Build the healthcare of tomorrow
Healthcare transformation is accelerating, and nowhere is that more tangible than at the ICT&health World Conference 2026. From 27 to 29 January, we open the doors of MECC Maastricht for a three-day (inter)national conference where the most influential policymakers, executives, healthcare professionals, innovators, and tech experts come together.
With a programme that goes beyond vision alone, we bring relevant innovations to life. From applicable technology to new care models: we strengthen the role of healthcare professionals and connect leading players across the ecosystem to achieve real breakthroughs together.
The question is not if healthcare will change, but how fast you’ll join in. Don’t miss this.
From vision to impact: building the healthcare of tomorrow together
The future of healthcare requires more than innovation. It requires vision, coordination, and structural action. The ICT&health World Conference is the European platform for healthcare transformation, bringing together professionals, policymakers, executives, supervisors, researchers, startups, and investors across all sectors and countries.
Europe plays a leading role in data policy and digital ethics—in close cooperation with international partners—and is helping shape the healthcare of tomorrow. From the European Health Data Space to new reimbursement models and interoperability standards, Europe delivers scalable and responsible solutions aligned with global needs. Yet transformation is more than a regional ambition. That is why ICT&health 2026 is not only a European, but also an open and international platform—where cross-border collaboration leads to sustainable impact, shared innovation, and structural change.
For three days, Maastricht will be the centre of strategic dialogue, practical solutions, and international collaboration in healthcare.
What makes this conference different
We are facing system-level challenges: ageing populations, staff shortages, digital acceleration, and growing complexity. Point solutions and pilots are no longer enough. Healthcare needs an integrated approach where policy, financing, regulation, implementation, and innovation reinforce one another.
That is what sets ICT&health 2026 apart. No silos. No speculation. Here ethical AI meets diagnostics. Here public funding meets private implementation. Here cross-border collaboration becomes tangible progress.
What to expect
More than 150 sessions—keynotes, deep-dives, and demonstrations—with speakers from policy, practice, science, and industry. Topics include:
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Europe’s leading role in data policy and digital ethics—in close cooperation with international partners.
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Applications in radiology, robotics, digital pathology, and remote care.
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Proven solutions in AI, value-based care, and digital infrastructure.
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Tracks for all levels of care: from general practice and elderly care to academic medical centres.
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Strategic sessions on governance, financing, procurement, and regulation.
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Live demonstrations of technologies that are already transforming healthcare today.
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An international hackathon led by nursing innovator Rebecca Love, where teams work on shared challenges.
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The ICT&health Award 2026—recognising groundbreaking, high-impact healthcare innovation.
And this is only the beginning!
Who is this conference for?
For everyone who carries responsibility for the future of healthcare. Whether you are an executive, nurse, physician, policymaker, tech developer, IT professional, researcher, or civil servant—if you work on better healthcare, you are in the right place here. This conference offers you new insights within your field, practical tools, and direct access to the people who matter.