Session 1: Why the organisation of hospital services needs to change, and the international context for this
- Speaker: Professor Judith Smith Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Health Services Management Centre and in the BRACE team, University of Birmingham
- Speaker: Dr Henny van Laarhoven Managing Director, Orbis Medical Centre, Netherlands
Session 2: World Café – the range of approaches to organising hospital services in Europe
- Speaker: Urmas Siigur Chairman of the Executive Board, Tartu University Hospital
- Speaker: Laure Tharel Human Resources Director, Paris West Side University Hospital
- Speaker: Dr Laszlo Imre Deputy Director General, National Institute for Quality and Organizational Development in Healthcare and Medicines
- Speaker: Professor Tim Evans Trustee, Nuffield Trust
Session 3: Big hospitals versus small hospitals – is either better?
- Speaker: Dr Caroline Wagner Research Fellow, Scientific Institute of TK for Benefit and Efficiency in Health Care (WINEG), Germany
- Speaker: Dr Ernst Walther Consultant Neurologist and Consultant, Early Rehabilitation in the Neurocentre, Schön Klinik Hamburg, Germany
- Speaker: Dr Rebecca Rosen Senior Fellow, Nuffield Trust
Session 4: Improving care for older people and those with chronic conditions
- Speaker: Dr Barrie Dowdeswell Director of Research, European Centre for Health Assets and Architecture, Finland
- Speaker: Dr Pentti Itkonen Chief Executive, South Karelia Social and Healthcare District, Finland
- Speaker: Professor Erkki Vauramo Professor, Aalto University, Finland
- Speaker: Dr Tom Downes Clinical Lead for Quality Improvement, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Speaker: MaEugenia Alkiza Medical Director, OSI Bidasoa
- Speaker: Professor Matti Lehto Dean, School of Medicine, University of Tampere
- Speaker: Nigel Edwards Senior Associate, Nuffield Trust
- Speaker: Mark Britnell Chairman and Partner, Healthcare, Government & Infrastructure, KPMG