Professor Chris Hopkins

FLSW, FAHCS, FIPEM, CSci, CEng

Head of TriTech & Innovation, Hywel Dda University Health Board & President of the UK Academy for Healthcare Science

 Professor Hopkins is a Consultant Clinical Scientist and an Honorary Professor in both the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science at Swansea University and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He is currently President of the Academy for Healthcare Science and Chair of the AHCS Professional Bodies Council, Head of TriTech & Innovation at Hywel Dda University Health Board and Clinical Director at the Assistive Technologies and Innovation Centre, University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

He holds fellowships from the Learned Society of Wales, the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). He is a Chartered Scientist and Chartered Engineer and plays key advisory roles as a member of the MHRA expert advisory committee and the Health Technology Wales appraisal panel. Additionally, he is Deputy Director of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Research and Innovation Council at IPEM.

Mr Rob Biggar

Rob Biggar is the Consultant Clinical Scientist and Operational Lead for Radiotherapy Physics at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Exeter. He is a registered Higher Specialist Scientist and an assessor for the AHCS HSSE programme.