Professor Sally Lewis to Deliver NOC 2025 Opening Keynote
29 April 2025
The theme of this year’s NOC conference (18 – 19 May 2025) is ‘Leadership in a time of change’ and we are delighted to kick it off with a dynamic note keynote speech from Professor Sally Lewis. Sally is the founder of Kintsugi International, a specialised consultancy focused on helping organisations achieve excellence in value-based healthcare.
Over her 30-year career, Sally has established herself as a distinguished leader in the field. As a general practitioner medical leader and policy advisor, through a holistic perspective of system-wide innovation, with a focus on driving sustainable, patient centred care, she has worked to transform healthcare systems worldwide. Notably, as the former National Clinical Director for Value-Based and Prudent Healthcare in NHS Wales and the founder of the internationally recognised Welsh Value in Health Centre, she has pioneered the development and implementation of Value-Based Health Care (VBHC), tightly focused on delivering the most beneficial and effective care and patient outcomes in balance with costs.
Sally is now an international consultant on value-based healthcare system transformation and Professor of Value in Health Management at Swansea University’s Value-based Health and Care Academy. Her work has been recognised internationally by institutions including the World Economic Forum, Harvard Business School, Bertelsmann-Stiftung, OECD, HTAi and the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association.
LOCSU CEO Janice Foster comments: “Sally’s keynote will set the scene perfectly for NOC25. Fresh from a Harvard Business School Roundtable, we are looking forward to her valuable, thought-provoking insights to inspire excellence in health care. Her immense practical experience of transforming systems across all the complex aspects of healthcare, from digital transformation to leadership and sustainability will inspire creative, solution-focussed thinking and motivate embracing of change as we explore the future of eye care delivery.”
Sally is renowned for her entertaining, interactive, and motivational speaking style that will be sure to energise the audience, setting the perfect tone for another great NOC.