We write a lot about digital health innovations, mainly because the healthcare industry is one of the most promising areas in terms of technological advance, and the one showing the most exciting use cases. In addition to blog posts that highlight such fascinating topics as mobile health for depression detection and management, mhealth for skin cancer prevention and detection, VR for cancer patients in Canada, PCI DSS compliance, and so on, we decided to create a short guide to the most interesting IT healthcare conferences. In this post, we will provide brief overviews of the top 10 conferences in 2020 that will take place in different parts of the world, from March to September. Find the one that interests you most, and come to find like-minded people, attain new clients, promote your company, learn about technological development in healthcare, current IT trends and future perspectives.
Digital Health Rewired
3-4 March
London Olympia, UK
Connecting current health leaders and the most exciting startups with the best in disruptive digital health, Digital Health Rewired has a lot on offer. Sections of the show include digital transformation theatre, clinical software theatre, CCIO and CIO theatre, shared care theatre, AI & analytics theatre, cloud and mobile theatre, and interoperability theatre.
The programme is made up of more than 50 exciting digital health topics that will be presented by 43 speakers.
Future Health
17-18 March
ExСel London, UK
One more conference to be held in the UK has an educational purpose, delivering a world-class learning programme that features cutting edge content presented by solution providers, government officials, industry experts, policymakers and innovators. There will be 39 speakers presenting valuable information at 3 stages: Main Stage, ORCHA Health App Zone, and Innovator Theatre.
Trends, analysis, healthcare infrastructure, new initiatives, ground-breaking solutions and the complexities of adoption and implementation will be discussed at the main stage, while Innovation stage is going to be focused on showcasing the most innovative products, services and solutions.
MedtecLIVE
31 March – 2 April 2020
Nurnberg, Germany
Skillfully managed by two leading exhibition organizers — Medtec Europe and MT-CONNECT — MedtecLIVE is the European trade fair for medical technology. The event aims to link all players in the medical technology industry and provides an opportunity to acquire practice-oriented knowledge in the lecture areas, as well as engage in networking activities in the B2B event „Partnering“.
The event’s programme includes summit congress, exhibition forum, innovation marketplace, guided tours, partnering event. More than 50 speakers from such companies and institutions as Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare, IBM Watson Center, MDC medical device certification, Technical University Munich, and others are going to share their latest insights.
The MedTech Forum & The Global MedTech Compliance Conference
25-27 May 2020
Berlin, Germany
The key event in European medical and technology industry — the MedTech Forum — brings together industry leaders, leading innovators and investors with the aim to discuss future opportunities in the medical technology sector. Last year, it was the first time when the MedTech Forum started touring Europe and integrated the Global MedTech Compliance Conference (GMTCC) in Paris. This year, the event will take place in Berlin, offering the opportunity to learn from top-level speakers and to benefit from the unique networking opportunities.
HIMSS & HEALTH 2.0 European Conference
26-28 May 2020
Helsinki, Finland
Innovation, exciting learning and unmatchable networking opportunities — it’s all about HIMSS & HEALTH. More than 3000 healthcare leaders, more than 200 speakers, entrepreneurs and investors will meet to discuss and share real best practices, to learn new skills, and, for sure, see some of the technologies that are making a positive difference to patients today. Workshops, sessions, demos and pitching opportunities which all address the hottest topics in eHealth — visitors will be able to enjoy all of these under one roof.
The key topics will include productive and healthy ageing, prevention and wellbeing, community-based care, data analytics for improved clinical and financial outcomes, physician burnout, mental health, workforce development, etc.
MedForce
9-10 June 2020
Berlin, Germany
One of the most exciting events for marketers working within the healthcare industry — MedForce — is going to host more than 200 MedTech companies. Representatives of these companies will share their experience and give advice on the best working strategies aimed at increasing ROI. The main focus — data analytics. Visit the conference to learn how to use it in the most effective manner.
Digital Healthcare Show
24-25 June 2020
ExCel London, UK
The double award-winning event — Digital Healthcare Show — welcomes 6,000 attendees, 200 suppliers to the health and care sector, and 400 expert speakers and sector leaders. The show offers nearly 90 hours of exceptional education, myth-busting, inspirational collaborative case-studies, and digital health insights — all aimed at showing how to improve services and patient experience through digital transformation.
Intelligent Health AI
9-10 September 2020
Switzerland
This one of its kind CPD-accredited summits is purely focused on AI, bringing together the brightest AI brains: 3500 delegates including 2000 clinicians, technologists and C-Suite executives. The conference sets a goal to highlight the benefits of AI in healthcare, disclosing such important topics as prevention of healthcare problems, improvement of human health, AI coding, social and behavioural determinants of health, ethics and AI for global health. Talks, debates, tech insights, coding practice — Intelligent Health AI has them all.
Medical Technology Ireland Expo and Conference
23-24 September 2020
Ireland
The event gathers 00+ companies, and 25,000 employees, who are passionate about serving medical industry sub-segments including orthopaedics, drug delivery, and audiology. High precision custom mechanical components, gears, gearboxes, instruments, and assemblies used in a variety of medical device applications — these and more will be displayed for the event’s visitors, FOR FREE.
HETT – Healthcare Excellence Through Technology
29-30 September 2020
ExCel London, UK
The UK’s brilliant health tech and digital health event aim at increasing the mindful adoption of technological solutions and promoting investments into the digital health revolution. More than 140 exhibitors of the event will showcase world-leading technologies and solutions for about 4,000 attendees, including operational and clinical leadership and buyers from all across the UK. The agenda of the event is comprised of hundreds of face-to-face meetings onsite, endless networking and learning opportunities, and interactive features — all available in one space, under one roof.
