If you have not pre-booked a session, please check with the room manager stationed in that room. Some sessions may already be fully booked. You may need to wait until 5 minutes before the session starts to ensure there is enough space for attendees who have pre-booked.

All plenary sessions will take place in the Deansgate suite.

All breakout sessions have been labelled with a letter at the beginning of their title i.e.  A – Session title. Please refer to your badge to see which sessions you have booked. Below are the locations for each of these sessions:

A - Driving access to transformative treatments and supporting a thriving life sciences industry

B - Leading the charge: Putting tech and digital healthcare on an equal footing with medicines

C - Weighing up the evidence: Behind the scenes at NICE

D - International collaboration to develop health technology assessment methods

E - People and communities: How they can improve the health of the nation

F - Driving NHS reform through innovation and value

G - Supporting effective decision making: Delivering more usable NICE guidance

H - In conversation with NICE and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

I - In the spotlight: A unique partnership to address health inequalities

Locations

First floor:

• Deansgate suite 1: A, D, G
• Deansgate suite 2: B, E, H
• Deansgate suite 3: C, F, I

Second floor:

• Meeting rooms 8-9: LDX (sponsored by Dexcom, lunchtime fringe panel discussion)
• Meeting room 7: LRT (sponsored by Insulet, lunchtime fringe roundtable lunch session)
• Meeting room 6: Prayer room
• Meeting room 5: Quiet and refreshment free room. During lunch, this room will be available without food or refreshments to support attendees observing Ramadan.

Follow this link to access the NICE Conference 2026 Slido page, where you can interact and participate on the day. If the link does not work, use the code NICEConf26 when you access the platform.

Yes, there will be cloakroom facilities on the ground floor, opposite the registration desk.

Please note that coats and luggage are left at your own risk.

There are 2 main areas where lunch will be served, which you can book during the registration process:

Cloud 23: Located on the 23rd floor of the venue. Those who have chosen this location will have C23 next to their sessions on their badge. Please note that space in Cloud 23 is limited, and availability is on a first-come, first-served basis during the registration process. Access to the restaurant can be via the lifts near the exhibition area or the Cloud 23 express lift on the ground floor, opposite the hotel reception.

Podium restaurant: Located on the ground floor of the hotel, just behind the registration area. Those who have chosen or have been allocated this location will have P next to their sessions on their badge.

There are also two sessions taking place during the lunch break in the second floor:

Fringe lunchtime panel discussion sponsored by Dexcom: If you have chosen to attend this session, you will have LDX on your event badge. It will take place one floor above the conference floor, in meeting rooms 8-9.

Fringe lunchtime roundtable sponsored by Insulet: If you have been invited to attend this session, you will have RTL on your event badge. It will take place one floor above the conference floor, in meeting room 7.

Yes, coffee, tea, and water stations will be available during breaks and lunch in the exhibition area, near meeting rooms 2–4, as well as on the second floor, close to meeting rooms 8–9. Please refer to the floor plan for exact locations.

You can view the full list of exhibitors and sponsors participating in the event by visiting our sponsors page.

To explore their locations, please refer to the event floor plan below.

Prayer room: A prayer room is available on the second floor in, in meeting room 6.

Quiet and refreshment free room: A quiet and refreshment free room is available on the second floor in in meeting room 5. 

To ensure this space can be comfortably used by those observing Ramadan, we kindly ask that no food or drink is consumed in this room.

Both rooms can be accessed via the stairs located near meeting rooms 2 to 4, or by using the lift situated close to the exhibition area.

All attendees should note that media representatives will be at the event and may report on comments or remarks made publicly at the event.

Yes, we will publish the presentations on the website after the conference. Please note not all speakers may grant permission.

Registration, the Podium restaurant and cloakroom are located on the ground floor.

Exhibition area, speaker ready and organisers' room, main conference rooms, refreshments and toilets.
Access to the second floor by lifts and stairs.

Prayer room, quiet and refreshment free room, lunchtime sponsored sessions, refreshments and toilets.