2011 Speakers

Andrew Dillon is Chief Executive of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

He graduated from the University of Manchester in 1975 and has held a number of senior management positions in the UK National Health Service, including General Manager of the Royal Free Hospital and Chief Executive of St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, both academic centres in London. Andrew has been a member of the Council of the NHS Trust Federation and has contributed to national policy on the allocation of research and development funding in the NHS. He has been member of the UK Department of Health's International Panel and its Health Industries Task Force.

Oliver Warren is a specialist registrar in general surgery in London and an honorary fellow in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London.  He is a member of the NHS National Leadership Academy Steering Group and Clinical Director of ‘Prepare to Lead’, a leadership development mentoring scheme for doctors, run by NHS London, which he established in 2007. He has an advisory role in the Strategy directorate at NHS London and is a member of the Provider Strategy Group for the North West Thames Sector.

Dr Clare Gerada is a London-based GP and Chair-Elect of the Royal College of General Practitioners. In November, she will become the first female Chair of the College in 50 years.

Niall Dickson joined the General Medical Council as Chief Executive and Registrar in January 2010.

He joined the GMC from The King's Fund, the leading independent think tank and development organisation, where he was Chief Executive for six years (2004-2009).

Bob Ricketts is Director of Provider Policy at the Department of Health, leading national policy on patient choice (including the introduction of choice of Any Qualified Provider), competition, NHS Standard Contracts, provider development (including social enterprise and foundation trusts) and economic regulation (including the competition, regulatory and provider provisions for the current NHS Bill).

Dr Kell is a GP and a Managing Partner in Larwood and Village Surgeries in Worksop, with four sites and over 26,000 patients. He has gained significant experience being part of the PCT Professional Executive Committee, is Cancer Lead for the locality, has an interest in dermatology and has been involved in GP Commissioning for approximately seven years.

Sue Mortlock is Head of Board Development for the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. Her experience includes public and private sector in organisational and leadership development.

Alastair McLellan edits two of the UK’s leading healthcare titles: Health Service Journal, the leading source of information on NHS policy and management, and Nursing Times, the country’s most respected nursing title.