Utrecht, 9 December 2025 - Royal Jaarbeurs is introducing a new initiative: LSH NEXT Summits. A series of symposia entirely dedicated to care, welfare and the life sciences & health sector. The aim of these meetings is to support healthcare executives to make long-term decisions in a rapidly changing sector.
A renewed vision and ambition
The launch of the LSH NEXT Summits took place during the symposium on 9 December in the presence of leading experts such as Richard van Hooijdonk, Daan Dohmen, Machteld Huber, Masi Mohammadi and Philip Idenburg. With this step, Jaarbeurs underlines its renewed vision and ambition to play an active role in making the healthcare sector future-proof. Audrey Wilschut, Head of the Public Cluster at Jaarbeurs, emphasises the importance of this new series: “With these Summits, we are bringing together healthcare, wellbeing and life sciences & health. We are building a community of professionals who are not only improving healthcare today and tomorrow, but also shaping the health and innovations of the future.”
The meeting place for healthcare innovation
The need for collaboration and innovation in healthcare is greater than ever. Audrey Wilschut: “The sector faces enormous challenges: demand for care and costs are rising explosively, from 113 billion euros today to 202 billion in 2050. At the same time, the number of people receiving and providing care – both formally and informally – is growing due to an ageing population and societal developments. Furthermore, technology plays a crucial role: no less than 80 per cent of all Dutch healthcare organisations see data-driven care as the defining direction for the next fifteen years.” LSH NEXT Summits offers a platform where these issues take centre stage and where solutions are developed collaboratively. Through this, Jaarbeurs aims to kick-start a movement that will future-proof the healthcare sector and accelerate innovation.
Jaarbeurs as a unifying force
Jaarbeurs has been a key player for many years in bringing together healthcare, welfare and the life sciences & health sectors. With the LSH NEXT Summits, it is strengthening its role as a facilitator of knowledge-sharing and collaboration. The events will serve as a meeting place for professionals, policymakers, researchers and innovators working together to improve healthcare and health.
The first LSH NEXT Summit will take place on 12 November 2026 at Royal Jaarbeurs.
