2nd Patient Empowerment World Congress 2026 Europe
““Part of Patient Centricity & Collaboration Series”
“Connecting Patients, Clinicians, Industry and Policymakers to Transform Healthcare Through Partnership, Innovation and Empowerment.”
Hilton London Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Wednesday 14th - Thursday 15th October 2026
FEATURING - KEY INDUSTRY EXPERT SPEAKERS 2026
- Senior Representative, MHRA
- Janet Messer, Director of Health Data & Digital Policy, ABPI
- Victoria Hayes, Director Public Affairs, Kyowa Kirin
- Lara Bloom, President and CEO, The Ehlers-Danlos Society*
- Stephen O’Farrell, Executive Director, Patient Engagement, Spectrum Science
- Liz Gill, CEO, The British Porphyria Association
- Dave Chuter, Chair, ICPV
- Anjana Pindoria, Founder, I am Patient
- Salaija Maganti, Founder, Prurigo Nodularis International Charity
- Rasmus Hjorth, Patient Engagement Director, James Lind Care
- Karen Rockell, Patient Co‐Director/PPIE Lead, UK Organ Donation & Transplantation Research Network
- Louise Fish, Interim Chair, UK Rare Diseases Forum, Department of Health and Social Care
- Lisbeth Snede, President, PiCC United
- Dan Farrow, Head of Community Engagement, Breakthrough T1D
- Hannah Humphrey, Mum of a Child with 22q11 Deletion & TANGO2, Lived Experience Expert
- Joana Pina, Patient Advocate, President, CBP Portugal
- Steve Clark, Founder and Patient Advocate, Strive for Five
- Marta Lago, Programme Co-lead, Healthcare Systems Transformation, The Care Lab
- Cornelia Reyes Acosta, Research Associate in Digital Health, King's College London
- Carl Lander, Research Director, Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency International Alliance
- Neil Betteridge, Senior Director, Europe, Global Alliance For Patient Access
- Robert Mitchell-Thain, Chief Executive Officer, PBC Foundation
- Gunnar Schroefel, Senior Director, Oncology Patient Advocacy, Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH
- Delphine Nicolas, Head Of Global Patient Affairs - Oncology, Servier
- Rebecca Lisle, Head of Patient Advocacy EU/INT, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
- And much much more...
VICTORIA HAYES
Director Public Affairs, Northern Cluster
Dave Chuter
Chair
LARA BLOOM*
President and CEO
Anjana Pindoria
Kidney Tx Patient, Founder
Stephen O’Farrell
Executive Director, Patient Engagement
Steve Clark
Founder and Patient Advocate
Joana Pina
Patient Advocate, President
Liz Gill
CEO
Marta Lago
Programme Co-lead
Karen Rockell
Patient Co‑Director/PPIE Lead
Cornelia Reyes Acosta
Research Associate in Digital Health
ROBERT MITCHELL-THAIN
CEO
Lisbeth Snede
President
Dan Farrow
Head of Community Engagement
Hannah Humphrey
Mum of a Child with 22q11 Deletion & TANGO2
Carl Lander
Director of Research, PKDIA, Co-Chair
CAROLE SCRAFTON
Director & Co-Founder
Gunnar Schroefel
Senior Director and Head of Oncology Patient Advocacy
Daiichi Sankyo Europe & Canada
Gunnar Schroefel
Senior Director and Head of Oncology Patient Advocacy
STEVE CLARK
Founder and Patient Advocate
DR LIZ CLARKE
Visiting Lecturer and Patient Engagement Theme Lead
Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicines Research, Kings College London
DR LIZ CLARKE
Visiting Lecturer and Patient Engagement Theme Lead
Rasmus Hjorth
Patient Engagement Director
Delphine Nicolas
Head Of Global Patient Affairs - Oncology
Gold Sponsor
