AI in Healthcare: Opportunities, Barriers and the Path to Adoption

AI in Healthcare: Opportunities, Barriers and the Path to Adoption

1 July 2026, 12:00 – 13:30
Colony King St, Manchester, United Kingdom
Cost: Member / Non Member

AI has the potential to transform healthcare, from improving diagnostics and streamlining operations to enabling more personalised patient care. Yet despite rapid advances, widespread adoption across the health sector remains complex.

 

This event will explore both the opportunities AI presents and the barriers that continue to limit its adoption. Bringing together industry leaders and technology experts, the discussion will examine the practical, ethical and operational factors shaping AI implementation across healthcare.

 

Topics will include the potential for improved patient outcomes, operational efficiency and innovation, alongside challenges such as data quality and accessibility, regulatory and compliance requirements, integration with existing systems, workforce readiness, and concerns around trust, transparency and patient safety. Attendees will gain insight into how organisations are balancing these opportunities and risks, and where meaningful progress is being made.

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About the Speakers:

Christian Spence

Founder & Chief Economist - Economic Analytics

With over fifteen years’ experience in economics and public policy across local government (Manchester City Council), think tanks (Core Cities), business organisations (Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and British Chambers of Commerce) and academia (Manchester Metropolitan University), Christian has since 2022 ran his own consultancy, Economic Analytics, providing economic and data science research, analysis, modelling and commentary to a variety of clients across all sectors, from not-for-profits to blue chip international companies. He specialises in UK economic and tax analysis, big data modelling and forecasting and public speaking.

Christian Spence

Founder & Chief Economist - Economic Analytics

With over fifteen years’ experience in economics and public policy across local government (Manchester City Council), think tanks (Core Cities), business organisations (Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and British Chambers of Commerce) and academia (Manchester Metropolitan University), Christian has since 2022 ran his own consultancy, Economic Analytics, providing economic and data science research, analysis, modelling and commentary to a variety of clients across all sectors, from not-for-profits to blue chip international companies. He specialises in UK economic and tax analysis, big data modelling and forecasting and public speaking.

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