Brighton
Brighton awaits - the hub for Healthcare Events
- UK & EU buyers
- 1-4 July 2026
- United Kingdom
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M&I Healthcare Brighton | UK & EU buyers | 1 - 4 July | United Kingdom
Where healthcare event specialists come together
The only event of its kind incorporating meetings, education, activities, and compliance accreditation. M&I Healthcare brings together pharmaceutical and medical‑sector event planners with healthcare‑certified venues for four days of targeted networking, immersive education, and accredited compliance learning.
35 high-impact, pre-scheduled meetings with the best people for your business.
Gain actionable insights from industry leaders and expert sessions.
Take away practical strategies in a compliant, purpose-built environment.
Qualified, compliant meetings
Our trusted matchmaking format connects pre-qualified healthcare event planners and compliant suppliers.
Fewer meetings. Higher relevance. Better outcomes.
Compliance & credibility
Developed in partnership with 3Sixty, M&I Healthcare embeds compliance, transparency, and ethical best practice throughout the event.
Confidence for buyers. Credibility for suppliers.
Content that drives decisions
Expert-led sessions focus on real healthcare challenges, solutions, and outcomes, enabling informed conversations and stronger commercial decisions.
Substance over sales.
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DEMONSTRATE YOUR EXPERTISE TO THE WORLD
Become a healthcare meetings certified venue
In partnership with Healthcare Venues, you can undertake a simple compliance assessment of your venue to understand your optimal market position. From sales and marketing to operational perspectives, you can use this assessment to leverage commercial interactions with buyers at the forum, and beyond.
What’s included?
- 12-month membership of Healthcare-Venues.com
- Alignment to a Healthcare Venues compliance index
- Sector PowerPoint templates to sharpen your pitch
- Cheat sheets and checklists to simplify the process of tailoring your solution for sector meetings
- Training of two Venue Healthcare Champions
Our Compliant Venues assessment and training appears to have given bookers in the healthcare industry increased confidence in us. Knowing that we have been assessed and trained in the regulatory and compliance rules of their sector, they feel more reassured than ever that we are best placed to manage their events with expertise and sensitivity.
Tim Chudley
Managing Director, Sundial Group
Who’s attending
Event agencies, as well as corporate, independant and association planners active in the healthcare and pharmaceutical space.
BUYERS WHO ATTEND OUR EVENTS
Explore buyer insights
Verified and pre-qualified venues enabled for healthcare sector meetings and events
SUPPLIERS WHO ARE ATTENDING OUR EVENTS
Your Event Programme: Planned for Impact
Wednesday 1st July 2026
- Arrivals
- Future Talent Summit
- Education keynotes for hotels and CVBs
- M&I newcomers’ welcome reception
- Welcome dinner at DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole
Thursday 2nd July 2026
- 1-2-1 pre-scheduled meetings
- Lunch
- Education workshops
- Optional Evening social
Friday 3rd July 2026
- 1-2-1 pre-scheduled meetings
- Lunch
- Networking activities
- Farewell evening
Saturday 4th July 2026
- 1-2-1 pre-scheduled meetings
- Lunch
- Departures
DEMONSTRATE YOUR EXPERTISE TO THE WORLD
Workshops
Attend interactive peer-to-peer workshops led by a team of professional facilitators where you’ll explore the key issues affecting the industry.
Inside the MedComms Mindset: A Day in the Life of an Event Manager
Step behind the curtain and experience the realities of MedComms event management as told directly by those living it every day. This panel-led workshop reveals the fast-paced decision-making, complex collaboration, and constant adaptation that define the role. From what makes an event truly successful to how formats are shifting across the lifecycle, this is an unfiltered view of a profession that shapes the way healthcare engages.
Fast, Flexible, Focused: Sprint & Agile Thinking for Healthcare Meetings
What happens when you apply tech-inspired sprint and agile methods to the highly structured world of healthcare meeting planning? This interactive session brings together practitioners to showcase how adaptive ways of working can cut through complexity, overcome obstacles, and unlock new efficiencies.
Participants will explore how flexible thinking, paired with disciplines like Lean Six Sigma, can sharpen the craft of meeting planning and professionalise it even further.
Compliance 2026: Lessons Learned, Trends Emerging, and AI at Work
Beyond the Transaction: The Future of Procurement in Meetings & Events
Procurement is no longer simply about driving costs down. It is increasingly a strategic partner shaping the way organisations invest in meetings and events. This workshop, led by a corporate procurement specialist, explores the forces driving procurement decisions today, the business priorities influencing strategy, and the evolving role of events in organisational thinking. Participants will leave with the tools to speak procurement’s language and collaborate more effectively for future success.
The New Rules of Sourcing: Insights from Global Leaders
Destination and venue sourcing has entered a new era, driven by shifting priorities, compliance demands, and the search for value. This session brings together heads of sourcing from leading global event management companies to share what’s changed, what it means in practice, and where sourcing is heading next. Expect candid insights, practical advice, and an opportunity to interrogate the thinking of those at the front line of sourcing decisions.
WHERE YOU'LL STAY
DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole
The South Coast’s largest residential conference hotel with 321 guest rooms, DoubleTree offers up to 6,007 square metres of event space across 24 flexible meeting rooms and seven exhibition halls, accommodating up to 3,000 guests. The landmark Victorian hotel, recently refurbished with a £26 million investment, features on-site AV support, high-speed Wi‑Fi, a 24‑hour business centre, and a dedicated events team ensure seamless planning.
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What our clients say
Client testimonial
"Attending the M&I Healthcare Forum was an exceptional experience. The event was business-oriented, offering numerous opportunities for networking with industry leaders and peers. The carefully curated sessions and discussions were highly relevant and provided valuable insights into the latest trends in healthcare."
Chiara Rossi
St Gallen Convention Bureau, Switzerland
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