Tony Waker is a Registered Paramedic and Chief Executive Officer of Ambulance Victoria where he has led significant transformation to improve patient outcomes and paramedic health and wellbeing. Tony is an executive member of the Global Resuscitation Alliance, an international network collaborating to implement best practices to increase survival from sudden cardiac arrest and has been awarded the National Heart Foundation President Award and the Australian Resuscitation Council Medal for his significant contributions to improving cardiovascular health and resuscitation practice and outcomes.