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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

Smita Robinson

Head PIQU

MHRA

Janet Messer

Director of Health Data & Digital Policy

ABPI

LARA BLOOM*

President and CEO

The Ehlers-Danlos Society

Stephen O’Farrell

Executive Director, Patient Engagement

Spectrum Science

VICTORIA HAYES

Director Public Affairs, Northern Cluster

Kyowa Kirin

Richard Cassidy

SVP – Rx+ Business Accelerator

Astellas Pharma

Gunnar Schroefel

Senior Director and Head of Oncology Patient Advocacy

Daiichi Sankyo Europe & Canada

Rebecca Lisle

Head of Patient Advocacy EU/INT

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Frida Forya

Senior Quality Solutions Lead

Roche

Delphine Nicolas

Head Of Global Patient Affairs - Oncology

Servier

Gabor Purman

Patient Advocacy Director

Kyowa Kirin

Ron Hillel

Assoc. Director, Representation in Clinical Research, Global Patient Engagement

Novartis

Liz Gill

CEO

The British Porphyria Association

Dave Chuter

Chair

Independent Cancer Patients' Voice (ICPV)

Anjana Pindoria

Kidney Tx Patient, Founder

I am Patient

Hannah Humphrey

Mum of a Child with 22q11 Deletion & TANGO2

Lived Experience Expert

Steve Clark

Founder and Patient Advocate

Strive for Five

Joana Pina

Patient Advocate, President

CBP Portugal

Marta Lago

Programme Co-lead

The Care Lab

Karen Rockell

Patient Co‑Director/PPIE Lead

UKODTRN

Cornelia Reyes Acosta

Research Associate in Digital Health

King's College London

ROBERT MITCHELL-THAIN

CEO

PBC Foundation

Lisbeth Snede

President

PiCC United

Dan Farrow

Head of Community Engagement

Breakthrough T1D

Carl Lander

Director of Research, PKDIA, Co-Chair

Metabolic Support UK

CAROLE SCRAFTON

Director & Co-Founder

Flutters and Strutters

Caroline Olshewsky

Chief Executive

Lupus UK

Sue Burrell

President

Global Porphyria Advocacy Coalition

Cat Wilder

Chair

VWD Alliance

Sailaja Maganti

Founder

Prurigo Nodularis International Charity

Rasmus Hjorth

Patient Engagement Director

James Lind Care

Tiberius Pereira

Co-founder

Patient Safety Ireland (PFPSI)

Caleb Meath

Innovation and Research Policy Manager

ABPI

Sneha Mojumdar

Projects and Partnerships Manager

Egality Health

Alidor Gaspar

Patient advocate

Artist

Dr Lucy McKay

Chief Executive Officer

Medics for Rare Disease

DR LIZ CLARKE

Visiting Lecturer and Patient Engagement Theme Lead

Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicines Research, Kings College London

Anthony Cunliffe

National Lead Medical Adviser

Macmillan Cancer Support

Richie Castles

Senior Director, Global Patient Engagement,

GSK

Senior Representative

Available Shortly

Advocacy Group

Sally-Anne Dews

Health Equity Publications Specialist, Chief Medical Affairs Office

Pfizer

Natasha Ratcliffe

Principal, Patient Engagement

LifeArc

Cristian Perez Gomez

Director of International Patient Affairs

Blueprint Medicines

Jose Diaz

Global HEOR - Health Systems Economics & Value of Innovation Lead

Bristol Myers Squibb

Gold Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

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