AI in the NHS 2026

2026 is set to be a pivotal year for AI in the NHS, with important national strategies and regulatory reforms expected that will impact what kinds of technologies get used and how the health service adopts and oversees them.

But turning the vision of an AI-enabled health system into reality won’t be straightforward. Our third annual AI event will bring together stakeholders from across the NHS, government, industry, academia and the charity sector to consider how the NHS can responsibly, safely and effectively implement AI at scale.

This full day event will explore how to:

• translate national strategy into real-world implementation
• evaluate and scale AI tools rapidly, safely and effectively
• build trust among clinicians, patients and the public
• support the workforce through technological transformation
• learn from leading international health systems already using AI at scale.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Dr Joseph Alderman, Postdoctoral Researcher in AI and Digital Health, University of Birmingham 
• Brian Anderson, Chief Executive, Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)
• Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite, Chief Executive, HealthAI
• Wonchul Cha, Chief Information Officer, Samsung Medical Centre, Korea
• Dr Jennifer Dixon DBE, Chief Executive, The Health Foundation
• Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, Director, THIS Institute
• Saira Ghafur, Digital Health Lead, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial and Co-Founder & CMO, Prova Health
• Bob Klaber, Director of Strategy, Research & Innovation, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
• Davina Lim, Director, Future Systems & Innovation, Ministry of Health, Singapore
• Ed Middleton, Interim Director of Strategy, MHRA
• Madhumita Murgia, AI Editor, Financial Times
• Micky Tripathi, Chief AI implementation officer, Mayo Clinic
• Anna Thomas, Founding Director, Institute for the Future of Work