--- eventsindex_id: EI-07069 slug: giant-health title: GIANT Health title_alt: - GIANT Health Event - Global Innovation and New Technology Health Event canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/events/giant-health.html next_edition_dates: 2026-12-07 to 2026-12-08 next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: '2026-12-07' date_end: '2026-12-08' venue: Business Design Centre city: London country: United Kingdom organiser: GIANT Health organiser_url: https://www.giant.health/ b2b: true vector: sector: - digital-health audience: - nhs-clinicians-and-managers - icb-and-ics-executives - health-tech-entrepreneurs - medtech-startups - investors format: - festival purpose: - networking geography_scope: - Western-Europe season: winter meta_description: 'GIANT Health 2026 in London, 7-8 December: the UK''s NHS innovation festival on AI, procurement and the future hospital, free for NHS staff.' editorial_take: 'GIANT Health closes the EMEA digital health year in London as an NHS innovation festival: free for NHS staff, structured as several parallel shows on AI, procurement and the future hospital, and built to put health-tech founders in front of the people who actually buy in the NHS.' generated_by: enrich-cowork (N1/N2/N3) last_verified: '2026-06-30' schema_version: v8.0 language: en --- # GIANT Health > *A two-day NHS healthcare innovation festival in London, structured as several parallel shows under one roof, connecting NHS professionals with health-tech entrepreneurs, AI solutions, procurement leaders and medtech investors, and free to attend for NHS staff.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | 7–8 December 2026 | Business Design Centre, London | GIANT Health | ~3,000 (organiser figure) | ## Definition GIANT Health, the Global Innovation and New Technology health event, is an annual healthcare innovation festival held at the Business Design Centre in London. It runs as several concurrent shows across two days, covering NHS systems, procurement, AI and the future hospital, and it draws around 3,000 delegates from across the NHS, the health-tech industry and the investment community. The event is free to attend for NHS staff and structures its content around the priorities of NHS organisations, with a startup and investor component running alongside. ## What GIANT Health is for GIANT Health closes the EMEA digital health year by putting NHS professionals and health-tech innovators in the same building. Its purpose is adoption and connection inside the UK health system: helping NHS organisations find and assess new technology, and helping founders and investors reach NHS buyers. The festival format, with parallel shows under one roof, lets a delegate move between procurement, AI and clinical-service content in a single visit. ## Who attends GIANT Health - NHS doctors, nurses and hospital managers - Integrated care system and integrated care board executives - Health-tech entrepreneurs and medtech start-ups - Investors and corporate development teams in health - Procurement and supply-chain specialists - Innovation and transformation managers - Community and primary care providers ## What GIANT Health covers programmatically Content spans the priorities of the NHS innovation agenda: - Artificial intelligence in healthcare - NHS procurement and supply chain - Digital health and integrated care - Women's health - Mental health - Net zero and sustainability in health - The future hospital and clinical technology ## Programme tracks and special formats GIANT Health is built as several parallel shows, including: - **Innovating NHS Systems Congress**: NHS transformation and innovation strategy - **NHS National Procurement Show**: procurement leaders and NHS suppliers - **NHS National AI Conference**: AI in healthcare and clinical applications - **Future Hospital Show**: hospital technology and clinical services - Dedicated **Women's Health**, **Mental Health** and **NetZero** tracks A startup pitch component runs for health-tech companies seeking investment. ## Notable speakers The programme draws NHS leaders, clinicians and innovators. Recent and recurring participants include Penny Dash, Professor Nora Colton and Dr Keith Grimes, with the full 2026 line-up confirmed closer to the event. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### Is GIANT Health an NHS event or an industry event? Both, by design. The content is anchored in NHS priorities and is free for NHS staff, while a health-tech industry and investor layer runs alongside to connect suppliers and founders with NHS buyers. ### How does it differ from HETT Show? Both are UK NHS-focused, but they sit at opposite ends of the year and differ in form. HETT is an ExCeL exhibition with CPD-certified streams in late September; GIANT Health is a December festival of parallel shows at the Business Design Centre with a stronger startup and investor component. ### Who is GIANT Health NOT designed for? - Vendors with no NHS-relevant offering - Teams seeking a pan-European or global audience - Attendees wanting a single-track academic conference - Consumer wellness brands without a clinical or NHS remit - Specialty clinicians seeking continuing medical education unrelated to innovation ## The venue: Business Design Centre GIANT Health is held at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London N1, in Islington. The venue is a central London exhibition and conference centre well served by public transport. ## The organiser: GIANT Health GIANT Health is the United Kingdom-based independent organiser of the festival, focused on connecting NHS professionals with health-tech entrepreneurs, investors and innovators. It maintains a large community of NHS leaders and innovators and positions the event as the UK's reference NHS innovation festival. --- ## Editorial take *GIANT Health closes the EMEA digital health year in London as an NHS innovation festival: free for NHS staff, structured as several parallel shows on AI, procurement and the future hospital, and built to put health-tech founders in front of the people who actually buy in the NHS.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration is open through the official website. NHS staff attend free with an institutional email; academics pay 50 GBP; business tickets start at 100 GBP at the super early-bird rate and executive tickets at 202 GBP, both rising through tiered deadlines towards the event. All non-NHS tickets are subject to UK VAT. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### Is GIANT Health free for NHS staff? Yes. NHS staff attend free with a valid institutional email. Non-NHS tickets are tiered, from academic rates to business and executive passes. ### Where is GIANT Health held? At the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London N1. ### Is the content accredited? Yes. The festival offers CPD accreditation across its programme. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://www.giant.health/ | | Tickets | https://www.giant.health/tickets | | Venue | https://www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-06-30 **Next review:** 2026-07-30 **Notes:** 2026 speaker line-up confirmed closer to the event; named speakers are indicative. Attendance, speaker and exhibitor figures are organiser-reported. **Variables:** N/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable