Our Big Conversation 2026

Speakers

Christine McGrath

Managing Director

William Rosenberg

Chair

More speakers announced soon!

Venue information

This year’s event is held in the fantastic community space offered by King’s Conference Centre in Hedge End. There is a free car park in Upper Northam Road, using the postcode SO30 4BZ

Poster submissions

We invite your poster submissions, focusing on health challenges in rural and coastal communities across Wessex. If your work helps understand or address these inequalities, we want to hear from you.

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Meet our sponsors

Nestled in the Durley countryside, Frost Creative is proud to have worked with Wessex Health Partners on a number of initiatives. Whether it’s amplifying your uniqueness and telling stories that resonate. Or helping you stand out, spark engagement and awareness, all whilst achieving stakeholder alignment and positive change. We can help take the weight off your marketing, communications and leadership team’s shoulders. 

Please note, sponsorship does not equate to WHP's endorsement of a compay, its services and/or products


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Our region is home to leading health and care research organisations. As part of that group ARC Wessex brings applied research to our health and care systems in the region and beyond. Wessex Health Partners amplifies the impact of all our achievements and talents. We are delighted to be supporting this year’s Big Conversation and its special focus on rural and costal health.

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