Neil Kirby is a Director and Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences with 30 years of legal experience, including more than 20 years specialising in healthcare regulatory law. He advises clients across healthcare and life sciences, data privacy, commercial, dispute resolution and environmental law, with particular expertise in healthcare regulation, consumer protection and the protection of personal information.
Luis da Silva is a passionate leader at the intersection of healthcare and technology, bringing over twenty five years of experience driving digital transformation in our industry. As a co-founder and now CEO of Healthbridge, Luis is privileged to work alongside Bridgians who, with a culture of “doing well by doing good”, craft innovative HealthTech solutions to liberate life through transforming healthcare.
Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever holds the Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits).
He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Cape Town and has worked in health economics, public finance, and social security policy in South Africa since 1989.
Melanie Da Costa, CFA, started her career in investments as a healthcare investment analyst in Stockbroking. Her career in investments spanned 11 years and included her role as the Head of Equity Research for UK based HSBC’s South African office.
A graduate of Wits Medical School, and a Fellow of the College of Neurologists of South Africa, Sue spent several years in private practice as a Neurologist, before returning to Academic Medicine at Wits in 2001.
Every year HASA hosts a world-class conference featuring several international and South African experts in healthcare. An exhibition runs simultaneously to showcase healthcare.