HealthTech Ireland was proud to convene senior leaders from across healthcare, industry, academia and government at our flagship HealthTech Connect Leadership Forum, hosted in partnership with Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, RCSI as an Associated EU Presidency event.

Bringing together leaders from healthcare, industry, academia and government to explore one of the most pressing questions facing our health system:
How do we build a resilient future ready healthcare system that realises the value from digital, diagnostic, device and life sciences for patients?

Throughout the morning, a clear message emerged: Technology alone will not transform healthcare. People, leadership, collaboration and a future-ready culture will.

Key themes and takeaways included:
✅ The urgency of building workforce capability as digital transformation accelerates across healthcare.
✅ The importance of a health system that is patient-centred, clinically led, operationally driven and digitally enabled, with clear governance, accountability and a relentless focus on outcomes and adoption.
✅ The need for connected diagnostics, interoperable data and shared standards to deliver better decisions, earlier diagnosis and improved patient outcomes.
✅ The power of health, academia and industry working together to drive innovation, scale solutions and accelerate patient impact.
✅ The recognition that the future demands leaders who look beyond organisational boundaries, build trusted relationships and collaborate across sectors to solve increasingly complex challenges.

As Ireland begins its EU Presidency journey and advances its ambitions in digital health and life sciences, the opportunity has never been greater to connect policy, innovation and implementation to deliver meaningful outcomes for patients.

A sincere thank you to all our speakers PROF. MICHAEL KERIN, Muiris O’Connor, Damien McCallion, Greene Richard, Loretto Grogan, Susan Treacy, Louise (Lou) O’ Hare, Dr. Mary Collins, Prof. Mark White, and to the attendees for contributing to such an engaging and thought-provoking discussion.

Most importantly, thank you all for your shared commitment to building the leadership, skills and partnerships that will shape the future of healthcare in Ireland.