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
- 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
- Caroline Olshewsky, Chief Executive, Lupus UK
- Sue Burrell, President, Global Porphyria Advocacy Coalition
- Caleb Meath, Innovation and Research Policy Manager, ABPI
- Cat Wilder, Chair, VWD Alliance
- Frida Forya, Senior Quality Solutions Leader - PDQ, Roche
- Richard Cassidy, SVP – Rx+ Business Accelerator, Astellas Pharma
- Gabor Purman, Patient Advocacy Director, Kyowa Kirin
- Richie Castles, Senior Director, Global Patient Engagement, GSK
- Senior Representative, AstraZeneca
- Tiberius Pereira, Co-founder, Patient Safety Ireland (PFPSI)
- Sneha Mojumdar, Projects and Partnerships Manager, Egality Health
- Alidor Gaspar, Patient advocate, Artist
- Anthony Cunliffe, National Lead Medical Adviser, Macmillan Cancer Support
- Lucy McKay, Chief Executive Officer, Medics for Rare Disease
- Natasha Ratcliffe, Principal, Patient Engagement, LifeArc
- Ron Hillel, Assoc. Director, Representation in Clinical Research, Global Patient Engagement, Novartis
- Cristian Perez Gomez, Director of International Patient Affairs, Blueprint Medicines
- Sally-Anne Dews, Health Equity Publications SpecialistChief Medical Affairs Office, Pfizer
- Jose Diaz, Global HEOR - Health Systems Economics & Value of Innovation Lead, Bristol Myers Squibb
- And much much more...
Smita Robinson
Head PIQU
Janet Messer
Director of Health Data & Digital Policy
LARA BLOOM*
President and CEO
Stephen O’Farrell
Executive Director, Patient Engagement
VICTORIA HAYES
Director Public Affairs, Northern Cluster
Richard Cassidy
SVP – Rx+ Business Accelerator
Gunnar Schroefel
Senior Director and Head of Oncology Patient Advocacy
Daiichi Sankyo Europe & Canada
Gunnar Schroefel
Senior Director and Head of Oncology Patient Advocacy
Rebecca Lisle
Head of Patient Advocacy EU/INT
Frida Forya
Senior Quality Solutions Lead
Delphine Nicolas
Head Of Global Patient Affairs - Oncology
Gabor Purman
Patient Advocacy Director
Ron Hillel
Assoc. Director, Representation in Clinical Research, Global Patient Engagement
Liz Gill
CEO
Dave Chuter
Chair
Anjana Pindoria
Kidney Tx Patient, Founder
Hannah Humphrey
Mum of a Child with 22q11 Deletion & TANGO2
Steve Clark
Founder and Patient Advocate
Joana Pina
Patient Advocate, President
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
Carl Lander
Director of Research, PKDIA, Co-Chair
CAROLE SCRAFTON
Director & Co-Founder
Caroline Olshewsky
Chief Executive
Cat Wilder
Chair
Sailaja Maganti
Founder
Rasmus Hjorth
Patient Engagement Director
Tiberius Pereira
Co-founder
Caleb Meath
Innovation and Research Policy Manager
Sneha Mojumdar
Projects and Partnerships Manager
Alidor Gaspar
Patient advocate
Dr Lucy McKay
Chief Executive Officer
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
Anthony Cunliffe
National Lead Medical Adviser
Sally-Anne Dews
Health Equity Publications Specialist, Chief Medical Affairs Office
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