Steve Robson is one of Australia’s foremost doctors, health economist, and advocates for, and leaders in, health and health policy. He has been a practicing doctor for 35 years.

Steve is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Australian National University Medical School with special training and expertise in reproductive medicine, genetics, and pelvic surgery. Currently, Steve holds several senior positions including the Chief Medical Officer of Avant Mutual, a member of the National Health and Medical Research Council, is a Columnist for The Australian newspaper, and is Australia’s delegate to the World Medical Association.  He has authored hundreds of articles, papers, and textbooks – both in medicine and economics.

Steve joined the Royal Australian Navy and served as a Medical Officer in HMAS SYDNEY in the First Gulf War. Steve is a prolific researcher, author, teacher, and clinician. He has been awarded not one but two research Doctorates (a PhD and an MD) and holds two Masters degrees– one in public health, the other in reproductive medicine and genetics. Beyond medicine, Steve had undertaken additional training in health economics through institutions in the UK and the US, and has completed a Master’s degree in Health Economics. He is a member of the Economic Society of Australia.

Steve has had roles with the NHMRC, the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, and the Australian Medical Council. He has been awarded Fellowship of both the British and American Colleges of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and is the recipient of the American College’s highest award for service. Steve is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. Steve co-founded the global maternal health charity Send Hope, an organisation that has raised almost $1 million for projects supporting safe birth across the Pacific and beyond. He has served as President of the Australian Medical Association, President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Brad has 19 years’ experience in working on policy, funding, and infrastructure projects with extensive experience in providing advice to all levels of government on a range of health and social policy issues including, taxation, hospital funding, GP price restructure, MBS budget adjustments, COVID-19 impacts, infectious disease economics, Department of Veterans Affairs item pricing, private health system assessments, regulatory pricing, and Cabinet level advisory.

Combines economics, finance, engineering with practical policy advice. Led major projects including five chapters Infrastructure Australia National Infrastructure Audit, Building Queensland frameworks advisory, and Defence. Worked as Lead Economist for Australian Medical Association (National) in Canberra to form national health policy and projects.

Brad is a Professional and Committee Member of the Economic Society of Australia (ACT) and the ACT Chair of the Australia Indonesia Business Council.

Craig will lead management of Bell.  He is a globally experienced economic policy expert, and has more than 30 years multi-sectoral professional experience in economic policy, public policy, infrastructure investment, and financial management in more than 35 countries. A former economist at the World Bank and International Finance Corporation, he has worked across the public and private sectors, and with multiple multilateral organisation across various industries including health, social investment, human development.

David is widely regarded, nationally and internationally, as one of Australia’s foremost experts on the regulation, funding and financing of aged care, disability services and health care. He was the first Chief Economist of the Australian Department of Health and the first Chief Economist of, and Head of Pricing for, the National Disability Insurance Scheme. He was also a principal advisor to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and led the Commission’s work on the economics of aged care and on future funding and financing arrangements for aged care, including through social insurance and private long-term care insurance.

David is an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University’s Centre for the Health Economy. He has led various reviews for the Australian Government. In aged care, he led the Review of the Conditional Adjustment Payment for Aged Care and the Review of the Aged Care Funding Instrument. He also designed the Living Longer Living Better reforms, which set out a 10-year microeconomic reform agenda for the aged care system. In the NDIS, he led reviews of the NDIS Pricing Arrangements, Specialist Disability Accommodation, Supported Independent Living, Therapy Pricing Arrangements, and the Western Australian Market Review. David has also provided advice to Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Committee on improving productivity and efficiency in the Australian health care system.

Internationally he has provided advice to the OECD and the World Bank and was President of the OECD’s Expert Group on the Economics of Prevention.

Paramjit is an economist with more than 25 years of experience in consulting and applied research. She has extensive experience with spreadsheet microsimulation models, cost-benefit analysis, financial, and statistical analysis, among other qualitative and quantitative methods to collect and analyse data. Additionally, her experiences include automating processes and developing interactive models and visualisations using various data analytical tools such as Spreadsheets, R, Python, Alteryx, and Power BI.

Paramjit worked at Commonwealth Department of Finance in Australia, where she analysed the impact of social, education, childcare, and school funding policies, as well as concessional loans. Previously, she worked with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) where she analysed revenue, cost of compliance and administrative cost of tax revenue and expenditure policies affecting individuals, companies, superannuation funds, and trusts, to assist with policy development, performance, and evaluation. Before joining ATO, she undertook economic analysis on various topics, further enhancing her expertise and knowledge base.

Amanda has over 20 years of experience providing policy and economic analysis, research and advice. She also has a broad range of consulting, government and academic work across government agencies, private consulting firms and academia in Queensland and interstate. Amanda’s role regularly includes research, policy and economic analysis, report writing, and liaising with clients. Her recent projects include developing economic diversification strategies for central Queensland and a Victorian LGAs, assisting Norfolk Island to develop a retail price index and conduct a Household Expenditure Survey, and preparing a public benefit test for a mining rehabilitation project in Central Queensland to obtain government funding. Amanda has a PhD in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Melbourne.

Ben is a recent graduate of a Master of Statistics at the Australian National University, and he has a Dual Degree of Economics and Arts (majors in psychology and international relations) from the University of Queensland. He also holds a Graduate Certificate of Finance and Actuarial Statistics. Three Dean’s Commendations for High Achievement Ben is also highly skilled in computer coding, which is used to improve database management and model processes. He has previously work as a Data Analyst/Data Miner for Rockhampton Management Limited in Brisbane (a Japanese equity focused investment manager with long-short, event-driven strategy). Ben is highly trained in R programming and has developed programs for organisations, including the national Australian Medical Association.