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Opening address
Hon Andrew Little, Minister of Health

Session 1: Setting the context

Climate justice: how do we make sure solutions are actually solutions?
India Logan Riley, Te Ara Whatu

Creating a low carbon and sustainable health system: our duty of care
Dr David Pencheon, University of Exeter, UK

Session 2: Re-generation

The journey from sustainability to regeneration - a revelatory experience
Dr David Galler

Mana Moana, Mana Whenua me Toi ora
Graham Bidois-Cameron, Bay of Plenty District Health Board

Vision from General Practice
Dr Dermot Coffey, GP, Christchurch

Q&A with Session 2 speakers

Session 3: Re-thinking

Could an investment in community healthcare also be the key to a low carbon future?
Sandee Stanley, Jasmax

Rethinking Transport in Aotearoa in the 21st century
Associate Professor Caroline Shaw, University of Otago, Wellington

The cost and greenhouse gas emissions of current healthy, flexitarian and vegan diets in Aotearoa
Bruce Kidd, University of Auckland

Environmentally sustainable hospital foodservices around the world: what is their recipe for success?
Stefanie Carino, Monash University, Australia

Re-thinking sustainable health in Aotearoa 2021
Dr Renae McBrien, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital, Australia

New Zealand diet optimised for health, cost and climate protection
Dr Cristina Cleghorn, University of Otago, Wellington

Offsetting and insetting for a net zero carbon public health sector
Dr Sean Weaver, Ekos

Q&A with Session 3 speakers

Session 4: Re-action

District Health Board emission profiles and mitigation action
Margriet Geesink, Northland District Health Board

Say no to business as usual
Paul Bull, EECA

Supply chain emissions are someone else’s problem, right?
Rick Lomax, Beca

Greening healthcare infrastructure
Debbie Wilson, Ministry of Health

Effective sustainability integration through new capital projects
Ben Masters, Beca

Greater Tauranga Travel Pledge – moving together for health, environment and accessibility
Vicktoria Blake, Bay of Plenty District Health Board and Jeremy Levy, Trustpower

Q&A with Session 4 speakers

Session 5: Re-adapting

National Adaptation Plan
Emma Corbett, Ministry for the Environment

A Health National Adaptation Plan for Aotearoa
Dr Annette Bolton, ESR

Climate change mitigation and adaptation in Aotearoa’s healthcare sector – where are we going and how could we get there?
Dr Anna Stevenson, Canterbury District Health Board

Q&A with Session 5 Speakers

Session 6: Responding

How to start the adaptation journey
Matt Raeburn, Beca

Education for sustainable health practice at Ara
Dr Rea Daellenbach, Ara Institute of Canterbury

Climate change and wellbeing in South Dunedin
Sarah Harrison, University of Otago

The (known) unknown health impacts of changing extreme weather in Aotearoa
Luke Harrington, Victoria University of Wellington

The carbon footprint of cataract surgery in Wellington
Matt Latta, University of Otago, Wellington

“Migrating with our skills, strengths and well-being”: Health and climate-related migration with(out) dignity from frontline Pacific Islands
Olivia Yates, University of Auckland

Indigenous health, wellbeing and climate change: New research to support equitable climate change adaptation in Aotearoa
Danielle Johnson, University of Auckland

Co-benefits of climate activism on youth health
Michael Brenndorfer, Te Puna Manawa HealthWEST

Q&A with Session 6 Speakers

Session 7: Re-imagining

Tackling the real problem: from decarbonisation to decolonisation
Dr Rhys Jones, University of Auckland

Global climate change: the need for mitigation and adaptation
Josh Karliner, Healthcare Without Harm

Q&A Session 7 Speakers

Our future
Summer Wright, OraTaiao