The King's Fund annual conference 2026
The King's Fund annual conference 2026 takes place on 17–18 November 2026 at The King's Fund, London. It is organised by The King's Fund, and B2DB lists 70 speakers and 20 sessions announced so far.
The King's Fund annual conference 2026, held over two days on 17-18 November at The King's Fund in London, brings together leaders from health and social care, government and beyond to consider what good health for all by 2040 would mean and what is needed to achieve it. Drawing on the Good health for all: reimagining the welfare state project, it combines plenaries, panel discussions, case studies and interactive workshops. Day one looks ahead to the future of health and care, and day two focuses on how to get there.
Key facts
| Dates | 17–18 November 2026 (upcoming) |
|---|---|
| Venue | The King's Fund, London, United Kingdom |
| Organiser | The King's Fund |
| Series | The King's Fund Annual Conference |
| Speakers | 70 |
| Sessions | 20 |
| Stages | Do, Be challenged, Learn |
| Sponsors | 3 |
| Official site | kingsfund.org.uk/events/annual-conference |
Keynote speakers
- Sarah Woolnough Chief Executive Officer, The King's Fund
- Pedro Delgado Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Who is speaking at The King's Fund annual conference 2026?
70 speakers. Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.
- Sarah Woolnough Chief Executive Officer, The King's Fund
- Pritesh Mistry Fellow (Digital Technologies), The King's Fund
- Dominique Allwood Chief Executive Officer, Imperial College Health Partners
- Siva Anandaciva Director of Policy, Events, and Partnerships, The King's Fund
- Deborah Fenney Policy Fellow (maternity Cover), The King's Fund
- Lillie Wenzel Fellow, The King's Fund
- Luca Tiratelli Senior Researcher, The King's Fund
- Steph Kleynhans Head of Responsive Policy and Public Affairs (Maternity Cover), The King's Fund
- Kathryn Perera Associate, Cultivating Leadership
- Deborah Rozansky Director of Policy, Research and Information, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Ruth Robertson Learning Partner: Prevention Demonstrator (secondment), Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Chris Branson Senior Associate, The King's Fund
- Beccy Baird Senior Fellow in Health Policy, The King's Fund
- Danielle Jefferies Senior Analyst, The King's Fund
- Alex Baylis Assistant Director of Policy, The King's Fund
- Suzie Bailey Director of Leadership and Organisational Development, The King's Fund
- Maria Koufali Life Sciences Industry Director, NIHR
- Nick Davies Director, Public Services, Institute for Government
- Andy Wilkins Founder, FUTURE OF HEALTH
- Katharine Jenner Executive Director, Obesity Health Alliance
- Mubasshir Ajaz Head of Health and Communities, West Midlands Combined Authority
- Basirat Sadiq Chief Executive Officer and Place Based Leader, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Ahmed Moussa Country Lead, Sanofi
- Amy Gandon Associate Fellow, IPPR
- Anita Charlesworth Co-chair National Cancer Board, Department of Health and Social Care
- Kim Shutler Chief Executive Officer, The Cellar Trust
- Simon Bottery Senior Fellow, Social Care, The King's Fund
- William Pett Interim Director of Policy & External Affairs, Healthwatch England
- Dr Simon Kaye Director of Policy and Research, Re:State
- Joseph R. Betancourt President, The Commonwealth Fund
- Marie Brousseau-Navarro Deputy Commissioner and Director for Health, The Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
- Khalil Asmar Vice President Cardiometabolic Health - Northern Europe, Eli Lilly and Company
- Jeremy Cox Leadership & OD, The King's Fund
- Melanie Ivarsson Chief Executive Officer, Health Data Research Service
- Dr Will Stronge Chief Executive, The Autonomy Institute
- Simon Newitt Senior Consultant, The King's Fund
- Colette Marshall Chief Executive, Diabetes UK
- Nick Meade Chief Executive, Genetic Alliance UK
- Dawn Haywood Chief Executive Officer, Windsor Academy Trust
- Dr Zoe Norris Chief Executive Officer, Humberside LMC
- Jo Vigor Assistant Director, Leadership and Organisational Development, The King's Fund
- Dr Paul Ch'en Co-Founder & Co-Host, Perflow
- Claire Fisher Chief Executive Officer, ENCOMPASS SOUTHWEST
- Pedro Delgado Vice President, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
- Binu Cherian Chief Operating Officer, Surrey Downs Health and Care
- David Stadelman Expert by experience
- Dr Ellie Chowns Green Party MP for North Herefordshire; Member, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Adult Social Care
- Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst Conservative MP and Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care)
- Evert J. van Asselt Counsellor for Health, Welfare and Sport, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the UK
- Glyn Butcher Citizen Network Ambassador and Peer Support Champion
- Helen Morgan Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire; Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
- Hugh Montgomery Professor of Intensive Care Medicine; Co-Chair, Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, University College London
- James Bullion CBE Social Care Reform Policy Lead and Improvement Adviser
- Julia Worthington Integrated Neighbourhood Lead for Trafford, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Laura Purandare Deputy Director, Research and Development, University Hospital Southampton, NHS Foundation Trust
- Lauren Bowes Byatt Director, Healthy Life Mission, NESTA
- Mike Bell Chair, West and North London Integrated Care Board & Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
- Paul Corrigan Non-executive Director, NHS England
- Professor Becky Francis CBE Chief Executive Officer, The Education Endowment Foundation
- Professor Bobby Duffy Professor of Public Policy and Director of The Policy Institute, King's College London
- Professor Joanne Martin CBE Deputy Vice Principal Health, Queen Mary University of London
- Rt Hon Caroline Flint Chair, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Rukshana Kapasi OBE Chair; Strategic Health Advisor, Barnardo's, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Sara Hazzard Co-chair of the Community Rehabilitation Alliance and Leadership Group for Strategic Communications, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Sophie Burke Graduate Management Trainee
- The Rt Hon Dame Patricia Hewitt DBE
- Thomas Maloney Programme Director Health and Care, Trafford Council & NHS Greater Manchester - Trafford
- Veena Raleigh Senior Fellow, The King's Fund
- Dr Fari Ahmad GP Partner, Neighbourhood CD, Wilmslow Health Centre
- Professor Oonagh Smyth CBE Chief Executive Officer, Skills for Care
What's on the agenda at The King's Fund annual conference 2026?
20 sessions.
Day 1 — Tuesday 17 November 2026
- Breakfast session: Making neighbourhood health everyone's business: using the whole workforce to deliver better community care 08:45–09:45 — Kathryn Perera, Binu Cherian, David Stadelman, Julia Worthington +2 more
- Session one: The future is now 10:00–11:15 — Suzie Bailey, Dr Zoe Norris, Claire Fisher, Pedro Delgado +2 more
- Session 2C: Do – the future of work: are we ready for what’s coming? 11:40–12:35 · Do — Alex Baylis, Jeremy Cox, Jo Vigor, Professor Joanne Martin CBE
- Session 2A: Be challenged – are we moving too fast to make change stick? 11:40–12:35 · Be challenged — Ruth Robertson, Amy Gandon, William Pett
- Session 2B: Learn – Rewiring the state: what does devolution mean for health? 11:40–12:35 · Learn — Luca Tiratelli, Dr Simon Kaye
- Session 3: Good health for all – Reimagining the welfare state: what it would take? 13:35–14:25 — Deborah Fenney, Steph Kleynhans, Dr Will Stronge, Dr Paul Ch'en +1 more
- Session 4B: Sorting out social care 14:35–15:35 — Deborah Rozansky, Simon Bottery, James Bullion CBE, The Rt Hon Dame Patricia Hewitt DBE
- Session 4C: Do – more human, less machine: supporting leaders to harness digital innovation and artificial intelligence 14:35–15:35 · Do — Pritesh Mistry, Simon Newitt
- Session 4A: Be challenged – health in 2040: are we preparing for the right future? 14:35–15:35 · Be challenged — Danielle Jefferies, Andy Wilkins, Marie Brousseau-Navarro, Colette Marshall +1 more
- Session five: Shaping the future of health and care 16:00–17:00 — Siva Anandaciva, Anita Charlesworth, Professor Bobby Duffy
Day 2 — Wednesday 18 November 2026
- Breakfast session: Not one small step: Delivering the obesity moonshot 08:45–09:45 — Katharine Jenner, Mubasshir Ajaz, Khalil Asmar, Lauren Bowes Byatt
- Session 1: Can we afford the future of health and care? 10:00–11:00 — Sarah Woolnough, Dr Ellie Chowns, Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst, Helen Morgan
- Session 2: Keynote address 11:00–11:40 — Sarah Woolnough
- Session 3C: From insight to impact: how do we make data, AI and research work for people 12:10–13:10 — Pritesh Mistry, Maria Koufali, Ahmed Moussa, Melanie Ivarsson +2 more
- Session 3A: Be challenged – reducing health inequalities: are we serious about learning from the past? 12:10–13:10 · Be challenged — Nick Davies, Mubasshir Ajaz, Rt Hon Caroline Flint, Veena Raleigh
- Session 3B: Learn - What ‘works’ operationally in health to bring about change and what can be learnt from other sectors? 12:10–13:10 · Learn — Dominique Allwood, Dawn Haywood, Paul Corrigan, Professor Becky Francis CBE +1 more
- Session 4C: Do – tackling childhood obesity: exploring shared responsibility in action 14:20–15:25 · Do — Lillie Wenzel, Rukshana Kapasi OBE
- Session 4B: Learn - unleashing the power of neighbourhood health: how do we stop ‘doing to’ people and start working with communities? 14:20–15:25 · Learn — Beccy Baird, Basirat Sadiq, Kim Shutler, Glyn Butcher +1 more
- Session 4A: Be challenged – what should the future of patient voice and feedback look like? 14:20–15:25 · Be challenged — Chris Branson
- Session 5: Are we being bold enough in how we think about the future of health and care? 15:55–17:00 — Siva Anandaciva, Steph Kleynhans, Basirat Sadiq, Joseph R. Betancourt
Who is organising and sponsoring The King's Fund annual conference 2026?
Organiser (1)
Sponsors (3)
Sanofi · Eli Lilly and Company · Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Exhibitors (5)
Urgo Medical · The Wellbeing Collective · Diligent + BoardEffect · Gambling Therapy · Clinical Partners
Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.