Health Meeting Brasil

What Health Meeting Brasil does

Health Meeting Brasil is a healthcare trade show and congress platform organized by HM Brasil Feiras e Congressos in partnership with SINDIHOSPA (Sindicato dos Hospitais e Clínicas de Porto Alegre), a sector union founded in 1962. Positioned as "A MAIOR FEIRA DE SAÚDE DO SUL DO BRASIL" — the largest healthcare fair in Southern Brazil — the event was founded in 2022 and runs annually over three days in Porto Alegre. The 4th edition is scheduled for September 22-24, 2026 at FIERGS Centro de Eventos, following the 3rd edition held at Centro de Eventos PUCRS in October 2025. The platform is anchored by 90+ institutional supporters spanning public authorities, hospital networks, scientific societies, and innovation hubs.

The product is structured as an integrated event with six core components: a main exhibition floor (5,600 m², 250-300+ brands), 20+ simultaneous scientific congresses covering management, innovation, and clinical assistance, the Arena Inovação & Conexões (a startup and innovation space co-created with Uni4Life/Unicred Porto Alegre and SEBRAE RS), the Hospital do Amanhã (an immersive hospital-architecture experience led by HCPA and architect Gustavo Seferin), the Batalha de Startups competition (with up to R$200,000 in investment opportunity from Ventiur Smart Capital for the winning startup), and Temas Livres (a scientific e-poster submission program published in event proceedings). The underlying technology stack is minimal: a web-based event platform supported by sigevent.pro for visitor and congressist credentialing, with no proprietary core technology disclosed.

The business model is event-driven and multi-streamed. Revenue is generated from exhibitor booth rentals (stands from 9 m² to 100 m²), tiered sponsorships (Diamond, Premium, Master, Gold, Plus, Bronze, Special), paid congress registrations (with student, professional, and associated-member tiers — associations include SINDIHOSPA, UNICRED, UNIMED POA, SIMERS, ABDEH), and free visitor admission that serves as a volume driver for exhibitor and sponsor value. Direct sales is handled by a small in-house commercial team complemented by five international commercial representatives. Payment modalities include PIX, credit card installments, bank slip, and nota de empenho for public institutions. The event is privately organized with no external equity funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries disclosed; governance is led by President Gilmar Dalla Roza, Executive Manager Alessandra Dewes, and Head of Innovation Aline Jansen.

Name

Health Meeting Brasil

Legal name

HM Brasil Feiras e Congressos

Website

https://hmbrasilfeiras.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Health Meeting Brasil organizes the largest healthcare trade fair in Southern Brazil, operated by HM Brasil Feiras e Congressos in partnership with SINDIHOSPA. It serves medical companies, hospitals, clinicians, and startups through annual exhibitions, scientific congresses, and innovation programming in Porto Alegre.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Trade Shows and Congresses

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare, Medical Devices & Pharma Shows Organizers (THAHABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical, Scientific & Healthcare Congress Organizers (THAHACAD), Healthcare & Medical Congresses (MPAGAGAF), Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare trade show
• Medical congress
• Hospital exhibition
• Health industry events
• Medical conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor booth rentals: Companies and brands lease exhibition space (stands from 9m² to 100m²) to showcase products and services to event attendees. Booths are offered at different sizes and price points.
2. Sponsorships and branded activations: Companies purchase sponsorship tiers (Diamond, Premium, Master, Gold, Plus, Bronze, Special) and brand activation packages including stand space, logo placement, and marketing visibility throughout the event materials and venue.
3. Congress registration fees: Some congresses and events within the program require paid registration. Categories include student, professional, and associated member pricing. Certain events are free (e.g., 3º Health Law Meeting, 2º Fórum de Ciência e Espiritualidade).
4. Free visitor admission: Fair visitation is free for pre-registered visitors. While admission is free, the visitor base supports exhibitor ROI and creates leads for sponsors and partners.
5. Startup competition investment: Ventiur Smart Capital provides up to R$ 200,000 investment opportunity to the winning startup of the Batalha de Startups. Revenue for Health Meeting is indirect through the prestige and ecosystem value of hosting the competition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Health Meeting Brasil organizes the largest annual healthcare trade fair and congress in Southern Brazil, held in Porto Alegre. It sells exhibition booth space and multi-tier sponsorships to healthcare companies, brands, and startups, and hosts 20+ simultaneous medical congresses covering hospital management, innovation, and clinical assistance. Free visitor admission and select paid congress registrations drive attendee volume, while innovation features (Arena Inovação & Conexões, Hospital do Amanhã immersive experience, Batalha de Startups competition with up to R$200,000 investment from Ventiur Smart Capital, and Temas Livres scientific posters) integrate industry, academia, and clinical practice.

Product overview

Health Meeting Brasil/SINDIHOSPA is a comprehensive healthcare event platform consisting of a main trade fair/expo with over 300 exhibiting brands, supported by multiple integrated components: Congressos (educational congresses covering management, innovation and assistance), Arena Inovação & Conexões (innovation and startup space), Hospital do Amanhã (future hospital immersive experience), Batalha de Startups (startup competition with investment opportunities), Temas Livres (scientific poster presentations), and Arena Medlive (specialized medical forums). The event serves as a convergence point for the healthcare ecosystem, connecting professionals, institutions, companies and knowledge over 3 days in Porto Alegre.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health Meeting Brasil / SINDIHOSPA Trade Fair The main annual healthcare trade fair and congress event, recognized as the largest healthcare event in Southern Brazil. Features an exhibition floor with 300+ exhibiting brands (2026 target), congresses, innovation arena, and networking opportunities for the healthcare ecosystem. Held annually at FIERGS Centro de Eventos in Porto Alegre across 3 days.
• Congressos Health Meeting Educational congress program covering healthcare management, innovation, and clinical assistance with over 20 simultaneous events in 2026, including hospital pharmacy, infection control, costs and controllership, hotelry, patient safety, healthcare law, longevity, supply chain, and clinical research forums. Some congresses are free; others require paid registration with differentiated pricing for students, professionals, and associated members.
• Arena Inovação & Conexões Innovation arena featuring panels, experiences, and startup presentations focused on technology, wellbeing, and longevity, connecting innovation and humanization in healthcare. Co-created with Uni4Life (Unicred Porto Alegre innovation hub) and SEBRAE RS. Includes pitch reverso and connects startups, companies, and investors within the health ecosystem.
• Hospital do Amanhã Immersive future hospital experience combining healthcare, teaching, hospital architecture, and applied innovation in a real environment within the fair. Built in partnership between HCPA (scientific content leader) and architect Gustavo Seferin (architectural design). Connects hospital assistance, teaching, and innovation.
• Batalha de Startups Health Meeting Startup competition where health startups pitch live to a panel of investors and specialists. The winning startup has the possibility to negotiate up to R$200,000 in investment with Ventiur Smart Capital. Startups apply via Airtable platform and compete within the Arena Inovação & Conexões.
• Temas Livres (Free Topics) Scientific free topics program where professionals, researchers, educators, and students submit research presented as e-posters during the event. Covers themes like innovation, technology, patient safety, and clinical pharmacy across 12 thematic areas (Original Research, Review Study, Case Description, Experience Report, Innovative Practices). Accepted abstracts are published in the event proceedings (Anais da Health Meeting).
• Arena Medlive Medical live arena hosting specialized medical forums and discussions, including the 2nd Forum of Science and Spirituality focusing on spirituality and humanization of healthcare, and the 12th Superdosagem Hospitalar + Oncology program (Diamond sponsored by MedLive Hospitalar).

Quantifiable outcome

• 2025 edition: 20,000+ total visitors, 3,500+ congressists, 250+ exhibiting brands across 5,600m²
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• ABRAIDI (Associação Brasileira de Importadores e Distribuidores de Produtos para Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Renewed institutional partnership for 2026. ABRAIDI represents health product importers and distributors nationally, bringing industry supply-chain representation and regulatory expertise to the event.
• Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2026HCPA is the scientific content leader for the Hospital do Amanhã project and co-curates the 1st Forum of Clinical Research. As one of Brazil's leading high-complexity hospitals, HCPA brings research credibility and academic rigor to the event's scientific program.
• SINDIHOSPA (Sindicato dos Hospitais e Clínicas de Porto Alegre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Health Meeting Brasil. SINDIHOSPA represents Porto Alegre's hospitals and health establishments and provides institutional credibility, network access, and scientific committee leadership across multiple congresses. Founded in 1962, it is affiliated with CNS and FEHOSUL.
• Hospital Moinhos de VentocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurates the 1st Forum of Clinical Research and participates in scientific committees across multiple congresses. As a nationally renowned hospital, Moinhos de Vento brings PROADI-SUS expertise and clinical research depth to the program.
• BAND RScoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial media partner for 2026. BAND RS provides media coverage, content production, and broadcast visibility for the event, amplifying reach to the general public and health professional audiences.
• Hospital do Amanhã (HCPA + Seferin Arquitetos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project between Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (scientific content) and architect Gustavo Seferin (architectural design) creating an immersive experience zone. The 3rd edition in 2026 connects assistance, teaching, hospital architecture, and applied innovation.
• Unimed Porto AlegrecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor and associated member. Also provides a dedicated credit line for exhibitors at the 2026 edition with competitive rates, carência of up to 12 months, and financing terms up to 180 months.
• Hospital São Lucas da PUCRScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific commission participant and speaker across multiple congress tracks. As a major teaching hospital affiliated with PUCRS university, it contributes academic credibility to pharmacy, hotelaria, and care transition programs.
• Uni4Life (Unicred Porto Alegre innovation hub)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-creator of the Arena Inovação & Conexões alongside SEBRAE RS. Uni4Life is the innovation hub of Unicred Porto Alegre and drives the startup ecosystem within the fair.
• SEBRAE RScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-creator of the Arena Inovação & Conexões alongside Uni4Life. SEBRAE RS supports startup participation and the broader innovation agenda of the event.
• IlluminamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor of Health Meeting 2026. Global life sciences company specializing in sequencing and array-based technologies, bringing international technology presence to the event.
• IGMEDmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMaster sponsor of Health Meeting 2026. Brazilian healthcare company serving as the event's highest-tier commercial sponsor.
• AST FacilitiesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium sponsor of Health Meeting 2026. Facilities management company serving as a major sponsor with high-visibility brand presence.
• SARGS (Sociedade de Anestesiologia do Rio Grande do Sul)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 1st Patient Safety in Anesthesiology Journey. Facilitates international speakers Dr. Dan Cole and Dr. Judy Choe from UCLA through collaboration with Salvador Gullo Neto, curating the SAFETY4ME program.
• ABDEH (Associação Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento do Edifício Hospitalar)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the 2nd Infrastructure Seminar. ABDEH brings architecture and hospital engineering expertise, curating content on hospital design, maintenance, and climate resilience.
• MedLive HospitalarmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond sponsor bringing the 12th Superdosagem Hospitalar + Oncology program to the fair as part of the 2026 edition.
• RMM AdvogadosmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal partner for the Health Law Meeting (3rd edition). Provides speakers and legal expertise on health regulation, taxation, and labor law topics.
• SEDEC/RS (Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico do Rio Grande do Sul)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerInstitutional supporter of Health Meeting 2026. Confirmed support for strengthening economic development connections in the state's health sector.
• Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Turismo e Eventos de Porto Alegre (SMDETE)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerInstitutional supporter confirmed in March 2026 meeting. Represents Porto Alegre's economic development, tourism, and events priorities.
• FIERGS (Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul)coreOthersHost venue provider. FIERGS Centro de Eventos is the premier exhibition complex in Southern Brazil, providing 14,000m² exhibition space, 1,757-seat theater, 45 modular rooms, and 3,100 parking spaces. Health Meeting 2026 occupies 5,600m² of the venue.
• Hospital Mãe de DeussupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific commission participant and speaker contributor across multiple congress tracks including pharmacy, hotelaria, infection control, and costs.
• Santa Casa de Porto AlegresupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific commission participant and speaker contributor in pharmacy, hotelaria, and care transition programs.
• Confederação das Santas Casas de Misericórdia do Brasil (CMB)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMet with Health Meeting leadership in May 2025 in Brasília to build institutional partnerships and strengthen representation of philanthropic hospitals within the event.
• Portal Setor SaúdesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing coverage and editorial support for Health Meeting news and congress openings.
• Brasil InovadorsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner supporting Health Meeting 2026 coverage and content distribution.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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