People networking at CCLG's annual conference

Annual Conference 2026

The UK's leading professional conference for all those working within paediatric and TYA oncology will take place on: 16-17 March 2026, at Manchester Central, Manchester, UK.

Join us in Manchester for an inspiring two-day conference bringing together professionals from across all disciplines involved in the care, treatment, and support of children, teenagers, and young adults with cancer.

CCLG is the UK meeting of the year for me - multiprofessional and wide-ranging topics, with a welcoming and fun atmosphere

Experts from every corner of the field – from healthcare and research to support services and policy – will come together to share breakthroughs, swap ideas, and build connections that drive change. 

With thought‑provoking talks, expert speakers and plenty of opportunities to network, this is your chance to be part of a vibrant community united by a shared commitment: improving outcomes and experiences for young people living with cancer.

  • Why attend?

    • Two days of essential updates and best practice in children and young people's cancer in the UK
    • Multidisciplinary, research and clinical insight sessions
    • Networking opportunities
    • Learn and build your professional competence and clinical confidence
    • Discuss the latest issues within the cancer community
    • Celebrate our Research & Member Awards
    • Browse our poster presentations
    • Exhibition and demo spaces
    • Enjoy a fun evening with friends and colleagues at our Conference & Member Awards dinner

Tickets

General tickets will be released in October 2025.

The conferences always instil a sense of oomph in me, I come away feeling more confident at making decisions and acting upon them

Guest speaker

  • Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter OBE

    Emeritus Professor of Public Understanding of Risk and Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Cambridge

    Title: Communicating risks and uncertainties: Is there a trustworthy way to do it?

David is a distinguished statistician and communicator with regular TV and radio appearances. David focuses on the difference between how we think and how we feel about risk. 

He is fantastic at diving deep into the topic of risk, breaking down the numbers, the emotion, giving the audience the real way to decide upon how risk can really be calculated. He can put complicated analytical data into context, and showing numbers can influence people to make a decision.

With a background in medical statistics, he is no stranger to the importance of calculated risk. He is delighted to join us in Manchester as he has personal experience with our community - his son Dan died of cancer aged 5 in 1997.

Abstracts and awards

Member Excellence Awards

The Member Excellence Awards shine a spotlight on individuals or teams whose passion, skill, and teamwork transform patient care and enrich our professional community.

Smiling young people sitting at a table with books and pencils.

Call for abstracts

We are inviting individuals or groups working in the field of paediatric, teenage and young adult cancer to submit abstracts for presentation (oral and/or poster) at the CCLG Annual Conference.

I really enjoyed it thank you. Learnt so much, have come away really inspired and refreshed clinically