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AVBC Healthcare Leadership Summit 2026

Programme

The Summit programme features keynote presentations, panel discussions and international perspectives focused on advancing Appropriate and Value-Based Care (AVBC). View the programme below.

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Last updated 16 July 2026

Programme

8.15am – 8.45am
Registration

8.50am – 9.00am
Opening Address

Prof Kenneth Mak, Director-General of Health, Ministry of Health, Singapore

9.00am – 10.30am
Panel Discussion 1: Appropriateness of Care: Balancing evidence-based clinical care, patient preferences and resource allocation

Featured Speaker & Panellist:

  1. Dr Brian Wong, Professor and Division Director, General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine; Director, Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Toronto, Canada

Moderator:

  1. Dr Fereen Liew, Deputy Director-General of Health, Appropriate and Value-Based Care; Executive Director, Agency for Care Effectiveness, Ministry of Health Singapore

Panellists:

  1. Prof Chin Jing Jih, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, Clinical and Academic Development, NHG Health

  2. Prof Ruban Poopalalingam, Group Chairman, Medical Board, SingHealth

  3. A/Prof Dan Yock Young, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National University Health System; Chief Executive Officer, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

10.30am – 11.00am
Morning Coffee Break

11.00am – 12.30pm
Panel Discussion 2: Advancing Value: Financing and Incentives for System Impact

Featured Speaker & Panellist:

  1. Dr Dana Gelb Safran, Sc.D., Managing Principal, Health Transformation Strategies; Past President & Chief Executive Officer, National Quality Forum

Moderator:

  1. Dr How Kwang Yeong, Group Value Officer (Surgical), NHG Health

Panellists:

  1. Mr Vincent Wu, Deputy Secretary, Policy, Ministry of Health, Singapore

  2. Ms Wong Soo Min, Group Chief Financial Officer, National University Health System

12.30pm – 2.00pm
Lunch Break

2.00pm – 3.30pm
Panel Discussion 3: Enhancing Healthcare Through Benchmarking: A Path to Improved Care Delivery

Featured Speaker & Panellist:

  1. Prof Sally Lewis, Professor of Value in Health Management, Value-based Health and Care Academy, Swansea University, Wales; Independent Consultant in Value-Based Healthcare Transformation, Kintsugi International

Moderator:

  1. A/Prof Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Director, Office of Value Based Healthcare, SingHealth

Panellists:

  1. Prof John Abisheganadan, Group Value Officer (Medical); Chief, Health Services & Outcomes Research, NHG Health

  2. Prof Fong Kok Yong, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (Medical and Clinical Services), SingHealth

  3. Adj Prof Mark Edward Puhaindran, Chairman, Medical Board, National University Hospital

  4. Dr Albert Ty, Director, Value, Safety, and Performance Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore

3.30pm – 3.55pm
Afternoon Tea Break

3.55pm – 5.25pm
Panel Discussion 4: Value Catalyst: International Experiences in Translating from Vision to Impact

Moderator:

  1. Adj A/Prof Diarmuid Murphy, Group Chief Value Officer, National University Health System

Panellists:

  1. Prof Paul van der Nat, Chief Value Officer, St. Antonius Hospital, Netherlands

  2. Dr Dorine van Staalduinen, Senior Researcher, Martini Hospital and Santeon, Netherlands;

  3. Dr Amit Gutkind, Head, Medicine, Quality and Patient Safety Division, Shbea Medical Center, Israel

  4. Dr Marcia Makdisse, Value-Based Care Stategist and Senior Advisor, Mak Valor Mentoring

More members of Value Catalyst To Be Announced

5.25pm – 5.30pm
Closing Remarks

Dr Fereen Liew, Deputy Director-General of Health, Appropriate and Value-Based Care; Executive Director, Agency for Care Effectiveness, Ministry of Health Singapore