Hear from healthcare leaders across the UK and Vietnam. Explore innovation, investment, cancer care, AI, and the future of healthcare.

Bringing together healthcare leaders, clinicians, researchers, and investors to explore cancer care, AI, healthcare innovation, and opportunities for collaboration and growth between the UK and Vietnam.

The UK–Vietnam Healthcare Innovation & Investment Summit is this year’s VIAwards' annual non-profit conference. It aims to share knowledge, raise the international profile of Vietnamese expertise, connect industry specialists, business leaders, and others in the field, and exchange insights and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Last year's summit focused on investment in Vietnam. This year, the program focuses on healthcare. VIAwards dedicates each annual conference to a specific sector, allowing focused discussion of its priorities, challenges, and opportunities.

This year’s programme will explore healthcare financing, opportunities for growth within the sector, the current landscape of cancer diagnosis and treatment in Vietnam, and the potential of AI alongside the requirements for its safe and responsible use. The panel discussion will consider how the UK and Vietnam can strengthen collaboration across these areas, including emerging technologies, healthcare infrastructure, and cross-border partnerships.

The summit will bring together business leaders, policymakers, and healthcare professionals to share knowledge and explore potential partnerships. Presentations and discussions will be followed by a networking reception at UCL.

VIAwards 2026 Conference Agenda

11:45 – 12:00: Guest Arrival & Registration

12:00 – 12:05​: Welcome Remarks - Associate Professor Linh Nguyen, Conference Host and Lead.

12:05 – 12:10​: Opening Remarks - Ms. Thoai Nguyen, Co-Founder, VIA.

12:10 – 12:30​: Project Funding, Investment & Contracting: Insights from Vietnam and the UK – Sandy Boxall, CEO, Contract Finder Pro | Senior Advisor - Vietnam, Compass Capital, UK.

12:30 – 12:50: ​Curing Cancer Locally and Globally: Challenges and Opportunities in High-Income and Low- and Middle-Income Countries- Prof. Michelle Hermiston, Dean, College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity; Chief Scientific Officer, Innovations in Health Sciences (IHS), Vietnam.

12:50 – 13:10​: AI in Healthcare: Innovation, Clinical Safety and Responsible Implementation – Dr Yasmin Karsan, Digital Clinical Safety Officer | Health tech Founder | NHS Clinical Entrepreneur, UK.

13:10 – 13:50: ​Panel Discussion: Bridging the UK and Vietnam: The Future of Cancer Care, Healthcare Innovation & Investment.

Panellists:

- ⁠Chair: Dr. Linh Nguyen, Associate Professor in Biomaterials and Allied Subjects at UCL.

-⁠ ⁠Sandy Boxall, CEO, Contract Finder Pro | Senior Advisor - Vietnam, Compass Capital, UK.

-⁠ ⁠Prof. Michelle Hermiston, Dean, College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity; Chief Scientific Officer, Innovations in Health Sciences (IHS), Vietnam.

-⁠ ⁠Dr. Yasmin Karsan, Digital Clinical Safety Officer, UK.

-⁠ ⁠Dr. Biswajit Podder, Clinical Insights and Research Manager, Bupa, London, UK.

- ⁠Dr. Pham Cam Phuong, Director of the Bach Mai Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.

-Rebecka Fosher, Executive Director of Corporate Governance, ESNEFT.

13:50 – 14:00​: Closing Remarks by Dr. Linh Nguyen and Group Photo

14:00 – 15:00​: Networking with tea/ coffee/ pastries at UCL South Cloister

Experience the Summit at UCL

The summit will take place at University College London (UCL), in the heart of Bloomsbury.

In addition to an afternoon of expert discussions and networking, guests will have the opportunity to experience one of London’s leading universities and its historic campus especially in 2026, as UCL celebrates its 200th anniversary.

Our venue is located in the historic Wilkins Building, in the heart of UCL’s Bloomsbury campus.

Be part of the conversation

Join us in this distinctive academic setting for conversations exploring the future of healthcare between the UK and Vietnam.

Learn from different perspectives, discover emerging opportunities, exchange knowledge with professionals across the sector, and continue the conversation during our networking reception at UCL.

More than a conference. Experience UCL.

Your ticket is not only an opportunity to hear from leading voices in healthcare and life sciences.

It is also a chance to experience University College London during its bicentennial year, step inside its historic Bloomsbury campus, and connect with professionals, investors, and healthcare leaders from both the UK and Vietnam.

Come for the ideas. Stay for the connections. Experience UCL.

We look forward to welcoming you to the UK–Vietnam Healthcare Innovation & Investment Summit 2026.

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