Kate Hayward is an Associate Professor of Stroke Recovery & Rehabilitation in the Departments of Physiotherapy, Medicine and The Florey at the University of Melbourne. Kate is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership, Heart Foundation Future Leader, and Dame Kate Campbell Fellow. She currently leads trials funded by NHMRC, MRFF, Heart Foundation and Stroke Foundation. Kate is a member of the Australasian Stroke Trials Network executive and co-leads the trials stream within the NHMRC CRE to Accelerate Stroke Trial Innovation and Translation.