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2—3 September 2026

Wellington, NZ

Ethan Dunlop
Ethan Dunlop

Research Assistant

Victoria University of Wellington (Te Tatai Hauora o Hine)

Lorena Guo
Lorena Guo

Final-year Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science Honours Student

University of Otago

Professor Chris Jackson
Professor Chris Jackson

Professor of Oncology and Medical Oncologist Specialist

Cancer National Clinical Network | Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora

Zaria Muirhead
Zaria Muirhead

Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science Honours Student

University of Otago

Juliet Oliver
Juliet Oliver

Co-Founder and CEO

Endo45

Dr Serena Park
Dr Serena Park

Anatomical Pathologist

Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand

Professor Cristin Print
Professor Cristin Print

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Molecular Medicine and Pathology

University of Auckland

Josh Robb
Josh Robb

Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Tend Health

Professor James Ussher
Professor James Ussher

Clinical Microbiologist

University of Otago

Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard
Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard

National Chief Medical Officer

Health New Zealand

John Macaskill-Smith
John Macaskill-Smith

CEO

Spark Health

Professor Patria Hume ONZM, FRSNZ, PhD
Professor Patria Hume ONZM, FRSNZ, PhD

Professor Human Performance | Principal Investigator, Women’s Health & Neuroscience (WHN) Programme

Auckland University of Technology

Dr David Roche
Dr David Roche

Anatomical Pathologist

Awanui

Ally Hossain
Ally Hossain

CEO

Sepsis Trust NZ

Fay Sowerby
Fay Sowerby

Chair, Secretary, Co-Lead, Coordinator, Clinical Advisory Board Member

Breast Cancer Cure, Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition, Against Genomic Discrimination Aotearoa (AGenDA), New Zealand Genomic Medicine Collaboration (NZGMC) and BreastScreen Aotearoa Indicator and Equity & Action Working Groups

Sonny Taite
Sonny Taite

Director Innovation and AI

Health New Zealand

Al Duncan
Al Duncan

Chief Growth Officer

Webtools

Sarah Friis
Sarah Friis

Founder

Key Talent Coaching

Trevor English
Trevor English

Head of Stakeholder Relations

Awanui

Collaborate across boundaries

The most impactful ideas happen when disciplines come together. Co:Lab creates space for cross-sector collaboration — connecting healthcare, research, technology and industry to solve problems differently. 

2—3 September 2026

Wellington, NZ