10:00 – 10:15 Welcome & introduction

• Bleddyn Rees, Chair at the Digital Health Society
• Karolina Mackiewicz, Innovation Director at ECHAlliance

10:15 – 11:15 Data & Digital services to support the recovery of global health systems

• Martin Curley, Director Digital Transformation and Open Innovation at Health Service Executive
• Eddie O’Neill, Director CCS Solution Department of Health Northern Ireland
• Angela Brand, Director at The Digital Health Society
• Julien Venne, Director at the Digital Health Society

11:15 – 11:30 How our ECHAlliance community has grown and what we are doing next with our International Ecosystems network

Andy Bleaden will talk about the growth in our global community of Ecosystems and the collaboration that is now emerging from our Thematic Innovation Ecosystems.

• Andy Bleaden, Community Director at ECHAlliance

11:30 – 11:45 Break & Virtual Networking

11:45 – 12:30 How do you maximise the use of health data for innovation and recovery?

The pandemic has confirmed how updated and high-quality health data is key to shape health policies and provide citizens with tools and medicines that are effective and contribute for their wellbeing. However, we still struggle to access, use and re-use health data. The main challenges encountered in different projects and initiatives are discussed to then focus on practical examples of how to overcome them towards success.

Moderator: Carina Dantas, Senior International Projects Manager at ECHAlliance

• Giovanna Ferrari Ph.D, Pfizer, Regional Labeling Lead at Pfizer and Project Lead for Gravitate Health project
• Barbara Di Camillo, Full Professor in Computer Science, Department of Information Engineering at the University of Padova for Brainteaser project
• Oscar Zanutto, ISRAA-Fabbrica Europa Coordinator – Faber & Italy, Treviso Health Social Care Innovation Ecosystem. Value Care Project
• Nigel Hughes, Scientific Director, Observational Health Data Analytics/Epidemiology, Johnson & Johnson

12:30 – 13:00 What is the Global Health Connector Partnership and how does data and digital health services support the recovery of health systems in India and Africa

Technology, medtech and pharma are all global industries but healthcare is national. This leads to healthcare reinventing the wheel and failing to learn lessons and share knowledge across borders. Global Health Connector Partnership (GHCP) initiated by ECHAlliance in 2020 with a range of partners is working to make healthcare global and sustainable. Learn all about GHCP and its work. 

Moderator: Heather Smith, Operation Director at ECHAlliance

• Brian O’Connor, Chair of the ECHAlliance
• Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Founder at Health Parliament
• Amit Thakker, President at Africa Health Federation

13:00 – 13:30 Lunch & Virtual Networking

13:30 – 14:00 How can data guide the development of digital skills workforce recruitment, retention and resilience

This panel will explore how data can empower innovation to address the challenges of the shortage of healthcare professionals which are accentuated by the effect of the pandemic (e.g.morale, workload, stress, wellbeing).

• George Valiotis, Executive Director at EHMA
• Sanna Rimpiläinen, Research & Skills Manager at Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre at the DHI Scotland
• Michelle Evans, Talent Lead and Programme Director at Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh

14:00 – 14:45 How have the EU Presidencies successfully driven the development of digital health and data and how might they help to drive the development of the European Health Data Space in the next 5 years?

This panel will look at the successes of the Presidencies of Finland (2019), Croatia (2020) and France ( 2022) and discuss how future Presidencies could help in the next 5 years to drive the development of the European Health Data Space. The panel builds on the discussions in 2021 with the Irish,Portuguese and German Presidencies. Tapani is conforming the exact name of the Finnish representative.

Moderator: Tapani Piha, Special Adviser to the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and to the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra / Special Adviser, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health & Sitra

• Hrvoje Belani, Head of e-Health and Cybersecurity at Ministry of Health, Croatia
• Isabelle Zablit-Schmitz, France, Europe & International Director, Ministerial Delegation fr Digital Health, Ministry of Health and Prevention, France
• Päivi Sillanaukee, Ambassador for Health and Wellbeing at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

14:45 – 15:00 Break & Virtual Networking

15:00 – 16:30 Procuring for digital health in western countries and LMIC – how to improve adoption and scaling of digital health

This panel will look at the patient, purchaser, and supplier perspectives of Health Tech in western countries and low and middle income countries. How could organizations and health systems maximize the potential of Health Tech?

Moderator: Tobias Silberzahn, Partner at McKinsey & Company

• Dave Milestone, Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Company
• Jenny Thomas, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Peppy
• David Lawson MCIPS, Director of Medical Technology – Commercial, Strategy and Policy, Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC)
• Mathilde Demory, Mathilde Demory, Health Advisor for the Nice Mayor and President, Christian Estrosi
• Neil Gomes, System Senior Vice President for Digital and Human Experiences at CommonSpirit Health
• Sathy Rajasekharan, Co-Executive Director at Jacaranda Health

16:30- 17:30 The importance of evidence in digital health and pitfalls to avoid

The challenge facing innovators in digital health products and services is how to demonstrate a range of key buying criteria to Health systems,hospitals and clinicians including safety, improved outcomes and financial savings. This session will explain how a leading publication approaches the decision to review papers submitted for publication as well as common mistakes and pitfalls.

• Joseph Kvedar, Editor In Chief at npj Digital Medicine

17:30 – 17:45 Challenges and opportunities of the Green Digital twin transition in health and care.

The European Commission’s idea of leveraging the potential of digital transformation for reaching the Green Deal objectives is reinforced by the New Industrial Strategy for Europe. It states that the twin ecological and digital transitions will affect every part of our economy, society, and industry. This session will explore how digital health solutions must contribute to the European Green Deal and what more can be done to stimulate green growth through digitalisation in healthcare.

•  Ilias Iakovidas, Adviser at DG CONNECT at European Commission

17:45 – 18:00 Closing & Wrap up

• Bleddyn Rees, Chair at the Digital Health Society
• Karolina Mackiewicz, Innovation Director at ECHAlliance

10:00 – 10:15 Welcome & introduction

• Bleddyn Rees, Chair at the Digital Health Society
• Karolina Mackiewicz, Innovation Director at ECHAlliance

10:15 – 11:15 Vaccination Information Systems: What does good look like?

European countries made great strides to make the the COVID-19 Digital Certificate work. This session will explore the the work of the Digital Health Society and the European Institute for Innovation through Health Data Round Table 5 held earlier in the summer on “Immunisation Information Systems:Making interoperable data systems for vaccination a reality in Europe,building on the COVI-19 experience”.

• Dipak Kalra, President of IHD
• Bleddyn Rees, Chair at the Digital Health Society
• Cristinela Velicu, Director Vaccines Policy, Key Markets Europe & Canada at MSD
• Tudor Pitulac, Manager – Research Projects DivisionManager – Research Projects Division at OpenSky Data Systems
• William Flanagan, Owner, Open Sky Data Systems

11:15 – 11:35 Health Data Sharing – a role for a Societal compact?

How best to promote the development and adoption of a European multi-stakeholder Compact regarding responsible data use, transparency, accountability and communication? How can such a Compact work to fulfill the goals of the EHDS at a faster pace? Learn more on the results of RoundTable discussion on this matter.

• Bleddyn Rees, Chair at the Digital Health Society
• Karolina Mackiewicz, Innovation Director at ECHAlliance

11:35 – 12:00 Break & Virtual Networking

12:00 – 12:15 A data space to unleash the healthcare of tomorrow

The digitalization of healthcare is accelerating the progress of change and unlocking the power of data for the benefit of healthcare professionals and patients. This keynote will explore how the European Health Data Space has the potential to support this transformation, with practical examples from the health industry.

• Annick Faes, VP Chief Information Officer, MedTech EMEA, Johnson & Johnson

12:15 – 13:00 How to make EHDS a success – perspectives from stakeholders

Six months after the publication of the propal for the European Health Data Space (EHDS), this session will examine the perspectives from patients, pharma, tech industry and from the regions. What hopes and actions do the different stakeholders want to see to make the EHDS a success.

Moderator: Julien Venne, Director at the Digital Health Society 

• Bianca Rouwenhorst, Director of the department of Information Policy and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS)
• Verena Thaler, Digital Health Manager at Medtecheurope
• Jelena Malinina, Data Director at EURORDIS
  

13:00 – 13:30 Health data for smarter, more resilient and sustainable cities

• Professor Jim McLaughan, Head Of School of Engineering at the Ulster University
• Arianna Dagliati, PhD, Assistant Professor at University of Pavia, Italy (Brainteaser project)
  

13:30 – 13:45 How to build successful consortia and bid for European and international projects?

ECHAlliance is a partner in numerous transformational Research & Innovation health projects across Europe and around the world. Let’s connect to build strong consortia for the future Horizon Europe, Erasmus+ and Digital Europe calls.

• Karolina Mackiewicz, Innovation Director at ECHAlliance

13:45 – 14:25 Lunch Break & Virtual Networking

14:25 – 14:45 How can we use data to tackle health inequalities

Ann Mond Johnson and Andy Bleaden will talk about we can use data to help end disparities globally bring best practice from USA, Europe, India and Africa.

• Ann Mond Johnson, CEO at American Telemedicine Association
• Andy Bleaden, Community Director at ECHAlliance

14:45 – 15:15 Health AI: Safe, Scale & Pace?

This session will explore the need for governance, machine readable data and supporting policy.

• Rachel Dunscombe, Director at the Digital Health Society

15:15 – 16:00 Tackling the gender bias in health data and services

Gender-neutral services do not happen by chance. They are the result of a conscious social exercise in which data biases are detected, ways to overcome them are searched for, and gender-inclusive solutions are developed. During the session, we will reflect on the impact of gender bias in healthcare data and how this affects the delivery of healthcare services. With the help of experts we will explore how different solutions can help to bridge the data gap and support the development of inclusive and equitable healthcare systems.

• Jenny Thomas, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Peppy
• Maria Isabel Iñigo Petralanda, Research Ethics Committee UCA Pontificial Catholic University & Argentinian Ecosystem Coordinator
• Andrea Barbiero, Digital Health & Social Innovation Expert Consultant & Argentinian Ecosystem Coordinator, Co-Salud and TISAC
• Karoliina Snell, University Lecturer in Sociology, University of Helsinki

16:00 – 16:20 Sweden the next EU Council Presidency

• Annemieke Ålenius, Deputy Director General, The Swedish eHealth Agency

16:20 – 16:40 How can we support the rebuilding of the Ukrainian Health system in a digital way

16:40 – 16:55 Closing & Wrap up

• Bleddyn Rees, Chair at the Digital Health Society
• Karolina Mackiewicz, Innovation Director at ECHAlliance