2009 Speakers

Chris Kaday’s commercial career started with business systems company Kalamazoo where he managed a team of 400 sales people at the age of 29.  He then went on to become Managing Director of Commodore Computers where he launched the innovative Amiga.  After that he was appointed a main board director of PR company Burson-Marstellers’ London office.   Chris eventually started his own strategy, research and telephone marketing company Hi-Tech Marketing serving blue chip clients in the IT, telecoms and financial services sectors.  The company grew successfully to around 200 staff and was sold in 2000.

Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Co-Director of the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham.

Andrew Donald is Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive for Birmingham East and North PCT.  He has worked in a variety of roles both inside and outside the NHS over the last 30 years.  Andrew is responsible for leading the Commissioning and Redesign of services for a population of 440,000 people.  

Jane qualified as an accountant in 1988, she joined the NHS in 1990 and since then has held a number of positions in Acute Trusts.  She was appointed as Director of Finance in August 2003 and led the financial aspects of the Foundation Trust application which has successfully granted as one of the first 10 Foundation Trusts in April 2004.  In 2005 Jane was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive in addition to her portfolio of finance, procurement, IM&T, contracting, compliance and legal services.

Marjatta van Boeschoten founded Phoenix Consultancy to develop the human and professional capacities of individuals and teams. She is a well known expert in ‘Principled Negotiation’ working with international organisations, businesses and the NHS.

Jo holds the position of Director of Corporate Affairs at NHS Leicester City where she was originally appointed as Director of Marketing, Communications and Patient and Public Involvement in 2007. Jo joined the NHS in 2002, heading up the Communications and PR function at Derby Hospitals.

Neal Gething is a Psychologist working within Occupational Health, CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE.   After Graduating from the University of Johannesburg with a Masters Degree in Psychology, he began his career at the Hospice Association of the Witwatersrand where he worked with terminal illness and bereavement.