Kenneth Mak
Ministry of Health; Singapore
Speaker bio to follow.
Albert Ty
Singhealth; Singapore
Speaker bio to follow.
Jonas Ng
Patient representative; Singapore
Speaker bio to follow.
Lisa McKenzie
Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI); Asia Pacific
With over 20 years experience in health, aged care, disability, and community sectors, Lisa is dedicated to delivering better and more equitable outcomes. She has a reputation for co-designing strategies that transform health systems and leading impactful large-scale projects. As Vice President at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Lisa partners with organisations across the Asia Pacific to improve the health of their communities and populations. She also advises leaders on strategy, governance, and quality management systems that are responsive to evolving needs. Lisa serves as a Non-Executive Director and an advisor for various nonprofit Boards at purpose-driven organisations. She has a Masters of Health Administration, a clinical background in physiotherapy and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Wee Fong Chi
Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore
Speaker bio to follow.
Chong Ser Siong
Community representative; Singapore
Speaker bio to follow.
Sylvia Trent-Adams
President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI); USA
Kamran Abbasi
Editor in Chief, TheBMJ, BMJ Group; England
Kamran Abbasi is editor in chief of The BMJ. He is a doctor, journalist, editor, and broadcaster.
After starting his career in hospital medicine, in various medical specialties such as psychiatry and cardiology, Kamran worked at the BMJ from 1997 to 2005. He was deputy editor and acting editor during that time. In 2013, Kamran returned to the BMJ in a new role as executive editor for content, leading the journal’s strategic growth internationally, digitally, and in print.
In December 2021 he was appointed editor in chief of the BMJ.
Outside the BMJ, Kamran’s previous roles include being editor of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization and a consultant editor for PLOS Medicine. He is editor of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine and JRSM Open.
Kamran also created three major e-learning resources for professional development of doctors, including BMJ Learning and the Royal Society of Medicine’s video lecture service.
Kamran has held board level positions and been chief executive of an online learning company. He has consulted for several major organisations including Harvard University, the World Health Organization, and McKinsey & Co.
In addition, Kamran is an honorary visiting professor in the department of primary care and public health at Imperial College, London. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians of London, patron of the South Asian Health Foundation, and a member of the General Advisory Council of the King’s Fund.
He is an experienced contributor on radio and television.
Kamran’s other passion is cricket. He writes on cricket for publications throughout the world, including Dawn and Wisden, but is best known for his popular blog that featured on ESPNCricinfo for over a decade. His cricket book, Englistan: An immigrant’s journey on the turbulent winds of Pakistan cricket, is available from Amazon.
L2: Hong Kong QS Huddle Patient Safety Culture – to root at all levels?
Thursday 14 August 2025 | 12:10-13:10
Session details to follow.
Bill Wang
Global Patient Advocate, Immediate Past Chair, ISN Patient Liaison Advisory Group, Member, World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee, Patient Expert, Hong Kong Hospital Authority Expert Advisory Group on Q&S, Vice Chair, Hong Kong Kidney Foundation; Hong Kong
A combined kidney and liver transplant recipient (2018) and a retired lawyer, Bill Wang drives systemic improvements in healthcare safety, quality, and patient-centered outcomes through lived experience and legal governance expertise.
As Immediate Past Chair of ISN’s Patient Liaison Advisory Group, Bill embeds patient voices in WHO-aligned policies to close care gaps and accelerate patient-centered clinical practices globally. In Hong Kong, he sits on various governance committees overseeing care quality and patient safety issues in the city’s public healthcare system.
Bill’s advocacy work focuses on: