HealthTech 2026: Innovation, Prevention & the Future of Health

A half-day conference on Greater Manchester's health technology sector - health data, AI, integrated care, and what actually gets adopted by the NHS rather than piloted and shelved. The programme covers neighbourhood health and new care models, prevention and community-based support, and digital tools for healthier living, closing with an interactive session on what the Greater Manchester HealthTech ecosystem could look like in 2036. Speakers include Sue Astley, Professor of Intelligent Medical Imaging at the University of Manchester; Adam Dustagheer of Datnexa; Shainoor Khoja of Thriving.ai; Daniel Zamora of Health Innovation Manchester; and Sim Singh-Landa, Investment Director at PXN Ventures. At Citylabs 1.0. Tickets are 85 pounds plus VAT for pro-manchester members and 125 plus VAT otherwise; NHS staff attend free by emailing the organiser. Why go: it puts founders, clinicians, commissioners and an investor in one room, a combination healthtech companies here usually have to assemble themselves. Best for healthtech founders and anyone selling into the NHS.