Join HKS at the 2025 European Healthcare Design Conference
The 2025 European Healthcare Design Conference will take place June 9-11 in London and be streamed online. The theme of this year’s event is “Beyond the hospital: Form, function and the future health ecosystem.”
During the conference, HKS designers and researchers will present sessions on emergency department design, adaptive reuse, embracing automation and how Midland Metropolitan University Hospital sets a new standard for clinical health design excellence. In addition, the conference’s video and poster gallery will include a poster session by HKS experts with critical insights about designing for underserved and vulnerable populations.
Please join us for the following sessions:
Sessions
Monday, June 9, 10:45 GMT
Optimizing emergency care: Smart strategies for affordable, compact, and high-performance design solutions in the emergency department
Speakers: Colby Dearman, Studio Practice Leader, Health, HKS; Deborah Wingler, Global Practice Director, Applied Research, HKS
Tuesday, June 10, 10:45 GMT
Cura Day Surgery: Redefining patient-centred care through adaptive reuse and humanistic design
Speakers: Gordon Gn, Office Director, Singapore, HKS; Joey Tan, Medical Planner, HKS
Tuesday, June 10, 11:05 GMT
Progressive adoption of automation in large-scale acute hospitals: A planning strategy for nimble phygital health campuses
Speakers: Sumandeep Singh, Studio Practice Leader, Health, HKS; Lawrence Kam, Project Designer, HKS
Tuesday, June 10, 11:45 GMT
New acute hospital in Midlands completes, setting a new standard in clinical healthcare design
Speakers: Jane Ho, Regional Practice Director, Health, HKS; Rachel Barlow, Group chief development officer, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust and The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Francis Gallagher, Community Regional Director, UK, HKS
Poster session
Implementing a robust social value strategy: Designing for underserved and vulnerable populations
Deborah Wingler, Global Practice Director, Applied Research, HKS; Whitney Fuessel, Regional Practice Director, Health, HKS
