Please join us for the next Morning Tea with IHealthE | Innovation for Social Impact as we explore the synergy of innovative design and product development driving positive societal change. Our speakers will discuss MedTech solutions for community benefit, co-designing with clients with diverse needs, and different development and funding models. Engage with thought leaders shaping a future where innovation fosters lasting social good.
The morning tea sessions are a chance to get together and hear experiences and lessons from a range of speakers, meet the Tyree IHealthE team, and have plenty of time for questions and discussion. Please bring a cup of tea and we will supply the cake. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Our presenters
Pete Horsley, Founder, Remarkable
Rabia Khan, Founder, Data Action Impact; Impact X Program Manager
Dr Kathryn Currow, Founder and Managing Director, Taking Paediatrics Abroad
A/Prof Lauren Kark, Assistive Tech Hub Lead (Chair)
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Speaker bios
Pete Horsley | Founder of Remarkable
Pete is the Founder of Remarkable, the global startup venture arm of Cerebral Palsy Alliance and Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation, whose mission is to harness technological innovation to bring to life a world that is accessible, inclusive and equitable for everyone. Pete is a catalytic leader for global change on disability inclusion and is one of the co-founders of +N Inclusive Innovation Network, a global ecosystem of partners who shape future technologies that lower barriers to disability inclusion. He is one of the founding members of the Clinton Global Initiative Moonshot on Disability Entrepreneurship. He has more than 18 years experience in the disability sector across a variety of roles. Pete started his career as a landscape architect and sees the potential for design and innovation to build a better world.
Rabia Khan | Founder, Data Action Impact; Program Manager of Impact X
With two decades of global experience, Rabia Khan is a social entrepreneur leveraging data-driven insights to amplify impact and drive meaningful change. She helps people to do more good, make better decisions, and increase their impact through meaningful change.
As Program Manager of Impact X, she is currently helping founders make a difference in the lives of those often overlooked and underserved.
Dr Kathryn Currow | Founder and Managing Director, Taking Paediatrics Abroad
Kathryn is a paediatric doctor, medical educator and leader, with broad-ranging Australian and international experience. She is passionate about contributing to improvements in the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Australia and globally.
Kathryn is recognised as a Global Goodwill Ambassador, as well as being an Australian Scientific Advisory Board member for ‘Stronger Brains’. Kathryn’s commitment for advancing the health and rights of children and young people globally is a life-long passion.
A/Prof Lauren Kark | Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, and Academic Director for the Student Projects and Social Impact pillars, ChallENG program. (Session Chair)
Lauren is committed to creating programs that inspire and empower students to make positive social impact. She established the Engineering World Health Summer Institute at UNSW in 2015 and since then, more than 180 students have repaired more than 1,000 pieces of medical equipment in rural and regional hospitals throughout Uganda and Cambodia. She is currently working on a new initiative that will facilitate equitable participation for all.