The Digital Legacy Conference

The Digital Legacy Conference 2026

The Digital Legacy Conference 2026 will take place as part of Public Health Palliative Care in Taiwan on the 6th October 2026 (website)
The Digital Legacy Conference 2027 will take place at Birmingham University in the United Kingdom (Date TBA)

This years theme… The Digital Legacy Academy: Public Health, Palliative Care

The Digital Legacy Academy at PHPCI 2026

The Digital Legacy Conference 2026 will focus on Digital Legacy and its importance within public health campaigning and policy.

2026 will be hyper-focused on developing public health professionals with their own public health, digital legacy campaigns.

We will then support the development of their policies and practice for the following six months.

Programme overview

We will introduce this field of work from the lens of societal attitudes and public health, palliative care professionals. Examples of professional and public health interventions will be explored, analysed and celebrated.

Those attending will reflect and document their own digital lives using a ‘Digital & Social Media Will booklet (provided to all for free). This exercise will act as a springboard and provide a basic level of ‘lived experience’ in the context of planning for one’s digital life. Roleplay will take place using the (open access) Digital & Social Media Will Booklet. This will help attendees embed digital legacy conversations into their own practice, advance care planning conversations, bereavement support etc.

Public health professionals and policy makers who are not patient-facing will be able to utilise this exercise when developing campaigns and policies suitable for the patients and communities they serve.

Outcomes

‘Public Health, Digital Legacy’ will conclude with attendees mapping out ideas for their own, future digital legacy, public health campaigns. These will be tailored to the needs of their local health ecosystems and relevant for the cultures and communities they serve.

Collectively we will discuss the feasibility of campaigns and discuss overcoming barriers (work placed, mental barriers, financial etc). Through discussion and collaboration barriers will be lowered with the intention of them being acted upon.

Those who attend the academy will be provided with virtual support over the course of six months from the Digital Legacy Association whilst developing their public health, digital legacy interventions.

Attendees will also be provided with a certificate at the end of the academy. Evening drinks will follow whilst conversations continue.

About The Digital Legacy Conference

The Digital Legacy Conference (DLC) is an annual conference that explores and celebrates the positive impact technology can have within the end of life and bereavement. The theme, goals and purpose adapts and changes based on the country and audience it is delivered to. The DLC only takes place once a year. To learn more about training courses that take place throughout the year click here.

The Digital Legacy Conference is a not for profit event. Its aim is to empower professionals with this increasingly important area. Through awareness, discussions and the sharing of knowledge, professionals are able to adapt their own practice and policies in order to better serve patients, families and different communities.

Nilay Erdem, Facebook Stakeholder and Engagement (EMEA) speaking at the Digital Legacy Conference 2019, EAPC 2019 in Berlin, Germany.

Why this conference is important

Modern day technologies are changing the world. The ways in which we plan for death and remember our loved one’s are increasingly moving into the digital realm. Health, social care and palliative care professionals need to be able to adapt practice, communication, policies and procedures to better support our ever increasingly, digitally mature society.

Who is the Digital Legacy Conference for?

The Digital Legacy Conference is for those involved in care planning, social care, healthcare, palliative, hospice and bereavement professionals. It is also relevant for policy makers, technologists and academics working within this sector.

Dr Ros Taylor MBE, Medical Director at Harlington Hospice & Professor Mark Taubert (Advance Care Planning Lead for Wales speaking at the Digital Legacy Conference.

Who organises the Digital Legacy Conference

The Digital Legacy Conference is organised by The Digital Legacy Association. The Digital Legacy Association is the global organisation dedicated to raising standards and developing best practices in areas relating to digital assets planning and digital legacy safeguarding. Previous Digital Legacy Conferences have taken place at UCL Partners (London), Siena College (New York), EAPC (Berlin), St Joseph’s Hospice (London), online from Michael Sobell Hospice (London) and EAPC (Rotterdam)