2—3 September 2026
Wellington, NZ
Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard
National Chief Medical Officer
Health New Zealand
John Macaskill-Smith
CEO
Spark Health
Professor Patria Hume ONZM, FRSNZ, PhD
Professor Human Performance | Principal Investigator, Women’s Health & Neuroscience (WHN) Programme
Auckland University of Technology
Dr David Roche
Anatomical Pathologist
Awanui
Ally Hossain
CEO
Sepsis Trust NZ
Sonny Taite
Director Innovation and AI
Health New Zealand
Dr Serena Park
Anatomical Pathologist
Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand
Professor Chris Jackson
Professor of Oncology and Medical Oncologist Specialist
Cancer National Clinical Network | Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
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
Professor James Ussher
Clinical Microbiologist
University of Otago
Juliet Oliver
Co-Founder and CEO
Endo45
Professor Cristin Print
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Molecular Medicine and Pathology
University of Auckland
Colby Raley
AI & Emerging Tech Strategist
Microsoft
Tim Wood
Group Manager Planned & Unplanned Care, Living Well
Health New Zealand
Jason Power
Acting National Director Planning Funding & Outcomes
Health New Zealand
Rachel Pearce
Co-Director Rural Health, Commissioning
Health New Zealand
Dr Matt Rogers
Co-Chair Pathology National Clinical Network
Health New Zealand
Sarah Friis
Founder
Key Talent Coaching
Josh Robb
Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Tend Health
Al Duncan
Chief Growth Officer
Webtools
Trevor English
Head of Stakeholder Relations
Awanui
Ethan Dunlop
Research Assistant
Victoria University of Wellington (Te Tatai Hauora o Hine)
Zaria Muirhead
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science Honours Student
University of Otago
Lorena Guo
Final-year Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science Honours Student
University of Otago
Sabiha Hussin
PhD candidate
University of Otago
Ahmad Wallizada
Section Head - Preanalytical Automation
Awanui
Taran John
PhD candidate
Victoria University of Wellington
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
