PROGRAMME
Venue: Te Papa, Wellington
Theme: AI in Orthopaedics - The Next Frontier
*Draft programme
Friday 16th October
Hip & Spine Society meetings
Saturday 17th October
Hip & Spine Society meetings
Sunday 18th October
Sports Day | Golf: The Morgans Golf Course.
Cycling: Remutaka Rail Trail Ride and Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park (for advanced mountain biking)
Sunday evening Welcome Function | 5:00pm - 7:00pm Te Papa
Monday 19th October
7:00am - 8:00am | Registrations open & breakfast is available
8:15 – 8:30 | Te Papa Welcome / Opening
8:30 – 10:15 | Plenary Session 1: AI Primer for Orthopaedic Surgeons
08:00-8:30 | Conference Opening – Chair: Chris Hoffman
8:35 – 9:05 | Vipin Asopa, SWLEOC London UK | AI Demystified: A Practical Primer for Surgeons
9:05 - 9:50 | What impact is AI having now? -Visiting Carousel Presidents – 5 mins each - “update on AI in Orthopaedics in my country”
What impact is AI having in NZ? – Ayaaz Ebramjee / Chris Hoffman
9:50 – 10:00 | What’s happening in Industry? - Gold sponsor talk #1
10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea & Exhibition
10:30 – 12:00 | Plenary Session 2 | Foundations: Ethics, Capability, and Current Reality – Chair: Pete Devane
10:30 -10:35 | Introduction of Simon Longstaff: Khalid Mohammed
10:35 – 11:05 | Simon Longstaff | AI in Surgery: Trust, Ethics, and the Human Patient
11:05 – 11:20 | Vipin Asopa | AI in Orthopaedics Today: What Actually Works
11:20 – 11:35 | Stefan Kreuzer | From Algorithm to Operating Theatre
11:35 – 11:40 | Introduction: Pete Devane
11:40 – 11:50 | Panel Discussion – Foundations | Chairs: Pete Devane & Khalid Mohammed
11:50 – 12:00 | What’s happening in Industry? - Gold sponsor talk #2
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch & Industry Showcase
13: 00 – 14:15 | Free Papers
14:15-14:20 | Presentation from: Hong Kong Ambassador | Dr Lawrence Lau
14:20- 14:25 | Presentation from: Orthopacifix Ambassador
14:25-14:30 | Presentation from: Trans-Tasman Fellow
15:00 – 16:30 Plenary Session 3: Limitations, Risk, and Clinical Uncertainty | Chair: Peter Robinson
15:00 – 15:20 | Marcin T. Czyż |When AI Models Fail: The Reality Gap
15:20 – 15:30 | Case Study: AI and Cauda Equina Syndrome | Lead: Marcin T Czyż
15:30 – 15:45 | Stefan Kreuzer | Why Good Technology Fails in Practice
15:45 - 15:55 | Lloyd Roffe | Large Language Models, experience with dictation AI tools.
15:55 – 16:15 | Panel Discussion – Risk and Reality.
16:30 – 17:45 | NZOA AGM
18:30 – 23:00 | Gala Dinner - Dominion War Memorial Building Grand Hall, with Guest Speaker Karen O'Leary *Black tie event. Buses will transfer from Te Papa & Return after dinner.
Tuesday 20th October
7:30am - 8:30am | Registrations open & breakfast is available
08:30 – 10:00 | Free Papers across two venues
10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea & Trades Exhibition
10:30 – 12:00 | Plenary Session 4: Evidence, Research, and the AI Literature | Chair: Simon Young
10:30 – 11:00 | Fares Haddad | AI, Evidence, and the Future of Orthopaedic Truth
11:00 – 11:20 | Vipin Asopa | Designing and Validating AI Research in Orthopaedics
11:20 – 11:35 | Charles Lawrie | From Data to Insight: Building AI That Matters in Orthopaedics
11:35 – 11:50 | Panel Discussion – Evidence
11:50 – 12:00 | What’s happening in Industry? - Gold sponsor talk #4
12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch & Industry Showcase
13: 00 – 14:30 | Free Papers
14:30 – 15:00| Afternoon Tea & Trades Exhibition
15:00 – 16:30 | Plenary Session 5: Implementation, Strategy, and the Future | Chair - TBC
15:00 – 15:30 | Nick Petrie | Surgery in the age of AI: What helps, what hurts, what works
15:30 – 15:40 | Charles Lawrie | The AI-Enabled Orthopaedic Service: A Blueprint for the Future
15:40 – 15:50 | Simon Longstaff | Who is Responsible When AI is Wrong?
15:50 – 16:00 | Fares Haddad | What does future research look like with AI?
16:00 – 16:10 | Vipin Asopa | The Next 5–10 Years of AI in Orthopaedics
16:10 – 16:30 | Final Panel – AI in Orthopaedics: Hype, Hope, and Reality
16:30 – 16:40 | Closing Remarks | Ed Yee
16:45 | Closing Karakia
18:30 - 23:00 | Presidents’ Dinner – Wellington Club *Invitation only