Festival of Digital Health

South West England and Wales

Join us for a week-long celebration of Digital Health!

The Festival of Digital Health will be a dynamic week of events, showcasing how digital technologies are transforming the way we think about, deliver, and experience health and care.

Whether you’re a digital health professional, a healthcare provider, a researcher, a tech enthusiast, or simply curious about how technology is shaping the future of care — this festival is for you.

What to expect:

  • In-depth panels featuring thought leaders and changemakers
  • Film screening of GATTACA with Bristol Film Festival featuring expert Q&A and networking
  • Cross-sector networking for ECRs, innovators and professionals
  • Interactive workshops getting hands-on with digital health tools, research methods, and co-designing solutions to health and care challenges
  • Symposium & Leadership Summit connecting regional and national leaders in digital health research and policy

Come, connect, and be part of shaping a healthier tomorrow for the South West and Wales.

The full programme will be published and open for bookings very soon, but click through the tabs below for a brief overview of the events in each city happening throughout the week.

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Key information

📆 Dates:

Full programme and booking information – early May
Festival – Monday 30 June – Friday 4 July

📍Locations:

A force for good or evil – can AI really make us healthier and happier?
Thursday 3 July

An evening event including:

  • Talks, posters and interactive exhibits
  • A live debate
  • Audience opinion polling and a chance to test whether your views have been influenced
  • Opening Symposium with Research Showcase and Leadership Summit on Monday 30 June
  • Extended Digital Health Seminar Series event
  • Co-Design for Digital Health – an all-day event on Tuesday 2 July at UWE Bristol in partnership with Health Innovation West of England
  • Health technology as a force for all: Diversity and inclusion in health data and innovation – an in-person panel session in partnership lead by HDR UK
  • A screening of Gattaca in partnership with Bristol Film Festival
  • Workshops including Interpreting Artificial Intelligence solutions for healthcare and A Crash Course on HCI in Digital Health

Cardiff University: Festival of Digital Health
Wednesday 3 July

An afternoon of events at the Sbarc | Spark building on Wednesday 2 July including:

  • Talks from invited speakers working in social care, digital pathologies and mathematical modelling from across Wales
  • Panel discussions with industry members
  • PhD showcase lightning talks

 

Shaping the Future of Health: Where Innovation Meets Sustainability
Thursday 3 July

An in-person showcase, hosted by the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Sustainable Innovation, including:

  • Interactive exhibitions – Explore live demos of the latest HealthTech innovations
  • Inspiring talks & panels – Hear from researchers, clinicians, and patients driving change
  • Hands-on workshops – Take a closer look at emerging digital health solutions in real time
  • Have your say hub – Share your thoughts at feedback stations and help shape future research