ExCeL London, 24–25 March 2026
Innovation is an exhibition and conference bringing together government leaders from across the world who are responsible for public sector reform and service delivery. In 2026 the event included a dedicated Health stream for the first time.
The health stream launched with my keynote on the findings of the report I authored for Global Government Forum, A Fresh Mandate for Digital Leadership in the NHS.
The sessions over the two days examined the report’s themes of addressing persistent challenges in the NHS and delivering more digitally-enabled services. I hosted three of them.
Panel sessions #
Reducing digital fragmentation in healthcare #
- Ben Bridgewater, Chief Executive, Health Innovation Manchester
- Tim Caroe, National Primary Care Medical Directorate lead for Digital & Data, Medical Director for Primary Care, Acting CCIO for NHSE South East
- Amy Gleason, Administrator, U.S. DOGE Service, and Strategic Advisor, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, United States
- Matt Philpott, Executive Director of Technology, NHS England
Building digital capability and culture in healthcare #
- Ayub Bhayat, Director of Data and Analytics, Deputy Chief Data and Analytics Officer, NHS England
- Dr Karen Connelly, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Consultant in Critical Care, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Professor Becky Shipley OBE, Chief Research Officer, UCLPartners, and Professor of Healthcare Engineering, University College London
- Franklin Tan, Deputy Lead, Data and Digital Technology, Eastern General Hospital programme, SingHealth, Singapore
- Charlotte Williams, Deputy Chief Executive, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
AI adoption in healthcare: How to make it happen #
- Lee Cramp, Data Protection Officer, Chief AI Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Health and Social Care
- Abeer Itrakjy, Associate Director, Innovation and Implementation, Imperial College Health Partners
- Hilde Lovett, Special Advisor, Norwegian Directorate of Health
- Dr Pritesh Mistry, Fellow, Digital Technologies, The King’s Fund