HPN Expo

  • Day 1
  • Day 2

16 October 2025

  • 8:00 am - 8:45 am

    Main Room

    Registration

  • 8:45 am - 9:00 am

    Main Room

    Chair's opening remarks

    David Walliker

    Chief Digital and Information Officer
    Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

    Welcome to the Healthcare Partnership Network!

  • 9:00 am - 9:40 am

    Main Room

    Opening keynote panel – Balancing the books without breaking the system

    David Walliker

    Chief Digital and Information Officer
    Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

    Rachel Power

    Chief Executive
    Patients Assocation

    Samanthi Gibbens

    Chief Finance and Investment Officer
    North London NHS Foundation Trust

    Ravi Kaur Sahota

    Interim Operational Chief Information Officer
    The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

    Filipe Alves

    Group Chief Nursing Information Officer
    Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

    NHS leaders are facing tough choices about where to invest, what to protect, and how to deliver maximum value. With patient satisfaction under pressure and frontline teams stretched, every decision matters. Our opening keynote panel will...

  • 9:40 am - 10:00 am

    Main Room

    Headline sponsor presentation

  • 10:00 am - 10:40 am

    Main Room

    Dragons' den - speed presentations

    Our signature ‘Dragons’ Den’ session provides each solution provider with an opportunity to deliver a short 60 second pitch, explaining why they are here and how their services can help tackle some of the sector’s ongoing challen...

  • 10:45 am - 12:00 pm

    Main Room

    Networking and business meetings

    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.

  • 12:05 pm - 12:35 pm

    Main Room

    Quick fire case study session – Overcoming data and digital deadlocks

    Diane Baynham

    Director of Digital Care Pathways
    NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board

    Phil Waywell

    Chief Data Officer
    Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber

    Natalie Brewer

    NWL Programme Manager – Federated Data Platform (FDP)
    Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    Poor data, disconnected systems and a lack of clear guidance are stalling progress in technology adoption – leaving clinicians frustrated and patients waiting. While AI and digital tools hold promise, they cannot deliver value without ...

  • 12:35 pm - 12:55 pm

    Main Room

    Platinum sponsor presentation

  • 1:00 pm - 1:20 pm

    Main Room

    Gold sponsor presentations

    Main room and breakout room presentations

    Interested in sponsoring?

  • 1:20 pm - 2:00 pm

    Main Room

    Networking lunch

    An opportunity to connect with your peers and suppliers to talk over the learnings from the event. Lunch is served buffet style and a range of options are available to cater for different dietary requirements.

  • 2:05 pm - 2:35 pm

    Main Room

    Group roundtable discussion – Bridging the gap: smarter partnerships between buyers and sellers

    Hatim Abdulhussein

    Chief Executive
    Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex

    Claire Liddy

    Chief Financial Officer
    Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Shane Tickell

    Chair, Health and Social Care Council
    techUK

    Lee Joseph

    Managing Director
    London Procurement Partnership

    Procurement delays and fragmented processes are slowing progress where it matters most – for patients and the staff delivering their care. This interactive roundtable session will bring together NHS leaders and suppliers to explore how...

  • 2:40 pm - 3:25 pm

    Main Room

    Gold sponsor presentations

    Main room and breakout room presentations

    Interested in sponsoring?

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm

    Main Room

    Networking and business meetings

    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.

  • 4:50 pm - 5:10 pm

    Main Room

    Fireside chat – Making transformation work for people

    Matthew Little

    Chief Nursing Information Officer
    Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Gabrielle Foster

    Expert Patient and Medical Student

    Transformation can only succeed when the people delivering care are equipped, supported, and inspired to lead change. This fireside chat brings together leaders wearing digital, clinical and workforce hats to unpick how burnout, training...

  • 5:10 pm - 5:30 pm

    Main Room

    Closing keynote address – Delivering left shift through people and purpose

    Adanna Williams

    Director of Workforce Strategy and Transformation, South East Region
    NHS England

    Achieving the left shift and actually moving care closer to home depends not just on policy, but on people. In our closing keynote address, Adanna Williams will discuss how workforce strategy must evolve to support more accessible, inclu...

  • 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    Main Room

    Hotel check-in / free time

  • 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

    Main Room

    Drinks reception & networking dinner

    Networking sessions – throughout the event we host a networking lunch as well as a dinner and drinks reception to give you ample opportunity to connect with your peers and suppliers over the learnings from the event. Dinner is served i...

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