Maria Kavallaris, Non-Executive Board Director of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, QIMR Berghofer Council Member, NHMRC Leadership Fellow at Children’s Cancer Institute, shared Children’s Cancer Institute’s post on LinkedIn, adding:
“I am looking forward to speaking at this event and getting to contribute to a national conversation on precision medicine.”
Quoting Children’s Cancer Institute’s post:
“Your Experts. One Stage. A National Conversation on Precision Medicine.
With more than 50 expert speakers across two days, the Luminesce Alliance Conference 2026 flagship event brings together leading international, national and NSW experts.
To be held 4-5 November at UNSW Sydney, the program will showcase the depth of expertise our partner organizations, bringing together researchers, clinicians, consumers, policymakers, innovators and industry leaders to explore the future of pediatric precision medicine, advanced therapeutics, rare diseases, cancer research, genomics, equity and translation.
Highlights include:
Children’s Cancer Institute
- Professor Louis Chesler – What Cancer Precision Therapeutics Will Look Like in 2030: Risks and Readiness for Researchers, Clinicians and Families
- Professor Maria Kavallaris AM– Advancing Therapeutics
UNSW Sydney
- Professor Adam Jaffe – Keynote: The Evolution of the Rare Disease Journey: Increasing Access to Fair and Equitable Treatment
Facilitator: What Cancer and Rare Diseases Can Teach Each Other About Building a Precision Medicine System
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN)
- Dr Janette Lee – Precision Medicine in Practice: The Translational Impact of the Kids Advanced Therapeutics Program
- Professor Karen Zwi – From Recruitment to Real-World Evidence: SDPR and the Future of Clinical Trials
Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI)
- Professor Hilda Pickett – Strengthening Sovereign Capability and Commercialization
- Professor Robyn Jamieson and Associate Professor Anai Gonzalez-Cordero – Advancing Therapeutics
University of Sydney
- Professor Wendy Gold, with parent and patient advocate Raelene Anslow – Opening Plenary- Hearing Lived Experience: A family perspective on Rare Disease and Access
- Professor Michelle Dickson – Keynote: Enabling Equity and Access-Centred Care
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