Networking - July 2021

HiNZ Networking Events

We run meet-up events for HiNZ members and invited guests throughout the year.

HiNZ networking events have guest speakers (but we don't allow them to use slides). The speeches are informative and short. So we leave you enough time to chat with colleagues. These events are designed to make it easy for you to make new connections, in a relaxed environment, with beverages and light snacks.

Networking Event - 7 July 2021

Over 200 people attended this sold-out event at the Beca office on Wednesday 7 July.

WHERE - BECA, 21 Pitt Street, Auckland
WHEN - Wednesday 7 July 2021 from 5pm to 7pm
SPEAKERS - Shayne Hunter (MoH) & Emily Mailes (EY)

Watch the video of their speeches now in the eHTV webcast library

Videos available exclusively to HiNZ members

Guest speakers Shayne Hunter, Deputy Director-General Data & Digital, Ministry of Health and Emily Mailes, Director, Digital Health, EY and Lead Policy Advisor for digital and data within the Transition Unit shared an update on the digital and data mandate that has been outlined as part of the reform, and opportunities for the digital health community to contribute.

Read about their presentations in this eHealthNews article.

HiNZ thanks BECA for their generosity in hosting this event.

Guest Speakers

Shayne Hunter, Deputy Director-General, Data & Digital, Ministry of Health

Shayne Hunter joined the Ministry of Health in March 2019. He has spent the last 19 years in the health and disability sector where he developed a strong a passion for information and technology enabled improvements for the system and for the health outcomes for individuals and our population. His previous role was as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Capital & Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa DHBs where he was a member of the ELT for each district health board. He was also previously the chair of the Central Region DHB’s CIO group and the Chair of the Health Sector National IS Leaders Forum. Prior to his role as CIO, he was based at the Ministry and led a number of national initiatives in the area of medicines management. Shayne started his career with IBM before leaving to establish a number of start-up business based on emerging technologies. From there he has held delivery and leadership roles in government and the private sector.

Emily Mailes, Director, Digital Health, EY

Emily is the lead policy advisor for digital and data within the Transition Unit for Health Reform. Emily is also a Director at EY, in the Oceania Health Practice, and advises health organisations across Australia and New Zealand on digital and data strategy. Emily’s previous role at EY was global lead for Digital Health, during which time she worked in over 20 countries, helping health systems adapt new technologies to deliver more effective healthcare services. Emily has an academic background in clinical informatics and completed a research fellowship at Stanford Medical School.