ORL 2026
  • Welcome
  • Call for Abstracts
  • Speakers
    • Our Speakers
  • Programme
    • Mon 26 Oct - Activities
    • Tue 27 Oct
    • Wed 28 Oct
    • Thu 29 Oct
    • Fri 30 Oct
  • Registration
  • Sponsorship & Exhibition
    • Our Supporters
    • Opportunities
    • Information for Exhibitors
  • General Information
    • Venue Auckland
    • Accommodation
    • Helpful Info
    • Day Tours
    • NZ Tours
    • Destination NZ
    • Our Environment
    • Health & Safety
  • Contact
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​​Our Keynote Speakers

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Dr Simon Best, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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Clinical Professor Catherine Birman, Medical Director, Children's Hospital at Westmead and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
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Dr Hannah Burns, Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Australia
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Dr Julia Crawford, Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, St Vincent’s Hospital, Australia
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Hon Assoc Prof Ben Hartley, Consultant Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
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Professor Brandon Isaacson Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Dr Amanda Richards Laryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
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Dr Erik K Weitzel, Professor of Otolaryngology, Connally Memorial Medical Center, USA
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Professor Nilesh R. Vasan, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, USA

​Our Invited Speakers

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Dr Jacqueline Allen
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Dr Justine Bradley
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Michelle Pokorny
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Dr Alice Stringer
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Dr Veronika Van Dijck

Nursing Education Day Speakers

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Kimberley Browning
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Jing Feng
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James Johnston
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Felix Mariano
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Judith Moselen
For any queries please contact our Professional Conference Organiser (PCO):
Workz4U Conference Management Ltd
Po Box 90641, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, NZ
+64 21 325 133 ~ [email protected] ~ www.w4u.co.nz
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ORL 2026 is the 79th Annual Scientific Meeting of the 
​The New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology,
Head & Neck Surgery

www.orl.org.nz
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  • Welcome
  • Call for Abstracts
  • Speakers
    • Our Speakers
  • Programme
    • Mon 26 Oct - Activities
    • Tue 27 Oct
    • Wed 28 Oct
    • Thu 29 Oct
    • Fri 30 Oct
  • Registration
  • Sponsorship & Exhibition
    • Our Supporters
    • Opportunities
    • Information for Exhibitors
  • General Information
    • Venue Auckland
    • Accommodation
    • Helpful Info
    • Day Tours
    • NZ Tours
    • Destination NZ
    • Our Environment
    • Health & Safety
  • Contact