National Improvement Conference 2026 - resources

Pedro Delgado

Vice President

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Pedro oversees Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI's) portfolio of work in three regions (Latin America, Europe, and Australasia) and the IHI Open School. Based in the United Kingdom, he has been a driving force in IHI's global expansion. From work on reducing C-sections and healthcare-acquired infections in Brazil and several Latin American countries, to improving early years education in Chile, to improving patient safety in Portugal and mental health in London. Pedro has led key senior relationships and design and implementation of large-scale health system improvement efforts and networks globally. He coaches senior leaders and teams and lectures extensively worldwide on large-scale change, patient safety, and quality improvement.

Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi

Leadership Advisor

Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi advises leaders navigating complexity and institutional transformation. A former NHS medical doctor and public health consultant, she has worked with the United Nations and the UK government on disaster risk reduction and public health policy. Since 2016, she has worked with senior decision-makers on career transitions and leadership that starts from within, enabling systemic change. She is the author of The Success Trap, winner of a 2021 UK Business Book Award.

Adam Sewell-Jones

Chief Executive

East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Adam Sewell-Jones is the chief executive of East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. He has worked in the NHS since 1992 and is passionate about continuously improving services for patients. He has held a number of executive roles before taking the national leadership role of director of improvement and then regional director for the southwest of England. In these roles he led several national programmes, including the Virginia Mason NHS partnership, the culture and leadership programme and aspiring chief executive programme.

Dr Ailsa Brotherton

Improvement Director and Executive Director of Improvement, Research and Innovation

NHS Impact and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ailsa Brotherton is the improvement director at NHS Impact and the executive director of improvement, research and innovation at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and an Honorary Professor at the University of Central Lancashire. Prior to joining the Trust. Ailsa was the director of transformation for the Single Hospital Programme at Manchester NHS Foundation Trust. She has also held the positions of interim clinical quality director for the North of England with the Trust Development Authority/NHS Improvement and associate director for quality improvement programmes at the Haelo Innovation and Improvement Centre based at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.