Presidents
Darryl Pitcher
IFHE President
Darryl Pitcher is the President of the International Federation of Hospital Engineering (IFHE) and CEO of Bethsalem Care and Greenbriars Village in South Australia. Darryl has more than 30 year’s experience in hospital engineering in the public, private and aged care sectors. He is a board member and Past President of the Institute of Hospital Engineering Australia (IHEA). In his role for the IHEA board he oversees technology and communications and he is editor of the Healthcare Facilities, the IHEA’s quarterly journal. Darryl’s passions include sustainability and innovation to deliver efficient and improved services to improve health and wellbeing.


Daniela Pedrini
SIAIS, President
IFHE, Incoming President
Technical Director, University Hospital of Bologna, Sant’Orsola Polyclinic
President of the Italian Society for Healthcare Engineering and Architecture (S.I.A.I.S.)
Engineer Daniela Pedrini has a long career in the health sector, with important roles in the management of technical aspects of the hospital. Director of the Technical, Planning, Development and Investments Department of the Hospital-University Authority of Bologna – Sant’Orsola Polyclinic, one of the major hospitals in Italy. Has directed a multimillion PFI contract for the total renovation of the hospital’s energy production. She is Project Manager for renovations and new hospital construction. She has served as speaker in many conferences in Italy and abroad. She teaches in many healthcare engineering courses and university masters. Co-founder and present President of “Italian Association of Architects and Engineers for Healthcare” (S.I.A.I.S.), 1st Vice President of IFHE (International Federation Hospital Engeeniring) and Past-President of IFHE-EU. She has been honored with a medal of the Italian Republic Order of Merit.
Technical and Scientific Committee

Francesco Pensalfini
Italy

Gunnar Baekken
Norway

Lorenzo Puzzi
Italy

Fabio Bitencourt
Brazil
Susanna Azzini
Italy
Roberto Righini
Italy
Tomas Bucher
Switzerland

Eva Bellini
Italy

Valentina Russo
Italy

Gianluca Borelli
Italy

Amedeo de Marco
Italy

Paolo Bianco
Italy

Filippo Terzaghi
Italy

Virginia Caracciolo
Italy

Elena Pavan
Italy

Mario Tubertini
Italy
Jonathan Erskine
United Kingdom

Stefano Capolongo
Italy

Briseyda Reséndiz Márquez
Mexico

Luciano Monza
Argentina

Matthias Schwabe
Germany

Douwe Kiestra
Netherlands
Alessandro Lenzi
Italy

Simona Agger
Italy

Steve Rees
Canada

Walter Vernon
USA
Martin Krammer
Austria

Giovanna Liuzzi
Italy

Heinrich Corradini
Italy

Andy Wavell
United Kingdom
Daniela D'Alessandro
Italy

Pete Sellars
United Kingdom

Emerson da Silva
Brasil
Laura Olivera
Uruguay
Vania Ureña Fallas
Costa Rica
Adriana Garcia Loredo
Mexico

Steve Drinkrow
South Africa
Luis Mosquera
Spain