Meet the distinguished speakers at HIMSS24 APAC, a dynamic group of experts and leaders who will share their in-depth knowledge and insights on the latest advancements in healthcare technology. Learn more about each speaker’s background and expertise in shaping the future of healthcare.

Harold ‘Hal’ Wolf, III

President & CEO
HIMSS
USA
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Dr, Alexander Berler

Strategic Business Development Director,
IHE Catalyst AISBL,
Vice-Chair at HL7 HELLAS,
Greece

Dr. Alexander Ryu

Vice Chair AI Innovation, Department of Medicine
Physician and Data Scientist, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, US
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Anna Kudryavtseva

MBA, MSc, Business Leader,
Clinical Integration and Insights,
Growth and Greater China Regions,
Philips,
Singapore

Anna Kudryavtseva

Head of Healthcare Public Policy APAC,
AWS,
Australia
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Anwer Khan

Global Healthcare Sector Technology Leader,
KPMG International;
Partner, Advisory, Customer and Operations,
Health and Government, KPMG,
US

Bae, Joa-Sup

Director,
Department of Healthcare Institution Management,
Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI),
South Korea

Dr Cha Dongchul

Head of the Medical Innovation Center
NAVER Healthcare Lab
South Korea
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Chan-Hee Park

Team leader,
Medical Innovation Office,
Seoul National University Hospital,
South Korea

Dr Chien-Chang (Paul) Lee

Chief Medical Informatics Officer,
Ministry of Health and Welfare,
Taiwan
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Prof. Cho Chi-heum

President,
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center,
Vice President of Medical Affair,
Keimyung University
South Korea

Prof. Deok-Hyun Han

Chief Medical Informatics Officer,
Team Leader of Data Service Team,
Department of Urology,
Samsung Medical Center,
South Korea

Dr Eleni Dimokidis

Head of Healthcare Technology for Asia Pacific and Japan,
AWS,
Singapore
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Eli Fleet

Senior Government Relations Director,
Government Relations,
HIMSS,
USA
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Dr. Eric Y. Chuang

Vice President,
General Director of Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories,
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI),
Taiwan

Evan Rawstron

Partner and National Sector Leader,
Health, Ageing and Human Services,
KPMG
Australia
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Gareth Sherlock

Chief Executive,Turimetta Consulting,
Former Chief Information Officer,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and Cleveland Clinic London,
Australia

Dr Gao Yujia

Assistant Group Chief Technology Officer,
National University Health System,
Singapore
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Hongxia Huang

Vice President
iMEDWAY
China
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Dr Hyun-Young Park

MD, PhD,
Director,
National Institute of Health,
South Korea

Dr. Hyung-Chul Lee

Deputy Chief Information Officer,
Seoul National University Hospital,
South Korea
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A/Prof Hyungjin Rhee

Director, Center for Digital Health Strategy,
Division of Digital Health Associate Professor,
Department of Radiology,
Yonsei University College of Medicine,
South Korea

Dr Hwang Hee

Chief Executive Officer
Kakao Healthcare
South Korea
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Ihtimam Hossain

Clinical Solutions Consultant, APAC
Wolters Kluwer
Singapore

Prof. In-Young Choi

Vice Chief Information Officer,
Catholic Medical Center,
Korea

Jay Biggs

Deputy Senior Commercial Officer
U.S. Embassy Seoul,
South Korea

Joon-myoung Kwon

Head of Digital Healthcare Research center,
Sejong Medical Group /
CEO, Medical AI Co., Ltd,
South Korea

Jong Yeob Kim

Principal Researcher,
Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI),
South Korea

Jürgen Brandstätter

Board Member,
IHE International,
Austria
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Dr Kwon, Deok-cheol

Ph.D., Professor /Director,
Jeonbuk National University,
South Korea
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Dr. Kyung-Hwan Kim

Head, Institute of Convergence Medicine with Innovative Technology,
Seoul National University Hospital ,
Chair of HIMSS24 APAC Steering Committee,
South Korea

Dr Mahesh Appannan

Head of Digital Health,
MOH
Malaysia
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MinSung Cho

Country Head of Healthcare and Research,
AWS,
South Korea

Monief Eid

Enterprise Imaging & eHealth Senior Consultant,
Ministry of Health-Saudi Arabia,
Saudi Arabia

Prof Ngiam Kee Yuan

Head, AI office,
National University Health System,
Singapore

Dr N T Cheung

Head of Information Technology and Health Informatics,
Hospital Authority,
Hong Kong

Dr. Nirvana Luckraj

Chief Medical Officer,
Healthdirect Australia,
Australia
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Dr. Poong-Lyul Rhee

Chief Digital Officer
Samsung Medical Center
HIMSS APAC Board Member
South Korea

Dr Ravi Bickram Shrestha 

PhD DIC FFBA ACGI,
Vice Chair,
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine
(SIIM) Global Outreach Committee,
Singapore

Prof. Seng Chan You

Chief Executive Officer,
PHI Digital Healthcare and Assistant Professor,
Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics,
Yonsei University College of Medicine,
South Korea

A/Prof Seyoung Jung

Chief Information Officer,
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital,
South Korea
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Dr Shankar Sridharan

Chief Clinical Information Officer
Great Ormond Street Hospital
United Kingdom
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Shantanu Dhar

Senior Manager-Clinical Applications (IT),
Healthcare Global Enterprise Limited,
India
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Dr Shih-Sheng Chang

M.D., Ph.D,
Director of Artificial Intelligence Center,
China Medical University Hospital,
Taiwan

Prof Son Meonghi

Chief Medical Information Officer,
Samsung Medical Center,
South Korea
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Simon Lin

Managing Director,
APAC & Vice President,
HIMSS
Singapore
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A/Prof Steven Wong 

MBChB MMed FAMS,
Immediate past Chair,
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM)Global Outreach Committee
Singapore

Dr. SUMI Manabu

MD, MPH, PhD, Director-General,
Department of Infectious Disease
Prevention and Control,
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare,
Japan

Dr Tamara Sunbul

MD, CPHIMS, PMP, FHIMSS,
Chief Clinical Information Officer,
Medical Director of Clinical Informatics,
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare,
Saudi Arabia

Terence Wong

Director and Head of APAC 5G Industry and IOT Community,
GSMA,
Hong Kong
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Tom Leary

Senior Vice President &
Head of Government Relations
HIMSS
USA

William CHAN

Chief Information Officer,
CUHK Medical Centre,
Hong Kong
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Dr Won-Chul Cha

Chief Information Officer
Samsung Medical Center
South Korea

Dr Zachery Yeo

Director,
National University of Singapore,
Singapore