Meet the Speakers

2025 Exclusive Speaker Line-up


Dr Mark Magdy
Dr Mark Magdy
Bariatric & Gastrointestinal Surgeon
St George Private Hospital
Jacqui Lewis
Jacqui Lewis
Host
Australia Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
Judy Nean
Judy Nean
Senior Director, Health Promotion
Health and Wellbeing Queensland
Emma Rawson
Emma Rawson
President
World Federation of Public Health Associations
Dr Gary Leong
Dr Gary Leong
Paediatric Endocrinologist Lead
Nepean Blue Mountains Family Metabolic Health and Paediatric Diabetes Services
Penny Shakespeare
Penny Shakespeare
Deputy Secretary, Health Resourcing
Department of Health and Aged Care
Dr Roy Hopkins
Dr Roy Hopkins
Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric and General Surgeon,
St George's Prviate Hospital
Dr David Martin
Dr David Martin
Chairman
Sydney Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society
Dr Faraz Pathan
Dr Faraz Pathan
Cardiologist and Director
Nepean Blue Mountains Family Metabolic Health and Paediatric Diabetes Services
Dr Niloufar Torkamani
Dr Niloufar Torkamani
Head of the Weight Control Clinic
Austin Health
Dr Catherine Bacus
Dr Catherine Bacus
Bariatric GP and Director
Alevia Medical Weight Loss
Christopher O'Donnell
Christopher O'Donnell
Founder and CEO
My Weight Loss Clinic
Cal Paterson
Cal Paterson
Clinical Psychologist
Sydney Bariatric Clinic