Keynote Speakers
Keynote addresses by leading healthcare experts, practitioners and officials from the Asia Pacific regions major hospitals, healthcare systems and national governments will be a highlight of AsiaPac07.
These high level leaders will deliver addresses from a variety of perspectives to include visionary, market, hospital CEO and policy/government.
Prof TAN Ser Kiat
Group Chief Executive Officer Singapore Health ServicesChief Executive OfficerSingapore General HospitalClinical ProfessorNational University of SingaporeSingapore
Professor Tan heads the SingHealth group, a public healthcare cluster of three hospitals, five national specialty centres and a network of primary care polyclinics.A distinguished orthopaedic surgeon by training, Professor Tan continues to practise medicine despite his management responsibilities and is deeply in tune with advances in medicine and healthcare. His strong support for innovation is evidenced by the use of cutting-edge technologies and the integrated IT infrastructure developed within SingHealth to improve quality and delivery of care. Throughout his 35 years in public service, Professor Tan has also lent his expertise in numerous national-level committees to help shape the clinical care delivery framework and healthcare system in Singapore.
KHAW Boon Wan
Minister for HealthRepublic of SingaporeSingapore
Mr Khaw Boon Wan was re-elected as a Member of Parliament in May 2006. He represents the Sembawang GRC and is currently the Minister for Health. In 2003, Mr Khaw participated in the successful battle against SARS. In 2005, he reformed MediShield and saved money for many patients with large hospital bills. When the NKF saga erupted, he played a critical role in restoring public confidence in the charities sector. In the Health Ministry, he has launched a number of initiatives to make quality healthcare affordable to all. His mission is to help Singaporeans live a long and healthy life.
Dr Ian Reinecke
Chief Executive OfficerNational E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA)Australia
Dr Ian Reinecke was appointed in October 2004 to head the National E-Health Transition Authority. Since then the organisation has been incorporated as a company and received funding of $160M jointly from all Australian governments to develop specifications and infrastructure for e-health. He was CIO of the Sydney 2000 Olympics and has consulted widely to the private and public sectors on the strategic use of ICT. He has conducted reviews of ICT strategies and projects for federal and state governments and corporations and provided specialist advice for organisations implementing large-scale ICT initiatives.
Datuk Dr. Mukundan Sugunan Pillay
Deputy Director General of Health, Research and Technical SupportNational E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA)Malaysia
Datuk Dr. M.S.Pillay currently serves as the Deputy Director General for Research and Technical Support in the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. In this position he is responsible for planning and development, public health and medical research, engineering and environmental health services, traditional and complementary medicine, medical device regulations and drinking water quality. He is also the Director of the National Institutes of Health (Comprising 7 National Health Research Institutes). The Ninth Malaysia Plan for Health is planned and executed under his direction.
Richard Alvarez
President and Chief Executive OfficerCanada Health InfowayCanada
Richard Alvarez is a leader in Canadian healthcare. He is known for taking on challenging mandates and building successful organizations. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Health Infoway, he has been a catalyst for accelerating the development of electronic health records in Canada. He has established strong, collaborative relationships with the federal, provincial and territorial governments and other stakeholders as the foundation for solid progress. He has articulated a broad national vision for reforming Canada's healthcare system through innovation and technology. On the international front, he has helped to position Canada as a world leader in healthcare renewal.
