Friday, October 23, 2026

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Plenary / Clinical Innovation & Patient Impact Breakout Room

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What happens when the treatment you need does not yet exist? Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM and Perry Cross AM have each turned their experience of spinal cord injury into a commitment to advancing research. In this conversation, they reflect on the decisions that set them on that path, the setbacks they have navigated, and the people and partnerships needed to move science towards human trials. Drawing on their distinct roles in medicine, advocacy and research, they explore what progress means while outcomes remain uncertain, and how people living with a condition can help drive the work to change its future.

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