Professor Li Ming Wen, MD, MMed, PhD, has extensive research experience in the fields of Medicine, Social Science and Public Health with over 160 peer-reviewed publications in high impact journals including BMJ and JAMA Paediatrics. He is Clinical Professor based at Sydney School of Public Health, the University of Sydney and also the Director of Population Health Research and Evaluation Hub based at Sydney Local Health District, where he is responsible for research and evaluation of health promotion initiatives. His current research interests are in childhood obesity, physical activity, active transport, sexual health and tobacco control with specific expertise in the evaluation of health promotion programs in the real world. A highlight of his role in health promotion evaluation included receiving the Better Health Good Health Care Baxter Award for Innovative Research in 2000 and Winner of the NSW Health Awards Preventive Health category in 2014.