Global maternity conference – improving prevention and response to harm

This is a hybrid event that will be hosted both in-person and virtually.

Kennedys' global healthcare team are delighted to be hosting their global maternity conference, taking place at our London office and online on Wednesday 19 March 2025.

Join us for this special event as we welcome indemnifiers and senior clinicians from Australia, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan and Sweden, who will share their perspectives on best practice and innovation in relation to improving response to harm within maternity care.

We will be joined by the following distinguished global speakers:

• Angela Kelly, Chief Insurance Officer, Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA)
• Professor Tak Yeung Leung, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Professor Shin Ushiro, Board Member of the Japan Council for Quality Health Care (JQ) and Deputy Director of Kyushu University Hospital
• Helen Vernon, Chief Executive Officer, NHS Resolution
• Dr Cathal O’Keeffe, Deputy Director – Head of Clinical Risk, State Claims Agency, Ireland
• Professor Constantin von Kaisenberg - Consultant Obstetrician and Chief Executive Officer of PROMPT Germany
• Charlotte Elvander PhD, Midwife and Vice-Chairman of the Swedish Association of Midwives
• Dr Pelle Gustafson, Chief Medical Officer, Löf
• Simon Hammond, Executive Director of Claims, NHS Resolution
• Sarah Land, Co-Founder, PEEPS
• Professor Jane O’Hara, Director of Research, THIS Institute
• Dr Denise Chaffer CBE, Patient Safety & Learning Consultant, former Director of Safety and Learning, NHS Resolution
• Professor Tim Draycott, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, NHS Resolution

This conference will be chaired by Kennedys' Partner and Global Head of Healthcare, Christopher Malla.