Post-Budget Summit
2026 BPD Conference
The BPD Annual Conference returns in 2026 as a premier forum for leaders shaping the future of biopharmaceutical and life sciences policy. Against a backdrop of global pressures, reform, potential transformation and accelerating advances in AI-driven medicine, the event aims to set the agenda.
18 May 2026
Sydney, Australia
The Ivy Ballroom
The half-day summit will discuss the implications of the Labor federal government's first Budget and the progress of other policy initiatives, including the National Medicines Policy and health technology assessment reviews.
About The Event.
Over one intensive day of keynotes, panels, and sharp policy debate, delegates will hear from decision-makers and executives, patients and other leaders. The conference will also examine the shifting political economy of medicines access, from PBS sustainability and global pricing volatility, patient-centred decision-making and the emergence of AI as an indispensable tool for both evaluation and delivery of care.
Designed for executives, clinicians, policy specialists and innovators, the 2026 BPD Annual Conference is an opportunity to be part of a discussion about mapping the challenges ahead, interrogating the assumptions underpinning our systems, and building the collaborative momentum required for genuine reform.
Join us as we bring clarity, challenge and ambition to some of the most critical health-policy discussions of the year.
+200
8
Participants
Sessions
Speakers
Speakers will be confirmed in the coming days, weeks and months
Program
The program will be confirmed in early 2026
Register.
Register for the 2026 BPD Conference