Nelson Advisors invited to Chair the HealthTech M&A session at the Healthcare Summit 2026

Nelson Advisors has been  invited to Chair the HealthTech M&A session at the Healthcare Summit  2026.

Source: https://healthcare-summit.co.uk/2026/2026-agenda?&sortby=customfield_2627%20asc&filters.STREAM=health-tech&searchgroup=FF9589DB-agenda-2026

On Tuesday 22nd September 2026, the Business Design Centre in Islington will once again become the meeting point for the UK's healthcare economy as the Healthcare Summit returns to London. Produced by Nexus Media Group in partnership with HealthInvestor UK and Caring Times, the one-day event has established itself as one of the most significant fixtures in the sector's calendar, drawing together the operators who deliver care, the investors who fund it, and the advisors who shape its transactions.
The scale of the summit reflects the breadth of the market it serves. 

Around 1,000 attendees are expected through the doors between 9am and 5pm, alongside some 30 exhibitors and a programme featuring roughly 60 speakers. Attendance is free for providers, meaning care and healthcare professionals working across the NHS, local authorities and private care settings can access the full programme at no cost — a deliberate move to keep frontline operators at the heart of the conversation rather than pricing them out of it.

What distinguishes the Healthcare Summit from more generalist conferences is its structure. Rather than a single plenary track, the day is divided into specialist streams, each targeting a distinct constituency within the healthcare ecosystem. A CFO stream addresses financial management and the operational pressures facing finance leaders; a CTO stream tackles digital health and the technology agenda; and dedicated streams cover dental, social care, complex care and healthcare property. A "public to private" stream examines one of the defining dynamics of the current market — the shifting boundary between NHS provision and independent-sector delivery.

The speaker roster underlines the event's convening power. Chief executives from some of the UK's largest healthcare operators, including Nuffield Health, Priory Group and Barchester Healthcare — share the platform with investment managers, legal experts and innovators spanning dental, mental health, social care and medical technology. For delegates, that mix creates rare opportunities: an operator can hear directly from the capital providers assessing their sector, while investors gain unfiltered insight into the realities of running services under regulatory and workforce pressure.

For anyone operating in, investing in or advising the UK healthcare sector, the Healthcare Summit on 22nd September offers a concentrated, efficient snapshot of where the market stands and where it is heading next. Registration details are available at healthcare-summit.co.uk

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