
Transcendence: Traversing Turbulent Tides
22nd February 2025 | UCL East, Marshgate, London
​Join us for a premier medical and dental conference, connecting future professionals across the UK!
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🔹 Distinguished Keynote Speakers
🔹 Engaging Panel Discussions
🔹 Hands-on Workshops
🔹 Networking Opportunities
What is Transcendence 2025?
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of our Annual Conference, this year’s theme, "Transcendence: Traversing Turbulent Tides," reflects the evolving landscape of medicine and dentistry.
From advancements in AI to global healthcare changes, our event equips future medical professionals with the knowledge and networks to navigate their careers.

Who We Are
ONLINE SPEAKERS
A WORLDWIDE VISION: GOING GLOBAL WITH EYE SURGERY
Prof Christopher Liu OBE MD PhD is a renowned senior ophthalmic clinician-scientist based around Brighton. Hailing from Hong Kong, he completed medical school and trained in ophthalmology in London, before completing higher surgical training in Cambridge and Norwich in the 90s. Prof Liu was awarded an OBE in 2018 for services to ophthalmology, is a pioneer of osteo-odonto-keratoprosthetic (OOKP) surgery to treat corneal blindness, and has treated numerous complex cataract cases with great success. He currently divides his time between consultant services in the Scottish Highlands, his private clinic near Brighton, and his hometown Hong Kong - where he was recently appointed lead consultant for Ophthalmology Services in the region.
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PROF. CHRISTOPHER LIU OBE MD PHD
Consultant Corneal Surgeon,
National Treatment Centre, Inverness
Patron of the HKMSUK
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DR. QING ZHAO RUAN
American board-certified anesthetist
Clinical Instructor, Brown University
PRACTICING IN THE US: TIPS & SECRETS FROM AN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATE
Dr. Ruan grew up in Singapore and earned his MB,BS at UCL Medical School. He originally trained as a general surgeon and performed extensive research in plastic and reconstructive surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard Medical School. Dr Ruan subsequently completed his Anesthesiology residency at BIDMC and went on to acquire further fellowship training in Interventional Pain at New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Hospital for Special Surgery. He is currently an American Board of Anesthesia-certified specialist practising as an attending Anesthesiologist and Interventional Pain specialist at Providence VA Medical Center, holding the appointment of Clinical Instructor at Brown University.
MEDICAL SPEAKERS
INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE
Dr. Johann Malawana is a renowned leader in healthcare education, technology, and policy, working across government, industry, and international organizations. A trained obstetrician with over a decade in the NHS, he has held key leadership roles in medicine, technology, and healthcare policy. He is the founder of Medics.Academy, a global health technology company, and Managing Director of the Healthcare Leadership Academy, expanding its impact across four continents.
Dr. Malawana has served on multiple high-profile boards, including the General Medical Council, Institute of Leadership, and Resident Doctors Committee (previously the Junior Doctors Committee). As the Chair of the BMA JDC from 2015-2016, he was responsible for the junior doctors campaign and several rounds of negotiations with the government. As a specialist advisor for the UK Department of International Trade, he develops strategic policies and leads international trade missions to advance healthcare education and training worldwide.
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DR. JOHANN MALAWANA
Founder and CEO, Medics.Academy, HLA
Chair of the BMA JDC (now RDC) 2015-2016
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DR. MATTHEW LEE
3D PRINTING AND AI IN NHS ENGLAND
Dr Lee is an IMT3 at UCLH and an incoming NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Clinical Oncology at the Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden Hospital. His academic research focuses on the use of AI in imaging and predicting cancer treatment outcomes. As an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur, he co-founded M3dicube, an organisation which has taught >700 medical professionals 3D printing and segmentation in medicine. He has previous national leadership experience at NHS England leading digital programmes in AI, clinical decision support, and digital clinical safety. He was awarded as a ‘35 Under 35’ Future Digital Health leader by the Federation of Informatics Professionals, and holds a Master’s with Distinction in Healthcare Technologies from King’s College London, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health Leadership from Imperial College London.
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TICKET INFORMATION
£20
Regular price ticket (x1)
£45
Group of 3 (£15 pp)
£65
Group of 5 (£13 pp)