• Understand how estates strategies must evolve to support future models of healthcare delivery
• Explore how infrastructure decisions can enable improved patient experience and operational efficiency
• Identify approaches for aligning estates transformation with wider NHS priorities
• Gain insight into moving from reactive estates management towards proactive strategic planning 

• Discover how NHS Trusts can access funded technical support, grants, and zero-cost advisory programs to accelerate heat decarbonisation
• Evaluate practical pathways and technologies for transitioning away from fossil-fuel heating
• Learn the essential steps to draft, approve, and execute actionable Trust-wide Heat Decarbonisation Plans 

Take this opportunity to connect with fellow delegates, exchange ideas and discuss the key themes emerging from the conference. Visit our exhibition area to discover the latest products, services and innovations supporting NHS estates and facilities, and speak directly with our exhibitors about solutions to your current challenges. The networking break also provides an opportunity to continue conversations from the day's sessions and engage with speakers and fellow attendees where possible.

• Building a workforce for the future - new skills, new opportunities, new pathways
• Using Digital, tech and AI to power more efficient E&FM service delivery 
• Developing new Partnership models that optimise private sector investment into NHS estates

• Move estates from a financial line-item to a critical pillar of clinical patient safety
• Quantify the hidden costs of clinical disruption, such as cancelled theatres and delayed bed handovers
• Implement systems dynamics modelling to map out latent environmental failures like ventilation and heat

• Understand the importance of accurate estate utilisation data in supporting better decision-making
• Explore how technology can help NHS organisations understand how their estate is currently being used
• Consider practical approaches to managing and optimising existing space and resources
• Examine how better utilisation of the NHS estate can support the wider ambitions of the NHS 10-Year Plan and 3-shift approach

Enjoy a complimentary lunch while continuing conversations with colleagues from across the NHS estates and facilities community. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your professional network, exchange ideas and discuss the key themes emerging from the morning sessions. Be sure to visit our exhibition area to explore the latest innovations, products and services designed to support the evolving needs of NHS estates, and continue discussions with exhibitors and fellow delegates throughout the lunch break.

• Understand national priorities shaping the future of public sector estates
• Explore approaches to improving estate utilisation and efficiency
• Identify opportunities for collaboration across public sector organisations
• Gain insight into delivering transformation while managing financial pressures

David Stevens, Director of Estates, Facilities & Capital Development, East London NHS Foundation Trust

Darren Sloof, Founder and CEO, AirPurity

• Analyse real-world data on how medical-grade air purification reduces airborne pathogens, viral transmission, and ward downtime
• Evaluate specific design, safety, and sensory considerations required for inpatient settings
•  Understand the practical setup, deployment, and performance outcomes of air purifying technology in acute health environments

• Explore why rising energy costs, grid constraints and increasing reliance on technology mean improving energy resilience must become a core estate management priority  
• Discover practical strategies for improving climate resilience, from overheating and extreme weather to passive design measures that keep buildings operational when systems are under pressure
• Challenge conventional thinking by examining how low-tech, passive interventions can strengthen energy security, improve patient and staff wellbeing, and complement digital innovation rather than compete with it

The final networking session of the day. Take this opportunity to connect with fellow delegates, exchange ideas and discuss the key themes emerging from the conference. Visit our exhibition area to discover the latest products, services and innovations supporting NHS estates and facilities, and speak directly with our exhibitors about solutions to your current challenges. The networking break also provides an opportunity to continue conversations from the day's sessions and engage with speakers and fellow attendees where possible.

• Hear different perspectives on overcoming estates challenges across NHS organisations
• Explore how leaders are balancing affordability, quality and long-term value
• Discuss approaches to achieving transformation despite financial constraints
• Identify opportunities for collaboration and shared learning

• Understand how the design, maintenance and performance of healthcare buildings can positively or negatively influence patient outcomes, recovery rates and staff effectiveness
• Explore why NHS estates should be considered as part of the treatment pathway, with decisions around air quality, sustainability, maintenance and operational performance assessed through the lens of patient care
• Examine how integrating clinical outcomes into estates strategy can strengthen the case for investment in decarbonisation, refurbishment and operational improvements, ensuring buildings contribute directly to better healthcare delivery