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voice and leadership as we build the national healthcare estate of the future. “I’m extremely grateful to everyone who has contributed
their time, energy and expertise to help make Healthcare Estates such a rich and valuable experience for our sector – our speakers and exhibitors, our sponsors and supporters, our fantastic Conference Committee, and everyone who took time out of their busy schedule to submit a presentation proposal or an Awards entry.” He added, “I would urge anyone working in healthcare engineering, estates or facilities to be part of it – not only for personal development, but to help raise the national profile of our profession. By showing the strength, energy and collaborative spirit of our community, we demonstrate just how essential our work is to the future of healthcare in the UK.”
Expert keynote sessions The keynote sessions at Healthcare Estates are open to all attendees and set the tone for the entire event. Delivered by high-profile thought leaders, these sessions provide strategic insight, provoke discussion, and inspire action across the NHS estate, built environment and healthcare infrastructure sectors. Each session includes live Q&A, allowing attendees to put their questions to speakers in real time through a simple online platform accessible on any mobile device.
n Day 1 The opening keynote session at Healthcare Estates 2025 brings together senior estates leaders from England, Scotland and Wales to immediately immerse the audience in the event’s central them – ‘Prevention is better than cure’. Chaired by IHEEM CEO Pete Sellars, this session features Simon Corben, Director and Head of Profession, NHS Estates and Facilities, NHS England, Stuart Douglas, Director, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Specialist Estates Services, and Eddie McLaughlan, former Assistant Director of Health Facilities, NHS National Services Scotland. The panel will share their candid reflections on where the delivery of Estates Management and Engineering services has gone wrong, the lessons learned, and how those experiences can shape better practice for the future. As a proud supporter of the ‘Innovation in Wellbeing and Healthcare Engineering’ award at the Big Bang Fair 2025 – the UK’s largest celebration of STEM for young people – IHEEM is using the midday keynote session to showcase its ongoing commitment to inspire the next generation of engineers. This session features presentations from Vaishnavi Rudra and Aaron Lord, National Big Bang Fair award winners, who will discuss their ideas and achievements with the audience. Ir Prof P L Yeun will close the session highlighting IHEEM’s international opportunities to engage with the IFH (International Federation of Healthcare Engineers). Digital technology and innovation are on the agenda
for the early afternoon keynote on Day 1. Our speakers are Dr Carl-Magnus von Behr, Director at
innex.ai, an industrial engineer specialising in interdisciplinary problem-solving within the built environment, and David Evans, Global Segment Director for Healthcare at Schneider Electric, a leading voice internationally on smart building solutions for the public estate. The Day 1 keynote programme concludes with a session featuring two leading experts in public sector energy infrastructure: Mary Aladegbola, Senior Net Zero Technical Energy Lead, NHS England – a Chartered Energy manager who adopts a visionary approach to scale the pace of decarbonisation in large public sector organisations, and Clive Nattrass, Programme Manager, NHPower – a leading energy performance enabler for the NHS who founded the Carbon and Energy Fund.
n Day 2 Day 2 of the event begins with a panel of leaders from the New Hospital programme and NHS England on the key theme of Strategic Health & Social Care Planning. The panel features: Natalie Forrest, Chief Operating Officer, New Hospital Programme; Rick Lennard, Commercial Director, New Hospital Programme; Doug Baldock, Technical Services Director, New Hospital Programme; and Matt Ward, National Strategy Director, NHS England. Our keynote panel for the pre-lunch session on 22 October features experts on governance, assurance and compliance, including Brian Clark, Chief Executive, Just Contract Management, Anisha Mayor, Director – UK Head of Healthcare, WSP, and Steve Lawley, IHEEM West Midlands Branch Chair. The panel will address, amongst other key topics, PFI handback. Taking place at 2pm on Wednesday 22 October is a
thought-provoking and candid discussion on the evolution of the NHS Estates and Engineering workforce entitled, ‘NHS England - Engineering the future – Workforce, leadership, and innovation in NHS Estates’. In this session, Simon Corben, Director and Head
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