Countdown to the Bupa Global Summit in Madrid

March 2026



Countdown to our Global Summit as the event theme is revealed

With just a few weeks to go until our Global Summit in Madrid for intermediary partners, we’re excited to share the official theme guiding this year’s discussions and collaboration.



High Tech to High Touch: Redefining Leadership in Global Healthcare

We live in an era of paradox. The more the world automates, the greater value clients place on genuine human connection.

The future of healthcare is no longer simply choosing between high-tech efficiency and high-touch service - it’s about leveraging the connection between them. High tech provides the capability. AI and genomics helps predict health risks before they happen. And data accelerates decision-making at a global scale. Human touch provides the trust, using experience and judgment to turn complexity into strategic advice that technology can’t replicate. Nowhere is this more evident than in global healthcare.

The future is not about choosing between technological capability and human insight. It’s about integrating the two to drive better outcomes for clients, organisations, and the industry at large.



Why this theme, and why now?

Healthcare is undergoing rapid transformation. Innovations such as AI driven risk prediction, advances in genomics, and global data ecosystems are reshaping what’s possible. High-tech tools now give us the ability to:

  • Anticipate risks before they escalate
  • Model global health trends at unprecedented speed
  • Make more informed decisions using richer, more accurate data

But technology alone is not enough.

In an increasingly digital industry, the true differentiator remains leadership grounded in trust, empathy, strategic judgment and experience. High-touch engagement is what turns data into decisions, and decisions into long-term client value.



A summit dedicated to supporting the intermediary partners who stand at this intersection

This year’s summit brings together 30 global intermediary partners who sit at this powerful intersection of innovation and human impact. Over the course of the event, we will explore:

  • The latest insights around IPMI including clinical innovation, customer and lifestyle trends and HCM innovation
  • How healthcare industry leaders can use data analytics and predictive models to deliver in a more complex operating environment. and how innovative digital platforms, can influence
  • The evolving role of the broker as a trusted advisor in a data-rich world
  • Leadership behaviours that will define success in the next decade
  • Real-world examples of tech-enabled yet deeply human healthcare solutions

Our goal is simple: to support you as leaders navigating one of the most important transitions the global healthcare industry has ever experienced.

Following the summit, we will share key insights, outputs, and takeaways with our global intermediary network on our LinkedIn channel and updates within our Global Intermediary Update newsletter. This will include perspectives from our speakers, highlights from discussions, and practical tools you can apply in your own organisations.

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