Alder Hey Innovation Conference 2026

Celebrating a decade of innovation at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust and showcasing companies working in health, technology and life sciences to connect directly with us!

Friday 20th March

Institute in the park

Eaton Road, L12 2AP

Timeline

  1. Arrival, Coffee & Registration

  2. Opening & Welcome

    Dame Jo Williams – Chair at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

    John Chester – Chief Scientific Officer

  3. How to Build a Batcave 2.0

    Iain Hennessey – Clinical Director of Alder Hey Innovation

  4. Regional Innovation

    Mayor Steve Rotheram – Liverpool Metro Mayor

  5. Paediatric Open Innovation Zone Showcase

    Bringing Ideas to Life

    • Lyrebird Health
    • Haptiv8
    • Blinx Solutions
    • Medisites 360
    • Sumvivas

  6. Networking Break

  7. Working with the Local Ecosystem

    Lorna Green – Lyva Labs CEO

  8. Why Innovation is so Difficult and Fun

    Dr Matthew Bromwich – Paediatric ENT Surgeon and Director of Core Innovation at Children’s Hospital Eastern Ontario

  9. Designing Healthier Human Futures

    Betsy Smith – Executive Director of Health at IDEO

  10. Networking Lunch

  11. The Power of Parents Panel

  12. Bright Ideas for Better Health and Futures

    Dame Rachel de Souza – Children’s Commissioner for England

     

  13. Innovation School's Competition Awards

    Dr Katherine Birch – Director of the Alder Hey Academy

    Dame Rachel de Souza – Children’s Commissioner for England

  14. Putting Children First

    Fiona Ashcroft – Alder Hey Children’s Charity CEO

  15. Comfort Break

  16. National Innovation

    Tony Young – National Clinical Lead for Innovation NHS England

  17. Future of Paediatric Innovation Panel

  18. Closing remarks

Thank you to our sponsors

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