NICE Conference 2025

Venue: Hilton Manchester Deansgate, 303 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LQ.

Start: Thursday 27 Mar 2025 09:00

End: Thursday 27 Mar 2025 16:50

This event is brought to you by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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NICE is celebrating 25 years of independence, transparency and rigour which have earned it a globally respected reputation.

The NICE Conference 2025 will explore its continued commitment to deliver relevant, timely and impactful guidance. The event brings frontline staff and leaders from health and care together with the life sciences, HealthTech and digital sectors, to explore how NICE continues to transform to meet the rapidly changing needs of the system.

The NICE Conference 2025 packs 12 hours of content into just one day:

  • How is NICE maintaining its independence, transparency and rigour while also focusing on the relevance, timeliness, useability and impact of its products?
  • How NICE is helping practitioners and commissioners get the best care to people, fast, while ensuring value for the taxpayer.
  • What is the future of artificial intelligence in healthcare and what are the risks and benefits?
  • How is NICE collaborating with people, the NHS, industry and system partners to make the most of innovation while also ensuring an equitable approach to provision?
  • Practical advice on implementing NICE guidance for better outcomes and what success looks like in practice.

Speakers include:

  • Sharmila Nebhrajani OBE, Chairman, NICE
  • Dr Sam Roberts, Chief executive, NICE
  • Prof Jonathan Benger CBE, Chief medical officer, deputy chief executive, NICE
  • Prof Matthew Ashton, Director of public health, Liverpool City Council, honorary professor, Department of Public Health and Policy, University of Liverpool
  • Steve Bates OBE, Chief executive officer, BioIndustry Association
  • Paul Catchpole, Director of value and access policy, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
  • Mark Cubbon, Chief executive, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Prof Kevin Fenton CBE PhD PrFPH FRCP FFSRH (Hon), President of the Faculty of Public Health
  • Louise Knowles, Deputy director, innovation accelerator and regulatory science, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
  • Prof Manisha Kumar, Chief medical officer, NHS Greater Manchester
  • Gila Sacks, Director of medicines, Department for Health and Social Care
  • Luella Trickett, Executive director, medical devices, value and access, Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI)
  • Richard Vize, Journalist and public policy analyst and NICE Conference 2025 chair

Full list of confirmed speakers.