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Get ready for a dynamic day of big ideas, practical insights, and real-world problem solving. From keynote talks on the future of a digital healthcare system to interactive sessions and hands-on workshops, this year’s programme is designed to spark conversation, challenge assumptions, and find solutions—together.

Whether you're here to explore AI in care, rethink digital literacy, or get involved in innovation from day one, there’s something for every future-focused clinician and leader. Let’s shape what’s next in health, collaboratively.

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Day 1 - Thursday 6 November 2025

 

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09:20
  1. 40 mins
    At a moment of major change for healthcare in the UK, following the release of the Government’s 10-Year Plan for the NHS and in the midst of a growing push toward the use of digital, data and AI in fr ...
10:05
  1. 45 mins
    Experienced digital healthcare leaders share their approach to developing and designing coherent innovation strategies, drawing on experiences shaping digital strategy for high-profile hospitals and p ...
  2. 45 mins
    This practical session is a primer for non-techies who want to kick off their digital health journey. We'll cover the basics on the key technology roles such as product, engineering, data science and ...
  3. 45 mins
    As the drive toward preventative care models and population health management continues, hear what this means for everyday clinical practice and tangible patient outcomes, and explore what ethical, ef ...
10:50
  1. Networking and refreshment break
    30 mins
11:25
  1. 45 mins
    For many clinicians, digital has become a core part of their clinical work, as they champion innovation and technology in their own teams, organisations, and at the national level. Hear from clinician ...
  2. 45 mins
    Understand how to use your entrepeneurial skills to create change where you work.   Receive practical support, guidance and find out what moves the needle at different levels of your organisation.
12:15
  1. 45 mins
    Digital literacy is increasingly becoming an essential competency for clinicians. Find out what this means for the modern clinician, and understand what mix of skills will be expected over the coming ...
  2. 45 mins
    In this session we will look at how the Foresight project is progressing and how the definition of translational medicine has changed with the advent of AI, and how the changes to the research ecosyst ...
  3. 45 mins
    Through a first-principles approach that examines the opportunities for advanced design-led approaches and radical systems thinking, attendees will gain an understanding of how to start when developin ...
13:00
  1. Lunch & networking
    60 mins
14:05
  1. 45 mins
    We believe the best advances in health come from a true understanding of the challenges faced by patients, health professionals and the wider system at the point of need - or preferably before. This y ...
  2. 45 mins
    Health and social care integration has long been a policy ambition, yet progress has often stalled in practice. We're exploring whether digital technologies can finally achieve what decades of reform ...
14:50
  1. Networking and refreshments
    25 mins
15:15
  1. 45 mins
    New technologies are at the centre of national and local digital health strategies, with a focus on personalised, preventative care models. As healthcare evolves, and technologies such as wearables, t ...
  2. 45 mins
    From advice on running internal innovation projects and developing new skills, to joining digital networks, local and national innovation fellowships and embracing opportunities to work with startups ...
  3. 45 mins
    Join editors from the BMJ Group journals — including BMJ Digital Health & AI, BMJ Leader, BMJ HCI, and BMJ Innovations — for an interactive session on how to develop and publish your work. Bring along ...
16:05
  1. 25 mins
    In this intimate conversation, we will learn about the motivations of the big tech companies, how decisions about data governance and AI usage are negotiated by tech companies and governments, and how ...

Day 2 - Friday 7 November 2025

 

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09:20
  1. 40 mins
    What are the trends shaping transformation in healthcare globally? What do the experiences of international public and private healthcare systems tell us about how healthcare may change over the next ...
10:05
  1. 45 mins
    Drawing on high-profile national case studies, explore how linking primary‑care, social‑care and voluntary‑sector data at PCN level drives local insights and targeted outreach, cutting inequalities in ...
  2. 45 mins
    Hear from leading patient safety advocates to understand the factors that drive successful innovation: phased rollouts, real‑time surveillance, and relentless safety focus – with guidance for leaders ...
  3. 45 mins
    From problem statement to minimum viable product, clinicians responsible for the development of a new service share their experience of bringing new services and solutions to market, navigating barrie ...
  4. 45 mins
    Fireside chat and your chance to ask questions with Kedar Mate and Rajesh Aggarwal
10:50
  1. Networking and refreshment break
    30 mins
11:25
  1. 45 mins
    Despite a significant growth in the market for women’s healthcare and rapid growth in investment in this area, significant gaps remain in access to women’s health, the availability of data on women’s ...
  2. 45 mins
    The benefits of digital transformation in healthcare are well publicised, but more recent evidence and research has demonstrated the detrimental effects of deploying new technologies into clinical and ...
13:00
  1. Lunch & networking
    60 mins
14:05
  1. 45 mins
    With new tools changing how patients interact with healthcare services, the role that clinicians play in their patients lives is shifting, and so are patients' expectations. Digital experts, clinician ...
  2. 45 mins
    Join experts from the RADIANT CERSI programmes as they share learnings from their regulatory innovation programmes, before outlining the priorities for safe, trustworthy digital rollouts to support cl ...
  3. 45 mins
    We believe the best advances in health come from a true understanding of the challenges faced by patients, health professionals and the wider system at the point of need - or preferably before. This y ...
14:50
  1. Networking and refreshments
    25 mins
15:15
  1. 45 mins
    Explore how digital health innovation can be designed and regulated to reduce, rather than reinforce, healthcare inequities. Drawing on both national regulatory leadership and grassroots clinical acti ...
  2. 45 mins
    Develop your understanding of how to turn a clinical idea into a clear, compelling pitch – breaking down each step from framing the problem to outlining your solution - and practice pitching in a supp ...
  3. 45 mins
    Join editors from the BMJ Group journals — including BMJ Digital Health & AI, BMJ Leader, BMJ HCI, and BMJ Innovations — for an interactive session on how to develop and publish your work. Bring along ...
16:05
  1. 25 mins
    The use of data, patient-centred care and meaningful stakeholder engagement by healthcare providers has already unlocked significant benefits for underserved patients, and helped many organisations to ...