Join us for the first in series of the Unite and Ignite Webinar Series. Chai Chua, healthcare consultant and Christina Gerakiteys, innovation expert, discuss leadership, ethics and technology in the Road to Recovery journey for the Health/Wellness Industry. The lessons and resources discussed will be applicable across all industries as industries converge and become less siloed through necessity. Join this deep conversation with Q&A opportunities. Together we can make a difference.

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Chai Chua - Expert Guest

Chai Chua's professional career spans over 39 years, the first 11 years with an international consulting and financial services firm and the last 28 years in healthcare. During his time in healthcare, he held local, regional and national senior executive roles in the New Zealand health system and was appointed to several Ministerial committees. From 2013 to 2018, Chai Chua was the Director General of Health and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Ministry of Health. Before this appointment, he was the National Director in the Ministry of Health responsible for sector funding, infrastructure investment, workforce development and delivery performance for District Health Boards. Before joining the Ministry of Health, Chai Chua was the Chief Executive of the Hutt Valley District Health Board.

Currently, Chua provides advisory and implementation support focused on three priorities:

1. Future health system - what does it look like, and how do we get there?

2. Developing leaders, we need.

3. Better care for our seniors.

Christina Gerakiteys - Host

Christina Gerakiteys is a catalyst for change. She is on a mission to enable the enablers and to empower and inspire leaders and emerging leaders to converge minds, technology and fields, to have maximum impact. In a world where there is so much noise, Christina enables change-makers to create their own playbook.

Christina is CEO of UtopiaX, author of Celebrating Success One Failure at a Time, and Founder of IdeaSparx, an innovation platform. She is a sought-after international keynote speaker , facilitator , and program designer, creating interactive educational experiences driven by design thinking, purpose, engagement, and play. The programs disrupt current mindsets to Moonshot thinking, exploring what is possible, rather than what is acceptable or limited. Christina has created highly customised programs for clients including Deloitte, IAG, Employment Hero, Fragomen, Austrade, Bupa, Investa and Dulux. Christina has served on boards as a director and as chair . She also coaches and mentors executives and entrepreneurs.

Christina has presented keynotes and workshops for the Singularity University (Silicon Valley, California), Entrepreneurs Organisation (international), Front End of Innovation Conference (Boston), Vivid Ideas (Sydney), Creative Innovation (Melbourne) and Inspiring Women Leaders in the Digital Era Congress (Spain), SXSW (Sydney) and SXSW (Austin, Texas).

Road To Recovery; Exponential Changes through innovation, ethics and leadership

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