Goodwood Health Summit
Presented by Randox Health
The Goodwood Health Summit brings together world-leading experts to debate topics and trends that can lead towards a healthier future for all.
Our upcoming summit
This year's Goodwood Health Summit, presented by Randox Health takes place on Thursday 2 October 2025 and explores the intricate relationships between the soil microbiome and the human microbiome, highlighting how these two ecosystems influence each other and overall health.
As our understanding of microbiomes expands, it becomes increasingly clear that the microbial communities in our environment can significantly impact human health, nutrition and disease susceptibility.
The 2024
Expert Panellists
2024's Health Summit conversation was hosted by Dr Sian Williams and featured a world-class line-up of speakers, including, Mr James Kinross, Dr Vicky Sibson, Dr Chris van Tulleken and Professor Louise Kenny, discussing evidence around the connection between the gut microbiome, early years feeding and environment.
Featuring
Expert Led Q&A Sessions
At the culmination of the 2024 Goodwood Health Summit, Dr Sian Williams hosted a Q&A panel session with our expert speakers along with Goodwood Gut Health Programme Lead and Celebrity Nutritionist, Stephanie Moore and author of the seminal book, 'The Politics of Breastfeeding', Gabrielle Palmer.
Rethinking
Nutrition & Food Systems
The summit places a strong emphasis on rethinking our food systems, exploring sustainable practices, and understanding the intricate connections between nutrition, overall health, our wellbeing and the planet.
Wellness
Health & Wellbeing Initiatives
The event integrates wellness practices that promote both physical and mental health, showcasing innovative approaches and practical solutions to enhance personal and community wellbeing.
2024 Session Overviews
Mr James Kinross and Dr Vicky Sibson
In the 2024 Goodwood Health Summit, Mr James Kinross, gastroenterologist at Imperial College London and author of Dark Matter, explained the gut's role and how a healthy mind and body depend on a healthy microbiome. James outlined his focus on protecting the maternal microbiome, how it evolves and therefore influences the future health of infants.
Dr Vicky Sibson is a Public Health Nutritionist and Director of First Steps Nutrition, Vicky outlined the importance of good nutrition from pre-conception to age five and the work she is undertaking around influencing policies and the resources they provide for health workers.
Dr Chris Van Tullekan and Professor Louise Kenney
Dr Chris van Tulleken and Professor Louise Kenny discussed the challenges that new parents face in understanding pregnancy and birth decisions and the question of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in manufactured baby food.
Professor Kenny discussed her work in the field of foetal programming, intergenerational health challenges and infant microbiome and outlined the new birth cohort that she leads; C-GULL a ground breaking study in Liverpool.
Chris also discussed how industry has created an environment that dictates our nutritional and lifestyle choices and how we tackle the right issues and educate at all levels.
Q&A expert panel session
At the culmination of the 2024 Goodwood Health Summit, Dr Sian Williams led a Q&A panel session with Mr James Kinross, Dr Sioned Jones, Dr Chris van Tullekan, Professor Louise Kenney alongside Goodwood's Gut Health Programme Lead and Celebrity Nutritionist, Stephanie Moore. The panel was also joined by Gabrielle Palmer, author of 'The Politics of Breastfeeding', who is widely respected as the original campaigner for the promotion and education of the benefits of breastfeeding.
2023 Session Overviews
Dr James Kinross and Professor Edward Bullmore
At 2023's Goodwood Health Summit, Dr James Kinross, gastroenterologist at Imperial College London and author of Dark Matter, shared more about the role of the gut and how a healthy mind and body is dependent on a healthy microbiome. Professor Edward Bullmore head of psychiatry at Cambridge University, discussed inflammation within the body, the resultant effect on the brain and how the gut plays a major role due to the critical gut/ brain connection.
Jessie Inchauspé and Dr Chris van Tulleken
As part of 2023's Goodwood Health Summit, Jessie Inchauspé and Chris van Tulleken discussed insulin, the modern diet and ultra processed food and how small, inexpensive changes can transform your health. They posed the question, is the food industry making us ill and is it possible to afford a healthy diet?
Justin Webb hosts Q&A panel session with experts
At the culmination of the 2023 Goodwood Health Summit, Justin Webb hosted Q&A panel session with Jessie Inchauspé, Dr Chris van Tulleken, Professor Edward Bullmore, Professor Pekka Puska and Stephanie Moore to discuss how do we change the Nation’s Health? Professor Pekka Puska from Finland explained his pioneering, decades-long dietary health strategy and how it solved a Finnish public health crisis. Panel experts debated the need for real-world solutions and discussed how to formulate key achievable goals.
2025 Health Summit
The Goodwood Health Summit, presented by Randox Health returns for its third year on Thursday 2 October, bringing together leading experts to discuss crucial topics surrounding the connection between soil health and the human microbiome.
We are delighted to present the Goodwood Health Summit, working towards a shared goal of improving gut health and highlighting the fundamental role the gut plays in our overall well-being.
Health Summit Speakers 2024
Explore this year's panel of experts who will present cutting-edge research on the microbiome, examining how it is influenced by early-life feeding choices. The discussion will delve into the challenges and potential solutions for enhancing both medical and societal comprehension of this vital topic.
In recent years we have seen a highly notable change in the people’s behaviours as they seek to better understand their bodies better, and we want to stress the importance of taking pro-active measures to ensure good health & well-being now and in the future.