Category: Speakers

Dr Karen DeSalvo is a physician executive working at the intersection of medicine, public health, and information technology whose career has focused on improving health and eliminating disparities. She leads a team of health professionals at Google who provide guidance for the development of inclusive research, products and services. She has been part of the...

Malcolm Sim is an Occupational and Environmental Physician who leads a team of about 25 research and teaching staff in the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH). His main research interests include the risk of chronic diseases, such as cancer and respiratory diseases from chemical and other exposures in the workplace and community,...

Dr Sheetal Chavda is a Consultant in Occupational Medicine. She is currently an Associate Medical Director for HML/Maximus and Chief Medical Officer for London Fire Brigade. She is also the Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion taskforce for SOM whose mission is to promote diversity and inclusion within Occupational Health.

Kathy is an experienced Occupational Health Physiotherapist and Director of Working Health Consulting Ltd.   As well as running a successful Occupational Health Consultancy Practice she is actively involved in postgraduate education in Occupational Health and Ergonomics to multi professional teams, with current Associate Lecturing positions at the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University.     She...

Dr Dave Knight (MBChB, MMed, FCPHM(SA)) is an occupational and public health specialist who works internationally, across different industries, as a consultant and corporate medical advisor. He works principally with International SOS and Corporate Medical Advisors, but also privately and holds an academic post at the University of Cape Town. He was lead investigator of...

Rory O’Connor PhD FRSE FAcSS is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention and a Past President of the International Academy of Suicide Research. Rory leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (Web: www.suicideresearch.info; Twitter: @suicideresearch) at Glasgow, one of the leading suicide/self-harm research...

Dr Robin Cordell MBA FRCP FFOM Robin Cordell is in day to day clinical practice as an occupational physician, and is co-owner and Chairman of Cordell Health, a social enterprise delivering occupational health services across a range of organisations in the public, private and charitable sectors.   He had previously served for more than 20 years...

Peter Cheese CIPD Chief Executive Peter is the CEO of the CIPD, the professional body for HR and People Development. Since January 2019, he has been co-chair of The Flexible Working Task Force, a partnership across government departments, business groups, trade unions and charities, to increase the uptake of flexible working. He is also Chair...

Lieutenant General (Rtd) Professor Martin CM Bricknell CB OStJ PhD DM MBA MA MedSci Professor of Conflict, Health and Military Medicine Professor Bricknell was appointed as Professor of Conflict, Health and Military Medicine at King’s College London in April 2019. Prior to this he served 34 years in the UK Defence Medical Services, culminating his...

Martie van Tongeren is professor in Occupational and Environmental Health and director of the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH), within the School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester. The COEH delivers the largest post-graduate degree in Occupational Medicine in the UK, as well as a wide-ranging doctoral programme in Occupational and Environmental Health....