THE NHS INNOVATION INCUBATOR:
BRING YOUR AI CONCEPT TO LIFE

AI has the power and potential to transform the NHS. This hackathon-inspired workshop will give you the opportunity to collaborate with your NHS peers and industry experts to develop your best ideas for AI.

We are thrilled to host this session at the home of the 2024 Smarter Working Live (AI Category) winner. By immersing attendees in a space that epitomises success, we aim to inspire collaborative thinking and accelerate the adoption of AI-driven solutions across healthcare organisations.

Thursday 23rd January 2025 | 10:00 to 16:00
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
UHCW Innovation Hub, Clinical Sciences Building (2nd Floor)
Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX

SUMMARY

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WHETHER YOUR AIM IS TO STREAMLINE OPERATIONS OR ENHANCE PATIENT EXPERIENCE, YOU’LL GET THE TIME, SPACE AND EXPERT SUPPORT TO DEVELOP AND ACCELERATE YOUR INNOVATIVE IDEAS.

Thursday 23rd January 2025 10:00 to 16:00
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
UHCW Innovation Hub, Clinical Sciences Building (2nd Floor)
Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX

This hackathon-inspired GovNews workshop, in partnership with IBM Client Engineering and Bytes Healthcare, will give you the opportunity to lead the development of responsible AI in the NHS.

You’ll work in teams, identifying areas to harness AI and hybrid cloud technologies, co-developing and testing solutions to address common healthcare challenges.

AGENDA

Stuart Tomlinson
Bytes Technical Account Manager (Public Sector)

David Bibbs
Managing Director, Technology - UK Healthcare
IBM

SESSION FACILITATORS

Mark Blanchard
Director at GovNews

OUR PANEL

Simon Pizzey
Associate Director of Strategy & Partnerships at University Hospitals of Leicester

Ade Odunlade
Chief Operating Officer at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Georgia Kontosorou
Maternity Digital Programme Delivery Manager at NHS North West London Integrated Care Board

Helen Mather
Associate Director integration & transformation at Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board

Francesca Markland
Senior Programme Manager at NHS England

Penny Kechagioglou
Chief Clinical Informatics Officer and Deputy Chief Marketing Officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Bahadar Bhatia
Consultant Medical Physicist at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Clare Green
Digital Transformation Director at NHS South, Central & West

Sarah Yusuf
Group Director of Imaging at Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust

Jeremy Tong
Chief Medical Information Officer at the University Hospitals of Leicester

Matthew Jordan-Boyd
Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at NHS Counter Fraud Authority

Will Goodwin
Regional Director of Digital Transformation at NHS England

Thanushan Sivam
Cyber Security Analyst at NHS Hertfordshire Bedfordshire & Luton ICT Services

John McGhie
Head of Collaboration Services at NHS England

Nicola Saunders
Head of Resourcing at NHS South West London Recruitment Hub

Alison Newcomb-Ferreday
Associate Director of People at
University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire

The most promising ideas will be refined and taken forward into minimum viable product (MVP), enabling rapid prototyping and real-world validation to accelerate innovation within the NHS.

Not only will you broaden your understanding of this very important topic, but you’ll be part of a new community of other thought leaders in the NHS, with opportunities for collaboration and mutual support.

Karin Jane Turner
Digital Implementation Lead at Homerton Hospital University Trust

Daniel Hayes
Director of Performance & Informatics at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire

Michael Litterick
Head of Architecture at NHS Property Services

Michelle Norcup
Information Governance Manager at Black Country Integrated Care Board

Gerrard Hartland
Deputy Head of Internal Communications at NHS Blood and Transplant

Shakeel Duberia
Drug Dictionary Analyst at University Hospital Birmingham

Phil Lowes
Enterprise Systems Specialist at NHS Leicestershire Health Informatics Service

Chris Clark
Head of analytical development at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire

Nabil Jamshed
Director of Corporate Governance at North London NHS Foundation Trust

Vanya Rogers
Head of External Communications at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

Pete Kendal
Head of Digital Systems at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Murali Chidambaram Veerabahu
Consultant Acute Physician & Deputy Chief of Medicine at the Dudley Group Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust