iFHP Executive Podcast Series

Christopher Watney

International Federation of Health Plans CEO Chris Watney talks to senior executives in leading health insurance businesses about the issues in front of them right now, what’s coming down the track and what inspires them as leaders.

Episodes

  1. 09/30/2025

    iFHP Executive Podcast Series - Sheena Jack and Rob Seljak

    In our latest iFHP Executive Podcast, Sheena Jack (HCF) and Rob Seljak (TUH), share what they learned from 45 years of leadership experience in the Australian private health insurance market. As they both retire from their roles they reflect on their proudest achievements and where the industry must go next.

  2. 01/23/2024

    iFHP Executive Podcast Series - Nick Astwick, Southern Cross Health Society

    Chris Watney talks to Nick Astwick, CEO of Southern Cross Health Society about contemporising New Zealand's largest health fund, the opportunity for health insurers to be much more relevant in assuring their members' health, the importance of achieving better value care and how his experience of launching Kiwibank shaped his leadership style.

  3. 09/26/2023

    Changemakers - Dr Wizdom Powell, Headspace

    In the second episode in iFHP's new Changemakers podcast series, Chris Watney, CEO at iFHP speaks with Dr Wizdom Powell, Chief Social impact & Diversity Officer at Headspace, about enabling people to face the growing mental health crisis with confidence and resilience, why mental health is still a difficult subject in today's society, tackling disparities in health outcomes and helping people live better lives through mindfulness, coaching and digital therapy.

  4. 08/01/2023

    Changemakers - Anna Birney, the School of System Change

    In the first episode in iFHP's new Changemakers podcast series, Barbara Vanneuville, partnerships manager at iFHP speaks with Anna Birney of the School of System Change about reimagining health systems to centre on resilience instead of disease, the importance of system thinking, and the opportunity to create change in healthcare that benefits everyone, but most importantly the individual.

  5. 02/24/2023

    iFHP Executive Podcast Series - Greg Adams, Kaiser Permanente

    At iFHP's Biennial conference in Vancouver, Chris Watney spent some time with Chair and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, Greg Adams. In this podcast, we discover the journey Greg took to the top of one of America's largest and most influential integrated managed care businesses, the future he sees for the business and healthcare in general, his views on leadership, and how the industry needs to redefine how care is delivered to ensure access, quality, and affordability for all.

  6. 07/06/2022

    iFHP Executive Podcast Series - Matt Eyles, AHIP

    In this episode of the iFHP Executive Podcast series we speak with Matt Eyles, President and CEO of AHIP about the key challenges and opportunities faced by US health funds as they exit the pandemic and face a new and uncertain future for health in America.

  7. 05/06/2021

    iFHP Executive Podcast Series - Dr Thilo Schumacher, AXA Germany

    Chris Watney talks to AXA's head of health insurance in Germany, Dr Thilo Schumacher, about sustainability in the insurance model, what good innovation looks like, AXA's recent announcement with Microsoft and why parents spent more on dental care for their children during lockdown.

  8. 10/20/2020

    iFHP Executive Podcast Series - Evelyn Bourke, Bupa

    Chris Watney interviews Evelyn Bourke, Group Chief Executive of Bupa to find out why CFOs make good CEOs, how Bupa has tackled COVID-19 with its members and what life after Bupa will look like for Evelyn.

  9. 07/08/2020

    iFHP Executive Podcast Series - Charlotte Mbewu-Sanqela, Discovery Health Medical Scheme

    Acting Principal Officer of Discovery Health Medical Scheme, Charlotte Mbewu-Sanqela, talks to iFHP about how South Africa is managing through Covid-19, how the Vitality wellness programme is having a positive impact on Discovery's health insurance customers, and why relationships are so critical to leading the business through times of crisis.

  10. 07/08/2020

    iFHP Executive Podcast Series - Craig Drummond, Medibank

    In the latest in the iFHP Executive podcast series, Craig Drummond, CEO of Australia's Medibank, speaks to Chris Watney about keeping Medibank's customers and employees safe through COVID-19, the impact of the crisis on new care models, what his four years in health has taught him as a leader, and how Aussie rules football is good for the nation's mental health right now.

  11. 07/08/2020

    iFHP Executive Podcast Series - Dr Mike Cropp, Independent Health

    Dr Michael Cropp, President and CEO of Independent Health speaks with Chris Watney about his experiences of managing one of the East Coast's leading health plans through COVID-19, the importance of trust in the payer/provider relationship, the secret to outcome-based payment models and why kindness is the way to get through the pandemic.

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International Federation of Health Plans CEO Chris Watney talks to senior executives in leading health insurance businesses about the issues in front of them right now, what’s coming down the track and what inspires them as leaders.

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