New event will spotlight AI, emerging tech, and the future of care, co-located with Australian Healthcare Week in 2026
Sydney, Australia – 12/05/2025 – In response to the accelerating pace of innovation across the health sector and after working with leading health executives for almost 15 years, IQPC Australia is excited to announce the launch of Healthcare 2040 Expo, a brand-new future-focused event officially debuting in March 2026. Co-located with the nation's largest health event, Australian Healthcare Week, Healthcare 2040 is set to attract 5,000+ attendees, 500+ senior health leaders, and 200+ visionary speakers—making it Australia's most forward-looking health innovation expo.
As the healthcare landscape undergoes rapid transformation, driven by emerging technologies, shifting demographics, and growing pressure on systems and workforces, Healthcare 2040 Expo will provide a platform for ideas, solutions, and partnerships that are shaping the decade ahead.
"Healthcare 2040 is our boldest step yet," said Puja Pankhania, Deputy Managing Director at IQPC Australia. "It's where cutting-edge innovation meets real-world care delivery. We're not just asking what's next - we're asking what's possible, and how we get there together."
According to IMARC Group, Australia's digital health market is projected to reach $28.6 billion by 2033, signalling a need for collaborative, future-ready platforms. The Expo will spotlight the tools and technologies already pushing boundaries, including AI-powered diagnostics, virtual hospitals, interoperability, longevity science, and consumer-driven care models.
"The health system is rapidly evolving through its next generation of advanced technologies to truly reimagine the entire healthcare continuum. This is where technology doesn't just augment our system, but fundamentally transform it" said Sandip Kumar, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, King's College Hospital London, Dubai and Advisory Board Member for Healthcare 2040 Expo.
"The key challenge, however, is not technical, it is whether health systems and or organisations have capable leaders and an embedded culture of innovation to ensure these powerful tools are integrated alongside human capability. The most promising future is creating more meaningful care interactions, earlier, that deliver higher impact for populations globally, at marginal cost of care that we incur today. That is true transformation, the system of Healthcare 2040."
From health execs and CIOs to clinicians, policy makers, investors, and innovators—Healthcare 2040 is designed for the visionaries building tomorrow's health system, today.
"Healthcare 2040 gives us the opportunity to set a new benchmark for innovation in health," said Puja Pankhania, Deputy Managing Director, IQPC Australia. "We're bringing together people who are not only anticipating change, but driving it. After closely working with the leading minds in this space, we believe now is the right moment for this dedicated Digital Health event."
About Healthcare 2040 Expo
Healthcare 2040 Expo is Australia's newest and boldest health innovation event, dedicated to showcasing the technologies, strategies, and leadership shaping the future of care. Co-located with Australian Healthcare Week, the Expo connects national and global pioneers in digital health, AI, infrastructure, and more to spark transformation across the entire system.
The event is shaped by a distinguished Advisory Board of 15+ C-level leaders across digital, clinical, nursing, allied health and consumer roles, representing organisations such as the Australian Digital Health Agency, NSW Health, Healthdirect, Victorian and Tasmanian Departments of Health, Ramsay Health, and King's College Hospital London (UAE).
