Going for Growth

Operators - hospitals, labs and elderly care groups - forecast annual market growth of nearly 7% in Europe and 18% in Emerging Markets.  Market leaders expect to grow at nearly TWICE these levels. (Source: Siemens Healthineers/HBI survey)  

HBI 2018 - Going for Growth examines how to best achieve these ambitious targets.

How do you scale up to meet surging demand? What will be the impact of big data, new payor models and digital health? How do you best build quality and capacity?  These are the questions addressed as this unique global conference, now in its eighth year.

Only HBI brings together providers, investors and payors to examine the industry’s future from across Europe and Emerging Markets. With 580 delegates from over 50 countries in 2017, including 100 investors, this is the only global CEO-level event for the private health care services industry.  The only event to give delegates a clear view of the new health care landscape across the world.

In 2018, we are putting a special focus on payor/provider relationships.  As we move into a new world where health and care outcomes can be measured, we find out how public and private payors see the future and how they wish to partner with providers. 

This conference examines the strategies that enable operators to best achieve growth with sessions on: 

+ Payors -The relationship between payor and provider is often distant and full of tension. How is it set to evolve as we move towards integrated healthcare models where providers are rewarded for outcome, rather than activity? 

+ Big data/AI - What are the implications of technology which can detect fraud, automate diagnosis and predict medical outcomes?  How are providers deploying this technology today? 

+ Digital health/apps - Who stands to benefit most from the deployment of apps which link patient to doctor, offer diagnosis and store medical records?  Will the winners be newcomers, insurers or providers?  

+ Recruitment and retention - Staff shortages is the number one issue worldwide for operators, according to the 2017 HBI/Siemens Healthineers survey. Medical staff recruitment is now a global market. So how do you best recruit? How do you build a culture that retains staff? How far can providers build capacity through training? 

+ Building brands - Delivering on promise is the key to building an outstanding health care services brand.  This session casestudies providers who have done just this and at the lessons they have learnt along the way. 

+ Integrated healthcare - Providers are moving from single episodes of care to holistic solutions which embrace inpatient, outpatient and ehealth. We are also seeing the integration of payors and providers and payment by outcome.  What are the implications of these moves? 

Build a clear picture of how your sub-sector is changing globally. Our half-day sessions focused on bring together CEOs of leading players to case study best practice and discuss how the sector is changing. 

In 2017 the event attracted over 300 providers and 100 investor delegates so this is an ideal place to meet new partners.  Investment sessions include: 

+ European M&A trends and discussion panel

+ Emerging Markets M&A trends and discussion panel

+ Central and Eastern Europe 

+ MENA 

+ Dentistry 

+ South and East Asia

+ Latam 

+ Africa 

These formats provide the opportunity for more intimate discussions of your burning issues with your counterparts from across the world. 

Conferences that take place in the UK are liable for UK VAT as they are classified under VAT legislation as ‘services supplied where performed’ and therefore VAT of the country hosting the conference must be charged. Overseas delegates must pay the VAT charged on their invoice initially but can potentially reclaim this back from the UK VAT office. For information on reclaiming VAT see HMRC Reference: Notice 723A (Sep 2016) “Refunds of VAT in the European Community for EC and non-EC businesses” which can be obtained from www.hmrc.gov.uk

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