Arrow Terry Sweeney, CEO and Entrepreneur, on enhancing Digital Health in Australia

With over 22 years global industry experience, Terry is recognised as a thought leader in digital health, innovation and commercialisation of new and emerging technologies. Terry’s industry insights are in regular demand from international governments, healthcare organisations, public forums and media outlets, and is a strategic advisor to a number of global organisations, including the G20. He is a major contributor the development of Australia's digital economy.

Terry is the CEO of The Australian Digital Health Research Centre, the largest digital health collaborative in the world and Australia's leading organisation for innovation and commercialisation in health and medical research. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of Digital Hive, a CRC spin-out company focused on commercialisation of digital health.

Terry has established and scaled two major startups, both being acquired by large global multinationals. He was a Founding Director of the social health and care technology start-up, Cúram Software. Based in Ireland, Cúram’s global presence and market leadership led to IBM acquiring the company in 2012.

Terry is an adept commercial leader and has a proven track record of scaling and commercialising research, start-ups/ scale-ups and large-scale enterprises. Terry is particularly effective in identifying and incubating opportunities in new and emerging markets.