HTN is delighted to announce cloud and AI solutions company, Rackspace Technology, is returning as headline sponsor of HTN Live – a unique collaboration experience for healthcare leaders.
Taking place 16 September 2026, at the Crowne Plaza in Leeds, HTN Live is a focused event centred around participation, and is set to provide 100 NHS leaders with: deep dive workshops, roundtables, insightful panel discussions, speed presentations, informal meeting opportunities and networking, curated speed networking and innovation showcases, and time to tackle challenges and collaborate.
Promising to be an event like no other, HTN Live will pose challenge questions, facilitate discussion and participation, and provide a place for conversations to go deeper.
What to expect:
- Focused roundtable discussions
- Thought-provoking panel discussions
- Speed presentations
- Challenge questions to facilitate sharing and in-depth discussion
- Networking opportunities
- In-depth participation
This month we announced the first group of fantastic people supporting the agenda:
- Will Monaghan, Group CDIO, University Hospitals of Leicester and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
- Kathryn Kaboutian, Group deputy CDIO, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT
- Rob Birkett, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS FT/ Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
- Mark Crannage, Deputy CIO, Cambridgeshire Community Services and Norfolk Community Health and Care
- Penny Kechagioglou, CCIO and Deputy CMO, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
- Amanda Jackson, Associate CCIO, Leeds Community Healthcare
- Lorna Allan, CDIO, Northern Care Alliance
- Ciara Moore, EPR Operations Director, Bath, Salisbury and Great Western Group
- Kelvyn Hipperson, Executive CIO, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB, Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, and Cornwall Partnership NHS FT
- Sarah Hanbridge, CCIO, Leeds Teaching Hospitals
- Claire Humphreys, Divisional Chief Nurse Strategy, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
- Lucy Weeks, CNO, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare
- John Lynch, CCIO and Digital Clinical Lead, Suffolk and North East Essex ICB
- Misbah Mahmood, CXIO and CSO, Bradford District Care NHS FT
- Sarah Buchan, CIO and SIRO, Norfolk Community Health and Care and Cambridgeshire Community Services
- Ravinder Kaur Sahota, Group CIO, The Dudley Group and Sandwell and West Birmingham
- Mayur Vibhuti, CCIO, Kent and Medway ICB
- Lee Rickles, CIO, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Neill Crump, Group Associate Director of Innovation & Partnerships, The Dudley Group and Sandwell and West Birmingham
- Samson Ossai, Lead Digital Clinical Safety Officer, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Patrick Denston, PCN Digital Change Manager, Frimley ICB
- Tom Stocker, EPR Advisor, University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
- Zephan Trent, Executive Director of Digital, Strategy, and Transformation, Mid and South Essex and Essex Partnership University
Through a high-value agenda, we’re set to cover digital action plans, strategy and roadmaps, working across a system, scaling success and digital projects, approaches to digital prioritisation, infrastructure, cyber, AI, data, platforms, digital community health, digital neighbourhoods, adding value to EPRs and EPR optimisation, leadership now and in the future, benefits realisation, optimisation and pain points, patient flow, and care coordination.
“We’re providing a space for healthcare leaders to come together and be part of delivering an event that provides insight, outcomes, and thought provoking discussion. HTN Live is idea-challenging, and provides what we do best – practical focused discussion,” Jon Wilson from HTN said. “That’s what HTN Live is all about. It’s designed to inspire insightful discussions and support meaningful collaborations across the sector. Both Rackspace Technology and HTN have come together to deliver that, along with 100 leaders participating during the day.”
This is HTN Live.
Rackspace Technology brings hyrbid cloud expertise, with a UK sovereign platform purpose-built for the NHS. From advisory and professional services to critical application hosting, they provide pre-accredited cloud solutions that reduce time, risk, and cost – helping trusts avoid starting from scratch.
The event is free for NHS employees to attend and you can register your place here. For other guests wishing to attend, please email marketing@htn.co.uk
HTN Live 2025 was a huge success, an event where delegates participated, debated challenge questions, and deep dived into discussion, through a varied thought provoking agenda. HTN Live 2026 is set to be even better!
To get involved in the 2026 event, learn more here, or email marketing@htn.co.uk
For now, here’s some highlights from 2025!
