22 | Araminta Ledger Managing Director, Cambridge University Health Partners As Managing Director of Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP), Araminta leads efforts to align academic excellence, clinical expertise, and industry engagement, positioning Cambridge as a globally competitive hub for life sciences. Araminta brings significant leadership experience across research strategy, translational development, and place-based innovation. Her previous roles span high-impact strategic initiatives at the University of Cambridge and pre-commercial development for the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. At CUHP, she is responsible for shaping strategic direction, overseeing operations, and influencing health and innovation policy. She also serves on the Business Board of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, helping to drive economic growth, innovation capacity, and talent development across the region’s high-growth sectors. With a strong foundation in scientific research, Araminta holds a PhD in organometallic chemistry and later transitioned into oncology, where she was awarded an NIHR Fellowship. Fiona Fraser Associate Director of Innovation and Workforce Diversification at NHS Education for Scotland NHS Education for Scotland’s purpose is to be a collaborative, innovative and inclusive learning organisation providing high quality education, training, workforce development, workforce data and technology for Scotland’s health and social care workforce. NES are adaptable, creative and responsive to the needs of the workforce and the communities we serve. We are firmly committed to improving population health, reducing health inequalities and working nationally and locally with partners to make a positive and lasting impact to improving the wellbeing of the people of Scotland. Fiona leads the innovation and workforce diversification workstream at NES: enhancing capacity and capability, increasing skilled responsiveness to population needs. This incorporates consideration of emergent tech, ed tech and AI, including innovation and entrepreneurial skills of benefit to the broader system.
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