*Professor Nick Goodwin is the Director of the Central Coast Research Institute for Integrated Care and Population Health (CCRI) based within the Health and Wellbeing Precinct on the Gosford Hospital campus. Developed in partnership between the University of Newcastle and Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD), Nick’s position as Director of the CCRI will include a seconded role to CCLHD as the inaugural Director of Research. As a social scientist, Nick has worked for the past 25 years in the field of health services research, management and policy in both the University and Third Sector. Between 2007 and 2013, Nick was Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund in London leading its programs on primary health care policy and management, integrated care and telehealth & telecare. Nick led the Independent Inquiry into the Quality of Care in English General Practice in 2009-2011. In 2011, Nick co-founded the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC), a not-for-profit foundation based in the Netherlands dedicated to improving the science, knowledge and adoption of integrate care in policy and practice across the World (www.integratedcarefoundation.org). Nick became its first CEO in 2013 and remains the Editor-in-Chief of its scientific periodical, the International Journal of Integrated Care (www.ijic.org). Nick continues to work as a senior associate with IFIC, including support to its collaborative centres in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. In January 2016, Nick received the Avedis Donabedian International Award for his contribution to Healthcare Excellence. *Annette Schmiede is the Executive Leader of the Bupa Health Foundation in Australia. She brings to this role a wealth of experience across Australia’s health and aged care sectors with a broad knowledge and deep understanding of the complex policy and funding environment. Her working experience includes health services research, health service planning, governance and policy development. She has held advisory and leadership roles across a range of public, private and non-government organizations. She is a Deputy Chair of Northern Sydney Local Health District and an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health, Sydney University. *Dr Zoe Wainer is the Head of Public Health and Medical Director at Bupa Australia and New Zealand, Chair of the Board of Dental Health Services Victoria and a Director on the Board of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. Her passion and expertise in public health has driven formal and informal collaborations with the ICHOM and Harvard Business School in value based health care across multiple organisations and she has a continued advocacy focus on the importance of sex differences across health from basic research to health systems implications. Zoe holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from Flinders University, and has a clinical background in cardiothoracic surgery and thoracic surgical oncology. She has a PhD and a Masters of Public Health from The University of Melbourne and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.