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We're proud to welcome an outstanding line-up of global health leaders, researchers, clinicians and changemakers to the 5th East of England Global Health Conference. Explore the profiles below to learn more about the experts who will help shape this year's discussions on partnership, equity and sustainable impact.

5th East of England Global Health Conference

Jim Campbell

Professor of Practice, Health Workforce, at King’s College London

Jim Campbell is the Professor of Practice, Health Workforce, at King’s College London. His career in population health, health systems and health workforce spans leadership roles as the Director of Health Workforce at the World Health Organization and Executive Director of the Global Health Workforce Alliance, the conceptual architect of the WHO Academy, CEO of a health research institute and as an advisor in the UK Department for International Development. His scholarship and policy achievements include more than 250 peer-reviewed and WHO publications informing resolutions and statements adopted by the World Health Assembly, United Nations General Assembly, the G7 and G20. He is a graduate of the Universities of Bristol and Leeds, and an Honorary Fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health and the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.


Caesar Atuire

Professor of Global Health Ethics and Co-Director of Global Health, University of Oxford

Caesar Atuire is a philosopher and health ethicist from Ghana, Ethics and Governance Lead for the MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine, Co-Director of Oxford Global Health, and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ghana. His research focuses on bioethics, global health equity, decolonisation, and solidarity. He serves on a number of international ethics and governance bodies, including WHO and Africa CDC-linked initiatives, and leads an NGO supporting healthcare, education, and community development in Ghana.


Daphne K. Karusoke

Gates Cambridge Scholar and PhD researcher, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Daphne is a Gates Cambridge Scholar and PhD researcher in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. Originally from Uganda, she holds an MBChB and a Master’s in Anaesthesia and Critical Care from Makerere University. Prior to joining the University of Cambridge, her clinical work spanned across emergency departments, operating theatres, and ICUs. She has also been involved in clinical research in Uganda since 2020 including coordinating the ARISE respiratory failure clinical trial and work within the International Health Systems Group (IHSG) and the Global Health Research Group on Acquired Brain and Spine Injury (ABSI).  Her doctoral research leverages systems thinking and co-design frameworks to build resilient, community-centered care pathways for acquired brain injury and improve access to neurorehabilitation across Sub-Saharan Africa. 


Lisa Enoch

Critical Care Nurse Leader and Educator, Cambridge University Hospitals

Lisa is a critical care nurse leader and educator at Cambridge University Hospitals with more than 20 years of experience in clinical practice, service development, workforce education and global health partnerships. She holds master’s degrees in Advanced Practice and Global Health Leadership and is a Florence Nightingale Foundation leadership scholar. Since 2009, she has worked in leadership and practice development roles, including as a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist supporting patient- and family-centred care following intensive care. She is currently Lead Educator across two critical care units and perioperative wards and works as a Professional Nurse Advocate. Alongside her NHS role, she co-leads the nursing critical care SCALE project in Uganda through Cambridge Global Health Partnerships, supporting sustainable education and train-the-trainer programmes.


Lin Lin Htun

Programme Manager, Cambridge Global Health Partnerships

Dr. Lin Lin Htun is a health program management specialist with experience leading large-scale health programmes in low and middle-income countries. His work focuses on strengthening health systems and expanding access to essential services in areas such as maternal and child health, nutrition, communicable diseases, and immunization.  

Dr. Htun has extensive experience working with international organizations, including the United Nations and International NGOs. He currently works with Cambridge Global Health Partnerships in the United Kingdom, supporting international health partnerships and programme development. Dr. Htun completed his MBBS degree at University of Medicine (1), Yangon in 2005. He is a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program alumnus at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University in the USA and holds a Master of Public Health from Mahidol University, Thailand. 


Bernice G. Gulek

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner & Clinical Researcher, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington/Harborview Medical Center

Dr. Gulek is a PhD trained Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, clinical researcher with over 3-decades of Neurosurgery experience in acute care, neurocritical care and outpatient settings. Currently works at University of Washington (UW), Harborview Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery. She actively contributes to global neurosurgery workforce capacity building through education, international partnerships, and interdisciplinary collaboration in resource-limited settings. She published peer-reviewed journals, involved in international research collaborative focusing on patient-reported outcomes (PROs). She continues to practice as a Nurse practitioner, interested in technology integration to clinical practice and takes part in international TBI advocacy at the WHO level. She serves at the UW IRB and part of the Medical Advisory Board member for Joe Niekro Aneurysm and AVM Foundation.


Lucy Eddowes

Scientific Director, Costello Medical

Lucy is Scientific Director at Costello Medical, a global, independent certified B Corp working across medical communications, value communications and HEOR. Lucy leads the company’s extensive pro bono programme, which includes partnerships with non-profits in global health. She is interested in how pro bono work can advance global health through providing charities with access to specialist skills they need to increase their impact whilst also broadening teams and organisations’ perspectives on healthcare and healthcare delivery, and strengthening purpose and employee engagement. Lucy champions pro bono working as a practical route to deeper global health engagement and perspective, while also creating meaningful learning, development and retention benefits for those working in the health sector.


Dr. Haruno

Medical Doctor and Quality Assurance Project Officer, Telekyanmar

Dr. Haruno is a medical doctor and Quality Assurance Project Officer with Telekyanmar. He graduated with an M.B., B.S. in 2015 and has over a decade of experience working in healthcare delivery in Myanmar. Following five years as an Assistant Surgeon in public hospitals, he founded and managed a 40-bed secondary healthcare facility in a conflict-affected area in Myanmar, where he led the implementation of electronic health information systems, coordinated vaccination programmes, and supported healthcare workforce development. Since 2025, he has been providing telemedicine services through Telekyanmar organization and participating in quality assurance initiatives. He is also actively involved in medical education and training for undergraduate medical students in Myanmar.