Web Summit Lisbon
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November 9-12, 2026


Tom Hale
CEO
Oura


Will Ahmed
Founder & CEO
Whoop


Lidia Fonseca
Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Executive VP
Pfizer


Ekaterina Malievskaia
Co-founder
Compass Pathways


Max Hodak
Founder & CEO
Science


Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-general
World Health Organization


Rhiannon White
CEO
Clue


Gina Bartasi
Founder & Executive Chair
Kindbody


Fabian Siegel
Partner
Life Extension Ventures


Hilary Coles
Co-founder & VP of Merchandising
Hims & Hers

The companies and organisations advancing the future of health and healthcare.














Insights from the leaders, researchers, and innovators shaping the future of healthcare.

What happens when health is monitored every day, not once a year? Healthcare may stop waiting for people to get sick. Oura CEO Tom Hale broke down why continuous, preventative care is the only scalable path forward – and how technology is finally making it possible.
Health
Innovation

In this conversation, Dr. Gabor Maté and Hasan Piker explored loneliness as a defining feature of life in the waning phase of Western hegemony. Tracing how trauma, disconnection and feelings of unfulfillment can be systemic, and not just personal.
Health
Society

Our brains are shifting from the biological to programmable, one that can be engineered, augmented, and fused with artificial intelligence. Science Founder & CEO Max Hodak explained how brain-computer interfaces are rewriting the rules of cognition.
AI and machine learning
Ethics

How can we tackle the most pressing challenges facing women's healthcare? Rhiannon White, CEO of Clue, discussed how the future of femtech and healthcare in general is not reactive but proactive, with tools like Clue empowering individuals with personalised insights to not only manage but prevent health issues.
Health
Society