Health Industry Leaders: Developing NHS Innovation – 26 November 2025

Wednesday 26 November 2025: 08:00-15:30, 15 Hatfields Conference Centre, London

On Wednesday 26 November, the Developing NHS Innovation event will bring together 150+ Heads, Directors and Senior Managers of Innovation, MedTech, Research, Life Sciences and Transformation Strategy from NHS organisations, primary care and social care providers with the aim to develop and scale impactful health and social care innovations for patient benefit. The meeting is set to discuss the Governments NHS innovation and adoption strategy to drive faster regulatory approval for new technology and medicines.

A limited number of fully funded (no charge) bursaries are available to attend this conference for NHS employees.

Agenda:

• 08.00 – 09.30 – Breakfast, registration and networking
• 09.30 – 09.40 – Chair’s welcome
• 09.40 – 09.55 – Modernising the NHS for Better Patient Care
• David Lawson, Director of Medical Technology & Innovation, Department of Health and Social Care
• 09.55 – 10.10 – Embedding innovation into every layer of the healthcare system
• Dr Jennifer Hill, Innovation Lead, NHS England
• 10.10 – 10:25 – Headline Sponsor
• 10:25 – 10.40 – Q&A Panel Debate
• 10.40 – 11.20 – Refreshments and Networking
• 11:20 – 11.35 – Using technology to put people at the heart of care
• Andrew Davies, Executive Director, Digital Health, Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI)
• 11.35 – 11.50 – Accelerating research and coordinating regulatory practice
• Becky Purvis, Director of Policy and Partnership, Health Research Authority
• 11.50 – 12.05 – Empowering innovators to scale impactful solutions across the NHS
• Mindy Simon, Co-Director, NHS Innovation Accelerator
• 12:05 – 12.20 – Q&A panel Debate
• 12.20 – 12.30 – Movement Break
• 12.30 – 12.50 – Industry Case Study 1
• 12.50 – 13.10 – Industry Case Study 2
• 13.10 – 13.30 – Industry Case Study 3
• 13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch in the Network Surgery
• 14.30 – 14.45 – Providing skills, knowledge and support to develop healthcare innovations
• Prof Becky Shipley OBE, Chief Research Officer, UCLPartners
• 14.45 – 14.55 – Improving the UK’s standing within the global clinical research space
• Professor Mike Lewis, Scientific Director of Innovation, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
• 14.55 – 15.10 – National guidance on heath technologies
• Brad Groves, Director, NICE Advice
• 15:10 – 15.25 – Q&A Panel Debate
• 15.25 – 15:30 – Conference Close

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