{"id":1220,"date":"2026-01-06T12:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/?page_id=1220"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:39:29","slug":"digifest-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/index.php\/digifest-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Digifest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1220\" class=\"elementor elementor-1220\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2515eed3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2515eed3\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"events_sub_nav\" 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-762ea604\" data-id=\"762ea604\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf92487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1cf92487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"events_nav(event,'about')\" class=\"events_sub_nav_item active\">ABOUT<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a62c73d\" data-id=\"6a62c73d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c71b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5c71b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"events_nav(event,'agenda')\" class=\"events_sub_nav_item\">2025 AGENDA<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ae438\" data-id=\"e0ae438\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7077e7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b7077e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"events_nav(event,'speakers')\" class=\"events_sub_nav_item\">2025 SPEAKERS<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-202bab83\" data-id=\"202bab83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432b0744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"432b0744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1kfyH3jihRO2J1sMSmsUOmQ4xvuy\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"events_sub_nav_item\">REGISTER INTEREST<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f41aefe elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" 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Digital First Mindset\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e248a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e248a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Wednesday 09 December 2026 <br>\n\nTechnology &amp; Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow<br>\n#DigiFestScot<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1584e77e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1584e77e\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"events_speakers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6942ce3d\" data-id=\"6942ce3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b7be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-populate_speakers_list\" data-id=\"a8b7be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-populate_speakers_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"speakers_widget\" class=\"container container-sm\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal551\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal551\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Prof George Crooks OBE<\/a><\/b>Chief Executive Officer<br\/><b>Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI)<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal551\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel551\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Prof George Crooks OBE<\/b><\/h4><p>Chief Executive Officer, Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/George.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Professor George Crooks is currently the Chief Executive of the Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre, Scotland\u2019s national innovation centre for digital health and care. He leads an organisation that is tasked with delivering innovation in digital health and care that will help Scotland\u2019s people to live longer, healthier lives, deliver sustainable health and care services for the future and create economic benefits for Scotland. He was previously the Medical Director for NHS 24, the Scottish Ambulance Service and Director of the Scottish Centre for Telehealth &amp; Telecare. George was a General Medical Practitioner for 23 years in Aberdeen latterly combining that role as Director of Primary Care for Grampian.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">George is on the Board of the European Connected Health Alliance and is a past president of the European Health Telematics Association. He was an assessor for the European Commission on programmes involving digital health and care provision, led the Integrated Care Action Group in the European Innovation Partnership for Active and Healthy Ageing and is a member of the WHO roster of experts for digital health. He has been an advisor to several European governments and global organisations including the World Bank on digital health and care. He is an advisor to Innovate UK for its Industrial Grand Challenge programme for Health Ageing. He is also an adjunct Professor of Telehealth at the University of Southern Denmark.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">He was awarded an OBE in the Queen&#8217;s New Year Honours List 2011 for services to healthcare.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal717\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal717\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Jonathan Cameron<\/a><\/b>Head of Digital Health and Care<br\/><b>Scottish Government<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal717\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel717\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Jonathan Cameron<\/b><\/h4><p>Head of Digital Health and Care, Scottish Government<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jonathan.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jonathan is the Deputy Director for Digital Health and Care in Scottish Government, overseeing the Digital Health and Care Strategy for Scotland, and is currently leading the delivery of the Digital Front Door programme. During the Covid pandemic, Jonathan led the digital response including the delivery of the Covid Vaccination System and Protect Scotland app.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prior to his current role, Jonathan has held a number of data and IT programme posts in the public and private sector, and has a strong track record on complex IT and data system delivery. His career in eHealth and IT includes the delivery of the Emergency Care Summary and Key Information Summary systems which were major achievements in improving patient care across Scotland.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal719\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal719\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Lara Sampson<\/a><\/b>Partner<br\/><b>Public Digital<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal719\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel719\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Lara Sampson<\/b><\/h4><p>Partner, Public Digital<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lara-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94448729 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94448729 BCX0\">Lara is a digital transformation and product ways of working expert who specialises in advising and supporting large-scale, complex organisations that provide essential public products and services. She implements long-term cultural change and transformation programmes, including setting up structures and processes to support effective delivery, most notably in the implementation of Universal Credit. Lara upskills organisations across leadership, service ownership and change delivery to create the conditions for success. She drives user-centred, iterative change and scales multidisciplinary teams, providing strategic leadership support to embed new ways of working in critical public services.\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW94448729 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal721\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal721\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Moira MacKenzie<\/a><\/b>Deputy Chief Executive<br\/><b>DHI<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal721\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel721\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Moira MacKenzie<\/b><\/h4><p>Deputy Chief Executive, DHI<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moira-2.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moira is a key member of our executive team and she believes that the progress of any country can best be evidenced by the quality of care it provides to its most vulnerable citizens. She has over 30 years\u2019 of experience in leading complex transformational change developments, enabled by digital within health, housing and care environments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moira led West Lothian Council&#8217;s ground-breaking Opening Doors for Older People Initiative, which inspired subsequent influential and high-profile roles including leadership of the Scottish Government\u2019s National Telecare Development Programme and Head of Service for the high-achieving Scottish Centre for Telehealth &amp; Telecare, which led the roll-out of Home &amp; Mobile Health Monitoring, Telecare, computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and virtual consultations across Scotland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Within DHI, Moira leads senior stakeholder engagement, design, finance, comms &amp; marketing functions to identify collaborative health &amp; care opportunities where DHI can add the most value from its expertise in digitally enabled research &amp; innovation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal723\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal723\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Isobel Houston<\/a><\/b>AI Policy Lead for Health and Social Care<br\/><b>Scottish Government <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal723\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel723\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Isobel Houston<\/b><\/h4><p>AI Policy Lead for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Isobel.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW199981508 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199981508 BCX0\">Issy works in Digital Health and Care (DHAC) which is part of the Directorate for the Chief Operating Officer in the Scottish Government as the lead for AI and Innovation Policy. Her team&#8217;s work involves developing a policy framework for the safe, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199981508 BCX0\">efficient<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199981508 BCX0\"> and ethical application of AI across health and social care which is part of health and social care reform plans. It also includes supporting Responsible AI adoption by Health Boards and Local Authorities through workstreams focused on strategy, governance, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199981508 BCX0\">procurement<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199981508 BCX0\"> and workforce.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW199981508 BCX0\">Previous to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199981508 BCX0\"> this Isobel worked on the National Mission to reduce drug deaths. Her work involved bringing together communities, health and social care staff and senior leaders to shape a human <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW199981508 BCX0\">rights based<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199981508 BCX0\"> framework for services.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW199981508 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal724\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal724\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Layla Robinson<\/a><\/b>Chief Operating Officer<br\/><b>Research Data Scotland<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal724\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel724\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Layla Robinson<\/b><\/h4><p>Chief Operating Officer, Research Data Scotland<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Layla.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Layla Robinson is Chief Operating Officer at\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchdata.scot\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Research Data Scotland (RDS)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. RDS was established in late 2021 to make it simpler for researchers to access public sector data for the public good. Layla joined RDS in September 2022, initially as Partnerships and Strategy Director. She oversees strategy, partnerships, communications and engagement and operations. As part of this, she has worked closely with the Scottish Safe Haven Network, including overseeing the refresh of the Safe Haven Charter and how to ensure the network is more closely aligned, in the context of a UK-wide Health Data Research Service.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Layla has over 20 years of working in partnerships, strategy, communications and engagement and related fields, mainly around research. She has worked in the charity, private and research sectors in Edinburgh, London and Brussels. This includes seven years working in public affairs and related consultancy in London and Brussels, advising a range of healthcare and research companies and charities. She was Head of Public Affairs and Campaigns for six years at\u202fCancer Research UK; and has also led a coalition of disability charities; worked inhouse for a multi-national healthcare company; and at a research centre at the University of Edinburgh.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal726\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal726\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Prof Margaret Whoriskey MBE<\/a><\/b>Head of Innovation for Care & Wellbeing<br\/><b>DHI<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal726\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel726\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Prof Margaret Whoriskey MBE<\/b><\/h4><p>Head of Innovation for Care & Wellbeing, DHI<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AYZ.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Margaret <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is the Head of Innovation for Care and Wellbeing at the Digital Health &amp; Care Innovation Centre (DHI). With over 20 years\u2019 experience working with the Scottish Government in both strategic and programme delivery roles, Margaret brings a strong background in leading major transformation programmes, complemented by her clinical and operational experience within NHS Fife.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since taking up her current role in 2024, Margaret has led a national collaboration to drive digital innovation in social care and social work. A key focus of this work is the development of a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Digital Care Innovation Hub<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Scotland, aiming to transform care delivery through technology and partnership.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Margaret also leads <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Digital Lifelines Scotland<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014a Scottish Government-funded programme focused on reducing the risk of harm and death among people who use drugs. This is achieved through digital inclusion and tailored digital services, delivered in partnership with the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Simon Community Scotland<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prior to this, until January 2024, Margaret headed the national <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Programme<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a cross-sector initiative involving the NHS, local government, third sector, housing, and independent care providers. The programme centred on the citizen, aiming to enhance service access and outcomes through the use of digital technologies and person-centred approaches.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In her role at DHI, Margaret champions digital innovation to support integrated care and wellbeing, with a strong emphasis on social care and housing. Her leadership continues to highlight the potential of technology to improve lives and system efficiency across sectors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Outside of her role at DHI, Margaret is a <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trustee and Board Member of ENABLE Scotland<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and chair designate <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of Hanover Housing Association<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal728\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal728\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Steve Baguley FRCP<\/a><\/b>Chief Clinical Digital Officer<br\/><b>NHS Grampian\u00a0<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal728\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel728\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Steve Baguley FRCP<\/b><\/h4><p>Chief Clinical Digital Officer, NHS Grampian\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Steve-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr Steve Baguley is Chief Clinical Digital Officer and a consultant in Sexual Health &amp; HIV at NHS Grampian.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">He was lead author of NHS Grampian&#8217;s Strategy &#8220;Service Transformation through Digital&#8221; and of the North of Scotland&#8217;s AI Strategy &#8220;Spending Time Where it Counts&#8221;.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Steve has previously worked as a clinical advisor to the Digital Health &amp; Care Division of the Scottish Government, was clinical chair of the Health Board Digital Leads group and clinical advisor to the NES Digital Service. He sits on the national Technical Design Authority and the M365 Programme Board.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Steve is dedicated to practical transformation across community and hospital healthcare and established the Scottish Digital Health &amp; Care Network as a vehicle to support collaboration between organisations.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal730\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal730\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Jacqueline Walker<\/a><\/b>Dietetic Lead<br\/><b>Moray Health & Social Care Partnership <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal730\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel730\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Jacqueline Walker<\/b><\/h4><p>Dietetic Lead, Moray Health & Social Care Partnership <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jacq.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW155145730 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155145730 BCX0\">Jacqueline Walker MSc RD is a nationally recognised leader in nutrition and dietetic transformation, with over 30 years\u2019 experience across NHS Scotland. She combines public health, service design, digital innovation, research and QI to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and deliver value. Jacqueline is Lead Dietitian in Moray HSCP, Professional Adviser to the Scottish Government, Clinical Lead for Living Lab 1 (DHI\/RCEM), and Trustee of NDR-UK. She holds an MSc from the University of Glasgow and delivered the BDA Elsie Widdowson Lecture in 2023. Her work has earned multiple awards and research\/innovation grants.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW155145730 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal732\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal732\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Prof Roma Maguire MBE<\/a><\/b>Digital Health and Care & Director Health and Care Futures<br\/><b>University of Strathclyde<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal732\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel732\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Prof Roma Maguire MBE<\/b><\/h4><p>Digital Health and Care & Director Health and Care Futures, University of Strathclyde<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Roma.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW108809080 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108809080 BCX0\">Roma Maguire\u202fis Deputy Associate Principal and Professor of Digital Health and Care at the University of Strathclyde, where she also directs the cross-University Health and Care Futures\u202finitiative. She holds an Honorary Professorial role at NHS Lanarkshire and was awarded an MBE in the 2024 New Year Honours\u202ffor her contributions to healthcare research. Her work spans Digital Health, Remote Patient Monitoring, Human-Centric AI, and Supportive Care, with a strong focus on co-design, implementation science, and improving patient experience. Roma leads multi-site studies across clinical specialties, driving innovation in health and care across the UK and Europe.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW108809080 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal733\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal733\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Janette Hughes<\/a><\/b>Director of Planning & Performance<br\/><b>DHI<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal733\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel733\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Janette Hughes<\/b><\/h4><p>Director of Planning & Performance, DHI<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Janette-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Janette has over 20 years of experience in Design, Innovation, Economic Development and Programme Management.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">She has focused the last ten years on Digital Health and Wellness leading various high-profile innovation projects in Scotland, including the Wellness and Health Innovation Project, and over the last 5 years, involvement with two major Innovate UK-backed programmes:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Future city demonstrator (Glasgow) where she assisted in the development of a City Observatory that harnessed the power of data for City challenges (some of which related to Health and well-being)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> The Scottish DALLAS programme, which pioneered a Digital wellness platform and applications in Scotland<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Janette has undertaken many international keynote presentations on this subject and has led numerous trade missions to Japan, the USA, India and throughout Europe.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">She has a thorough understanding of this sector and how service, technical and business innovation and readiness levels need to merge and connect to benefit stakeholders.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">In addition, Janette is:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Chair of the Digital Working Group for All Policies for a Healthy Europe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Chair of the UKTIN Health &amp; Care Working Group<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Scottish Government Digital Capability Advisory Group Member<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Remote &amp; Rural Health &amp; Care Strategic Board Member<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Scottish Lead for the UK &amp; Ireland HIMSS Steering Group<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal735\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal735\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Marion Logan<\/a><\/b>Policy Team Leader, Digital Leadership & Capabilities<br\/><b>Scottish Government<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal735\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel735\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Marion Logan<\/b><\/h4><p>Policy Team Leader, Digital Leadership & Capabilities, Scottish Government<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marion.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marion has worked within the Digital Health and Care Division of Scottish Government since 2022. She leads on Scotland\u2019s organisational Digital Maturity programme that is open to all health and social care organisations. She also manages the Scottish Government commission of the Digitally Enabled Workforce Team at NHS NES. This is designed to improve the digital capability of the workforce and leadership across our health and care landscape.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prior to joining Scottish Government, she worked in the Third Sector, NHS and academia in a range of senior management and operational roles. She has extensive experience and qualifications in organisational &amp; workforce development and addiction &amp; recovery service design and delivery.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal745\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal745\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Dr Fi Strachan<\/a><\/b>Programme Lead for the Innovative Healthcare Delivery Programme<br\/><b>University of Edinburgh <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal745\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel745\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Dr Fi Strachan<\/b><\/h4><p>Programme Lead for the Innovative Healthcare Delivery Programme, University of Edinburgh <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fiona.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW69468284 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">F<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">Programme Lead for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> the Innovative Healthcare Delivery Programme (IHDP) within the Usher Institute\u2019s Centre for Medical Informatics, University of Edinburgh. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">With a background in nursing, research and digital health, Fi has <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">worked<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> in academic, NHS and in commercial and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">third sector<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> settings. More recently<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Body Text\"> Fi has focussed on the use of healthcare data for research and to inform healthcare policy and practice across Scotland. Fi has a keen interest in developing processes to support the implementation of digital solutions across the care service and in keeping patients and people at the heart of service development.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW69468284 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal747\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal747\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Lorraine McGrath<\/a><\/b>Chief Executive Officer<br\/><b>Simon Community Scotland<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal747\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel747\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Lorraine McGrath<\/b><\/h4><p>Chief Executive Officer, Simon Community Scotland<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lorraine.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lorraine began her career in mental health, moving into social care in 1990 and for the past 30 years she has held executive\/senior management roles. She has been Chief Executive of Simon Community Scotland since 2012, an organisation that for 57 years has been wholly dedicated to combatting the causes and effects of homelessness in the West of Scotland, employing over 300 staff and reaching more than 10000 people each year, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonscotland.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">www.simonscotland.org.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> She has represented organisations internationally and nationally including contributing directly to the development of Scottish Government strategies on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping, National Drugs Mission, Self Directed Support, Suicide Prevention, veterans mental health and those that experience mental health issues in combination with other needs such as addiction.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:105,&quot;335559737&quot;:127,&quot;335559738&quot;:341,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lorraine is passionate about delivering impact and empowering the people who receive support and the front-line staff supporting them to achieve the very best they can. She is constantly surprised and inspired by the resilience of people and their ability to overcome the greatest of harm and trauma and by the ability of staff to find solutions for the most intractable of issues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:105,&quot;335559737&quot;:131,&quot;335559738&quot;:158,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal752\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal752\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Dr Sanna Rimpil\u00e4inen<\/a><\/b>Head of Research and Skills<br\/><b>DHI<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal752\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel752\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Dr Sanna Rimpil\u00e4inen<\/b><\/h4><p>Head of Research and Skills, DHI<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sanna.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr Sanna Rimpil\u00e4inen, Head of Research and Skills at the Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre (DHI) in Glasgow, leads on one of DHI\u2019s key strategic areas, the Skills and Future Workforce Development agenda.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This work stimulates a future pipeline of talent to support the digital transformation of health and care services in Scotland through collaboration with key stakeholders in academia, industry, and the civic sectors. With over 25 years of experience in research, she manages the DHI\u2019s Research and Knowledge Management team, who provide an internal research service to inform DHI\u2019s work and administer the Scottish digital health and care master\u2019s funding. Sanna is a member of several national boards and advisory, steering and reference groups related to workforce development and skills.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sanna has a PhD in Education. Her work focuses on the softer side of digital innovation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal753\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal753\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Pamela Dimberline<\/a><\/b>Specialist Lead\u00a0Digital Health and Social Care<br\/><b>NHS Education for Scotland (NES)<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal753\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel753\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Pamela Dimberline<\/b><\/h4><p>Specialist Lead\u00a0Digital Health and Social Care, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pamela.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pamela Dimberline is a national lead in digital workforce development, with over 35 years&#8217; experience across health care and social care in Scotland and England. A founding member of the Digitally Enabled Workforce (DEW) team at NHS Education for Scotland (NES), she plays a key role in delivering the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Digital, Data and Digital Leadership Capabilities Programme<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, commissioned by the Scottish Government and COSLA.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With a career rooted in frontline social work and social care, Pamela\u2019s interest in using digital to enhance services and build digital skills across\u00a0 the workforce has been a consistent thread, ensuring that staff at all levels have the digital capabilities and support they need to navigate the digital age. Today, she continues to champion these core values, focusing on how digital can be used not only to benefit the workforce but also to deliver improvements across the wider health and social care systems in Scotland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal751\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal751\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Dr Richard Lowrie<\/a><\/b>Reader, Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health\u202f <br\/><b>The University of Edinburgh<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal751\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel751\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Dr Richard Lowrie<\/b><\/h4><p>Reader, Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health\u202f , The University of Edinburgh<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Richard.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reader in the Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health, University of Edinburgh, for the past two years. Before that, for 25 years, led NHS Pharmacy clinical services and research while delivering care (as an independent prescriber) to people experiencing homelessness in Glasgow, on outreach, with Simon Community Scotland. I&#8217;ve setup and sustained a number of NHS clinical services after demonstrating benefits through pragmatic health services research. I have a particular interest in helping people experiencing homelessness with multimorbidity.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Published over 60 peer reviewed publications, secured over \u00a310m in grants, editor for Pilot and Feasibility Trials, CSO Drug Death Innovation challenge National Clinical adviser, PhD supervisor, lead for research and development in Pharmacy (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde), run a weekly clinic in The Access Place for people experiencing homelessness with substance dependency.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal762\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal762\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Cllr Paul Kelly<\/a><\/b>Health & Social Care Spokesperson<br\/><b>COSLA <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal762\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel762\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Cllr Paul Kelly<\/b><\/h4><p>Health & Social Care Spokesperson, COSLA <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Paul-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Councillor Kelly graduated from Glasgow University with a MA Honours in History.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He has been an elected Councillor for North Lanarkshire since 2007 and the COSLA Health &amp; Social Care Spokesperson since 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He held the position of Depute Leader of the Council from 2016 to 2023. He was a non-executive board member of NHS Lanarkshire from 2016-2022. He was a member of North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership Joint Integration Board from 2016-2025 and was at various times Chair and Vice Chair.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As well as being a member of various Council Committees and Working Groups, Councillor Kelly has represented the Council on a number of outside bodies over the years, including:\u202fthe Convention of Scottish Local Authorities; COSLA Health &amp; Social Care Executive Group; Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal Cabinet.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal769\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal769\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Prof Dr Dennis Ostwald<\/a><\/b>CEO and Founder<br\/><b>Wilfor Institute <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal769\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel769\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Prof Dr Dennis Ostwald<\/b><\/h4><p>CEO and Founder, Wilfor Institute <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/David-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p>Prof. Dr. Dennis A. Ostwald is the CEO and Founder of WifOR Institute. His mission is to<br \/>\ninstigate a paradigm shift towards recognizing health as an investment \u2013 into societal well\u0002being, prosperity, and ultimately: better health for all.<br \/>\nProf. Ostwald is a renowned speaker \u2013 delivering addresses at institutions including the UN<br \/>\nGeneral Assembly, CEO Summit of the Americas, World Health Summit, and EU Parliament.<br \/>\nHe teaches economic research and international management at the Steinbeis School of<br \/>\nInternational Business and Entrepreneurship (SIBE)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal791\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal791\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Lisa Farrell<\/a><\/b>Health Robotics Lead <br\/><b>National Robotarium <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal791\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel791\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Lisa Farrell<\/b><\/h4><p>Health Robotics Lead , National Robotarium <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lisa.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW14928902 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14928902 BCX0\">Lisa Farrell leads healthcare partnerships at the National Health <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW14928902 BCX0\">Robotarium<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14928902 BCX0\">, working with NHS Scotland Innovation Hubs to integrate robotics into health and care delivery. With <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14928902 BCX0\">expertise<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14928902 BCX0\"> in digital transformation and public sector innovation, Lisa focuses on turning emerging technology into practical, scalable solutions. At <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW14928902 BCX0\">DigiFest<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14928902 BCX0\"> 2025, she will discuss how robotics can strengthen workforce capacity, improve patient outcomes, and ensure public spending drives sustainable value. Her work bridges academia, industry, and the NHS to build an evidence-based pathway for national adoption of robotics in healthcare<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14928902 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW14928902 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal812\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal812\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Martyn Wallace<\/a><\/b>Chief Digital Officer<br\/><b>Digital Office for Scottish Local Government<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal812\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel812\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Martyn Wallace<\/b><\/h4><p>Chief Digital Officer, Digital Office for Scottish Local Government<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wallace.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p>Martyn founded the Digital Office back in 2016 to create and support accelerated digital change in partnership with Scottish councils in delivering critical front-line services whilst also balancing budgets. Martyn is the Senior Responsible Officer for Digital Telecare, working in close partnership with Technology Enabled Care, Scottish Government and Health &amp; Care colleagues. Alongside his Digital Office duties, Martyn is chair of the Scottish Government\u2019s Digital Identity Programme. Before founding the Digital Office, Martyn enjoyed a rich and varied career, consulting with Private and Public Sector clients, whilst working for tech companies including Capita Secure Digital Solutions, Telefonica O2UK, BlackBerry, Computacenter, and Compaq \u2013 leading on digital innovation projects that drive real change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal814\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal814\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Alison Ward<\/a><\/b>Vice President, Programme Director<br\/><b>CGI<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal814\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel814\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Alison Ward<\/b><\/h4><p>Vice President, Programme Director, CGI<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alison.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p>Alison is a Digital Programme and Delivery Director with 25 years of experience leading complex, high-risk transformations. She has dedicated her career to building national-scale digital and data services that address the health system&#8217;s most pressing challenges. During the pandemic, she led urgent programs like the Shielding Patients List and COVID Therapeutics, initiatives that directly impacted patient care. Her work included delivering Wayfinder, a national service for managing hospital appointments in the NHS App, and the digital solution for the bowel cancer screening test. Alison is a leader committed to user-centered design, innovation, and mentoring the next generation of digital leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal819\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal819\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Prof. Kevin Kelman<\/a><\/b>Director NHS Scotland Academy, Learning & Innovation<br\/><b>NHS Education for Scotland (NES) <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal819\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel819\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Prof. Kevin Kelman<\/b><\/h4><p>Director NHS Scotland Academy, Learning & Innovation, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kevin.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Kevin Kelman was appointed as the first Director of NHS Scotland Academy, Learning and Innovation in NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The NHS Scotland Academy, Learning and Innovation Directorate supports the strategic delivery of innovation which can support innovative practice through workforce education, training, research and workforce redesign.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2023, Kevin was appointed as a visiting professor within Strathclyde Business School at the University of Strathclyde in recognition of his experience in leadership and management in public services.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kevin has been a member of the Scottish Funding Council\u2019s Skills, Enhancement, Access and Learning (SEAL) Committee since 2023.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal850\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal850\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Theo Parry<\/a><\/b>Delivery Manager<br\/><b>Magic Notes Powered By Beam<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal850\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel850\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Theo Parry<\/b><\/h4><p>Delivery Manager, Magic Notes Powered By Beam<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Theo.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW205763971 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW205763971 BCX0\">Theo is a Delivery Manager at Beam, partnering with local authorities to drive adoption and impact with AI-powered solutions. His primary focus is ensuring frontline workers receive the maximum value from Beam&#8217;s suite of tools, allowing them to reclaim their time, and focus more on delivering human-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW205763971 BCX0\">centered<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW205763971 BCX0\"> care.\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW205763971 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal855\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal855\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Chal Chute<\/a><\/b>Chief Technology Officer<br\/><b>DHI<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal855\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel855\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Chal Chute<\/b><\/h4><p>Chief Technology Officer, DHI<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Chal.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">Chal leads on DHI\u2019s technical strategy and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">is responsible for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0the way we support and deliver technical innovation, by applying systems thinking and methodologies in support of the DHI innovation model.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW116894525 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW116894525 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">He is devoted to the idea that citizens can be empowered to take an active role in their own well-being.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW116894525 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW116894525 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">Chal believes that digital health offers the tools to achieve this, and the DHI has the fresh perspective necessary to reconceive the relationship between the citizens and those who might care for them.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW116894525 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW116894525 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">He brings a range of skills including a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW116894525 BCX0\">Master\u2019s in Healthcare Management &amp; Leadership<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0and a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW116894525 BCX0\">Master\u2019s in Public Health Policy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">: Health Systems.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW116894525 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW116894525 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW116894525 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">He has spent seven years working in digital innovation, seven years working in Scottish Government public policy and healthcare service delivery and has led the design, development,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">integration<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW116894525 BCX0\">\u00a0and roll-out of many digital health and care services with several now in use at scale across Scotland.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW116894525 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal861\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal861\" class=\"speaker_name\" >David J. Lowe<\/a><\/b>Clinical\u202fDirector\u202fof Innovation<br\/><b>University of Glasgow<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal861\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel861\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>David J. Lowe<\/b><\/h4><p>Clinical\u202fDirector\u202fof Innovation, University of Glasgow<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/David-J-Lowe.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW2457630 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\">David J. Lowe is Clinical<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;2fd183b4-ad5c-5199-9fc7-89a6d0356079|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777844,&quot;Aptos&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Aptos&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\">Director<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW2457630 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\">\u202fof Innovation at the University of Glasgow, Emergency Consultant at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, and Clinical Lead for Innovation for the Scottish Government. With extensive experience fostering innovation in healthcare, he collaborates with academic and industry partners globally to develop <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\">cutting-edge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\"> devices, services, and solutions. He has led AI-focused initiatives as lead for the Digital Health Validation Lab, including applications in COVID-19, osteoporosis, and the development of AI solutions across a range of imaging modalities including echo, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\">CT<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\"> and X-Ray. David directs programmes implementing and evaluation technologies within clinical pathways focused on system redesign focusing on diagnostics and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW2457630 BCX0\">long term<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\"> condition management. He is a founding member of the Centre of Excellence for Regulatory Science- AI, part of UK Commission for AI Regulation in Heath and on the board for MHRA Airlock. Areas of focus are<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\">COPD<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW2457630 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\">HF<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW2457630 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\">\u202fand lung cancer embedding new <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW2457630 BCX0\">medtech<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\"> and specifically AI solutions to support case-finding, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\">diagnosis<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2457630 BCX0\"> and prioritisation.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW2457630 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal869\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal869\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Neil Mitchell<\/a><\/b>Innovation Manager <br\/><b>NHS Fife, Health Innovation South East Scotland <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal869\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel869\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Neil Mitchell<\/b><\/h4><p>Innovation Manager , NHS Fife, Health Innovation South East Scotland <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Neil-Mitchell.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Neil is the Innovation Manager in NHS Fife, member Board of the Southeast Innovation Hub (HISES).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Beginning his career in early phase, first in human, clinical trials working in Regulatory Affairs before moving to NHS Lothian Research and Development Department (ACCORD) as a Research Governance Officer, focusing on commercial research within the NHS. After gaining experience in NHS research governance, Neil moved to a Sponsorship role in the University of Edinburgh, initially working on a European wide Alzheimer\u2019s platform trial. Neil has experience in regulatory affairs, academic clinical trials and trial sponsorship.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Neil joined NHS Fife as Innovation Manager in 2022 working on building the portfolio of Innovation within NHS Fife and the Southeast Innovation Hub (HISES) and brings extensive knowledge in research governance and health and medical research. Neil has been pivotal in the delivery of the Reducing Drug Deaths Innovation Challenge across the UK and has worked on innovation projects in women and children&#8217;s services, mental health , neonatology and cancer services.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal871\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal871\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Crispin Scotter<\/a><\/b>Policy Advisor<br\/><b>World Health Organisation<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal871\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel871\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Crispin Scotter<\/b><\/h4><p>Policy Advisor, World Health Organisation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-2.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW103570060 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103570060 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">Crispin Scotter<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW103570060 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103570060 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;2fd183b4-ad5c-5199-9fc7-89a6d0356079|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777844,&quot;Aptos&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Aptos&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103570060 BCX0\">is a Policy Advisor at WHO in Copenhagen, focusing on digital capability and the future health and care workforce. His background includes senior roles in the UK\u2019s Legal Services Commission and the Department of Health, following earlier private-sector experience in retail, sales, and supply-chain management. He has supported workforce transformation in more than twenty countries and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103570060 BCX0\">established<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103570060 BCX0\"> the Northern and Western European HRH hubs. Crispin\u2019s work includes workforce digital enablement, lifelong learning, and modern workforce models, including leadership of the 2025 HRH modelling symposium and contributions to EU initiatives such as the HEROS Joint Action.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW103570060 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal896\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal896\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Christine McLaughlin<\/a><\/b>Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive<br\/><b>NHS Scotland<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal896\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel896\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Christine McLaughlin<\/b><\/h4><p>Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Scotland<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christine.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Christine McLaughlin CBE was appointed as <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Scotland in June 2025.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prior to this she was <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Co-Director of Population Health for the Scottish Government where she had responsibility for oversight of Health and Care Reform and for Digital Health and Care.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Christine has held a number of roles in Scottish Government Health &amp; Care Directorates, including Director of Covid-19 Test &amp; Protect, and Director of Health Finance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Christine began her career working in the NHS, where she held a number of senior finance roles.\u202f She then spent 6 years in management consulting roles with PwC, KPMG and Capgemini, working with public sector clients on financial transformation.\u202f Christine is a Chartered Public Finance Accountant and a Charity Trustee with Carnegie UK.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal956\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal956\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Alison Crocket<\/a><\/b>Whole Systems Unit Head, Drug Policy Division<br\/><b>Scottish Government <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal956\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel956\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Alison Crocket<\/b><\/h4><p>Whole Systems Unit Head, Drug Policy Division, Scottish Government <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AYZ-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1038\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1038\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Rami Riman<\/a><\/b>Director of Clinical and Business Improvements <br\/><b>InterSystems <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal1038\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel1038\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Rami Riman<\/b><\/h4><p>Director of Clinical and Business Improvements , InterSystems <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rami Riman leverages clinical best practices across multiple healthcare disciplines through engagement with InterSystems solutions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">In his\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">role, Rami\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">works to improve hospital workflow<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fto ensure patient safety, improve efficiencies and increase system adoption. Rami has extensive consultancy experience in healthcare IT, including change management consultancy, professional accreditation, hospital workflow management, and realizing a return on investments. Prior to InterSystems,\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rami\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">had 10 years of clinical experience across multiple hospitals in the US, UK, Lebanon and UAE. Rami<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s passion remains in increasing patient engagement to improve community<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s health and awareness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rami holds a B.A. from the American University of Beirut in Biology, a Doctorate in Medicine from St. George<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s University School of Medicine. Rami is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1066\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1066\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Maureen Holmes<\/a><\/b>Senior Business Development Manager<br\/><b>Legrand Care <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal1066\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel1066\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Maureen Holmes<\/b><\/h4><p>Senior Business Development Manager, Legrand Care <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AR-3.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW211523294 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211523294 BCX0\">Maureen Holmes has over 15 years\u2019 experience in Technology Enabled Care (TEC), supporting the transition from analogue to digital and promoting hybrid solutions for services not yet ready for full adoption. She contributes to test-of-change initiatives that improve outcomes and efficiency, aligning with Legrand\u2019s vision for integrated digital ecosystems that empower providers and enhance care delivery.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW211523294 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1103\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1103\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Debbie Collins<\/a><\/b>CEO<br\/><b>Bield Housing <\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal1103\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel1103\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Debbie Collins<\/b><\/h4><p>CEO, Bield Housing <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW103627288 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103627288 BCX0\">Debbie Collins joined <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW103627288 BCX0\">Bield<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103627288 BCX0\"> in 2023 as Chief Operating Office before moving into the CEO role. A CIMA-qualified accountant, she had <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103627288 BCX0\">established<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103627288 BCX0\"> herself as a strong senior leader within the social housing sector.\u202f Since taking the reins at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW103627288 BCX0\">Bield<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103627288 BCX0\"> she has successfully led the organisation through the launch of its ambitious growth strategy and overseen several significant milestones in the use of digital solutions and tenant led services that support older people to live their best lives independently within their own homes and communities.\u202f Passionate about high-quality housing that can adapt to the needs of its tenants and creating platforms that ensure the voices of older people in Scotland are heard. Debbie is driving forward innovation and placing <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW103627288 BCX0\">Bield<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW103627288 BCX0\"> as a key leader in shaping the future of housing and care in Scotland.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW103627288 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1115\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1115\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Tony Brady<\/a><\/b>Lecturer, Dental Health & Social Care<br\/><b>New College Lanarkshire<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal1115\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel1115\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Tony Brady<\/b><\/h4><p>Lecturer, Dental Health & Social Care, New College Lanarkshire<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-3.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-teams=\"true\">Tony Brady is a lecturer in Dental, Health and Social Care at New College Lanarkshire, where he serves as a lead for the HNC Healthcare Practice programme. His academic and professional interests centre on the advancement of digital health education, with a particular emphasis on the integration of virtual reality and immersive technologies into clinical teaching. He is engaged in the development of digital clinical scenarios designed to enhance experiential learning, support skills acquisition, and strengthen the delivery of high-quality, person-centred healthcare training.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1114\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1114\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Greg Thomson<\/a><\/b>DFD Programme Director<br\/><b>NHS Education for Scotland (NES)<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal1114\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel1114\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Greg Thomson<\/b><\/h4><p>DFD Programme Director, NHS Education for Scotland (NES)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-1.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span data-teams=\"true\">Greg is the Programme Director for the Digital Front Door Programme. Greg has delivered many national digital and transformation programmes across various sectors in Health and Care over the last 20+ years. Greg is passionate about transformation and data to maximise benefits for the people of Scotland underpinned by the use of digital services.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-3 speakerProfile count1\"><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1117\" ><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a><br\/><b><a role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#speakerModal1117\" class=\"speaker_name\" >Rob Hurrell<\/a><\/b>Senior Business Development Manager - Health<br\/><b>Enovation<\/b><\/div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"speakerModal1117\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"speakersModalLabel1117\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-lg\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"modal-title\"><b>Rob Hurrell<\/b><\/h4><p>Senior Business Development Manager - Health, Enovation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"speakerProfileImg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-300x300.png\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Speaker profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AYZ-2.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-9\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW226812574 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW226812574 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\" 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apps, and \u2018care in the hand of the patient\u2019. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW226812574 BCX0\">He is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW226812574 BCX0\"> particularly interested in rethinking the divisions between Health and Social Care provision, to enable more holistic treatments across boundaries, with better outcomes and improved wellbeing.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW226812574 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-default\" data-dismiss=\"modal\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e0372a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"64e0372a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-878659c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"878659c\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"events_about_header\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c292c63\" data-id=\"c292c63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c237f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c237f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"events_about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dfa442d\" data-id=\"2dfa442d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f0e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0f0e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Sponsorship Opportunities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6def5f6d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6def5f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/17r6CmfcUTwWv5qIltMP_Lg4xvuy?__hstc=47844152.f53c6fcad47a45a5caaa2fd7d00f3b74.1763971784517.1773922590006.1773927651095.399&#038;__hssc=47844152.34.1773927651095&#038;__hsfp=9e45b0aee2aaba83ceeb7c5a90a354d8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enquire Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a124e54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a124e54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef8941b\" data-id=\"ef8941b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce1c969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce1c969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Event Information<\/h2><p>Following on from the success of Digifest 2025, organised by Futurescot and Scotland\u2019s Digital Health &amp; Care Innovation Centre and its collaborative partners, DigiFest 2026 will be the anchor event for the Scottish digital health and care ecosystem. We are pleased to announce this year&#8217;s conference will again be held at the Technology &amp; Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.\u00a0<\/p><p>Digifest 2025 had a stellar line-up of speakers at last year\u2019s conference, which you can see on the website which will give you a flavour of the upcoming 2026 conference. Last years conference \u00a0was over-subscribed, so please <a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1kfyH3jihRO2J1sMSmsUOmQ4xvuy\"><b>register your interest <\/b><\/a>in attending and check the website for updates on speakers and the agenda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec16d2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1ec16d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1kfyH3jihRO2J1sMSmsUOmQ4xvuy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Your Interest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8c18b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8c18b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-375c99c\" data-id=\"375c99c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6c4b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6c4b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>DigiFest 2026 <\/strong>will celebrate the groundbreaking technologies, innovation, research and partnerships reshaping the future of health and social care.<\/p>\n<p>The conference will bring together policy leaders, clinicians, care professionals, academics, technologists, and innovators to shape a bold, data-driven vision for Scotland\u2019s future. Whether you\u2019re scaling up digital transformation or exploring the next frontier of health, care or med-tech devices.<\/p>\n<p>DigiFest 2026 will offer a powerful platform to explore how pioneering digital innovation is improving patient outcomes, empowering professionals, and enabling truly co-designed care.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<\/li><ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>From hospital to home, and from prevention to precision, this immersive one-day conference will spotlight how digital is not just supporting\u2014but transforming\u2014every stage of the care journey and citizen experiences.<\/li>\n<li>Discover how cutting-edge academic research is being translated into real-world impact, creating new models of care that are predictive, personalised, and proactive.<\/li>\n<li>Be inspired by stories of innovation that are reducing demand on frontline services, enhancing clinical decision-making, and giving citizens greater control over their health and wellbeing.<\/li>\n<li>DigiFest 2026 is where ideas become action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/ul><div><br><\/div>\n<h2>Sponsorship Opportunities<\/h2><h2><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px; font-family: &quot;Hanken Grotesk&quot;, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\">Interested in sponsoring this event? Please contact vincenzo@futurescot.com for further information.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Earn While You Learn!<\/h2>\n<p>All Futurescot Conferences and Events are fully accredited by professional training body, THE CPD. Delegates who attend the conference will earn <strong>8 hours<\/strong> of certificated CPD credits, supporting their career and personal development goals<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ffd2f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-adv-accordion\" data-id=\"d2ffd2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-adv-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-adv-accordion\" id=\"eael-adv-accordion-d2ffd2f\" data-scroll-on-click=\"no\" data-scroll-speed=\"300\" data-accordion-id=\"d2ffd2f\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-toogle-speed=\"300\">\n    <div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"who-should-attend\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2211\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-toggle fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">Who Should Attend<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2211\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" aria-labelledby=\"who-should-attend\"><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><strong>A transformation, innovation, or digital lead<\/strong> within the <strong>NHS<\/strong>, <strong>local authorities<\/strong>, or <strong>social care providers<\/strong>\u2014whether public, private, or third sector\u2014looking to modernise services and deliver better outcomes for individuals and communities<\/li><li><strong>A senior official or delivery lead<\/strong> from the <strong>Scottish Government, NHS Scotland territorial or specialist boards, Social Care enabling bodies<\/strong>, responsible for digital policy, national IT systems, or the future design of health and care services<\/li><li><strong>Part of a Health &amp; Social Care Partnership (HSCP)<\/strong>, delivering integrated services and exploring technology-driven change<\/li><li><strong>A social care manager or strategic planner<\/strong> in a <strong>private care provider<\/strong> or <strong>local authority setting<\/strong>, seeking new approaches to improve care quality, responsiveness, and personalisation through innovation<\/li><li><strong>A clinician, care professional, or service manager<\/strong> interested in co-designed, tech-enabled models of care<\/li><li><strong>Representatives from major health and care charities<\/strong> (e.g. stroke, heart, mental health, ageing, cancer foundations), helping to drive <strong>cutting-edge R&amp;D<\/strong> and new models of care with digital at their core<\/li><li><strong>A researcher, academic, or data science practitioner <\/strong>from Scotland\u2019s universities and colleges, translating innovation and research into real-world impact<\/li><li><strong>A CIO, CTO, or digital systems leader<\/strong> overseeing the delivery and integration of large-scale digital infrastructure in health and social care<\/li><li><strong>A startup support organisation<\/strong>, such as an incubator, accelerator, or innovation hub, helping care-tech and med-tech companies grow and scale<\/li><li><strong>An investor or funder<\/strong>\u2014from <strong>Scottish Enterprise or the Scottish National Investment Bank<\/strong>, <strong>angel syndicates<\/strong>, or <strong>venture capital firms<\/strong>\u2014backing the next generation of health and social care innovation<\/li><li><strong>A care-tech or med-tech entrepreneur or startup team<\/strong>, looking to connect with partners, funders, or customers<\/li><li><strong>A data and research infrastructure specialist<\/strong>, helping to advance ethical, interoperable, and actionable data use in service design and delivery.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re shaping national strategy, delivering frontline services, or pioneering breakthrough technologies, <strong>DigiFest is where Scotland\u2019s health and social care innovation ecosystem comes together to inspire progress and scale impact<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6484d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e6484d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And introducing\u2026.Scotland\u2019s new 'digital front door\u2019 for health and social care services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a23652c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a23652c\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"events_agenda\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f40a8ad\" data-id=\"f40a8ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f6a63d elementor-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48f6a63d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1WIGbhZKSS2aJi-llKmTuwA4xvuy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Interested in sponsorship opportunities?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b33e74f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b33e74f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9934cba\" data-id=\"9934cba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d991309 elementor-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d991309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1WIGbhZKSS2aJi-llKmTuwA4xvuy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Interested in sponsorship opportunities?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be700b0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be700b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CPD-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-429\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137a1a5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"137a1a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"events_about\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29ba1740 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29ba1740\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26c29fbd\" data-id=\"26c29fbd\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-139d737a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"139d737a\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77ca0580\" data-id=\"77ca0580\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a10c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77a10c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><em>Fully accredited by The CPD Group, attending earns you 8 CPD credits. For more details\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futurescot.com\/futurescot-conferences\/digital-justice-policing-2025\/digital-justice-policing-2025-cpd-accreditation\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d4c5f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d4c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>You should attend if you are:<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><strong>A transformation, innovation, or digital lead<\/strong> within the <strong>NHS<\/strong>, <strong>local authorities<\/strong>, or <strong>social care providers<\/strong>\u2014whether public, private, or third sector\u2014looking to modernise services and deliver better outcomes for individuals and communities<\/li><li><strong>A senior official or delivery lead<\/strong> from the <strong>Scottish Government, NHS Scotland territorial or specialist boards, Social Care enabling bodies<\/strong>, responsible for digital policy, national IT systems, or the future design of health and care services<\/li><li><strong>Part of a Health &amp; Social Care Partnership (HSCP)<\/strong>, delivering integrated services and exploring technology-driven change<\/li><li><strong>A social care manager or strategic planner<\/strong> in a <strong>private care provider<\/strong> or <strong>local authority setting<\/strong>, seeking new approaches to improve care quality, responsiveness, and personalisation through innovation<\/li><li><strong>A clinician, care professional, or service manager<\/strong> interested in co-designed, tech-enabled models of care<\/li><li><strong>Representatives from major health and care charities<\/strong> (e.g. stroke, heart, mental health, ageing, cancer foundations), helping to drive <strong>cutting-edge R&amp;D<\/strong> and new models of care with digital at their core<\/li><li><strong>A researcher, academic, or data science practitioner <\/strong>from Scotland\u2019s universities and colleges, translating innovation and research into real-world impact<\/li><li><strong>A CIO, CTO, or digital systems leader<\/strong> overseeing the delivery and integration of large-scale digital infrastructure in health and social care<\/li><li><strong>A startup support organisation<\/strong>, such as an incubator, accelerator, or innovation hub, helping care-tech and med-tech companies grow and scale<\/li><li><strong>An investor or funder<\/strong>\u2014from <strong>Scottish Enterprise or the Scottish National Investment Bank<\/strong>, <strong>angel syndicates<\/strong>, or <strong>venture capital firms<\/strong>\u2014backing the next generation of health and social care innovation<\/li><li><strong>A care-tech or med-tech entrepreneur or startup team<\/strong>, looking to connect with partners, funders, or customers<\/li><li><strong>A data and research infrastructure specialist<\/strong>, helping to advance ethical, interoperable, and actionable data use in service design and delivery<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re shaping national strategy, delivering frontline services, or pioneering breakthrough technologies, <strong>DigiFest is where Scotland\u2019s health and social care innovation ecosystem comes together to inspire progress and scale impact<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79e34b1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79e34b1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"events_sponsors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f107435\" data-id=\"3f107435\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e24b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e24b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025 Sponsors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9379848 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9379848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-17.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-17.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-17-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-17-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-17-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-17-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Insights you can act on.\n\nFounded in 1976, CGI is among the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.\u00a0\n\nWe are insights-driven and outcomes-focused to help accelerate returns on your investments. Across 21\u202findustry sectors\u202fin 400 locations worldwide, our 93,000 professionals provide comprehensive, scalable and sustainable IT and business consulting services that are informed globally and delivered locally.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca514e2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ca514e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DHI.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-917\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DHI.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DHI-300x63.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) is Scotland\u2019s national innovation centre for digital health and care. Funded by the Scottish Government and the Scottish Funding Council, DHI works in partnership with academia, industry, and the public sector to co-design and deliver digital solutions that improve health and wellbeing outcomes. By combining user-led design with cutting-edge research and technology, DHI enables new models of care that are scalable, sustainable, and citizen-centred.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c342e4 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5c342e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-44.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-44.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-44-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-44-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-44-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-44-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">InterSystems builds high-performance, cloud-first data management solutions to empower organisations in diverse industries to achieve data that is cleaned, integrated, and ready for action, regardless of its source. \u202f We power the mission-critical NHS Scotland EHR system and connect care solutions across the healthcare estate. \u202fOur native-AI solution brings data to the processing, creating a faster, more connected experience for the user. \n\n\u202f \n\nTrusted worldwide, InterSystems supports over 80 countries and manages more than one billion health records globally \u2014 making it a backbone of modern healthcare data infrastructure. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4066de4 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4066de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1255\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-2.png 1255w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-2-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-2-1024x477.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-2-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-2-585x272.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">ASSA ABLOY provides a connected care ecosystem built on modular, trusted solutions \u2013 QiAccess\u2122 for digital access control, Kadex for digital nursing-home alarms and real-time positioning platforms, TeleAlarm for telecare alarm units, and 9Solutions for telecare and nursing-home solutions. Each component can be purchased on its own or combined to fit local needs, working through our network of solution-providing partners. \nOur solutions are interoperable with third-party platforms, such as the Scottish Digital ARC solution, helping care providers build secure, scalable environments that improve operations and shape the future of connected care. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72d677 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a72d677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1304\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-935\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1.png 1304w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-1024x330.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-768x247.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-585x188.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1304px) 100vw, 1304px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Legrand Care is a global brand specialising in the innovative development of connected technology for the health, housing, and social care sectors.\u202fDesigned with one primary objective: to improve people's lives.\u202fWith over 40 years of knowledge and experience, we are strong leaders in the international market of connected care, offering comprehensive and fully managed digital solutions that allow customers to efficiently deploy improved care services. To support people to live their healthiest and most fulfilling lives. \n\n <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb900c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9fb900c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-11-300x167.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-973\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-11-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-11-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-11-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-11-585x325.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-11.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Beam | AI-Powered Tools for Social Care \n\nBeam is a social enterprise using AI to free up frontline time in care and social work. \nOur suite of tools (including\u202fMagic Notes & Magic Reports) helps social workers and care professionals instantly generate high-quality notes and reports, saving thousands of hours every week. Trusted by hundreds of local authorities and care providers, Beam\u2019s solutions are designed with and for care teams. With a focus on data protection, ease of use, and real-world impact, our technology gives staff more time for people, not paperwork. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce21a5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3ce21a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1255\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1109\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-7.png 1255w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-7-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-7-1024x477.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-7-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-7-585x272.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Abilia is a leading provider of technology-enabled care with over 50 years of international experience in Sweden, Norway, Germany, and the UK. Our solutions support independence for older adults and people with cognitive challenges through evidence-based, person-centred technology. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e47ac1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9e47ac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evondos.com\/medicine-dispensing-robot\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1255\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1097\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-4.png 1255w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-4-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-4-1024x477.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-4-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-4-585x272.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Evondos is the leading provider of automated medicine dispensing services in Europe. Evondos\u2019 service enables people in need of medical treatment to get the prescribed medicine at the right time automatically, which improves patient safety, medical adherence and supports independent life at home. The service is based on advanced technology and consists of an automatic medicine dispensing robot installed in private homes, with a cloud-based control system and service elements.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467b860 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"467b860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-10.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-10.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-10-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-10-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-10-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-10-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Tactuum is a digital healthcare innovator developing decision support and patient engagement solutions across a number of areas including triage, remote patient monitoring, medicines, patient flow and clinical decision support.\u202f Our clients include NHS Scotland, NHS England, Ministry of Defence and a number of healthcare providers the USA. \n\nWe have experience across a range of clinical domains, including: mental health, asthma, diabetes, palliative and end-of-life care, cancer and medicines. \n\nTactuum work closely with healthcare providers and academia to conceptualise, design, build and support large-scale\/national and digital solutions.\u202f Our approach is to develop long-term strategic partners that make use of data and technology delivering practical, secure, scalable and meaningful impact to clinicians and patients. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f552fc1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f552fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-32.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-32.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-32-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-32-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-32-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-32-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Aptvision is a healthcare technology company transforming how radiology and diagnostic services are delivered. Founded in Dublin, Aptvision\u2019s flagship solution VisionRIS, unifies patient, referrer, and imaging workflows into one intelligent, cloud-based system. Trusted by healthcare providers across the UK, Europe, and beyond, Aptvision empowers hospitals, imaging networks, and private clinics to achieve operational excellence, enhance patient experience, and enable data-driven decisions. Through innovation, co-creation with users, and seamless interoperability, Aptvision is redefining what\u2019s possible in digital radiology, connecting people, systems, and insights to deliver smarter, more sustainable healthcare. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d9375 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e7d9375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-13.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-975\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-13.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-13-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-13-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-13-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-13-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Inhealthcare is a trusted provider of remote patient monitoring, virtual wards and hospital @ home technology. \n\n \n\nWe help people to live healthier lives \u2014 all from the comfort of home. Our digital health services empower patients to recover in familiar surroundings, with easy-to-use technology at their fingertips. \n\n \n\nOur services aim to drive efficiencies for clinical teams, free up hospital beds and reduce costs. \n\n \n\nOur services are loved by patients. In a recent survey, 99% of patients rated our virtual ward as either good or very good. \n\n \n\nWe integrate seamlessly with SCI Store, Docman, EMIS Web, SystmOne, and NHS Spine for unmatched interoperability. \n\n \n\nInhealthcare is part of the Resmed family, a global leader in sleep and respiratory health. \n\n <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a33bc elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a6a33bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-36.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1029\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-36.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-36-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-36-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-36-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-36-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Buddy Healthcare\u2019s Care Coordination Platform helps NHS Health Boards and Trusts streamline perioperative and speciality care pathways. It automates patient communication, supports the collection of patient-reported data, and provides real-time visibility across the entire care journey. \n\nDeveloped in collaboration with leading European healthcare providers, the platform supports data-driven, standardised workflows that enable clinical teams to categorise and prioritise patients based on submitted information, reducing administrative workload and freeing up time for direct patient care. \n\nHealth Boards and hospitals using the Buddy Healthcare Platform are achieving fewer last-minute cancellations, smoother pre-assessment processes, and improved theatre efficiency. Many have also reported up to 98% fewer phone calls, a 30% reduction in surgical cancellations, and significant time and cost savings through more efficient care coordination. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc5054 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ddc5054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-34.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-34.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-34-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-34-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-34-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-34-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">VitalHub UK (VHUK), a subsidiary of VitalHub Corp, is a leading provider of integrated digital solutions that help health systems manage complexity, improve flow, and enhance care delivery at scale. \n\n \n\nWith a strong foundation in clinical insight and operational expertise, VHUK\u2019s diverse portfolio of innovative technologies span patient engagement, hospital and community flow, care coordination, command centre infrastructure, workforce planning, and mental health services. Designed to integrate across care settings in both planned and unplanned care, its platforms enable faster decision-making, greater coordination, and measurable performance improvement. \n\n \n\nTrusted by healthcare providers worldwide, VHUK supports the delivery of high-performing, patient-centred care where staff are empowered, resources are optimised, and patients receive the right care, at the right time.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc8fe1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6fc8fe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-33.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1025\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-33.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-33-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-33-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-33-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-33-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">CLEO Systems: Simplifying connected care  \n\nRefreshingly intuitive systems, empowering clinicians and enhancing patient experience  \n\n \n\nCLEO Systems is redefining digital healthcare with intuitive, connected solutions that empower clinicians and elevate patient care. Our innovative technology supports a wide range of frontline services\u2014including urgent care, emergency departments, secondary care outpatient settings and community pharmacy, enabling healthcare professionals to work smarter and deliver better outcomes. \n\nDesigned with clinicians, for clinicians, our platforms are practical, effective, and user-friendly - ensuring seamless integration and real-world impact \n\n \n\nOur mission is clear: to drive digital transformation across the healthcare economy, delivering measurable value and efficiency, and helping providers deliver the right care, in the right place, at the right time.  <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16874c3 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"16874c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-6.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-6-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-6-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-6-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-6-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Alcidion's Miya Precision platform transforms patient flow across the entire care continuum - from emergency departments through inpatient care to virtual care in the community. Our FHIR-enabled technology integrates data from multiple systems, providing real-time visibility of capacity and demand, identifying bottlenecks and enabling proactive management. \n\n \n\nMiya Precision supports clinical decision-making at every point of care, from ED triage and specialty workflows to remote patient monitoring. By automating routine tasks and reducing cognitive burden, we help healthcare organisations optimise patient flow, improve outcomes, and unlock value from existing technology to deliver measurable impact at patient, organisational and system levels. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bc2ab elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"26bc2ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-18.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-980\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-18.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-18-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-18-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-18-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-18-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chiptech is dedicated to enhancing people's lives through innovative digital telecare and personal safety solutions. At the heart of everything they do is a commitment to empowering individuals to maintain their health and independence. \n\nAs a trusted expert in digital telecare, Chiptech led the analogue-to-digital transition across Australasia. They have proudly brought this same leadership and expertise to the UK, where over 250,000 digital connections speak to the trust and confidence placed in Chiptech\u2019s telecare solutions. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe8879 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2fe8879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1255\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A-MyCare-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-834\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A-MyCare-2.png 1255w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A-MyCare-2-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A-MyCare-2-1024x477.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A-MyCare-2-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/A-MyCare-2-585x272.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Launching nationally in April 2026, MyCare.scot is Scotland\u2019s most ambitious digital health and social care innovation. The app provides citizens with a secure digital identity, access to personal health information, and NHS service tools. Following its initial rollout in Lanarkshire, MyCare will expand across hospital, GP, pharmacy, and social care services, transforming how people manage and access care.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9523e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fa9523e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-29.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-29.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-29-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-29-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-29-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-29-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Scottish Care is a membership organisation representing the independent social care sector in Scotland. We work with members and stakeholders in social care to create conditions for sustainable human-rights-based care and support. As a charity, we need you to help us drive change by donating. When you support Scottish Care, you are helping to shape the environment in which care services can deliver and develop the high-quality care that people and communities deserve.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3623a3d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3623a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-19.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-981\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-19.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-19-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-19-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-19-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-19-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Microtech Health, part of the award-winning Microtech Group, delivers cutting-edge healthcare technology and services that empower both patients and care professionals. With over 35 years\u2019 IT expertise we help health providers improve outcomes, efficiency, and patient experience. Our HealthPods, MiHealth portal and digital patient-flow tools connect patients, clinicians and communities through intuitive virtual clinics, telehealth and self-service check-in. By combining trusted IT expertise with user-friendly devices, apps and managed services, we reduce admin burden, streamline workflows, and support proactive, data-driven care. Working in partnership with NHS and social care teams, we put patients at the heart of innovation, delivering scalable, future-ready solutions across primary, community and residential care settings. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28dbc02 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"28dbc02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-40.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-40.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-40-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-40-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-40-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-40-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">REHABILITY is an evidence-based digital rehabilitation system that turns therapy into engaging semi-virtual reality games for motor, cognitive, and functional recovery.\u202f \n\nCo-designed with clinicians and patients aged 60 to 95, it delivers personalised exercises that can be completed across various care settings, including private homes. It offers a scalable, connected care solution for hospitals and rehabilitation centres, that raises therapy intensity and mitigates the shortage of staff. \n\nBacked by 13 years of scientific research and proven as effective as traditional therapy, REHABILITY boosts adherence, enhances motivation, and significantly increases specialist productivity.\u202f <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6141ff elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a6141ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1255\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1099\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-6.png 1255w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-6-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-6-1024x477.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-6-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-6-585x272.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1255px) 100vw, 1255px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">CARE-PAC, a co-designed digital remote-monitoring and support system, enables patients and informal carers to report symptoms and wellbeing at home through structured check-ins. These data feeds combine with dyadic patient\u2013carer algorithms to deliver early, proactive and actionable insight to care teams ensuring continuity of care, reduction in preventable crises, and supporting care closer to home.\u202f CARE-PAC is a collaborative spin-out from the University of Strathclyde and Tactuum Digital Health led by Prof Roma McGuire MBE. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1b545 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8e1b545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AA-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the UK government\u2019s department for driving economic growth. We help businesses invest, expand, and export\u2014creating jobs and opportunities across the UK. DBT leads the government\u2019s engagement with businesses and attracts high-value international investment. Our expertise spans trade, foreign direct investment, export control, and business support. \n\nAs your trusted partner for investing in the UK, we connect global investors with opportunities across sectors. We provide free, confidential advice and tailored support to help you establish and grow, giving you the confidence to use the UK as your gateway to global success. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8543fb5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8543fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SE_Main_Logo-RGB.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SE_Main_Logo-RGB.png 871w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SE_Main_Logo-RGB-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SE_Main_Logo-RGB-768x144.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SE_Main_Logo-RGB-585x109.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Scottish Enterprise is Scotland\u2019s national economic development agency and a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. We work to transform the Scottish economy by helping businesses innovate and scale and support projects that will result in more high value jobs, enable innovation, boost productivity levels, attract investment and support a just transition to net zero by 2045.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5bcac elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5e5bcac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-20.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-982\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-20.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-20-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-20-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-20-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-20-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) is the national voice and membership body for housing associations and co-operatives across Scotland. Representing over 130 not-for-profit social landlords, SFHA champions the right to safe, warm, and affordable homes for all. It supports members through advocacy, policy development, innovation, and collaboration, helping them build and maintain thriving communities. SFHA\u2019s strategic vision focuses on transforming public understanding of social housing, influencing policy, and fostering inclusive, future-ready housing solutions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d48a9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a8d48a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-22.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-984\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-22.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-22-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-22-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-22-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-22-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) is the national third sector membership organisation for the health and social care sector. We bring together over 3,500 people and organisations dedicated to achieving our vision of a Scotland where everyone has a strong voice and enjoys the right to live well, with dignity and respect.\n\nThe Digital Hub at the ALLIANCE consists of:\nThe Digital Health and Social Care Team\u2013 supporting transformational change in health and social care by exploring digital and innovative technologies and ways of working.\nALISS- A Local Information System for Scotland\u2013 a co-produced, web-based system for finding and sharing information about community assets across Scotland.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1353b16 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1353b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-38.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-38.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-38-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-38-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-38-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-38-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Scottish Government\u2019s Digital Health and Care Division works with COSLA and others to implement the priorities of the shared Digital Health and Care Strategy and Data Strategy for Health and Social Care.  In addition, we ensure that those priorities support the overall ambitions of the recently publishedService Renewal Framework, Population Health Framework, and Operational Improvement Plan.\n\nWe work collaboratively with a range of public, private, third and independent sector partners to deliver digital solutions supporting the health and care needs of people in Scotland, and that they benefit fully from our innovation and digital and data developments.  Our current commitments for delivery are set out in Care in the Digital Age: delivery plan 2024 to 2025 and Health and social care \u2013 data strategy: 2024 update \u2013 progress and priorities.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c79fa elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"86c79fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-26.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-988\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-26.png 1080w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-26-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-26-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-26-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AA-1-26-585x325.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The \u00a312M-funded Medical Device Manufacturing Centre (MDMC)  aim to help Scottish Companies crossing the chasm between medical proof-of-concepts from laboratory workbenches to mass-manufacturable products. A Consortium of 5 Universities headquartered at Heriot-Watt University, the MDMC provides access to knowledge, manufacturing facilities based on over \u00a35M of commercial equipment, engineering and regulatory expertise, and latest research in sustainability. Since April 2020, the MDMC has helped 177 companies (63% of the total industrial sector) through 200 activities in creating 46 new products. The MDMC also facilitated over \u00a315M of investment to companies since July 2023 and delivered free customised regulatory expertise to 59 companies.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce8ce47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-populate_sponsors_list\" data-id=\"3ce8ce47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-populate_sponsors_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"sponsors_widget\" class=\"container container-sm\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"row\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e4b2b6b elementor-section-stretched footer_container elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e4b2b6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68774d8a\" data-id=\"68774d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0385dac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0385dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DHI_Primary_Logo_WHITE-432-copy.pdf.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DHI_Primary_Logo_WHITE-432-copy.pdf.png 977w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DHI_Primary_Logo_WHITE-432-copy.pdf-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DHI_Primary_Logo_WHITE-432-copy.pdf-768x159.png 768w, https:\/\/digifest.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/DHI_Primary_Logo_WHITE-432-copy.pdf-585x121.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d945a1a\" data-id=\"7d945a1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1686ada1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1686ada1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DigiFest Scotland 2026 is co-delivered by Futurescot Media Limited and the Digital Health &amp; 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