Germany’s Congress Center Düsseldorf will host the ICCA Future of Healthcare Meetings (FHCM), 1-3 October 2025. The format is one of the leading international platforms dedicated to the future of congresses in the healthcare and life sciences sector.
“In Düsseldorf, an excellent healthcare infrastructure, a strong academic landscape and modern congress facilities come together,” said Maria Kofidou, managing director of Düsseldorf Congress GmbH. “We are pleased to create an international platform in Düsseldorf together with ICCA, where leading experts from the healthcare meetings industry can exchange ideas and further strengthen the city’s position in this field,” added Jens Ihsen, managing director, Visit Düsseldorf and director of Düsseldorf Convention.
ICCA CEO Dr. Senthil Gopinath said: “The Future of Healthcare Meetings is a highlight of the industry calendar, and is a key part of our strategy to create events where innovation, collaboration, and knowledge truly come together.”
Keynote speakers include Dr Stephan Martin, director of the West-German Centre of Diabetes and Health and chief physician for diabetology at the Catholic Hospital Group Düsseldorf, and Dr David Matusiewicz, dean of health and social Affairs at FOM University. Professor Matusiewicz will also address the transformative potential of digitalisation for the future of healthcare meetings.
Another highlight is the participation of students from DHBW Ravensburg and Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, who will jointly design a session on the ‘Next Generation of Business Events Professionals’. Also included in the programme is the format ‘Speed Dating with a Purpose’, which enables short, structured conversations for targeted networking and the exchange of ideas.
The social programme also includes guided city tours, a reception at the Uerige Brewery, and a dinner at the K21 Ständehaus, home to the international contemporary art collection of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen.
In 2025, CCD already hosted the Gynaecologists’ Congress, the Ophthalmologists’ Congress, the Allergy Days and the German Pharmacists’ Congress. On the Messe Düsseldorf exhibition grounds, RehaCare and Expopharm followed in September, with MEDICA, the world’s leading medical trade fair, scheduled for November.
In recent years, associations from rheumatology, plastic surgery and neurorehabilitation have also chosen Düsseldorf as their host city. It has also been announced that the ADKA Annual Congress – the German Hospital Pharmacists’ Association – will be held in Düsseldorf in 2026.
Further information: ICCA – The Future of Healthcare Meetings
