This week, the Future Patient team will be joining the expected 4,000 people heading to London for the Health Optimisation Summit.
Taking place on 12th – 13th September, with a dedicated Business of Health Day on Friday 11th September, the Health Optimisation Summit is one of Europe’s biggest events dedicated to longevity, biohacking, and optimal health, bringing together some of the leading voices in preventative health, nutrition, functional medicine, human performance and longevity. With 62 speakers, 141 brands and 17 workshops taking place.
We had a fantastic time at last year’s event and can’t wait to head back again this year.
It feels like a natural meeting point for many of the conversations we are having across our platform: how we move healthcare further upstream, what emerging science can tell us about extending healthspan, and how personalised approaches, technology and lifestyle interventions can help people live healthier for longer.
Big names and big conversations
We are particularly excited by this year’s speaker line-up. The email announcing the agenda landed in our inboxes a couple of weeks ago with names such as Wim Hof, Bear Grylls, neuroscientist Dr Tara Swart, health and performance expert Ben Greenfield, doctor and science communicator Dr Karan Rajan, psychiatrist and researcher Dr Judith Joseph, nutrition expert JJ Virgin and Health Optimisation Summit founder Tim Gray taking to the stage, you’ll be spoiled for choice.
Across the weekend, discussions will span biohacking, nutrition, longevity, fitness, functional and preventative medicine, alongside the latest developments in health technology and human performance.
There will also be plenty to explore away from the stage. The exhibition brings together more than 140 health and wellness brands, giving visitors the opportunity to discover emerging technologies, diagnostics, nutrition, recovery tools and other innovations designed to support better health and performance.
For healthcare professionals, the 2026 Summit is also CPD accredited, with the opportunity to earn up to 19 CPD points across the event.
Where health optimisation meets the Future Patient
What makes the Health Optimisation Summit particularly interesting to us is the breadth of the community it brings together.
Clinicians and scientists sit alongside founders, investors, entrepreneurs, athletes and people simply curious about taking a more proactive approach to their own health. That cross-pollination of ideas is increasingly important as the boundaries between healthcare, wellness, technology and longevity continue to evolve.
It also reflects a question at the heart of Future Patient: what happens when we stop waiting for illness and start thinking seriously about creating health?
Our editor Vicky Eldridge and founder Charlotte Body will be at the Summit meeting speakers, practitioners, innovators and brands, exploring the ideas and technologies that could help shape the next generation of preventative and personalised healthcare.
We’ll be sharing our highlights and insights from the event, so keep an eye on Future Patient and our social channels for more from the Health Optimisation Summit 2026.
Business Design Centre, London
Business of Health Day: Friday 11th September 2026
Health Optimisation Summit: Saturday 12th September – Sunday 13th September 2026
Find out more and explore the programme at the Health Optimisation Summit London 2026.