Robert Hoge

Executive Director - Strategic Communications, Queensland Health

Robert leads communications, media, marketing and online strategy for Queensland Health and heads up a team of 50 professionals, delivering advice and services in strategic communication, media, marketing and digital media. Since the outbreak of the global pandemic, the appetite for COVID-19 content from Queensland Health has been huge and Robert has the metrics prove it. His team has generated more than 130,000 shares of their coronavirus content and almost 100,000 comments. They’ve received more than 10,000 Facebook private messages, 95% of which have received a personalised response. Robert also is an author and advocate, speaking regularly on issues of disability and appearance diversity. An adult and children’s version of his memoir, Ugly, has been published in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and Japan.

Robert Hoge

Job Title: Executive Director - Strategic Communications, Queensland Health

Robert leads communications, media, marketing and online strategy for Queensland Health and heads up a team of 50 professionals, delivering advice and services in strategic communication, media, marketing and digital media. Since the outbreak of the global pandemic, the appetite for COVID-19 content from Queensland Health has been huge and Robert has the metrics prove it. His team has generated more than 130,000 shares of their coronavirus content and almost 100,000 comments. They’ve received more than 10,000 Facebook private messages, 95% of which have received a personalised response. Robert also is an author and advocate, speaking regularly on issues of disability and appearance diversity. An adult and children’s version of his memoir, Ugly, has been published in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and Japan.