Festival of Digital Health

Join for a week-long celebration of Digital Health!

The Festival of Digital Health will be a dynamic week of events, showcasing how digital technologies are transforming the way we think about, deliver, and experience health and care.

Whether you’re a digital health professional, a healthcare provider, a researcher, a tech enthusiast, or simply curious about how technology is shaping the future of care — this festival is for you.

Monday 30 June 2025

Festival of Digital Health – LEAP Research Showcase

13:30 – 16:00
St George’s Bristol, Great George St, Bristol, BS1 5RR

Join LEAP for an engaging two-hour showcase celebrating the innovative research funded by LEAP Digital Health Hub. This event will feature a series of research talks and a poster session, providing insights into cutting-edge digital health solutions addressing regional health and social care challenges

Digital Health Leadership Summit

13:30 – 16:00
St George’s Bristol, Great George St, Bristol, BS1 5RR
This event is invitation only.

Tuesday 1 July 2025

Wednesday 2 July 2025

Early Career Pathways in Inclusive Digital Health

11:00 – 15:00
Enderby Room, Physics Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL

Bringing together early career researchers from academia, industry, healthcare, and the charity sector to explore how digital health innovation can be more inclusive, diverse, and collaborative. The programme opens with a panel discussion on Digital Health as a Force for All: Diversity and Inclusion in Health Data and Innovation, followed by a networking lunch and an interactive session looking at the challenges of starting a career in digital health research.

Festival of Digital Health Wales

13:30 – 16:30
Sbarc|Spark Building, Cardiff University, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ

Join in Cardiff for Festival of Digital Health Wales, a dynamic afternoon bringing together researchers, practitioners, technologists, and community voices to explore the future of health and care through digital transformation. Hosted in the Sbarc|Spark Building at Cardiff University, this event showcases how data-driven technologies can be paired with co-creation to address health and care challenges in Wales and beyond.

Thursday 3 July 2025

Shaping the Future of Health: Where Innovation Meets Sustainability

09:45 – 12:00
Peter Chalk Centre, University of Exeter, Stocker Rd, Exeter, EX4 4QD

Hosted by the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Sustainable Innovation, this event will bring together clinicians, innovators, academics, and patient representatives to explore and advance the South West’s role in pioneering sustainable healthcare innovation. Whether you’re a clinician, researcher, innovator, or patient representative, don’t miss this opportunity to connect, collaborate and help shape the healthcare of tomorrow.

Reimagine Ageing and Later Life in a Digitally Enabled World: A Workshop to Look to the Future

13:00 – 16:00
Enderby Room, Physics Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL

Are you ready to challenge the traditional narrative of aging and later life? Join for a thought-provoking workshop where we’ll explore new possibilities for a fulfilling and vibrant time of our lives. The workshop is open to health/care professionals working with digital technology/innovation, healthtech/health and social care industry, academics and the general public. Lead by SPARCK and St Monica Trust.

A Force for Good or Evil – Can AI Really Make Us Healthier and Happier?

17:00 – 19:30
School of Management, University of Bath, Convocation Ave, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AZ

Is AI going to make us healthier and happier? Join for an evening of interactive exhibits, panel discussions with AI experts and an opportunity to vote on whether you think AI is really going to improve the nation’s health! This event is intended for healthcare managers, healthcare professionals, academics and people working in industry.

GATTACA with LEAP: Festival of Digital Health

18:00 - 21:00
Lexus Pavilion, West MallBristol, England, BS8 4BH

A unique collaboration between Bristol Film Festival and the Festival of Digital Health for a special screening of the iconic sci-fi thriller Gattaca. Following the screening, engage with a panel of experts as they explore the real-world science behind the film’s themes, discussing the current state of predictive genetic technology, its potential, and the ethical questions it raises. This event offers a unique opportunity to bridge science fiction and science fact, providing insights into the future of using patient data to predict future health.

Friday 4 July 2025

A Crash Course on HCI in Digital Health

09:30 – 12:00
The Sheds, 65-67 Avon St, Bristol, BS2 0QH

LEAP Digital Health Hub Researchers in Residence Emily Nielsen and Matt Wragg will lead this 2 hour workshop on HCI for digital health. They’ll be unpacking what user-centred design and human-computer interaction looks like within the area of digital health.

Interpreting Artificial Intelligence Solutions for Healthcare

09:30 – 11:30
The Sheds, 65-67 Avon St, Bristol, BS2 0QH

LEAP Digital Health Hub Researchers in Residence Miquel Perello Nieto and Nawid Keshtmand will lead this 1.5 hour workshop on explainable Artificial Intelligence for critical decision making and for health care applications.