

Powering a Modern NHS – Connectivity, Infrastructure and Access
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 2:20 PM to 3:00 PM · 40 min. (Europe/London)
Infrastructure, Data & Cyber Security
Panel
Efficient Systems & InfrastructureIntegrated Care & Connected Data
Information
- Explore how investment in NHS digital infrastructure—across connectivity, networks, and cloud—is laying the foundations for more proactive, personalised, and preventative care, supporting clinicians and system leaders in transforming services.
- Examine how retiring legacy estates and upgrading infrastructure (such as decommissioning physical data centres) will enable delivery of care closer to home through more agile, integrated, and digitally enabled pathways.
- Understand the role of cloud technologies in enabling secure, scalable, and cost-effective services—unlocking data-driven innovation in population health, clinical decision-making, and operational planning.
- Discuss the critical role of high-speed, reliable connectivity in reducing digital inequalities, supporting virtual care models, and improving coordination across care settings.
- Consider the financial and workforce benefits of infrastructure transformation—from near-term efficiencies to long-term value—and how this supports frontline staff, improves access, and drives better patient outcomes.
Speakers

Eddie Olla
Chief Digital OfficerNHS Coventry & Warwickshire ICB
Avril Chester
CTORoyal Pharmaceutical Society
Tony Sceales
Co-Chair - Health and Social Care Adoption Working GroupThe UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN)
Robert Franks
Managing DirectorWest Midlands 5G (WM5G)
Oliver Lake
CEOPRSB
Rick Martire
Director & GM of Sovereign Services UKRackspace Technology