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: 9:00 – 17:30
Location: Royal Society of Medicine
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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.
THE AGENDA
9.00am Registration & Networking
10.00 Welcome – Sally Edgington, AXREM Chief Executive Officer and introduction to Chris Sleight, Conference Chair
10.05 Chris Sleight, Setting the scene for the day
10.10 What you need to know about today’s Generations to plan your Sustainable Workforce
10.40 Department of Health and Social Care – Policy in Practice: Enabling Innovation Across the NHS – Chris Sleight
11.10 Other Speakers:
David Lawson, Director of Medical Technology & Innovation (MedTech Strategy) and others to talk about VBP
11.30 Morning Break, Exhibition & Networking
11:50 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
12.30 NHS England Imaging Transformation: Delivering a Future-Ready Diagnostics Ecosystem Speaker: James Dennis, National Deputy Director/ Imaging Transformation Diagnostics and Transport
12.50 Lunch Break & Networking
13.45 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
14.15 Healthcare Ocean: Sustainability, Systems Thinking, and the Role of MedTech Key Note speaker: Richard Hixon, Consultant in Anaesthesia, Honorary Associate Professor, Physician Environmentalist, Designer of CPDmatch and Co-founder HealthCare Ocean
14.30 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
14.45 Afternoon Break
15.00 NHS Supply Chain & NICE – Strategic Procurement: Enabling Innovation and Sustainability in MedTech. Speakers: Antonia Marks, Director – Diagnostics, Equipment & Services, other TBC
15:25 Speaker Q&A Summary: Strategic Procurement & Innovation in MedTech
15.45 Cyber Security in a Connected Health System: Protecting
Innovation, Patients, and the NHS
16.00 Roadmap for Funding Innovation NHS Digital Diagnostics Capability team
16:20 Imaging Tomorrow – Reflections and Roadmaps Huw Shurmer’s closing summary of the day’s insights and future direction.
16:30 – 17:30 Conference close and drinks exhibition and networking
More details to follow agenda is subject to change.