Sean Kelly
Chief Medical Officer
Imprivata

Dr. Sean Kelly is the Chief Medical Officer at Imprivata where he heads the company’s Clinical Workflow Productivity team and advises on the clinical practice of healthcare IT security. In addition to serving as Imprivata CMO, Dr. Kelly practices medicine and teaches at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a level one trauma center and academic teaching hospital in Boston, MA. He trained at Harvard College, University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Vanderbilt University, where he served as resident and Chief Resident. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians. 

Wes Wright
Chief Technology Officer
Imprivata

Wes Wright is the Chief Technology Officer at Imprivata. Wes brings more than 20 years of experience with healthcare providers, IT leadership, and security. Prior to joining Imprivata, Wes was the CTO at Sutter Health, where he was responsible for technical services strategies and operational activities for the 26-hospital system. Wes has been the SVP CIO at Seattle Children’s Hospital and has served as the Chief of Staff for a three-star general in the US Air Force. Wes holds a B.S. in Business and Management from the University of Maryland and received his MBA from The University of New Mexico. Wes is a member of the CHIME & AEHIT Virtual Health Policy Workgroup.

Peter Marks
Manager of Architecture and Standards
Ministry of Health

Peter has more than 25 years of IT experience.  He has worked with clients across NZ, Australia, Asia Pacific, and North America utilising his skills and experience to help them deliver value from their IT initiatives. 
Peter is currently the Manager of Architecture & Standards at the Ministry of Health where he is focussed on various national initiatives including nHIP, Digital Identity, and Interoperability.

Alan Bell
Executive Director - Digital Identity
Department of Internal Affairs

Alan is Executive Director, Digital Identity in the Digital Public Service branch.  
His most recent roles have included leading previous iterations of the digital strategy and policy development on cloud computing. He also leads an OECD e-leaders thematic group on digital identity. 
Alan’s previous roles have included developing New Zealand’s first cyber security strategy. He has also led the development of primary legislation in the UK and NZ on company law, the energy sector, and real estate agency.  
Alan holds a master’s in public policy and is a graduate of a Master Class in Digital Leadership from MIT. 

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Rebecca McBeth
HiNZ News Editor

Rebecca McBeth joined the HiNZ team as editor of eHealthNews.nz in January 2018. Rebecca was previously news editor at Digital Health Intelligence in London and prior to that, was the senior health reporter at The Christchurch Press, where she won a NZ Canon Media Award and a NZ Reporting Diversity award. Based in Auckland, she is committed to communicating news, experience and knowledge throughout New Zealand’s data and digital health sector.