Mustafa is an orthopaedic surgeon, musculoskeletal doctor and clinical AI specialist focused on implementing AI within clinical workflows. He is regular faculty and a presenter in AI in orthopaedics nationally and internationally, and he contributes as a lead author to international society guidelines concerning the responsible use of generative AI. He additionally serves as a peer reviewer for digital health publications. At the conference, he will be presenting and discussing responsible clinical AI application development alongside vibe and agentic coding. His technical experience includes developing AI assisted triage workflows for orthopaedics, decision support systems and building clinical documentation tools. He has also developed retrieval augmented generation (RAG) applications for clinical evidence, browser based deidentification tools for data privacy, and conducted evaluations of large language models with synthetic data.

Mr. Akshdeep Singh Bawa is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in foot and ankle surgery, with expertise in trauma, complex reconstructions, and diabetic limb salvage. He trained at premier UK institutions, including the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, and St George’s University Hospital, London.

In 2017, he completed a Travelling Fellowship in Sports Surgery at Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan, under Professor Minoru Tanaka, gaining advanced exposure to sports medicine and shoulder/arthroscopic techniques.

An active leader in national orthopaedics, Mr. Bawa serves as a Council Member of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and has contributed to landmark national audits including BOOM, FATE, and FALCON. He is passionate about surgical education and quality improvement, designing teaching programmes for trainees across the East of England.

He has authored peer-reviewed publications, edited key surgical texts — including Churchill’s Pocketbook of Surgery and Introduction to FRCS T&O — and was nominated for Trainer of the Year (East of England, 2024/25).

Committed to global outreach, he has volunteered in rural health camps in India and co-organised international surgical missions like Operation Walk Ludhiana.

Metin is a Research Associate in the Digital Health Innovation in Ageing and Neurodegeneration

Helen joined the NIHR in 2016 to provide leadership and delivery across several high profile strategic and operational projects across the NIHR Coordinating Centre. Helen engages with SMEs, clinicians and charities to support MedTech innovators access the NIHR and wider life sciences ecosystem and works strategically with the system to support better pull though into the clinical translation space. Helen interacts with NIHR funded infrastructure and research programmes, MedTech accelerators, other government funders and DHSC policy where relevant.

Helen has advisory roles with:
Board member to CW Innovation, the partnership between Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and the Trust’s hospital charity, CW+
Trustee at Orthopaedic Research UK
Board member to Emerge Rehab Tech, the EPSRC place-based innovation accelerator account for rehabilitation

…the University of Birmingham and went on to study medicine at the University of East Anglia, qualifying in 2003. He did his higher surgical training on the Cambridge and Norwich rotation and obtained specialist registration in 2018.

Ross Coomber completed fellowships in Malawi, covering trauma, infection and tumour resection and a pelvic and acetabular fellowship in Vancouver, Canada. He has a higher qualification in medical education and has a strong research interest.

Andrew Coppola is CEO of Vantora Health and an orthopaedic specialist registrar. He is undertaking a PhD at UCL at the intersection of artificial intelligence, orthopaedic research and clinical practice. An NHS Topol Digital Fellowship recipient, he holds a master’s in Surgical Innovation from Imperial College London. His research includes patient-reported outcomes and the application of machine learning in orthopaedics. He has also served as a senior innovation adviser to healthcare software companies. At Vantora, he leads clinical vision, product strategy and development, drawing on experience in clinical practice, AI research and healthcare software implementation.

Erika is a consultant radiologist and was Medical Director in Norwich from 2018-23. She was National Medical Director for Transformation from 2023-25 with an extensive portfolio including clinical leadership of digital programmes, artificial intelligence, research and pathway transformation. Erika advises a variety of manufacturers and independent healthcare providers through consultancy.

Erika provided leadership and advice on Diagnostics at NHS England and the Department of health from 2005-2018. Erika was previously Divisional Clinical Director for support services, Director of Breast Screening and Head of Radiology Training in Norwich.

… of Bath. His research area is Bioengineering with a particular interest in Orthopaedics.

Professor Gill completed a first degree in Aerospace Engineering and initially worked in the aerospace industry. He developed an interest in bioengineering and undertook a PhD in Orthopaedic Mechanics. He has spent over 20 years working in a mixed clinical/research environment and was the Group Head of the Oxford Orthopaedic Engineering Centre from 2001 until 2012, when he moved to the University of Bath.

He is currently on the Executive Committees of the British Orthopaedic Research Society and the European Orthopaedic Research Society, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Bone and Joint Journal

Peter Harris is Senior Director of Research at NielsenIQ, where he leads a global team of AI researchers. He is also an AI consultant for the NHS, where he focuses on examining series images of radiographs to predict the progressive conditions. He lives in an old railway station in Norfolk with his family.

Caroline is a Professor of orthopaedics at St George’s University London with research interests in patellofemoral instability and trauma. She has established a patellofemoral service within St George’s Hospital for local and regional referrals. She was clinical director for corporate outpatients at St George’s Hospital from 2019-2024 and she previously lead for research in orthopaedics in the trust, having supervised over 50 orthopaedic trials. She has developed a trauma research infrastructure within St George’s including research physiotherapists, clinical trials managers and research fellows. Together with Assoc Prof Gelfer she supervises an education foundation year doctor, education fellow and an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow. She is co-editor in chief of The Knee Journal. She supports equality and diversity initiatives within orthopaedics and was a trustee of the British Orthopaedic Association. As part of AOUK she chaired research and careers development, she is the current research chair for the Orthopaedic Trauma Society and the treasurer for the British Association for Surgery of the Knee. She lectures nationally and internationally on patellofemoral instability and trauma.

Zhisen (Devin) Hu is a PhD researcher in Biomedical Imaging Sciences at the University of Manchester and a European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) PhD candidate. His research focuses on applying deep learning to musculoskeletal imaging, particularly the automated assessment of knee anatomy from radiographs. His recent work includes deep learning-based automated shape analysis and alignment measurement of the knee joint. His research has been presented at the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) conference and the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) World Congress. Devin also has broader experience in medical image analysis and serves as a reviewer for medical imaging and orthopaedic journals and conferences.

Dr John Jeans is a consultant anaesthetist and a director of healthcare transformation agency 33n. He leads the NHS CLEAR (Clinically-Led workforce and Activity Redesign) Programme nationally. Following his father’s experience of care in 2013, he turned his attention to healthcare modelling and system redesign, aiming to translate data into better patient care.

Working with like-minded colleagues, Dr Jeans helped establish the National CLEAR Programme as a work-based learning initiative delivered by 33n and hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. CLEAR combines clinical insight, rigorous data analysis and technology to create new models of care and workforce redesign. In practice, this means using AI-enabled analytics alongside frontline expertise to surface opportunities, test options, and co-design changes with clinical teams.

CLEAR projects focus on outcomes that matter to the NHS: clinically sound recommendations that services can implement, operationally feasible pathways, and solutions that are financially viable. By keeping clinicians at the centre and strengthening teams’ capability to work with data and technology, Dr Jeans supports safe adoption, better decision-making and continuous improvement across systems. His work reflects a consistent approach: clinically led transformation, powered by data and increasingly AI-enabled tools, to improve the delivery of care.

… the performance of medical devices

Policy lead for Medical Technology & Innovation with responsibility for the implementation of the Government’s inaugural Medical Technology Strategy published February 2023 and delivery of commitments under the 10 Year Health Plan and Life Science Sector Plan published July 2025 to support adoption and reduce procurement friction. Key initiatives include National Health Access Programme to provide a national adoption route using NICE technology assessment referrals, Value Based Procurement Standard Guidance to shift focus to outcomes and impact when assessing technology, Innovation Passporting to reduce duplication and speed up decision-making, and development of Disclosure of Industry Payments Guidance to improve transparency. Former Chief Procurement Officer at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – a position held for 21 years – and double winner of the Supply Chain Excellence Award in 2008 and 2021.

Dr Claudia Lindner is a Senior Research Fellow and Sir Henry Dale Fellow in Translational Medical Imaging at The University of Manchester. She uses methods from computer vision, machine learning and data science to develop automatic systems for analysing structures in medical images, with a particular focus on musculoskeletal applications (https://bone-finder.com). Claudia has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and is committed to translating research into real-world impact.

As Translation Lead for the Christabel Pankhurst Institute for Health Technology Research and Innovation, she supports the translation of health technology research into societal benefit and leads the development of the Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit (https://translation-toolkit.manchester.ac.uk).

…London Hospital’s Young Adult Hip Unit and an associate professor at University College London. His PhD at Imperial College London contributed to the development of ceramic hip resurfacing, and optimised training and techniques for anterior approach hip arthroplasty. Kartik specialises in complex primary and revision hip replacement, hip resurfacing, hip fractures, and open and arthroscopic hip preservation surgery. Working across UCL and Imperial College, Kartik’s research group is currently focused on developing i) AI-based technologies for femoroacetabular impingement, ii) automated 3D planning in hip surgery, and iii) reducing the burden of periprosthetic fractures after hip replacement.

A sales and marketing professional with more than 25 years of experience in medical devices and am responsible for the delivery of digital projects within Navigation and Technology across Hip. My role keeps me connected to surgeons Globally to best understand the future needs and trends in Orthopaedics.

..surgeon. He trained in the North of England and did fellowships in New Zealand.

He leads Trauma and Orthopaedics at Northumbria, working with a team of 31 talented colleagues.

His research focuses on clinical outcomes particularly around short stay surgery as well as infection prevention, diagnosis and management. Professor Reed is on the steering committee and executive of the National Joint Registry (NJR) and Chaired the Annual Report from 2019-2024. He now leads on Surgical Performance for the NJR, is a trustee for the Orthopaedic Research UK charity and is on the grant awards committee for the National Institute Health and Care Research (NIHR) (i4i PDA). He leads clinical trials for industry and NIHR, and works academically with the University of York.

He is leading the openPredictor project which aims to use data and artificial intelligence algorithms to predict the outcome of medical interventions including complications and health gain.

Peter helps businesses navigate regulatory challenges and manage liability risks, with a particular focus on the life sciences, healthcare and consumer products sectors. He advises medical device and software companies, service providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers and producers of consumer and lifestyle products. His regulatory practice covers medical devices and consumer products, CE/UKCA marking, clinical trials, regulatory investigations and ongoing compliance. Peter also has extensive litigation and risk management experience, including defending manufacturers of complex products against liability claims, often involving multiple jurisdictions.

Geeth Silva is an ST6 Orthopaedic Trainee in the East of England and an NHS Clinical AI Fellow at Addenbrooke’s, deploying automated voice technologies to ease administrative workflows. Combining his clinical background with an MSc in Healthcare Informatics from the University of Cambridge, his research explores AI applications for orthopaedic outcomes, including patellar instability. As President of ORCA, Geeth has launched the yearly national innovation conference, Innovate, which is running for its second year this year. He is also the CEO of Portfoleo, empowering surgical trainees to “take pride in your reflections” while building collaborative solutions that improve patient care.