Agenda Overview
Breakfast & Networking - 09:00 – 10:00 - Exhibition Floor
10:00 – 10:20 - Bury Theatre / Pearl Suite
Opening Keynote – Leading the NHS to Digital Excellence
Jules Hunt will speak to NHS digital, technology, and clinical leaders on his approach to delivering the 10-Year Plan. He will outline how DDAT will be managed centrally while working closely with local teams to ensure seamless, collaborative delivery across all health and care sectors.
The address will cover strategies for aligning national priorities with on-the-ground realities, supporting workforce engagement, and navigating challenges in a constrained environment. Attendees will gain insight into how leadership, collaboration, and innovation can drive meaningful transformation, while reigniting optimism and pragmatism to improve outcomes for both NHS colleagues and patients.
Jules Hunt, Director General – Digital, Data and Technology, NHS England
Main Plenaries Commence
10:30 – 11:35 - Bury Theatre
PANEL: AI in Healthcare: Real Returns, Real Risks, and the Road to Scalable Value
A morning of expert-led sessions examining how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping healthcare. Discussions will cover real-world results, achievable efficiency gains, and the ethical, operational, and reputational risks of scaled adoption.
10:30 – 11:35 - Pearl Suite
Neighbourhood Health in Action: Early Outcomes, Lessons Learned, and the Path to a Preventive System
Leaders will discuss cross-sector alignment, governance, workforce, data sharing, and digital infrastructure, while examining approaches to tackling inequalities, strengthening local leadership, and rethinking contracting to support genuinely collaborative, community-centred care.
Refreshments & Networking - 11:35 – 12:05 - Exhibition Floor
12:05 – 13:10 - Bury Theatre
PANEL: Productivity or People? NHS Transformation in a Constrained System
Speakers will examine workforce strain, cultural change, cross-organisational working, digital capability, and the difficult trade-offs leaders must confront to deliver transformation without compromising people or care.
12:05 – 13:10 - Pearl Suite
PANEL: Looking Beyond Procurement – Creating Strategic NHS Supplier-Buyer Collaboration for System-Wide Partnerships
This session will explore shared risk, ROI, enabling innovation, and balancing short-term savings with long-term value. Speakers will discuss commissioning models, financial stability, and how to maximise existing digital investments to drive system-wide collaboration and outcomes.
Lunch & Networking - 13:10 – 14:10 - Exhibition Floor
14:10 – 15:35 - Bury Theatre
AI & Emerging Tech
Afternoon breakout sessions will explore practical AI adoption, effective upskilling, and maintaining safety and compliance as technology scales. Case studies will highlight real-world implementation, change psychology, human-in-the-loop safeguards, and measurable improvement cycles.
14:10 – 15:35 - Pearl Suite
Digital & Data Infrastructure
Focused sessions on digital and data infrastructure, exploring practical approaches to cloud and IT systems in health and care. Speakers will examine how robust infrastructure supports scalable, secure, and efficient service delivery.
14:10 – 15:35 - Barton Suite
Leadership, Culture & Productivity
Case studies highlight innovations like automated treatment summaries, alongside AI-driven tools and targeted programmes that enhance staff engagement, support cultural change, and drive productivity, offering practical lessons for leaders navigating complex, real-world healthcare settings.
14:10 – 15:35 - Aire Suite
Integrated Care & Prevention
Sessions will explore reducing inequalities, using real-time data for early intervention, connecting primary, community, and secondary care, and leveraging digital tools to support equitable, personalised care. Practical lessons highlight strategies for prevention, collaboration, and improving long-term health outcomes.
Afternoon Break & Networking - 15:35 – 15:50 - Exhibition Floor
15:50 – 16:30 - Bury Theatre
Global Lessons, National Leadership: What the World Gets Right and What the NHS Must Do Next
The closing keynote brings global leaders together to compare international models of digitally enabled care, examining how transformation approaches shape outcomes and where the UK can learn, lead, or rethink. Panellists will explore system strengths, blind spots, diverse perspectives, and what the future of health systems looks like in an increasingly digital world.
15:50 – 16:30 – Pearl Suite
Digital Transformation or Digital Fantasy? What’s Really Happening on the Ground
A candid closing panel exploring the realities of digital change on the frontline. Clinicians and leaders will reflect on what’s working, what isn’t, and how digital tools are reshaping care, patient engagement, and trust. Discussion will focus on bridging national ambition with lived experience, strengthening feedback loops, breaking clinical silos, and developing future digital leaders.
Drinks Reception - 16:30 – 17:30 - Exhibition Floor