Collaboration & Leadership for Sustainable Healthcare
The climate crisis is a health crisis and healthcare must lead the response. This symposium unites leaders across the sector to explore bold ideas and practical strategies for building sustainable, climate-ready health systems.
Collaboration & Sustainability for Healthcare Symposium
The climate crisis is a health crisis - and healthcare must be at the heart of both the response and the solution. This event unites leaders, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to explore how visionary leadership and collaboration can shape climate-ready, sustainable health services. Together, we’ll chart a course for resilient healthcare in Australia, drawing on bold ideas, local innovations, and global expertise. Join us as we focus on practical strategies and pioneering research that advance both human and planetary health.
Outcomes We’re Working Towards
Emphasise the urgent need for low-carbon healthcare in the face of climate change
Showcase practical strategies and real-world innovations for delivering low-carbon healthcare
Inspire collaboration and knowledge-sharing across health sectors and governance to accelerate sustainable healthcare transformation
*program topics and timing are subject to change without notice.
Event Timing
Registration and networking: Opens at 8:30 am for in-person attendees
First session/live streaming: Begins at 9:00 am
Program concludes: 3:30 pm
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Dr Carl Luckhoff
Dr Carl Luckhoff is the Deputy Director at Alfred Health Emergency & Adjunct Senior Lecturer with Monash University. Following his initial training in South Africa, Carl worked in the UK and other overseas remote locations before starting his emergency specialist training in Australia. He has since completed his Global Executive MBA from Monash Business School.
Professor John Thwaites
Professor John Thwaites AM is a Professorial Fellow at Monash University and Chair of the Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Climateworks Centre, Melbourne Water, and the National Sustainable Development Council. He co-chairs the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Leadership Council and chairs the SDSN Association globally. A former Victorian Deputy Premier, John has held national leadership roles in sustainability and planning, and was named one of the 100 Global Sustainability Leaders by ABC Carbon Express. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2021 for his service to the environment and public life.
Professor Nick Watts
Professor Nick Watts is Director of the Centre for Sustainable Medicine at the University of Singapore, leading efforts to advance sustainable healthcare locally and globally. Previously, as Chief Sustainability Officer for the NHS (UK), he drove the push to become the world’s first net zero health system, securing over $1 billion in funding and embedding sustainability into national healthcare legislation.
Professor Eugenie Kayak
Professor Kayak is a consultant anaesthetist at Austin and Alfred Health and a long-time leader in sustainable healthcare. She is Convenor of Doctors for the Environment Australia’s (DEA) Sustainable Healthcare Special Interest Group and a former DEA Board member and co-chair. Professor Kayak has worked with the AMA and DEA to advocate for net zero healthcare emissions by 2040 and engage Australia’s medical colleges in sustainability. She has contributed to key reports and publications, including DEA’s Net Zero Emissions report, the Proposal for a National Sustainable Healthcare Unit, and ANZCA’s Statement on Environmental Sustainability.
