AXREM External Stakeholder Conference

14 October 2026, Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, London W1G 0AE

Imaging Tomorrow: Innovation, Insight, Impact

Date:14th October

Time: 9:30 – 17:00

Location: Royal Society of Medicine

Join us for this external Stakeholder conference on Wednesday 14th of October.

This event is a great opportunity to network with external stakeholders and share knowledge.

9.15am         Registration & Networking

1. 10.00am       Welcome – Sally Edgington, AXREM Chief Executive Officer and introduction to Chris Sleight, Conference Chair
2. 10.05am Chris Sleight, Setting the scene for the day
3. 10.10am       Next Gen Talk  – 10.10am Department of Health and Social Care – Policy in Practice: Enabling Innovation Across the NHS Keynote: TBC
4. 10.40am       Other Speakers: David Lawson , Director of Medical Technology & Innovation (MedTech Strategy) , others to TBC
5. 11.10am       Morning Break & Networking
6. 11.30am       NHS England Community Diagnostics Team – Closer to Home: Innovation and Integration in Community Diagnostics Keynote: TBC Other speakers: Alex Pinches, Head of CDC Programme at NHSE  Fireside chat with Chris Sleight
7. 12.00pm       NHS England Imaging Transformation: Delivering a Future-Ready Diagnostics Ecosystem Speaker: TBC
8. 12.15pm       Lunch Break & Networking
9. 13.15pm       AI in Diagnostics: From Promise to Practice – The Elephant in the Scan Room: Accelerating AI Adoption in Diagnostics Keynote speaker: Dr Christina Malamateniou, Reader/Associate Professor in Radiography, Director CRRAG Research group – City St George’s, University of London, Alan Davies , Health and care Adviser/ Consultant, AAS Limited. other speakers TBC
10. 13.45pm       Healthcare Ocean: Sustainability, Systems Thinking, and the Role of MedTech Key Note speaker: Richard Hixon (CONFIRMED), Consultant in Anaesthesia, Honorary Associate Professor, Physician Environmentalist, Designer of CPDmatch and Co-founder HealthCare Ocean
11. 14.30pm       NHS Supply Chain & NICE – Strategic Procurement: Enabling Innovation and Sustainability in MedTech Speakers:    Andrew News, Chief Executive Officer Antonia Marks, Director – Diagnostics, Equipment & Services, other speakers TBC
12. 15.15pm       Speaker Q&A Summary: Strategic Procurement & Innovation in MedTech
13. 15.50pm       Imaging Tomorrow – Reflections and Roadmaps Huw Shurmer’s closing summary of the day’s insights and future direction.
14. 16.00-17.00pm       Conference close and drinks and networking

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