Plan

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Guru Kali
Director
Conscious Leadership Academy

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 Dionne Kerr
Chief Executive Officer
Siyakha Consulting

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Prof. Mervyn King
Partner
Mervyn E King SC

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Elsabe Klinck
Partner
Elsabe Klinck & Associates

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 Dr Febe Bruwer
Society of Private Nurse Practitioners of South Africa

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 Brinsley Davids
Vice President
Wound Healing Association of South Africa

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 Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo
Deputy Minister of Health
National Department of Health

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Andre Nortje
National Environmental Sustainability Manager
Netcare

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Carolynn Chalmers
Chief Executive Officer
ESG Exchange

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 Crystal Baloyi
Hazardous Waste Management
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

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 Kealeboga Mokolabate
Associate Director
Transcend

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Vusi Memela
Director: Inventory and logistics
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health

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 Professor Elizabeth Mayne
Professor and Head of Division: Immunology
National Health Laboratory Service

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Tracy Moonsamy
Group Quality Executive
Beier

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Andre ten Napel
Founder
TNMC & TNMC Medical Devices UK

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Dr Felistas Mashinya
Managing Director
IBRATSA

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 Oliver Naidoo
Managing Director
JC Auditors

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Bongani Sithole
Chief Executive Officer
Founders Factory Africa

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Grace Baloyi
Manager: MeDDIC & Grants Programmes
SAMRC

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Maidei Matika
Chief Investment Officer
Gauteng IDZ

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Rashmee Ragaven
Director: Advanced Manufacturing
InvestSA

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Dr Sandile Mhlongo
Clinical Director and Chief Health Economist
Curis Healthcare Consulting

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Mark Brand
Founder
BRANDTECH Health Technology Consulting

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Reneé Thompson
Managing Director
Thompson Trust

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Michelle Govender
Cyber Emerging Technology Leader
Deloitte

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Roseanne Harris
Health Policy Actuary & NHI Project lead
Business Unity South Africa

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