Program at a Glance

Tuesday 21 October 2025 - Pre conference forums
Time Agenda
08:00 – 17:30 Registration Open
09:00 – 10:30 CMO Meeting
Note: This event is restricted to invited guests only.
10:30 – 11:00 Morning Refreshments
11:00 – 17:00 Inaugural Joint International CMO and Legal Forum: Diversity, Innovation and Developments in Law and Medicine
11:00 – 12:10 Diversity in Medicine Dr Dinesh Pilpana, OAM
12:10 – 13:00 AI Developments in Medical Law The Honorable Justice David Boddice
Professor Claire Sullivan
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Innovation in the Management of Claims
Panel discussion: Chris Malla, Head of the Healthcare Division Kennedys and
Nicholas Blackmore, Kennedys
Joanne Oats, Occupational Therapist
15:00 – 15:30 Afternoon Refreshments
15:30 – 16:10 CS1.1
Ethical Issues in Human Genomics and Reproduction Assoc Professor Karinne Ludlow		 CS1.2
Chronic Health Conditions Professor Roger Magnusson
16:15 – 16:55 CS2.1
Voluntary Assisted Dying Professor Ben White 		CS2.2
Case Developments Professor Ben White
Neil Murdoch KC, Barrister at Law
17:30 - 21:30 Opening reception and cocktail event Terrace Rooftop
Wednesday 22 October 2025 - Conference Day 1
Time Agenda
07:30 – 16:30 Registration
08:30 - 08:45 Conference opening & Welcome to Country
08:45 - 08:55 Welcome & Introduction Natasha Anning, CEO, MIPS
08:55 - 09:55 Keynote Address: AI in healthcare - evolution and revolution Speaker TBC
09:55 - 10:40 Keynote Address: How to lead and thrive in a time of uncertainty and change Dr Dan Pronk
10:40 - 11:00 Morning Refreshments
11:00 - 12:00 Plenary Panel: What are the current and future emerging risks? Chair: Julie Brooke-Cowden
Dr Eric Zacharias, CMO, Copic
Speaker TBC
Speaker TBC
12:00– 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00 CS3.1
Lived experience of AI - Implications for claims management, healthcare and insurance Speaker TBC 		CS3.2
Panel discussion: Regulatory impact on doctors’ resilience Speaker TBC
14:05 - 15:05 CS4.1
Dutch restorative justice approach to gaining trust Speaker TBC 		CS4.2
Panel discussion: The rise of cultural diversity in medicine
Chair: Dr Michael Wright, RACGP Speakers TBC
15:05– 15:30 Afternoon Refreshments
15:30 - 16:30 Panel Discussion: Corporatisation of medicine Chair: Anthony Mennillo, Head of Claims and Legal Services, MIGA
Speakers TBC
16:30 Close of day one
19:00 Gala Dinner Speaker TBC Zinc at Fed Square
Thursday 23 October 2025 - Conference Day 2
Time Agenda
07:30 – 15:20 Registration
08:30 - 08:40 Welcome Chair, MPLA International Section
08:40 - 08:50 Awards Presentation: Defender of the Year Chair, MPLA International Section
08:50 - 09:40 Keynote Panel: Adaptive leadership in medicine/law Professor Helena Teede, Monash University
Dr Sarah Whitelaw, Emergency Physician, Royal Melbourne Hospital, AMA
Speaker TBC
09:40 - 10:10 Cyber resilience - a whole of system approach to mitigate cyber risks Speaker TBC
10:10 - 10:30 Morning Refreshments
10:30 - 11:30 CS5.1
Panel discussion: Claims inflation: a global perspective Chair: Dr Michael Gannon, Chair, MDA National Mutual Board
Speakers TBC 		CS5.2
Moral distress - occurs when the gap between what professional judgment dictates should be done and what the healthcare system currently permits is wide. Chair: Stephen Parnis, Chair, MIGA
11:35 - 12:35 CS6.1
Relative claims/nervous shock Chair: TBC
Phillipa Nash, Executive General Manager, Claims and Advisory Services, MDA National
Speaker TBC 		CS6.2
Operating Room Black Box® - update three years on Chair: TBC
Speakers TBC
12:35 - 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:20 Keynote Address: Future of healthcare Speaker TBC
14:20 - 15:10 Plenary Panel: Leading into the future: adapt, adopt and evolve Chair: Tim Plant, CEO, MDA National
Speaker TBC
Speaker TBC
15:10 - 15:20 Close of Conference and Refreshments Speaker - 2028 host company representative