Meet the RDF26 Speakers

The RDF26 speakers will share their wide range of knowledge and insights at the conference. Hear from industry leaders from all over the UK, on topics ranging from sustainability to trial regulations, and mental health to community engagement.t the RDF25 Speakers below.

Plenary Speakers

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Dr Joy Allen
Roche Diagnostics
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John Amaechi, OBE
APS Intelligence
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Alison Austin
NHS England
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Saeeda Bashir
Department of Health & Social Care
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Pamela Blaikie
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney
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Jennifer Boston
University Hospitals of Leicester
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Laura Bousfield
NIHR
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Anna Charles
The King’s Fund
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Christina Daines
University Hospitals of Leicester
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Simon Denegri
Sense about Science
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Kay Faulkner
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
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Kate Greenwood
Health Research Authority
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Matthew Hobbs
Prostate Cancer UK
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Stephen Lam
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
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Naho Yamazaki
Health Research Authority
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Session Speakers

Katherine Baker

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board

Maryanne Bray

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Philippa Brice

NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB

David Brownlee

Health & Social Care Innovations

Christine Burt

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Sarah Butt

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Kimberly Byrne

University of Nottingham

Charlotte Caimino

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Fiona Dunn

Health and Care Research Wales Support and Delivery Centre

Mac Emmerson

NIHR RSS Specialist Centre for Public Health

Philip Evans

NIHR Research Delivery Network

Rachel Evans

West Midlands Research Delivery Network

Jenny Gilchrist

Mersey Care NHS FT

Debra Gray

Kingston University London

Hilal Hakkoymaz

Barts Health NHS Trust & Queen Mary University of London

Martin Harris

Health and Care Research Wales

Jen Harrison

Health Research Authority

Sham Islam

UCLH/UCL JRO

Mays Jawad

Barts Health NHS Trust

Ruth Johns

the West Midlands Regional Research Delivery Network

Jessica Johnson

Action Hampshire

Nicky Judd

Action Hampshire

Elizabeth Keddie-Gray

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Ania Kosicka

Department of Health and Social Care

Louise Mawer

Research Quality Association; Research Practice Group; Mirabilitas

Edyta McCallum

Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Kent County Council (KCC)

Carly Elizabeth McDonald

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB

Alan McMichael

Health and Social Care, Research & Development Division

Josh Miller

Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Bianca Mills

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Caroline Mitchell

Keele University

Philip Mordue

North East North Cumbria ICB

Alastair Nicholson

Health Research Authority

Joanne Oliver

Barts Health NHS Trust

Neeta Patel

Barts Health NHS Trust

Emily Pickering

NIHR RDN

Angela Polanco

NIHR RDN

Gill Robson

Research Quality Association: Research Practice Group; Headway Quality Evolution

Paul Roy

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB

Joanne Sawyer

Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Sean Scott

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University JRO

Rajinder Sidhu

University College London Hospitals NHS Trust/University College London JRO

Heather Slade

NIHR RDN

Caroline Tiza

University Hospital Southampton NHS FT

Michael Twigg

NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB

Karen Underwood

University Hospital Southampton

Rachel Wodarski

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Clara Yates

NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB

Douglas Young

Lothian Health Board

Mo Zeina

UCL/UCLH

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