About the Event

Join us on Saturday 4th July 2026 at 9:30 a.m BST for an international virtual conference and official book launch celebrating the release of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Biomedical Visualisation, part of the Biomedical Visualization (BV) series.

This global event brings together healthcare professionals, researchers, and students interested in the rapidly evolving intersection of artificial intelligence, clinical practice, and biomedical innovation. The conference will explore how AI is transforming diagnosis, medical education, surgical simulation, healthcare systems, and ethical decision-making across diverse settings.

Alongside the academic programme, the event will feature the official launch of the book edited by Johann Malawana, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Robert Vardanyan, and George Miller, showcasing cutting-edge contributions from international experts across medicine, technology, and healthcare leadership.

Participants will also have the opportunity to submit oral presentations related to digital healthcare, healthcare leadership, health education, which can include review articles, original research, or case studies. Presentations should include background,  methodology, results, and conclusion. 3 presentations will be delivered live on the day.

All attendees and presenting authors will receive a certificate of participation or presentation.

Throughout the day, participants will engage in thematic sessions aligned with the book’s chapters, interactive discussions with authors and faculty, and opportunities to explore emerging innovations in AI-driven healthcare and biomedical visualisation.

Join us for a dynamic and interdisciplinary HLA experience, bringing together ideas, evidence, and innovation to shape the future of healthcare.

About the Instructors

Johann Malawana

Founder and CEO of Medics.Academy and the HLA

Johann has been in leadership roles for more than 20 years. He founded The HLA to address many issues he faced and witnessed in his career. Johann wanted to create focus and attention on developing students and professionals earlier in their careers. The HLA intends to support these individuals so they can take up leadership roles more confidently and improve the health systems they are part of.

Johann was a former President of Barts and The London Students’ Association, a former University of London Medical Students’ Officer at ULU and the founding Editor of The Medical Student. Following the crisis caused by Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) via Medical Training Application System (MTAS) in March 2007, Johann took over the Education and Training portfolio at the BMA in September 2007. He was responsible for a lot of detailed negotiations around the education and training environment in medicine for the next three years till 2010. Johann subsequently has held several roles including on the Boards of the General Medical Council, the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board, the Institute of Leadership and Management, the Healthcare Leadership Academy. He was also the lead for Education and Training at Healthcare UK at the Department for International Trade.

Johann served as an advisor on several reviews of the medical education environment with a strong belief in the need for strong medical leadership and the power of early stage clinicians and students to be a force for good in the NHS. Many of the engagement strategies developed for these reviews were a direct result of the work Johann undertook.

About the Organisation

The Healthcare Leadership Academy

The Healthcare Leadership Academy formed in response to demand from young clinicians and medical students to learn about leadership.

Founded by Dr Johann Malawana (Course Director), former leader of the Junior Doctor Dispute, and a team of like-minded professionals (Our Faculty and Assistant Course Directors) the Healthcare Leadership Academy launched on 20th December 2016.

HLA houses an exciting faculty from across the health sector and beyond. Their shared aim is to inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals and develop their understanding of leadership. Too often in healthcare, leadership is confused with management. Through a combination of mentoring, Socratic discussion, and philosophical exploration, HLA aims to inspire our scholars to change the world of healthcare, one small step at a time.

At a time when the world seems an ever more worrying place, it is important that the next generation of healthcare professionals truly understand how to motivate the people they work with in order to best look after the populations they serve.