Executive Director, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne; Australia

Bede McKenna is a data analyst with St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. His route to working in data was somewhat unconventional, studying English literature and working at a short story magazine, which has informed his philosophy that strong communication and collaboration will lead to greater results more than technical perfection will. The patient is at forefront of Bede’s approach to data and technical solutions he greatly enjoys working with clinicians and removing obstacles for them to allow for more time spent providing care. Bede’s progressive and energetic approach to has resulted in him pioneering the use of AI in the operational settings at SVHM.