Can’t wait for the Health Tech Forward talks in Barcelona? Neither can we. The agenda is live – and it’s packed with the healthcare technology trends that will shape the future of medicine, patient care, and innovation.
From AI adoption and femtech breakthroughs to value-based care and climate-resilient hospitals, this year’s program brings together leaders, investors, scientists, and startups to share their most impactful health tech insights.
What’s New in 2025?
Health Tech Forward 2025 begins with opening remarks from government and hosts, setting the tone for two days where health tech topics like AI, clinical trials, and sustainability take center stage.
Global outlooks confirm this momentum: Deloitte’s 2025 Healthcare Executive Outlook predicts accelerated digital transformation as a defining factor in health systems. This aligns with event’s mix of sessions spanning AI adoption, patient-first care, financing models, and environmental sustainability.
Day 1: From AI Insights to Clinical Breakthroughs
Day one of Health Tech Forward (Dec 3–4, 2025, Barcelona) dives into AI adoption and the infrastructure needed to scale precision medicine.
Key sessions include:
– From hype to impact: what it really takes for AI in healthcare to deliver long-term success
– AI in clinical workflows: use cases, barriers, and lessons learned
– From black box to glass box: transparency in AI-driven healthcare
– European Health Data Space: how collaboration can unlock seamless data portability
– Value-based care in Europe: adapting models beyond the US playbook
– Climate change and healthcare: measuring impact and building greener hospitals
These sessions echo industry-wide discussions, showing that the future of healthcare depends on the practical integration of AI, smarter data-sharing, and greener hospitals.
Day 2: Femtech, Consumer Wellness, and Financing Innovation
On day two, Health Tech Forward shines a spotlight on consumer health, femtech, and investment trends – all areas where growth and innovation are overdue.
Key sessions include:
– Digital wellness tools: which solutions really work, and who should pay for them
– The Ozempic era: GLP-1 synthetics and their impact on long-term wellness
– FemTech and health equity: from male-default data gaps to mainstream adoption – Investment outlook: top investors shaping digital health and the 2026 M&A landscape
– Health Tech Challengers superfinals: startups pitching across eight tracks – from AI-supported healthcare to women’s health
The Startup Spotlight: Health Tech Challengers
A highlight of the agenda is always the Health Tech Challengers pitch competition. Finalists from eight tracks – including connected care, TechBio, chronic disease management, and women’s health – will face off in front of investors, corporates, and media.
For startups, it’s a rare chance to gain visibility, secure partnerships, and accelerate growth. For attendees, it’s where future unicorns are often first spotted.
Beyond the Stage: Networking at Health Tech Forward 2025
Health Tech Forward isn’t just a conference – it’s a curated experience. Attendees can start the day with yoga or morning runs, enjoy city tours, and make connections at networking drinks and parties.
Side events that add extra value:
– Tech Meets Capital: invite-only dealmaking between growth investors and Series A+ startups
– Tech Meets Industry: a platform for 1:1 meetings between hospitals, governments, and innovators
See You in Barcelona?
The biggest healthcare technology trends of 2025, the most relevant health tech topics, and the connections that will shape tomorrow’s care – it’s all waiting for you at Health Tech Forward.
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FAQ: Health Tech Forward 2025
1. What are the top healthcare technology trends in 2025?
AI adoption, femtech innovation, value-based care, climate resilience, and consumer digital health are key healthcare technology trends on the Health Tech Forward 2025 agenda.
2. What health tech topics are featured this year?
Sessions cover AI integration, precision medicine, financing models, digital wellness, and patient equity – the most pressing health tech topics today.
3. What health tech insights will attendees gain?
Delegates will hear directly from policymakers, investors, scientists, and startups – providing actionable health tech insights for organizations at every stage.
4. What is Health Tech Challengers?
It’s a live pitch competition where startups present to investors and corporates for global exposure and growth opportunities.
5. Who attends Health Tech Forward?
Startups, investors, corporates, hospitals, policymakers, patient advocates, and tech leaders – the full spectrum of the health tech ecosystem.
6. Where is Health Tech Forward 2025 held?
Barcelona, Spain – December 3–4, 2025.
