Meet the speakers
Shantha Raghwan
Dr Shantha Raghwan is a QLD based FACEM driven by the belief that the future of Emergency Medicine must be both excellent and humane. With extensive experience in workforce strategy, governance, and advocacy, she is known for speaking candidly about power, purpose, and the courage it takes to create inclusive, sustainable workplaces. Energetic, reflective, and unapologetically values-led, Shantha invites audiences to lift their gaze toward bright horizons - where listening is leadership, wellbeing is core business, and the next generation of Emergency Care is shaped with intention and hope.
Tom Jerram
Dr Tom Jerram is an Emergency Physician at Nelson Hospital. He sees the role of emergency medicine as wide boundaried, with responsibilities extending beyond the patient in front of him to the waiting room, the wider community, society as a whole, and the health of the planet we share.
Sarah Buller
Dr Sarah Buller is an ED Consultant and FACEM at Te Toka Tumai Auckland City Hospital, and Lead for Toxicology at Auckland City Hospital. She has over 10 years’ experience in clinical toxicology across local, regional, and national services.
John Bonning
Emergency Medicine Specialist, Past President ACEM, Emergency Consult
Peter Allely
Dr Peter Allely is the current President of ACEM. He's been the Director of Emergency Medicine at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital since 2014 and has also worked in Albany ED on the beautiful south coast of WA since 2010. He loves the collegiality and teamwork of working in EDs. He has served on numerous college committees since 2013 as well as convening the 2018 Annual Scientific meeting in Perth.
Ben McKenzie
FACEM
Tammy Pegg
FACEM
Adam Pomerleau
FACEM
Ryan Radecki
Dr. Ryan Radecki is an emergency specialist from Waitaha Christchurch and the Senior Clinical Advisor to Health New Zealand Health X and AI Lab. He also serves on the National Clinical Practice Committee and the National AI and Algorithm Expert Advisory Group.
Heidi Baker
FACEM
Saxon Connor
Dr Saxon Connor is a senior liver and pancreas Surgeon at Christchurch Hospital . He has had a long interest in process improvement and digitisation of hospital workflows within the public health system. He has strong academic background with H-index of 47 and over 160 peer reviewed papers and book chapters. He has served as a board member for multiple surgical journals and professional associations. In recent times expanded his leadership roles into commercial governance. On a personal level Saxon has become increasingly interested in creating fairness within our health system. His talk will hopefully challenge your thinking on the direction of our current health system and ask you to lead the change.
Jo Cole
FACEM
Ally Hossein
AS CEO of the New Zealand Sepsis Trust, Ally Hossain is a communications & community engagement specialist, bringing more than 25 years of experience to the role. As a former journalist and communications educator in the UK, Australia & New Zealand, she has a wealth of knowledge in understanding what matters to people. Ally also brings firsthand experience to this position after her son had sepsis in 2024 and she is fiercely passionate about her role as a result. Ally is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Trust, formulating the public & health clinician awareness campaigns around sepsis, its media outreach, and the Trust's advocacy for better sepsis prevention and treatment in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ally is an elected member of the Global Sepsis Alliance Board for 2025-2028.
Peter Jones
Peter is the Clinical Lead for Acute Care at Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ), Director of Emergency Research at Auckland Hospital and an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland. He has an MSc in Evidence Based Healthcare from Oxford and a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Auckland, exploring ED time targets and quality of care. He has served on the ACEM Trainee Research, Quality, Overcrowding and Scientific Committees.He is on the IFEM Research Committee and is a member of the International Health Systems Research Collaborative based in Harvard. He also chairs the NZ Emergency Medicine Network for research and has over 120 publications in peer reviewed literature.
Mike Nicholls
FACEM
Leanne Toney
FACEM
Kim Yates
FACEM
Piki Mathieson
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Juliet Elvy
Juliet is a clinical microbiologist from Awanui Labs Te Waipounamu, as well as PHF Science Wellington. She has a keen interest in all things diagnostic stewardship, quality and antimicrobial resistance, and is an enthusiastic advocate for the NZ Pathology sector. She is an active member of the New Zealand Microbiology Network, the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Advisory Committee and the New Zealand Pathology National Clinical Network.