Professor Habib Naqvi, MBE
Chief Executive
NHS Race and Health Observatory
MUNA 2026 Conference
Meet the speakers.
A growing line-up of nursing leaders, clinicians, researchers and innovators from Malawi, the UK and across the global diaspora — with more names announced in the coming weeks.
Keynote Speaker
Dame Sue Tranka
Chief Nursing Officer for Wales
Welsh Government
Sue Tranka is the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales as of 2021. She was formerly the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for Patient Safety and Innovation at NHS England and Improvement.
Sue has 32 years of varied experience in nursing and has spent the last 25 years working in the National Health Service. Sue trained as a midwife, registered general nurse, mental health nurse and community nurse. Sue has a strong interest in quality improvement, human factors and safety systems.
As of April 2022, Sue holds the title of Honorary Visiting Professor at Cardiff University.
In 2020 and 2024, the Health Service Journal listed Sue in health’s 50 most influential people from a black, Asian and minority ethnic background. Sue is a fellow of the Queen’s Nursing Institute.
The line-up
Voices shaping the future of nursing
Professor Greta Westwood, CBE
Chief Executive Officer
Florence Nightingale Foundation
Dr Alice Mpofu-Coles
Mayor of Reading
Reading Borough Council
Lorraine Sunduza, OBE
Chief Executive Officer
East London NHS Foundation
Wellington Makala
Chief Nursing Officer & Executive Director
North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Kate Brintworth
Chief Midwifery Officer of England
NHS England
Charity Gladstone, MBE
President
Malawian-UK Nurses Association
Louie Horne, BEM
National Nursing Officer
UNISON
Lucy Nkutumula
Chief Nursing Officer for Malawi Government
Ministry of Health
Honourable Madalisto Baloyi, MP
Minister of Health and Sanitation for Malawi Government
Ministry of Health
Dr Chimwemwe Kalumbi
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation
Dr Michael Mackenzie, MBE
Consultant Physician, Infectious Diseases and General Medicine
NHS Scotland Global Citizen
Professor Joy Notter
Professor
Centre for International Health Partnerships, Birmingham City University
Professor Gideon Mlawa
Endocrinology/General Medicine Consultant
Barking, Havering University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Brighton Chireka, M.D
Founder
DOCBEECEE
Marcus Wootton
Associate Director
International Academy, RCN
Dr Chris Cutter
Associate Professor
Centre for International Health Partnerships, Birmingham City University
Sarah Amani
Founder & Clinical Safety Officer
Trustpoint Digital Health Ltd
Christopher Khuoge
Global Health and Projects Lead
MUNA
Paul Rees, MBE
Chief Executive Officer & Registrar
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Deepa Korea, MBE
Director
RCN Foundation
Dr Richard Dune
Chief Executive Officer
LearnPac Systems
Elsa Afonso
Head of The International Academy
Royal College of Nursing
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