SOFTN Conference

NICHE are thrilled to invite you to submit an abstract for our international conference:

Leveraging the power of a global workforce in shaping our future:

Addressing Population and Planetary Health Challenges through new Coalitions

(SOFTN: Shaping our future through new coalitions)

This conference will be focussing on meeting global health and workforce demands and sharing learning on these topics to benefit the healthcare sector on a global scale.

The 4 themes we will be accepting abstracts on are:

1) Inspiring Innovation for Contemporary Health and Care (e.g. Planetary Health in Medical/Health proficiency Education, AI and environmental health)

2) Partnerships and Workforce Developments for Health Prevention, Promotion and Sustainability

3) Leading Change across complex health and care cultures, Enabling Effective Cultures for Practice and Policy Change (Innovation Impact)

4) Coastal, rural, isolated communities and climate change impact on health and wellbeing

Please follow the link below for more information or to submit an abstract:

https://www.softnconf2025.com/

NICHE are launching this conference in partnership with the University of East Anglia England, Federation University Australia, KDU Sri Lanka, University of Sharjah UAE, UWI Trinidad and Tobago, NHS England and UTECH Jamaica.

This 3 day conference is to be held at Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel in Columbo Sri Lanka on October 27th – 29th .

Delegate rates will be £450.00 for the full 3 day conference with reduced cost flights being offered to presenters and early birds.

Included in this cost we will be offering delegates;

· a range of presentations and posters on our 4 themes

· 3 keynote speakers

· a traditional Sri Lankan welcoming ceremony

· conference dinner

· a drinks reception on the lagoon boat with canapes

· free wellbeing activities at the conference venue

· A closing ceremony

For this conference we have reserved rooms at a number of different hotels to offer a range of options at different price ranges, see below.

Please note that hotels other than cinnamon lakeside prices may be subject to change.

Additionally, to the previously stated conference activities our planning and logistics committee are working to provide social activities in the evenings including a tour of Columbo and a visit to a local children’s hospital for those delegates who are interested.

One of our key themes is sustainability and so we have made efforts to offset the carbon footprint of the air travel involved in this conference. We have partnered with the Department of Wildlife Conservation in Columbo to support a tree-planting program at Attidiya Sanctuary in Sri Lanka.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo, 115, Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka