Speakers

Dr Hinnah Rafique is a trailblazing leader in healthcare intrapreneurship and social innovation. As the inaugural Clinical Lead for Social Enterprise and Intrapreneurship for the NHS—and the first woman appointed as an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Fellow—she has pioneered frameworks that enable healthcare professionals to drive transformative change from within complex healthcare systems.

With an impressive academic portfolio, Dr Rafique has shaped the next generation of healthcare innovators as a lecturer on the Oxford Academic Health Science Network Healthcare Innovation Masters programme, co-designing curricula that translate frontline insights into scalable solutions. As Deputy Director of Science for the University of Oxford's Public Policy unit, she has influenced the intersection of scientific innovation and policy implementation at the highest global levels.

As founder and CEO of Generation Medics, an award-winning social enterprise, Dr Rafique has created systemic change in healthcare workforce diversity, supporting thousands from underrepresented communities to enter medicine, healthcare and life sciences. Recognised as one of the UK's WISE100 most influential female leaders in social enterprise, her strategic approach to building business cases and advocating for change has delivered measurable impact across clinical, academic, and social enterprise sectors.