ACHA Board

ACHA and the Uprasia Program has a highly experiences Board with a vast wealth of experience in Health in both Australia and Asian markets. They provide ACHA and Uprasia with a high level of advice and governance across all operations. 

Prof. Andrew Wilson
Associate Professor of Cardiology
Chief Medical Officer, Victorian Government
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Director, Board Chair

Mr Jason Sun
ACHA CEO. 
​Health & Medical Research Committee , Australia China Business Council 

Director

Prof Mingguang He
Professor of Ophthalmic Epidemiology, University of Melbourne, CERA
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Director, Secretary General

Dr Ruchong Ou, President, Australia Chinese Association for Biomedical Science

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Director

​Ms Virginia Birrell: CEO, Australia China Business Council Victorian Branch
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Director

ACHA / Uprasia Expert Panel

ACHA and the Uprasia Program are proud to have an excellent team of experienced advisers and experts form a diverse background. They are able to provide a wealth of experience across the areas vital to HealthTech startups to help drive their successful entry into Asian markets.

Grace Lethlean
​Director, Programmes – ANDHealth, Australia’s National Digital Health Accelerator

Health innovation expert

Natalia Alvarez-Lopez
​Manager, Innovation and Commercialisation at La Trobe University

commercialisation expert

Jacqueline Therese Plunkett
Intellectual Property Lawyer at Watermark Intellectual Property

IP expert

Tim Carroll
​Director of Technology, ACHA
Asia Programme Director, Director of International Market Development, HalleyAssist

asia markets and trade expert

Dr Yongqiang Li
​Senior Lecturer, College of Law and Justice

Legal expert