Tim Kelsey

Tim is an internationally regarded public service leader and entrepreneur who has led digital, AI and organisational transformation across health systems worldwide. He leads the BEACON initiative which brings health services from around the world into a benchmarking and learning collaborative to improve quality and value. He has designed and delivered national digital health strategies in two countries – in Australia as Chief Executive of the Australian Digital Health Agency and in England, as NHS National Director for Patients and Information, responsible for digital and AI in the world’s largest unitary health system. Tim was CEO of Beamtree, an Australian pioneer of AI technology for health and has also been SVP for HIMSS, responsible for global analytics. He is currently Managing Director of Hunter Healthcare, which is designing new approaches to digital and AI delivery and expert talent resourcing in international health services and recently launched BEACON. In 2018, Tim founded