Three NHS CEOs confirmed as Rewired 2026 speakers
Three NHS university trust chief executives who are betting big on digital have been confirmed as Digital Health Rewired 2026 speakers.
Professor Andy Hardy, chief executive at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, will discuss the aspirations, challenges and progress of making one of the largest tertiary acute trusts in the country ‘data-led, operationally delivered’.
Siobhan Harrington, chief executive at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, will keynote with Beverley Bryant, NHS chief digital officer for Dorset Providers, on leading digital transformation.
Jonathan Brotherton, chief executive at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, will share his experiences in leading the trust’s digital initiatives for safer care and improved patient outcomes.
The announcement follows several previous speaker announced, including Professor Alastair Denniston, professor of regulatory science and innovation and honorary consultant ophthalmologist at the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Jessica Morley, postdoctoral research associate in the Digital Ethics Centre at Yale University, and Dr Joe Zhang, head of data science at London AI Centre and Secure Data Environment, are also returning to the Rewired stage.
The chairs of the three Digital Health Networks advisory panels – Hayley Grafton, Amy Freeman and Penny Kechagioglou, have also been confirmed as keynotes for next year’s conference.
Attendees can now take a first look at the stages, inspiring sessions, and early keynotes shaping the Rewired 2026 programme on the agenda-at-a-glance. All confirmed speakers so far can be viewed here.
Book your place to hear these CEOs offer invaluable perspectives on the digital challenges facing NHS providers, the successes emerging across their organisations, and their plans for the future of digitally enabled care.
Digital Health Rewired 2026 is the UK’s leading digital health conference. The event takes place on 24-25 March at the Birmingham NEC.
The co-headline sponsors for Rewired26 are The Access Group and Optum, who also sponsor the Integrated Care and Digital Transformation stages respectively.
Book your place now to attend Rewired26. Free for NHS, public sector, charities, research and education. Commercial tickets start from £769+VAT.
