Australia has world-class neuroscience on which to build. Many researchers and innovators are asking the questions and turning answers into technology. We have the legacy of Cochlear and ResMed who led the way and now others, like Synchron, showing such promise.

BrainTech brings together researchers, founders, investors, clinicians, policymakers and people with lived experience — to see each other’s work, cross-fertilise, support each other’s needs and scaffold the journey. BrainTech 2026 is where curious people get to swim in each other’s lanes, just for a day.

Innovation walks on two legs. So much of it is unlocked by serendipity — the conversation that wasn’t planned, the connection that redirects years of work, the investor who discovers they’ve been sitting next to exactly the founder they’ve been looking for. That is what BrainTech 2026 is about.

Key Topics for 2026 include:

• BrainTech infrastructure – what is needed to build the ecosystem
• Role of philanthropy, VG and government in bridging the research-to-impact gap
• Revolutionising diagnostics – breakthroughs in imaging and detection
• Wearables, Nearables & Implantables – the new frontier
• Meaningful consent – how to ensure patient care is central
• Responsible innovation – ethics, regulation, safety, trust
• The magic of data – models, longitudinal studies, and insights
• How braintech will improve brain health at scale
• Convergence/Confusion? Consumer wellness space vs brainhealth
• Getting It Just Right: The Engineering and Ethics of Brain Implants
• Whose minding the Data? The Brain Data Economy