James Naylor

James Naylor is a Senior Marketing Manager for Johnson & Johnson MedTech and works across digital technology and Hips. James has been in Orthopaedics as part of Sales or Marketing for more than 20 years starting as a sales rep and moving through to his current role as a Strategic Marketer for the Global Group. In his current role James is responsible for the management and delivery of digital projects within Hips and owns the future roadmaps for digital technology Globally for Hips. James’ role involves sourcing companies and products that fit the roadmaps and onboarding those companies as valued partners.

David Lawson

Policy lead for Medical Technology & Innovation with responsibility for the implementation of the Government's inaugural Medical Technology Strategy published February 2023 and commitments under the 10 Year Health Plan and Life Science Sector Plan published July 2025. Key initiatives include: Design for Life programme, Innovative Devics Access Pathway, Rules Based Pathway, Value Based Procurement guidance, MedTech Compass comparison system, National Product Information Management system, Reform of £1.6bn Part IX Drug Tariff.  Former Chief Procurement Officer at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust – a position held for 21 years – and double winner of the Supply Chain Excellence Award in 2008 and 2021.

Peter Devane

A graduate of Otago University who then completed specialist training in Orthopaedics in New Zealand and postgraduate training as an Arthroplasty Fellow in London, Ontario, Canada. He is a Senior Lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Wellington School of Medicine and is a Consultant Surgeon at Wellington and Wakefield Hospitals. 

Peter’s special interest is in primary and revision surgery for Total Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Trauma Reconstruction. Mr Devane is nationally and internationally recognised for his research involving modes of failure of Total Hip Replacement and Polyethylene Wear.  

Special interests: Arthroscopy, Hip , Joint Replacement & Knee 

Claudia Lindner

Senior Research Fellow/Sir Henry Dale Fellow, The University of Manchester

Dr Claudia Lindner is a Senior Research Fellow and Sir Henry Dale Fellow in Translational Medical Imaging at The University of Manchester. Her career includes over 20 years of international experience in the development and application of computational methods, working within multi-disciplinary teams in both industrial and academic settings. Claudia uses methods from computer vision, machine learning and data science to develop automatic systems for analysing structures in medical images, with a particular focus on musculoskeletal applications. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, and is dedicated to impactful research, actively advancing her work towards real-world solutions.

Claudia is a member of the steering committee of the Worldwide Collaboration on OsteoArthritis prediCtion for the Hip (World COACH) Consortium, a member of the Royal College of Radiologists Clinical Radiology Academic Committee, a member of the Versus Arthritis College of Experts, and an editorial board member for BJR Artificial Intelligence. In her role as the Translation Lead for the Christabel Pankhurst Institute for Health Technology Research and Innovation, Claudia directs her efforts towards facilitating the translation of research findings into benefits for society and leads the development of the Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit.