Agenda

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UK Concussion Conference 2025 Programme
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UK Concussion Conference 2025

"Pathway Challenges and Innovation Opportunities"

5th December 2025 09:15 - 17:00 Conway Hall, London, WC1R 4RL
08:45 - 09:15

Arrival and Networking

Registration and coffee. Connect with peers and presenters.

| Morning Sessions

09:15 - 09:20

Welcome from the Chair


Honorary Director, NIHR Brain Injury HRC

09:20 - 09:30

The Lived Experience


Sports and Exercise Scientist

09:30 - 09:40

The Clinical Vision


Honorary Director, NIHR Brain Injury HRC

09:40 - 10:00

Keynote Address: Prioritising Evidence Based Change


DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser and NIHR Chief Executive Officer

Session 1: Sporting Regulations

10:00 - 10:45

Facilitated by .

Guest Talks & Q&A with Chief Medical Officers:

  • – The Football Association
  • – Rugby Football Union
  • – England and Wales Cricket Board
  • – British Horseracing Authority
  • – Motorsport UK
10:45 - 11:00 | Morning Break

Session 2: NHS Pathways: National Commissioning Priorities

11:00 - 11:45

Facilitated by , Co-Director, NIHR Brain Injury HRC.

Panel Discussion Guests:

  • (Consultant Neurosurgeon)
  • (Consultant in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine)
  • (Honorary Consultant Neurologist)
  • (Commissioning lead, NHS England Specialised Commissioning, Midlands)
  • (Consultant in Neurorehabilitation)

Session 3: Innovation Landscape & Ecosystem Opportunities

11:45 - 12:45

Facilitated by , Innovation Lead, NIHR Brain Injury HRC.

Guest Speaker , 'Biomarkers, Imaging and Remote Assessment'

Panellists:

  • (MRC Neurosciences)
  • (Defence Medical Services, MOD)
  • (EPSRC Healthcare Technologies)
  • (NIHR Innovation Observatory)
  • (NIHR Infrastructure)
  • (NIHR Innovations)
  • (Innovate UK Medical Technology)
  • (NHS Health Innovation Network)
  • (NHS Clinical Entrepreneurs Programme)

12:45 - 13:45

Lunch & Networking Break

| Afternoon Sessions

Session 4: Unmet Needs - A Deep Dive Across the Pathway

13:45 - 14:30

Facilitated by , Involvement and Inclusion Lead.

Panellists

  • (Prevention & Education)
  • (Rehabilitation and Restoration)
  • (Diagnostics)
  • (Acute Care and Monitoring)

Session 5: Collaboration for Innovation

14:30 - 15:30

Participants will select a group in advance to tackle key challenges:

  • Private provision and professional athletes – what can be learnt from non-NHS services?
    Led by (Consultant Neurologist, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery)
  • Injury identification – improving coding and recording of concussive injuries.
    Led by (Innovation Lead, NIHR Brain Injury HRC) and (NIHR Innovations)
  • Translational work across settings (Educational Institutes, Primary care, etc) – a cross-system collaboration.
    Led by (Professor of Public Health at University of the West of England, Bristol)
  • Education and awareness strategies – what has worked?
    Led by (Chair of the Trustees, Love of the Game) and (Medical Advisor, Love of the Game)
15:30 - 15:45 | Afternoon Break
15:45 - 16:00

UK Concussion Network Re-imagined

16:00 - 16:30

Closing Remarks: Concussion Beyond Sport

16:30 - 17:00

Networking

Continue the discussion and make new connections.