About the conference

Join us in Brussels, Belgium from 4–6 November 2025 for the 40^th GS1 Healthcare Global Conference - a special edition marking the culmination of a year-long celebration of GS1 Healthcare’s 20th anniversary.

The GS1 Healthcare Conference convenes healthcare leaders, regulators, hospitals, suppliers, and solution providers from all over the world to explore how GS1 standards are shaping the future of traceability, digital health, and patient safety.

Over three days, you'll dive into expert-led plenaries, interactive breakout sessions, and real-world use cases from pharmaceutical and medical device traceability to EHR integration, online pharmacy, and global regulatory shifts. Whether you're driving innovation in hospitals or enhancing product safety in global supply chains, this is the place to connect, learn, and lead!

Don’t miss this opportunity to (re)connect, collaborate, and help shape the future for safer, more efficient and connected healthcare.

What you can expect

The 40th GS1 Healthcare Global Conference will be a unique, in-person gathering of global healthcare leaders, regulators, hospital executives, technology innovators, and supply chain experts, all working to shape the future of healthcare through GS1 standards.

Across three packed days, you’ll experience:

• Two decades of traceability: bold visions for a smarter, safer healthcare system
• Hospitals with full visibility: real-time traceability that reduces errors and boosts ROI
• Advancing digital health: EHR integration and system interoperability in action
• Smarter healthcare through tech: GS1 and global partners powering trusted digital information
• From aid to ownership: how countries build resilient, self-sustaining supply chains
• Patient-driven innovation: from gaming to digital tools, new frontiers beyond the barcode.

Join us in Brussels, Belgium and be part of the global conversation shaping the next 20 years of healthcare transformation!