WASP Conference 2025
Delivering What Matters: Personalised Care in Action
Real world strategies to achieve change and put people at the heart of practice
We are pleased to announce that the WASP Conference will be returning!
Join us in the Shane Warne suite at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton, on 13th November 2025.
Conference Programme 2025
(Running order subject to change)
Speaker Biographies
Mrs Aimee Robson
Aimee Robson is a recognised healthcare leader with a career spanning two decades across clinical, operational, and strategic leadership roles. As Deputy Director of Improvement & Development (Primary & Community care) at NHS England, Aimee brings deep expertise in translating evidence-based policy into system-wide action, with a strong emphasis on co-production and amplifying the patient voice in strategic decision making.
Her leadership style is known for combining data-driven insights with human storytelling, shaping culture during organisational transitions, and influencing policy at the highest levels. Aimee is passionate about ensuring that NHS priorities remain aligned with what matters most to people, communities, the health & care workforce, and system leaders.
Mr Chris Lubbe
Chris is a TEDx Speaker and one of the most highly sought-after keynote speakers, renowned for his captivating storytelling. With a gift for weaving narratives from his own experiences, audiences leave with hope and courage, long after the applause fades. He is trusted by global brands to deliver presentations and inspire teams to become their best.
Born at a very difficult time in South Africa’s history, Chris made the decision early in his life to become an activist and to oppose inhumane system of ‘apartheid.’ This decision was to put him on a direct collission course with the apartheid regime resulting in spells of incarceration,
torture and near-death experiences.
Following Nelson Mandela’s historic release in 1990 and the subsequent dismantling of apartheid, Chris’s path intertwined with Mandela’s, serving as a bodyguard and contributing to the delicate negotiations that paved the way for South Africa’s inaugural democratic elections. His collaboration with Mandela and involvement in pivotal agreements provided him with invaluable insights and anecdotes, which he shares alongside his personal narrative, imparting essential lessons gleaned from working closely with icons such as Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.
Miss Charlotte Storey
Charlotte Storey is a former West End actor and professional musician who, following surgical failure, lost the use of her right arm. Defying the odds, she became a one-handed light aircraft pilot. Charlotte’s journey of resilience and adaptation makes her a compelling authority on overcoming physical challenges and navigating life’s obstacles. She shares her inspiring story and practical insights through talks and coaching, focusing on mastering adversity, transforming fear into strength, and unlocking individual potential. Her unique experience informs her work with diverse audiences, from military bands to corporate teams, encouraging them to thrive despite limitations. Charlotte’s message is a powerful testament to courage, determination, and the transformative power of self-mastery, turning profound personal adversity into a source of inspiration and leadership.
Mrs Linda Hindle
Linda Hindle (OBE FBDA FFPH FRSPH) is the Deputy Chief Allied Health Professional Officer for England; she works for the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities in the Department of Health and Social Care; leading work to champion the contribution of the 14 Allied Health Professions, Fire, Ambulance and Police services to improving the public’s health and wellbeing across England.
Linda is committed to social justice and environmental sustainability; she was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Birthday Honours for services to public health; a fellowship by distinction from the Faculty of Public Health in 2024; and honorary fellowships from the Royal Society for Public Health in 2024 and British Dietetic Association in 2025.
Linda is a co-founder of AHPs4PH, a social media community of practice for AHPs with an interest in public health and co-founder of the Police and Public Health Collaborative.
Linda has previously worked as a consultant dietitian as well as in commissioning and service management. She has experience of working in and with Local Authority, NHS, private sector, research and education organisations.
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X @hindlelinda; Bluesky @lindahindle.bsky.social; LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/lindahindle
Mr Paul Grundy
Paul Grundy is a consultant neuro-oncology surgeon and Chief Medical Officer at University Hospital Southampton. His clinical practice is dedicated to the treatment of patients with brain tumours and he is strong advocate of the benefits of shared decision making and personalised care. He is past president of the British Neuro-Oncology Society, previously Honorary Secretary of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons and led the NHSE National neurosurgical service transformation program. He was awarded the HSJ awards Clinical Leader of the Year in 2012 and was named by HSJ as one of the 100 most influential leaders in the NHS in 2013.
Dr Fabiana Lorencatto
Fabiana Lorencatto is a Professor of Behavioural and Implementation Sciences at University College London and the Co-Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change. Her research focuses on behaviour change related to health and the environment. Her research, collaborating with colleagues across disciplines and sectors, applies behavioural science theories, methods and frameworks to explore the factors influencing human behaviours, as a basis for designing theory and evidence-based behaviour change interventions. Fabiana’s work spans a range of areas related to health, including patient behaviours such as uptake of screening and medication adherence. She has also extensively applied behavioural science to implementation in healthcare and healthcare quality improvement, in areas such as antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control, which often requires behaviour change at many levels in the system.
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