Innovate 2026

What a success — INNOVATE 2026! 🎉

Thank you for attending the first INNOVATE National Conference at Madingley Hall, Cambridge.

It was an inspiring day, and we are grateful to everyone who helped make it such a success.

Team

A huge thank you to the ORCA committee for the outstanding teamwork: Geeth Silva, Azeem Thahir, Kem Onubogu, George Hourston, Uzair Khan, Elena Georgiakakis, Tarani Sai Prasanth Grandhi, Naufal Ahmed, Martin Hamilton-Flack, and Omar Basbous.

Leadership

We are very grateful to our Chair, Prof Vikas Khanduja, for his continued leadership and support in making this conference possible.

A sincere thank you to our speakers for delivering excellent and thought-provoking sessions:
Pramod Achan, Tony Young, Dr Keith Grimes, Chris Warwick, and Dr Terry Parlett.

Sponsors

A big thank you to Unboxed for delivering a fantastic and engaging workshop.

We are also incredibly grateful to our sponsors for their generous support:

Lantum
LEDA Orthopaedics – Emma Frei & Finn McCormack
Biocomposites
Heraeus – Emma White & David Course
LINK UK
Thuasne UK – Darren Simmonds
Rothband (WSR Medical Solutions Ltd) – John Owen