Scottish Cancer Conference 2025 Breakout Session Leads

Dr Philip Hodkinson

Consultant Physician, NHS Ayrshire & Arran and Co-Clinical Lead for Cancer Improvement and Earlier Diagnosis, CfSD

Charlotte Williamson

Strategic Evidence Manager, Cancer Research UK

Dr Lorna Porteous

GP Lead for Cancer & Palliative Care, NHS Lothian and Co-Clinical Lead of the Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group

Project Manager Sarah Wink

Cancer Improvement & Earlier Diagnosis, CfSD

Piotr Teodorowski, PhD

Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport at the University of Stirling

Dawn Crosby

Head of Devolved Nations, Pancreatic Cancer UK; Member of the Scottish Cancer Coalition

Josh Hill

Policy and Public Affairs Officer for Scotland and Northern Ireland, Blood Cancer UK; Member of the Scottish Cancer Coalition

Dr Douglas Rigg

Joint Clinical Lead, Scottish Primary Care Cancer Group

Dr Carey Lunan

GP Chair of the Scottish Deep End Project

Samantha Harrison

Head of Strategic Evidence, Cancer Research UK

Prof Owen Sansom

Director, Institute of Cancer Sciences, CRUK Scotland Institute

Prof Campbell Roxburgh

School of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow and CRUK Scotland Centre

Prof Tom Bird

Institute of Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh; CRUK Scotland Institute, Glasgow; and CRUK Scotland Centre

Prof Stefan Symeonides

Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh; and CRUK Scotland Centre

Prof Margaret Frame

University of Edinburgh

Dr Sarah Kingdon

Tessa Jowell Fellow in Edinburgh and Glasgow

Prof Willie Stewart

Consultant Neuropathologist and Professor of Neuropathology, University of Glasgow

Dr Faye Robertson

Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh

Duncan Campbell

Patient Representative and Clinician

Dr Sally Clive

Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh

Lisa Wilde PhD

Director of Research, Policy and Influencing, Bowel Cancer UK

Finlay Carson MSP

Deputy Convener, Scottish Parliament Cross-Party Group on Brain Tumours

Rachel Kirby-Rider

Chief Executive, Young Lives vs Cancer

Dr Nick Heaney

National Clinical Director of the Managed Service Network for Children and Young People with Cancer

Ashley Ball-Gamble

Chief Executive at CCLG: The Children & Young People's Cancer Association

Dr David Hogg BSc(MedSci) MBChB DCH FRCGP

Panel Chair

Iain Macleod QPM (Queen’s Police Medal)

Panelist

Jo Williamson

Panelist

Lisa Adam

Panelist

Martin McBreen

Panelist