Kathryn Speed is currently the Director of Clinical Operations and Country Head for Australia at PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Originally starting out as a Registered Nurse, at the turn of the Millennium she stumbled across a Study Co-ordinator role which she held for 6 years before moving over to Pharma as a CRA. Having now held a variety of roles in the Clinical Research industry over more than 24 years across both Australia and New Zealand, Kathryn is passionate about advancing treatments for the benefit of all patients and her team reaching their full potential.