Key Event

6th Digital Health Society Summit

Modernisation in healthcare in the next five years:
How will healthcare embrace digitalisation and catch up on other sectors

6th Digital Health Society Summit

Starts at:

Tuesday, 5 November 2024 - 09:00
CET

Ends at:​

Wednesday, 6 November 2024 - 17:00
CET

Event Location:

Virtual

#DHSSummit24

As part of the Digital Health Week, the 2-Day Virtual Summit event promotes the latest thought leadership of the Digital Health Society, showcases innovation, research, European funded projects and addresses the latest digital and data challenges facing digital health.

 

Under the title: “Modernisation in healthcare in the next five years: How will healthcare embrace digitalisation and catch up on other sectors”, the 6th edition of this Summit will look into the challenges healthcare systems face to take advantage of digital technologies and the benefits they could deliver.

Key Event

Highlights DHSS 2024

International high-level speakers

Virtual exhibition space

Free registration

Networking opportunities

2 Day programme

KEY EVENT​

Agenda

5 November

10:00 - 10:10 CET - Welcome & Introduction
10:10 - 10:30 CET - Keynote: Introduction to Digitalisation in Healthcare and the Challenges
  • Ain Aaviksoo - Head of Development, Partner at HeBA Clinic (Estonia)
10:30 - 10:50 CET - Keynote: Estonian Vision for Digitalisation
  • Carmen Raal - Cyber Security Cooperation Adviser at Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia (Estonia)
10:50 - 11:10 CET - Case Study 1: The Northern Ireland Story of the Digital ID to Healthcare - The Art of the Possible
  • Edward O'Neill - Director of Covid Certification Service at Department of Health (United Kingdom)
11:10 - 11:30 CET - Case Study 2: Precision Health, Personalised Care With Integrated Data Intelligence
  • Arjun Jayaswal - Vice President Strategy at Perspectum (United States of America)
11:30 - 11:45 CET - Networking Break
11:45 - 12:10 CET - Case Study 3: Scalling Hospitals at Home Solutions
12:10 - 12:50 CET - Discussion: Skilling, Upskilling, Reskilling of Healthcare Professional

Session hosted by BeWell

12:50 - 13:35 CET - EU Presidencies
  • Bleddyn Rees (Moderator)- Chair at The Digital Health Society (Wales)
  • Miklós Szócska - Former Minister of State for Health (Hungary)
  • Hubert Życiński - Deputy Director at Department of e-Health, Ministry of Health (Poland)
13:35 - 14:00 CET - Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00 CET - Thematic Innovation Ecosystem on Global Approaches to Health Data Sharing
  • Andy Bleaden (Moderator) - Communities Director at ECHAlliance (United Kingdom)
  • Mair Caro - Ecosystem Leader at National Center on Health Information Systems (CENS) (Chile)
  • Felix Sukums - Chairperson at Digital Health Innovation Forum (Tanzania)
  • Sara Pereira - Project Manager at Health Cluster Portugal (Portugal)
  • Elizabeth Shenkman - Co-founder at OneFlorida (United States of America)
15:00 - 15:45 CET - Enhancing Health Data Interoperability: Debating EEHRxF and the Blue/Yellow Button - EU & US Experiences
15:45 - 16:15 CET - Presentation: “Transform Health” - Data Governance Principles & Model Law
  • Mathilde Forslund - Executive Director at Transform Health (United States of America)

6 November

10:00 - 10:10 CET - Welcome & Introduction
10:10 - 11:00 CET - Discussion: Building Efficiency in Cancer Care to Improve Health Outcomes
11:00 - 11:20 CET - Keynote: AI and EHDS policy keynote from a Member State Perspective
  • Ira Miessler - Senior Policy Advisor at Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)
11:20 - 11:30 CET - Networking Break
11:30 - 12:30 CET - Why Data Collection, Publication and Use Matters for Public Health Prevention
  • Bleddyn Rees (Moderator)- Chair at The Digital Health Society (Wales)
  • William Flanagan - Owner at Open Sky Data Systems (Ireland)
  • Trenton White - Health Researcher at Barcelona Institute for Global Health (United States of America)
  • Dr. Marius Geantă - President at Centre for Innovation in Medicine (Romania)
  • Richard Price - Head of Policy at European Cancer Organisation
12:30 - 13:00 CET - Discussion: Data First, AI Later
13:00 - 13:30 CET - Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:30 CET - Who Are the Champions in Our Ecosystems - Deep Dive Into Data & Digital Work of Ecosystems in the Global ECHAlliance Network
14:30 - 15:15 CET - Advancing Women’s Health: Addressing Techquity, UN SDGs, and International Policy Regulations
  • Karolina Mackiewicz (Moderator) - Innovation Director at ECHAlliance (Finland)
  • Irene Aninye - Chief Science Officer at Society for Women's Health Research (United States of America)
  • Carolyn Harris - Labour Member of Parliament for Neath and Swansea East (United Kingdom)
  • Esther Ruiter - Business and Partnership Manager at Africa Health Business (Kenya)
15:15 - 15:30 CET - Conclusions & Closing

Day 3

Match need and solution
A strong community is established with regular quarterly meetings, events and opportunities to network and collaborate.
Break down silos
We encourage and build collaboration across our International Network of Digital Health Ecosystems by building successful cooperation across geographic boundaries to build trust and learn from the experiences across different health systems.
Create economic growth
Ecosystems create mutually beneficial partnerships to improve the delivery of health and social care and provide real economic benefits – using the economic potential within the health economy to help grow the regions economy.
Transform healthcare
Our International Digital Health Ecosystems are multi-stakeholder groups with the patient at the core, driving the agenda, leading with the need.

Key Event

Speakers

Ain Aaviksoo

Ain Aaviksoo

Estonia
HeBA Clinic, Head of Development, Partner
Ain Aaviksoo, MD MPH is an expert in healthcare digitization and innovation with 25 years of experience. He currently works...
Irene Aninye 2024

Irene Aninye Ph.D.

Virtual
Chief Science Officer at Society for Women’s Health Research
Dr. Irene O. Aninye is the Chief Science Officer for the Society for Women’s Health Research, a national nonprofit dedicated...
Andy Bleaden (1)

Andy Bleaden

United Kingdom
Community Director, ECHAlliance
Andy Bleaden works for ECHAlliance as the Communities Director where he has developed and built a large network of over...
Mair Caro Swapcard

Mair Caro

Chile
Ecosystem Leader - National Center on Health Information Systems (CENS)
Mair Caro is a Dental Surgeon and MS(c) in Medical Informatics with a background in telehealth and health innovation. He...
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Céline Carrera

France
Director of Innovation and Transformation - EIT Health
Chaterine chronaki

Catherine Chronaki

Virtual
Secretary General at HL7 Europe
Catherine Chronaki is the Secretary General at HL7 Europe, Past President of the European Federation for Medical Informatics. Catherine is...
Gianluca Conte

Gianluca Conte

Italy
Researcher - IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
Gianluca Conte is a dedicated nurse and researcher specializing in biobehavioral research, gender differences, and public health. He works at...
Ricardo Correia

Ricardo Correia

Virtual
Co-founder at Opvance
Joséfine Declaye

Joséfine Declaye

Belgium
Policy Officer - ESNO (European Specialist Nurses Organization)
Joséfine, a passionate critical care nurse in the intensive care unit and assistant at the Simulation Center of the University...
ALEX FILICEVAS

Alex Filicevas

Belgium
Executive Director - World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition
Alex Filicevas is a passionate cancer patient advocate focused on driving meaningful change in cancer research, policy and care. Alex...
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William Flanagan

Virtual
Owner - Open Sky Data Systems
Mathilde Forslund

Mathilde Forslund

United States
Executive Director - Transform Health
Michael Frandsen

Michael Frandsen

Denmark
CCO - WARD 24/7
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Dr.

Marius Geantă

Virtual
President and Co-Founder of the Center for Innovation in Medicine
Marius Geantă is President and Co-Founder of the Center for Innovation in Medicine. He has more than 15 years of...
Carolyn Harris

Carolyn Harris

Virtual
Labour Member of Parliament for Neath and Swansea East
Born and raised in Swansea, after gaining a degree in Social Policy, Carolyn worked in the charity sector before becoming...
Matt Hickey

Matt  Hickey

United Kingdom
CEO - The Health Value Alliance
Matt is a Senior Medical Radiation Therapist, board-level director and CEO of the Health Value Alliance (HVA), a multi-award-winning specialist...
Arjun

Arjun Jayaswal

Virtual
VP Strategy - Perspectum
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Vincent  Keunen

Belgium
CEO & founder - Andaman7
Vincent Keunen is the founder and CEO of Andaman7.  Previously, he developed numerous medical IT systems (a secure data exchange...
Karolina Mackiewicz

Karolina Mackiewicz

Finland
Innovation Director at ECHAlliance
Karolina Mackiewicz (MA Political Sciences, MA Futures Studies) has over 15 years of professional experience in international projects in the...
Ira Miessler

Ira Miessler

Germany
Senior Policy Advisor - German Federal Ministry of Health
Ira is a Senior Policy Advisor at the German Federal Ministry of Health. At the Ministry of health Ira works...
Luc Nicolas

Luc Nicolas

Belgium
iCT for Health Expert - EHTEL
Lyumil Ninov

Lyudmil Ninov

Belgium
Programme Manager - EHMA
Lyudmil holds the position of Programme Manager at EHMA. He delivers on EHMA’s rich portfolio of policy, projects, and engagement...
Edward O'Neill (1)

Eddie  O'Neill

Virtual
Director CSS Solution - Department of Health Northern Ireland
Edward is a clinical doctor with extensive and varied experience in commissioning services, performance management, service review / quality improvement,...
Sara Pereira

Sara Pereira

Portugal
Project Manager - Health Cluster Portugal
Sara Pereira holds a degree in Biomedical Engineering from Aveiro University (2021) and a degree in Molecular Bioengineering from the...
Jean Philbert Nsengimana

Jean Philbert Nsengimana

Rwanda
Chief Digital Advisor at Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Jean Philbert Nsengimana (Phil) is the Chief Digital Health Advisor at Africa CDC. He also serves as a special advisor...
Eduardo Pisani

Eduardo Pisani

Virtual
CEO All.Can International
Eduardo is the CEO of All.Can International, a global non-rpofit organization in the field of cancer policy, since 2020. He...
Raj

Dr.

Rajendra Pratap Gupta

Virtual
Founder at Health Parliament
Rajendra Pratap Gupta (Rajendra) is a public policy expert who has been contributing to policy making for over a decade...
Richard Price Swapcard

Richard Price

Virtual
Head of Policy, European Cancer Organisation
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Carmen Raal

Virtual
Cyber Security Cooperation Adviser at Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia
Carmen works as an International Cyber Security Cooperation Advisor at the National Cyber Security Department in Estonia. She is dedicated...
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Bleddyn Rees

Wales
Chair at the Digital Health Society ECHAlliance
Bleddyn is an experienced commercial and international healthcare lawyer with over 30 years’ experience advising on outsourcings, privatisations, complex contracting...
Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts

United States
Director - Carin Alliance
Mark Roberts is a director based in Washington, D.C., with Capitol Hill expertise and more than nine years of consulting...
Esther (1)

Esther Ruiter

Virtual
Business and Partnership Manager, Africa Health Business
Esther Ruiter is a fully qualified and registered midwife in Belgium and Kenya. She has over ten years of experience...
Christobel Saunders

Christobel Saunders

Australia
James Stewart Chair of Surgery - University of Melbourne
Professor Christobel Saunders AO, MB BS, FRCS, FRACS, FAAHMS is the James Stewart Chair of Surgery, the Head of the...
Elizabeth Shenkman

Elizabeth  Shenkman

United States
Co-founder - OneFlorida
Erkki Soini

Erkki Soini

Finland
CEO, Health Economics Expert - ESiOR Oy
Erkki Soini is the CEO of ESiOR Oy and chairman at Kuopio Health open innovation ecosystem. He has extensive experience...
Felix Sukums

Felix  Sukums

Tanzania
Senior Lecturer and Consultant - Digital Health Unit, Muhimbili University of Health & Allied Sciences
Dr. Felix Sukums is a Senior Lecturer, Researcher, and Consultant in Digital Health and Data Governance at the Muhimbili University...
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Miklos Szócska

Virtual
Former Minister of State for Health of Hungary
Dr-Philip-Webb

Phil Webb

United Kingdom
CEO - Health & Wellbeing 360
Trenton White

Trenton White

Virtual
Health Researcher at Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Ryan-Williams

Ryan  Williams

Northern Ireland
Director - Connected Health
Debi Willis

Debi Willis

United States
CEO / Founder - MyPatientLink.com
Debi Willis has been a thought leader and software company Founder/CEO for decades. She has been a requested speaker and...
Hubert Zycinski

Hubert Życiński

Poland
Deputy Director at Department of e-Health, Ministry of Health Poland
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20 Virtual Exhibitors

1200+ Registeers

40+ International Speakers

18 Sessions

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