Confirmed Speakers

As Managing Director of KFM, Preeya Bailie brings extensive leadership experience and a strong track record of delivering transformative commercial strategies across the NHS and wider healthcare sector.

A respected leader in public sector procurement, Preeya is known for driving initiatives that prioritise sustainability, transparency, and value for money. Prior to joining KFM, she held senior leadership roles at NHS Improvement and NHS England, where she was instrumental in establishing the Provider Transformation & Operational Model and laying the foundations of the NHS Central Commercial Function.

She led the first National Energy Agreement, advanced the Commercial Efficiencies & Optimisation Programme and led the successful rollout of a single e-commerce system across the NHS. Her leadership on the Net-Zero Supplier Roadmap reflects her deep commitment to environmental responsibility and ethical, modern slavery-free supply chains aligned with the NHS’s 2045 net-zero goal.

A passionate advocate for collaboration, Preeya has brought together the national commercial community through strategic forums and capability-building programmes.

At KFM, a wholly owned subsidiary supporting the NHS and wider healthcare sector, Preeya is focused on driving innovation, ensuring value for money, and reinvesting benefits and cost savings to enhance patient care. Under her leadership, KFM is strategically positioned for sustainable growth, while remaining agile and responsive to the evolving needs of the health service.

Lee Joseph was appointed Managing Director of NHS LPP in October 2023. Prior to this appointment, he was working as the Interim Managing Director for seven months and, during that time, worked to further build the organisation in regards to its service offering to members, as well as ensuring it is a great place for staff to work.

Prior to his role as Interim Managing Director, Lee worked in various senior roles at NHS LPP after joining the organisation in 2016. Before joining NHS LPP, he held strategic and leadership roles across the public and private sector, including Hospital Corporation of America, General Electric (GE), Unipart, JCB and Visteon.

Hilary Gillies is an experienced and accomplished procurement professional with a career spanning senior and executive leadership roles across the public and private sectors. Her expertise has been built within health — including acute settings, commissioning, and procurement hubs — as well as in local and central government, housing, and private sector manufacturing. Hilary’s experience has equipped her with a unique perspective on how procurement and commercial strategies can be harnessed to drive transformation and deliver tangible value.

Throughout her career, Hilary has established a strong reputation as a skilled leader who combines strategic vision with practical delivery. She applies a results-oriented approach to achieving outcomes, with a particular focus on service transformation, organisational change, and operational efficiency.

In her current role, Hilary is delivering integrated health and care solutions across the wider system. By working collaboratively with cross-sector partners, she is committed to building models of care that not only improve efficiency but also enhance outcomes for communities. She is passionate about harnessing procurement as a strategic enabler for change, that aligns resources, fosters innovation, and creates sustainable change in health and care systems.

Peter is a Chartered Surveyor with 20 years of experience in real estate management consulting. He has built his career leading complex property transformation advisory projects across the public sector, primarily within the real estate consulting practices of EY and Deloitte.

Peter specialises in designing and delivering strategic property initiatives that drive operational and commercial efficiencies. His expertise includes developing business cases to secure capital investment for major infrastructure projects and implementing innovative solutions to optimise estate performance.

He has advised numerous NHS Trusts, including Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on the redevelopment of St Mary’s Hospital, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on reducing operational property costs, and North Bristol NHS Trust on enhancing commercial controls for the Southmead Hospital PFI contract. Beyond the NHS, Peter has led property workstreams for advisory projects with several Central Government departments. These have been closely aligned with policy change, capital programme assurance and business readiness ahead of major implementations.

Peter currently works with RealFoundations, a global management consultancy firm dedicated exclusively to the real estate sector. As the New Hospital Programme gathers pace, he is particularly focused on how emerging technologies in property management can integrate with clinical delivery models and MedTech to improve patient outcomes and enhance staff experience across the real estate lifecycle.

Michelle is Executive Director of Sustainability and Social Value at NHS London Procurement Partnership. She’s contributed a huge amount to the social value movement across a long and varied career, initially working in finance and education, and now heading up a team tasked with creating more sustainable procurement practice within the National Health Service in London.

Paul is the Director of Commercial & Procurement for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Paul is responsible for all Procurement, Commercial, Supply Chain and Logistics services for the Trust. Paul has over 25 years’ experience in procurement, logistics and supply chain management in both the private and public sector. Since joining the NHS in 2011 Paul has been particularly keen to promote the value and benefits of investing in procurement professionals throughout the NHS and show how good procurement can help improve frontline services. Paul is Chair of the National Commercial Talent Board and is also the Chair of the Yorkshire & Humber Skills Development Network.

Mindy is Co-Director at the NHS Innovation Accelerator. She is responsible for the programme’s execution while providing guidance to innovators. Her journey began in 2013 when she joined UCLPartners, eventually transitioning to the NIA in 2017.

She has spent much of her extensive career working in the health and life sciences sector, holding senior leadership and operational roles across health and higher education institutions. She began her healthcare career overseas, running a private primary care practice before continuing her career in the UK, in the first instance establishing the organisational structure of a department focused on alternative therapies education followed by running executive functions at prestigious institutions such as the University of Oxford, and King’s College London.

Mindy’s experience includes leading Board-level governance, supporting Executive teams to drive organisational and programme efficiencies as well as leading infrastructure projects and cross-functional collaboration. She is passionate about supporting innovators in addressing the challenges faced by the NHS, patients, and the health and social care sector, and breaking down barriers to achieving successful health outcomes through scaling innovation.

Outside of work, Mindy is the mother of two boys and a Trustee and Chair of a primary school Parent Teacher Association. She has a First-Class BA (Hons) in Communication, Media and Culture, and holds a qualifying Law Masters. She is currently undertaking an MBA at Henley Business School.

John Wallace joined Clarion Housing Group as the Director of Procurement in May 2021, having previously worked as Procurement Director for the Metropolitan Thames Valley housing association.

John began his career as a laboratory assistant before becoming a qualified Master Brewer. Having spent 10 years in brewing production, John moved onto various procurement roles in the industry prior to spending 2 years in the food industry working for one of the country’s leading chilled food producers. In 2006 he joined the NHS, being involved in the growth and development of two regional procurement organisations before joining Anchor in the role of Head of Procurement and Purchasing.

John holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, and is also a graduate of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management.

Nicola Theron is the Director of Estates in North Central London ICS. This role brings senior estates capacity to accelerate the estates workstream and give further priority to the profile of estate within the ICS, to deliver improved health and care outcomes and support the ICS achieve both financial balance and transformational change.

The focus of the role is to work collaboratively with estate leads in providers, primary care, PCNs, Councils, and other partners, to prioritise, innovate, share best practice and maximise sharing of re-sources across organisations in North London, with a focus on estates delivery, efficiency, the health equity and net zero agendas. NCL delivered a pilot 2024 Infrastructure Strategy required by NHSE.

NCL ICB has demonstrated its commitment to the delivery of Local Care by allocating 5% of the ICB capital envelope to Local Care, incl delivery of both primary care at scale as well as integrated neighbourhood hubs. This capital allocation has enabled the ICB to deliver 2 new local care buildings each year since 2021, supported by a range of minor works programmes across the primary care estate.

Nicola is a Chartered Surveyor by training, having worked in the private and public sector. She spent 10 years at PwC as part of the corporate finance, restructuring and management consultancy practice. She left there to lead a LIFTco in South London, supporting delivery of 10 LIFT buildings, which in addition to primary and community health services, also included the delivery of a sheltered housing scheme, sports centre and primary school. Nicola is also the chair of the Colindale Community Trust, Barnet, a great local organisation, supporting regeneration in this important Barnet community.

Having practised medicine for more than 20 years, Dr Andrew Stradling joined NHS LPP from his previous role as Clinical Director for an Integrated Care Partnership (ICS) where he has maintained a patient-facing clinical role alongside his leadership responsibilities.

Andrew has held senior leadership positions within the NHS, including working as Consultant in Emergency Medicine for many years, and has significant experience in launching new services, chairing local and regional boards and advising on healthcare systems in the UK and overseas. Andrew has also worked in an educational role alongside his clinical work, as an instructor and medical director for several national clinical courses.

Alexandra is Associate Director, Net Zero and Sustainable Procurement at NHS England, where she leads the team responsible for delivering a net zero Carbon Footprint Plus for the NHS. She was recognised in 2024 as being the 5th most influential woman in procurement by ‘Procurement Magazine’.

In 2020, the NHS became the world’s first national health system to commit to become ‘carbon net zero’. Carbon Footprint Plus includes the NHS’ wider supply chain, aiming for an 80% reduction in emissions by 2036-2039 and Net Zero by 2045.

Following the release of the ‘Delivering a Net Zero Report’, Alexandra has led the development and implementation of the NHS’ world-leading programme. She was instrumental in the publication of the Net Zero Supplier Roadmap for the NHS and works across the diverse and complex NHS supply chain to deliver net zero carbon, drive social value and eradicate modern slavery across the supply chain.

Before joining NHSE, Alexandra led on the strategic and operational implementation of green plans for NHS organisations across the country, as well as some of the largest decarbonising infrastructure projects in the health sector, enabled by procurement frameworks.

Alexandra holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy from Edinburgh University, she graduated with honours from Boston College in the USA, and has previously led the award-winning sustainability programme at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP) is one of four national procurement hubs serving the health community in London and beyond. Its members extend across the acute, community and mental health sectors, as well as primary care and clinical commissioning.

Steve has worked across a wide range of procurement functions within the NHS and wider public sector. He also has a commercial track record in consulting and business development. Before joining LPP, Steve was at EGS as Head of Business Process Outsourcing, and before that, he was at Improvement and Efficiency South East where he helped 74 local authorities collaborate and meet their efficiency savings.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is a proud member of the NHS family and a market leader in delivering essential corporate services. Supporting over half of the NHS in England, NHS SBS provides finance and accounting, digital, procurement, workforce, and bespoke support services designed to increase efficiency, enhance quality, and reduce costs across the health service.

Established in 2004 by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in a unique joint venture with digital specialists Sopra Steria, NHS SBS exists to make life easier for NHS employees and suppliers, ultimately enabling better care for patients.

Through its innovative partnership model, NHS SBS reinvests a significant proportion of its revenue back into service development. This approach allows for large-scale capital investment—at its own risk—ensuring continued improvement and innovation without additional cost to clients. In short, NHS SBS invests so the NHS doesn't have to.

Matthew Graham is Head of Strategic Procurement Solutioning at NHS Shared Business Services, leading a team of Commercial Advisors.

Matthew has worked in and around healthcare procurement for the past 17 years with a strong track record of delivering results, being recognised by the Health Service Journal for his innovative procurement skills. He has led high value framework agreements in Orthopaedics and Sutures, and is part of NHS SBS’ Strategic Advantage Programme, combining the spending power of NHS Acute Trusts in the North West of England.

Recently Matthew has worked with NHS organisations at an ICS level to understand and realise opportunities for full workplan delivery, adapting NHS SBS strategic procurement services to meet the ever-changing challenges the NHS faces.

Simon heads Salisbury’s Managed Procurement Services, which works across 600+ client organisations to manage and develop their workforce education needs. Since the Apprenticeship Levy in 2017, Salisbury have been NHSE’s delivery partner for apprenticeships, working across the NHS and with wider organisations such as local authorities, central government, and executive agencies to enable thousands of learners to start or develop their careers, and with organisations to improve productivity via an educated and skilled workforce. Simon also works with regulators and professional bodies to develop new apprenticeship and education solutions, and advises internationally on partnerships between employers and educators.

Salisbury also work nationally to develop large scale renewable energy infrastructure, including procuring the NHS’ first directly connected solar farm, and the five national pilot sites for deep bore geothermal energy enabling organisations to accelerate their carbon reduction journey.