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Purpose

Statement

More than a conference

The Summit is built around connection, collaboration and action. It brings together perspectives that are too often separated. The goal is not simply to share what we know, but also to ask what we can do better and what we can achieve together.

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Vision

Statement

a world where everyone can achieve their greatest potential through better rehabilitation: where evidence and lived experience shape practice, innovation is translated into meaningful solutions, and professionals and organisations work together across traditional boundaries.

Bruges at dusk, lamplight on a civic frontage above a still canal.
Bruges. 26–31 October 2027.
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Mission

Six commitments

to connect the global rehabilitation community and turn knowledge into meaningful action, by:

  1. 1Connecting people across disciplines, countries and sectors
  2. 2Sharing evidence, experience and practical knowledge
  3. 3Challenging existing approaches and encouraging new thinking
  4. 4Translating research and innovation into clinical practice and real-world solutions
  5. 5Empowering professionals and people with lived experience to influence and cocreate the future of rehabilitation
  6. 6Accelerating collaboration between healthcare, research, industry and the wider community
04

The need

The one figure

2.4 billion

people worldwide need rehabilitation (WHO)

05

Founding structural partnership

The offer

A limited circle of founding structural partners, across the Summit, the Institute and the Intelligence Platform, a 365-day relationship, starting now.

The International Rehabilitation Summit · 26–31 October 2027
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At a glance

Four facts

Dates
26–31 October 2027
Location
Bruges, Belgium
Expected attendance
approx. 2,000 participants
Format
Inaugural International Rehabilitation Summit
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In preparation

Seven sections

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  • Sponsorship OpportunitiesIn preparation
  • ExhibitionIn preparation
  • Current PartnersIn preparation
  • Become a PartnerIn preparation

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