Brighton
Brighton awaits - the hub for Healthcare Events
- UK & EU buyers
- 1-4 July 2026
- United Kingdom
Discover the event
HEADLINE PARTNER
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.
The Future Talent Summit is coming soon.
Be first to know
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
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
Education overview
Workshops
Attend interactive peer-to-peer workshops led by a team of professional facilitators where you’ll explore the key issues affecting the industry.
The HCP Perspective: What the 2026 Congress Experience Report Means for meeting planners and venues
Executive Summary:
This workshop will explore the findings of the 2026 Healthcare Professional Congress Experience Report, drawing on survey data from healthcare professionals (HCPs) to better understand their expectations, motivations, and experiences when participating in medical meetings. The session will interpret the research through a strategic lens while grounding discussion in practical implications for meeting design and delivery. The report was created by reputable industry stakeholders, the International Pharmaceutical Congresses Advisory Association (IPCAA), a global association that fosters dialogue between the pharmaceutical industry and medical congress stakeholders to enhance compliance and engagement, and Emota, a global experiential agency that combines creative strategy and behavioural science to design purposeful brand experiences.
Format: Presentation and interactive discussion
Key Outcomes:
• Understand what healthcare professionals value most when attending congresses and scientific meetings.
• Learn how expectations around content, format, and engagement are evolving.
• Translate research findings into practical considerations for meeting and congress design.
Reasons to Participate:
• For Meeting Professionals: Gain evidence-based insight to support more effective congress and meeting design.
• For Destinations & Venues: Better understand delegate expectations and how environment and format influence the overall congress experience.
Inside the MedComms Mindset: A Day in the Life of an Event Manager
Executive Summary:
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 fastpaced 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.
Format: Panel session
Key Outcomes:
• Hear authentic accounts of daily challenges and triumphs from MedComms Event Managers.
• Learn how collaboration with agencies, venues, and suppliers drives success.
• Redefine what “good” looks like when events must balance compliance, engagement, and impact.
Reasons to Participate:
• For Meeting Professionals: Gain insight into the skills, priorities, and approaches that define success in MedComms event management.
• For Destinations & Venues: Better understand how MedComms professionals influence decision-making and what they need from external partners.
Host:
Andrew Winterburn, Director – 3Sixty Event Consulting
Panellist (1) – TBC
Panellist (2) – TBC
Compliance 2026: Lessons Learned, Trends Emerging, and AI at Work
Executive Summary:
Compliance in healthcare events never stands still. This workshop takes participants on a tour of the shifts in interpretation, expectation, and regulation that have shaped the last year. What’s new, what’s next, and how can AI move from theory to practice in transforming compliance capability? Through a forward-looking case study, this session demonstrates how AI is no longer just a tool, but a catalyst for embedding compliance into everyday meeting delivery.
Format: Workshop – expert and participant driven
Key Outcomes:
• Pinpoint the most important changes in compliance over the past 12 months.
• Gain foresight into where compliance trends are heading next.
• See how AI can be leveraged to transform compliance from knowledge into applied capability.
Reasons to Participate:
• For Meeting Professionals: Stay ahead of evolving compliance interpretations and equip yourself with practical, AI-supported tools.
• For Destinations & Venues: Understand how compliance professionals apply rules in practice and how AI is shaping expectations.
Host:
Simon Beard, Compliance Consultant and Head of Venues, – Healthcare-Venues.com
Panellist (1) – TBC
Beyond the Transaction: The Future of Procurement in Meetings & Events
Executive Summary:
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.
Format: presentation and Q&A
Key Outcomes:
• Decode what really drives procurement thinking and why it matters.
• Translate procurement’s priorities into strategies that work for your role.
• Look ahead to anticipate future procurement expectations and trends.
Reasons to Participate:
• For Meeting Professionals: Build confidence in navigating procurement discussions and adapt strategies to strengthen collaboration.
• For Destinations & Venues: Gain insight into procurement drivers and develop value propositions that align with corporate priorities.
Host:
Andrew Hoag, Category Manager Meetings and Events – Biogen
Under consideration – additional procurement professional to support Andrew.
Explore Past M&I Healthcare Reports
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.
HEADLINE PARTNER
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
HEADLINE PARTNER
EVENT PARTNERS
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
