ICT&health World Conference 2026

The healthcare transformation is accelerating, and nowhere will this become more tangible than at the ICT&health World Conference 2026. From January 27 to 29, we open the doors of MECC Maastricht for a three-day (inter)national conference, bringing together the most influential policymakers, administrators, healthcare professionals, innovators and tech experts.

With a program that goes beyond vision alone, we bring relevant innovations to life. From applicable technology to innovative care models, we empower healthcare professionals and connect ecosystem leaders to achieve real breakthroughs together.

The question is not whether healthcare will change, but how quickly you will catch on. Don't miss this.

From vision to impact: building tomorrow's care together

The future of healthcare requires more than innovation alone. It requires vision, coordination and structural action. The ICT&health World Conference 2026 is the European and international platform for care transformation. Here, professionals, policy makers, administrators, regulators, researchers, startups and investors from all sectors and countries come together to set a course towards a future-proof healthcare.

The Netherlands plays a key role in this within Europe. With progressive policies around data, digital ethics and interoperability, our country is setting the tone for tomorrow's healthcare. Think of initiatives such as the European Health Data Space, new funding models and international standards. But transformation does not stop at national borders. That is why the ICT&health World Conference 2026 is more than just a European conference. It is an open, international platform where collaboration across borders leads to sustainable impact, shared innovation and structural change.

Three days of Maastricht will be the center of strategic dialogue, practice-based solutions and cross-border collaboration.

What makes this conference different

Health care faces systemic challenges: aging, staff shortages, digital acceleration and increasing complexity. Point solutions and isolated pilots are no longer enough. The sector needs an integrated approach in which policy, funding, regulation, implementation and innovation reinforce each other.

That's what makes ICT&health 2026 unique. No silos, no speculation. This is where ethical AI and diagnostics become tangible practice. This is where public funding and private implementation meet. This is where collaboration grows into concrete progress that makes a difference for patients and professionals.

What to expect

More than 150 sessions - keynotes, deep-dives and live demonstrations - with speakers from policy, practice, science and industry. For three days, you'll experience how vision and technology are coming together in solutions that are changing healthcare today.

Topics that take center stage:

• The Netherlands and Europe's leading role in care transformation, data policy and digital ethics, in collaboration with international partners.
• Smart applications in radiology, surgery, digital pathology, elderly care and remote care.
• Proven solutions in AI, value-driven care and digital infrastructure.
• Strategic sessions on governance, financing, procurement and regulation.
• Human resource shortages, digital skills and smarter working: answers to the biggest real-world challenges.
• International collaboration and policy impact: from European Health Data Space to global standards.
• Presenting the ICT&health Award 2026: crowning groundbreaking and impactful developments.

And this is just the beginning.

For whom is this conference intended?

For everyone who has responsibility for the future of healthcare. Whether you are an administrator, nurse, medical specialist, policy maker, tech developer, IT professional, researcher or civil servant - if you are working on better care, you have come to the right place. The conference will give you new insights into your field, practical tools for implementation and direct access to the people who matter.

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