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
Co-founder, BN Healthy
Australia Weight Loss Surgery Podcast
Judy Nean
Judy Nean
Senior Director of Health Promotion
Health and Well Being QLD
Emma Rawson
Emma Rawson
President
World Federation of Public Health Associations
Dr Gary Leong
Dr Gary Leong
Senior Staff Specialist in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Nepean Blue Mountains Family Metabolic Health and Paediatric Diabetes Services, Nepean Hospital
Penny Shakespeare
Penny Shakespeare
Deputy Secretary of Health Resourcing
Australian Department of Health
Dr Alex Craven
Dr Alex Craven
Bariatric, Upper Gastrointestinal and General Surgeon
Austin Health
Dr David Martin
Dr David Martin
Chairman
Sydney Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society
Dr Faraz Pathan
Dr Faraz Pathan
Director of Cardiovascular Imaging and Heart Research- Department of Cardiology
Nepean Hospital
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
Cal Paterson
Cal Paterson
Clinical Psychologist
Sydney Bariatric Clinic
Dr Roy Hopkins
Dr Roy Hopkins
Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric and General Surgeon,
St George's Prviate Hospital
Christopher O'Donnell
Christopher O'Donnell
Founder and CEO
My Weight Loss Clinic