Connecting data.
Accelerating care.
A two-day event bringing together more than 100 senior digital leaders, clinicians, software providers, and key opinion leaders from across the globe.
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Connecting data.
Accelerating care.
A two-day event bringing together more than 100 senior digital leaders, clinicians, software providers, and key opinion leaders from across the globe.
This event has come and gone, thank you to everyone who joined us
Want to be first in line for the next one?
Tell us you’re interested and we’ll reach out as soon as dates are set.
2
Day event
30+
Organisations
150+
Attendees
5+
Workshops
20+
Speakers
Why come to the Better Conference?
Learn from those leading change
Hear first-hand experiences from healthcare organisations that are transforming care through better use of data and technology. Discover the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from real-world digital transformation journeys across the UK and beyond.
Explore ideas shaping the future of healthcare
Gain insight into emerging trends, innovative approaches, and the latest developments in digital health. From data platforms and interoperability to AI and clinical transformation, explore the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of care.
Connect with a community of innovators
Meet healthcare leaders, clinicians, digital transformation experts, technology partners, and innovators from across the healthcare ecosystem. Exchange ideas, build relationships, and take part in meaningful conversations that inspire collaboration and drive better outcomes.
Speakers:
Božidarka Radović
Better Meds Product Director, Better
Benedikt Aichinger
Joint Managing Director, x-tention Limited
Björn Schreiweis
Head of the Medical Data Integration Center, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Daniel Schmitz
Head of Data Integration, University Medical Centre Mainz
John Meredith
Interoperability Specialist, EY
Tomasz Wojcik
Digital Transformation Lead, Speeds Healthcare
Martin Gallanders
Principal Project Manager, Digital Health & Care Wales
Better partners and conference sponsors
Agenda
Thursday
15 October 2026
09:00
Registration, morning coffee & networking
09:30
Opening of the conference & house rules
Brian Murray, Sales Director, Better UK & Ireland
09:40 – 10:00
openEHR and the future of digital health
Jordi Piera Jiménez, CEO, openEHR International
10:00 – 10:20
Better vision
Tomaž Gornik, CEO and founder, Better
10:20 – 10:40
OneLondon – What now?
Luke Readman, former Director of Digital Transformation, NHS
10:40 – 11:00
Data liberation strategy
Wim Eurlings, Director-manager, RSO Zuid-Limburg
Remko Nienhuis, Architect, RSO Zuid-Limburg
11:00 – 11:30
Break
11:30 – 12:20
Wales: Shared Medicines Record – presentation and panel
Martin Gallanders, Principal Project Manager, Digital Health & Care Wales
James Goddard, Hospital ePrescribing Lead, Digital Health & Care Wales
Amir Khalifa, Lead Pharmacist, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Robert Weller, Lead ePMA Pharmacist, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
12:20 – 12:40
Putting patients in the driving seat: transforming care planning through the UCP in the NHS App
Tomas Ince, Transformation Lead, UCP
12.40-13:00
How does EHDS transfer into IPS
Samo Drnovšek & Ian Bennett, Better
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch & networking
14:00 – 14:20
Coordinating care at a national level: the case of Slovenia
Darija Šalehar & Anže Droljc, Better
14:20 – 14:40
Ireland’s Shared Care Record: From concept to reality
John Meredith, Interoperability Specialist, EY
Jack Hennessy, Manager, EY
14:40 – 15:00
Breaking up the silos: Our journey towards a data-centric clinical application landscape
Daniel Schmitz, Head of Data Integration, University Medical Centre Mainz
15:00 – 15:20
Bringing functionality to data: University Hospital Basel’s openEHR journey
Sol Fustiñana, Clinical Data Modeller, University Hospital Basel
15:20 – 15:40
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein‘s data-centric platform approach to support patient care and research
Björn Schreiweis, Head of the Medical Data Integration Center, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
15:40 – 16:10
Innovation spotlight (sponsors’ pitches)
16:10 – 16:40
Coffee break
16:40 – 17:00
Accelerating EHR modernisation with AI
Kari-Antti Kuosa, Head of Product Development & Technology, Tieto
17:00 – 18:00
Spanish vision of EHR 3.0 – panel
Rocío Montalbán, CIO, Cantabrian Health Service
Paula García, Senior Researcher in Medical Informatics, 12 de Octubre Hospital
Isaac Cano, Senior Consultant, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, & CEO, Health Circuit
Alberto Pardo, Director of Health Unit, NFQ
18:00 – 19:00
Hotel check-in
19:30
Glass of champagne
20:00
Evening meal
Friday
16 October 2026
Breakfast
Better Platform Stage
9:00 – 9:30
Networking & coffee
9:30 – 10:00
Better Platform deep dive
Saša Popović, Better
10:00 – 10:20
400+ clinical forms in three months AFYA HIS on the Better Platform
Ricky Gunawan, Director, Daya Medika Pratama
10:20 – 10:40
AI-supported integration into Better Platform with MACH
Benedikt Aichinger, Joint Managing Director, x-tention Limited
10:40 – 11:10
Break
11:10 – 12:40
Workshop: App builder MCP
Benjamin Muhič, Ian Bennett & Charles Lake, Better
12:40 – 13:00
Innovation: AI on the platform — MCP, conversational EHR
Robert Tovornik, Innovation Lead, Better
Better Meds Stage
9:00 – 9:30
Networking & coffee
9:30 – 10:30
Better Pharmacy demo
Daniel Pugh, Better
10:30 – 10:50
Implementing ePMA in the UK Independent Healthcare Sector
Tomasz Wojcik, Digital Transformation Lead, Speeds Healthcare
10:50 – 11:15
Break
11:15 – 11:45
ePMA: Impact on medication risk and quality of care
Ann Slee, former CCIO for medicines, NHS England
11:45 – 12:05
Shaping the next generation of medicines intelligence
Amy Smith, Market Manager – Secondary care, FDB
12:05 – 12:35
Slovenian national drug registry
Božidarka Radović, Better Meds Product Director, Better & Tomislav Laptoš, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, University Medical Centre Ljubljana
12:35 – 13:00
Mobile Meds demo
Dora Žmuc, Better
13:00 – 13:30
Event wrap-up
13:30
Lunch and depart
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Continuing Professional Development
Better Conference 2026 has been designed to deliver structured learning across both days, covering clinical informatics, digital health innovation, and the future of patient data platforms. Attendance qualifies as self-directed Continuing Professional Development activity under the frameworks of the GMC, NMC, HCPC, and equivalent professional bodies. Delegates who attend the full conference may claim up to 7 CPD hours (4 hours on Day One and 3 hours on Day Two), and a personalised certificate of attendance will be issued to all delegates for inclusion in their professional portfolio or appraisal documentation.