05 February Convo – The Year Ahead for Healthcare & Life Sciences Innovation

• Australia has a world-class healthcare system but faces growing demand from an ageing population
• Monash Health is driving innovation to become a leading neurology centre in Asia-Pacific
• Early-stage industry collaboration is key to validating technologies and enabling startup success
• AI and big data are critical tools for improving decision-making in neurology and patient care

05 March Convo – The “How” of innovation

• Innovation succeeds at the intersection of value, impact, and efficiency
• Resilience, an entrepreneurial mindset, and cross-industry learning drive outcomes
• Innovation must be designed for broad adoption and equity. Implementation is critical, especially in areas such as pregnancy care where costs rise without improved outcomes
• The true measure of innovation is impact — clinical, economic, and system-wide, with adoption, implementation, and mindset as critical as the breakthrough
• Learning from failure is as important as celebrating success

02 April Convo – The “When” of innovation

• Healthcare innovation depends on stronger collaboration across clinicians, researchers, industry, and health services
• Innovation must start with a clearly defined patient need and system problem
• Successful translation requires readiness, governance, culture, and clear implementation pathways
• Knowing when not to innovate is as important as knowing when to move forward
• Real impact comes from designing innovation for scale, sustainability, and equity — not just novelty

04 May Convo – Who/People

• Patient and family voices improve care, helping detect deterioration earlier, build trust, and support better clinical decisions.
• Clinician engagement drives adoption, ensuring innovation improves workflows, care, safety, and efficiency.
• Cross-sector partnerships accelerate innovation, bringing together healthcare, academia, industry, startups, and regulators.
• Meaningful engagement is essential, involving consumers and healthcare professionals in designing and implementing change.
• Strong culture and leadership enable success, fostering listening, trust, collaboration, and psychological safety.

04 June Convo – Innovation Partnership

• Partnerships achieve more together. Strong collaborations are built on trust, shared goals, long-term commitment, and a clear vision.
• Healthcare is increasingly collaborative. Connected partnerships across health services, industry, academia, government, consumers, and investors are essential.
• Research should solve real-world problems. Co-develop solutions with clinicians, patients, and industry to address unmet needs.
• Learn from global best practice. International collaboration and broader research networks can strengthen Australia’s research ecosystem.
• Strong site networks and CRO partnerships drive sustainability. They improve trial delivery, research capacity, and long-term value.
• Foster a strong innovation ecosystem. Collaboration across stakeholders supports continuous innovation and better patient outcomes.

02 July Convo – Special Edition: International Engagement

• Strengthen global partnerships to improve patient care.
• Invest in education, training, and workforce development.
• Position Victoria as a leader in healthcare innovation and research.
• Expand international collaborations through research, AI, and exchange programs.
• Accelerate research translation through global partnerships.
• Deepen engagement with Asia, particularly Southeast Asia.
• Build trusted, long-term partnerships based on shared goals.
• Use digital technologies to enable global collaboration.
• Work together to achieve greater impact for patients and healthcare systems.