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

Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 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
Canerector 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!

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