• Explore how Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is translating national healthcare technology ambitions into actionable local innovation, including the role of leadership, culture, and operational integration
• Gain insights into how MFT leverages collaborations across academia, industry, and the Citylabs innovation district to embed new technologies into clinical care and improve outcomes

• Exploring how collaboration between academia, industry, and the NHS can turn promising ideas into real-world solutions that address frontline challenges
• Overcoming the barriers of adoption at scale to drive innovation into practice
• Highlighting successful regional programmes that reflect the diversity and specific needs of local populations—and how these are being scaled across the national health system
• A look at how collaboration across the Health Innovation Network is enabling the rapid spread of effective digital solutions to improve real-time clinician matching, reduce A&E pressures, and enhance UCR capacity

• Speakers from the previous session will join for an audience Q&A

• Discover the invaluable insights and advantages of involving patients as co-creators in the development of cutting-edge healthcare solutions
• Understand the importance of patient-centred collaboration in shaping the future of digital healthcare

• Discuss how CW+ and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are cultivating a culture that enables staff and clinical teams to co-create and adopt transformative solutions, from AI-assisted diagnostics to immersive training platforms
• Explore digital initiatives and how these tools are improving care quality, access, and efficiency for patients with complex or chronic conditions
• Exploring how the CW Innovation model brings together NHS providers, technology partners, and researchers to test and scale interventions

• Understand the importance of accessing and sharing patient data to enable the continuity of care and facilitate collaboration between health and care organisations
• Gain insights into the challenges and successes in developing clinical standards and the impact these standards have had on healthcare quality and interoperability
• Explore strategies to improve access to personal health data, enabling individuals to make informed decisions about their health and care
• Review the development of high-impact standards and reporting mechanisms that empower patients with valuable information for their healthcare journey

• Speakers from the previous session will join for an audience Q&A

Reserved for a Sponsor

• Delve into the foundational aspects of digital maturity in healthcare, emphasising practical strategies for leveraging existing resources to enhance efficiency and patient outcomes
• Understand the importance of digital funding and how to make the most of the resources available
• Questions and answers

• Explore innovative, scalable solutions to overcome disparities in digital maturity and workforce capability across all levels of care, ensuring equitable access to digital progress and leadership opportunities
• Delve into the evolving skillsets required for NHS digital leaders, strategies for identifying and nurturing diverse talent from both clinical and non-clinical roles, and how the NHS Digital Academy can align with broader leadership development programmes
• Discuss the future delivery model of the Academy, focusing on long-term sustainability, responsiveness to changing healthcare needs, and embedding digital learning into professional development across the NHS

• Speakers from the previous session will join for an audience Q&A

• Explore how immersive technologies are transforming mental health therapeutic interventions
• Discuss the benefits of personalised, accessible mental health support through virtual reality, mixed reality, augmented reality and haptics
• Learn about research and real world evaluation opportunities plus upcoming funding
• Examine Health Innovation Network strategies for building a supportive ecosystem to facilitate market entry and advance XR in mental health 
• Questions and answers

Panellists:

Jill Owens, National Programme Manager for UKRI’s Mindset-XR Innovation Support Programme, Health Innovation Network South London

Zillah Watson, Co-Founder and CEO, Phase Space VR

• Explore what an ideal vision of a 'digital place' could look like in the NHS, focusing on how digital initiatives can be tailored to local communities to enhance connectivity and service delivery
• Explore practical examples of how innovation is poised to drive efficiency, cost reduction, and elevate the quality of patient care
• Examine current examples and case studies of digital place initiatives within the NHS
• Debate what the next five years of innovation in the NHS will look like
• Questions and answers

Panellists:

• Neil Roberts, Managing Director, SEHTA
• Charles Lowe, CEO, Digital Health and Care Alliance
• Chris Chaney, CEO, CW+ (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
• Dave Belshaw, Digital Transformation Director, Health Innovation North East North Cumbria

*programme subject to change without notice