Global Obstetrics Update (GOU) 2025

Prepare to journey back to the 70s with GOU, where the music was groovy, the style was bold, and the vibes were electric. Once again, we are gathering the world’s best speakers from around the globe to Melbourne. Make sure you sign up to our email list and keep an eye on our socials or website - more updates are coming soon!

We pleased to announce the following line up of speakers so far:

Professor Andrew Shennan OBE

• Clinical Director South London CRN, United Kingdom
• Professor of Obstetrics, Department of Women and Children’s Health, Kings College London, London 

Professor Bob Silver

• Chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Utah Health 
•  Co-Director of Labor and Delivery, University of Utah Health

Professor Lucy Chappell

• Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health and Social Care, United Kingdom 

• Professor of Obstetrics, King's College

Professor John Kingdom

• Obstetrician, MFM, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
• Gordon C. Leitch Chair and Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Toronto

Professor Cathy Cluver

• Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
• University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Professor Wolfgang Henrich

• Medical Director Department of Obstetrics, Charite Universitatsmedizin 

Professor Rebecca Painter 

• Professor, Amsterdam University Medical Center 
• Chair in Obstetrics and Women's Health, Erasmus University Medical Center

Professor Aris Papageorghiou

• Director of Research, Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute. 

Professor Ben W. Mol

• Professor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Monash Health 
• Leader of the Evidence based Women's Health Care Research Group 

Associate Professor Kirsten Palmer

• Obstetrician and Specialist in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Monash Health Head of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Monash Medical Centre 
• NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Monash University

Professor Craig Pennell

• Chair in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Professor in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• University of Newcastle, John Hunter Hospital

Dr Sarah Price

• Director of Obstetric Medicine and Obstetric Medicine Physician, The Women's Hospital 
• NHMRC Emerging Investigation Fellow, Melbourne University

Professor Brett Manley

• Professor of Neonatal Medicine, Mercy Hospital for Women 
• Director of Neonatal Research, The University of Melbourne

Professor Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino

• Deputy Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne 
• Co-Lead of the Translational Obstetrics Group, Mercy Perinatal 

Professor Natalie Hannan

• Group Lead, Therapeutics Discovery and Vascular Function, Mercy Perinatal 
• Associate Dean, Diversity and Inclusion Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

Associate Professor Roxanne Hastie

• Co-lead Perinatal Epidemiology Group, Mercy Perinatal
• Research Scientist, The University of Melbourne

Dr Anthea Lindquist

• Co-lead Perinatal Epidemiology Group, Mercy Perinatal
• Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne

Stay tuned as we release more details about the program and our amazing speakers!