Speakers

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh has been NHS Medical Director since November 2007 and is responsible for the Clinical Programmes, Healthcare Quality and Medicines, Pharmacy and Industry Directorates within the Department of Health. 

Yvonne is currently the National Programme Lead for the NHS Breaking Through programme, a programme designed to empower and enable Black Asian and Minority Ethnic staff in the NHS to  reach the most senior positions in the NHS.

David Fillingham has been Chief Executive at Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust since September 2004. He joined the NHS in 1989 having previously worked in Personnel Management and Marketing positions with Pilkington Plc.

Chief Executive Peter Bradley CBE joined the Trust in May 1996 as Director of Operations and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2000.

Christopher Long is Chief Executive of NHS Hull. He has held this role since the creation of Hull Teaching Primary Care Trust in October 2006. 

Mike Farrar was appointed as Chief Executive of NHS North West, the new Strategic Health Authority for the north west of England in May 2006.

After professional training as a health services manager in the 1970s Elisabeth Buggins left the NHS to look after children with a variety of special needs. 

Mike is an experienced Chief Executive who joined Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in June 2007.

Alwen took up post as Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust (now NHS Tower Hamlets) in June 2004

Patrick has a wealth of experience both working within the private and public sector. Patrick has worked at national level within the NHS and has been instrumental in helping develop national policies which have had a major positive impact within the UK.