Stephen Duckett Grattan Institute Director, Health Program Professor Stephen Duckett is Director of the Health Program at Grattan Institute and Emeritus Professor of Health Policy at La Trobe University. He has held top operational and policy leadership positions in health care in Australia and Canada, including as Secretary of what is now the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. He has a reputation for creativity, evidence-based innovation and reform in

Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi University of Hertfordshire Senior Lecturer and Cohort Tutor, Hertfordshire Law School Ernestine research area is company law and employment law. She has written a number of peer-reviewed journals on the challenges of regulating director’s remuneration and the impact of excessive director’s remuneration on the company and its workers. Ernestine also has interest in precarious work which she has written articles that look at excessive pay and

Richard Polak rpolak@me.com Over a 40-year span, Richard Polak has been recognized in more than 90 countries around the globe for creating and structuring world-class wellness and HR programs. His research, presentations, articles, subject expertise, and training program with IBIS Academy—the world’s longest-running international HR conference for education and networking, targeting executives in the global benefits space. In 2012, Polak merged his company, IBIS Advisors, and his conference, IBIS

Marcel Petschek marcel.Petschek@albatros.de Albatros Insurance Broker / Lufthansa Group Head of Employee Benefits International Marcel Petschek is Head of Employee Benefits International at Albatros, the inhouse broker of the Lufthansa Group. Since 2017 he is together with his team responsible for international pooling, U.S. risk management, health insurance for expatriates, business travel insurance and insurance solutions for layover. Furthermore he is responsible for the Japanese desk at Albatros. Previously