HealthTech Conference 2025 – From Vision to Impact: Making HealthTech work in Practice
Health Tech Conference 2025 - From Vision to Impact: Making HealthTech work in Practice
This year, our spotlight is firmly on the region’s health tech achievements. We are shining a light on the organisations and people who are really making it happen. We’ll be cutting through the policy talk to highlight what’s already working on the ground and
Take a look at the agenda (full version HERE) and be part of an event that focuses on improvements made, rather than obstacles and challenges.
8.30 – 9.15 / Registration, tea/coffee, pastries & networking
9.15 – 9.20 / Welcome by Bruntwood SciTech
9.20 – 10.00 / PANEL - From Policy to Practice: Delivering Real Change in GM
10.00 – 10.30 / KEYNOTE - GM adoption, there are so many initiatives but are they happening
10.30 – 11.00 - Tea/coffee break & networking
11.00 – 11.30 / KEYNOTE - Virtual Wards: From Concept to Care at Home
11.30 – 12.10 / PANEL - Transforming Mental Health: Digital Innovation
12.10 – 12.40 / KEYNOTE - The Next Decade of HealthTech: Innovation at Scale
12.40 – 13.20 / PANEL - Regional Success Stories: Celebrating What Works
13.20 - 13.30 / Event thanks
13.30 - 14.30 / Lunch provided by Open Kitchen and networking
14.30 / End and depart
This event is essential for healthcare professionals, tech innovators, and stakeholders in related fields, offering valuable insights and discussions on the future of health and technology in Greater Manchester.
Free to NHS staff, please email [email protected] for tickets.
A fantastic way to showcase your brand. As a sponsor of the Health Tech Conference, you will have the opportunity to raise your profile and promote your brand to the industry’s most influential figures. For further information, download our sponsorship document here.
About the Speakers:
As Chief Scientific Officer of Bruntwood SciTech, Kath is a member of the Executive
Management Team and brings science and tech insights and expertise to developments, overseeing a number of clusters Kath leads science and tech partnerships with universities, hospital trusts, corporate occupiers, investors and innovation providers. She also leads the Innovation and Growth Team who curate and develop the ecosystem, investment, and scientific support for over 1100 science, technology, and digital businesses across Bruntwood SciTech’s innovation districts and clusters. Kath was formerly Managing Director of Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park campus.
Kath joined Bruntwood SciTech from the Executive Board of the Government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, where she led the team responsible for growing businesses working in the biomedical, health, agriculture and food sectors, creating and delivering a £800m portfolio of infrastructure, grant and loan investments and creating strategic partnerships with pharma, investors, and global charities. Kath is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Biology.
Andrea Winders is the Head of Inward Investment for Life Sciences and Healthcare at MIDAS, Greater Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency. In her role, she focuses on promoting Greater Manchester as a leading location for life sciences and healthcare investments. She works closely with international partners, businesses, and governments to understand the drivers to attract and retain growing life science organisations, then pairs with UK research and regulatory bodies to provide the necessary information, connections, space, and opportunities to design, test, and commercialise innovative products.
A creative Manchester-based entrepreneur and expert in tech, infrastructure, and smart cities, Andrea has a diverse background that led her to this position. She started her career in sales, holding many executive and managerial positions in companies like Spicers, Lyreco, and Office Depot.
In 2005, Andrea founded Pink Ladies, a no-cash, innovative digital female-led taxi service to provide a solution with reduced risks for passengers and drivers, resulting in several national awards, including 42-under-42 for Innovation, Woman of the Year finalist, Start-up of the Year finalist, Big Difference Award, and culminating in a meeting with HRH Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of services to women’s safety.
With much experience in bringing innovative technological solutions and having made a community network of government and public departments, she joined Sunderland City Council as the Executive Director of Enterprise Investment to ignite the city’s smart agenda.
This role led her to pursue her passion to work with organisations and technologies that empower cities and citizens. She then joined the Smart Cities Council in Nov 2022. Andrea held the title of Executive Director of Smart Cities Council and managed the organisation’s growth and drove objectives for the expansion of the smart agenda throughout the country.
Interested In The Event?
If you’re interested in attending, you can book online here.
For any further enquires about this event, contact [email protected]
