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The Digital Health & Wellness Summit 2024

The Digital Health & Wellness Summit is back in Barcelona as part of 4YFN & MWC on the 28th of February 2024.

📢 After registering for 4YFN-MWC, make sure to register for the DHWS program to attend.

We have exclusive benefits for ECHAlliance members, please contact alejandra@echalliance.com for more information.

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The Digital Health & Wellness Summit 2024

Starts at:

Wednesday, 28 February 2024 - 09:00
CET

Ends at:​

Wednesday, 28 February 2024 - 18:00
CET

Event Location:

Barcelona,
Spain
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At our booth, you will have the opportunity to delve deeper into the world of Digital Health, discover the latest advancements from ECHAlliance, and engage in meaningful conversations with our team members. We’re delighted to share insights into the groundbreaking work we’ve been doing and explore potential collaborations with you.

Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner Theatres, Stand 8.0C15.2

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Meet the key healthcare leaders, providers and clinicians to understand their roadmap in terms of investment and deployment

Discover the latest innovative digital solutions for health and wellness

Identify business opportunities and projects

Share your knowledge and learn from a community of digital health experts from across the world

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Agenda

Day 1

9:15 to 9:30 - Opening and Welcome
  • Brian O'Connor - Chairman, ECHAlliance (Ireland)
  • Karolina Mackiewicz - Innovation Director, ECHAlliance (Finland)
  • Andy Bleaden - Community Director, ECHAlliance (United Kingdom)

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9:30 to 10:30 - Women's Health - Closing the Gender Health Gap
  • Karolina Mackiewicz (Moderator) - Innovation Director, ECHAlliance (Finland)
  • Marissa Fayer - CEO, HERhealthEQ &
    DeepLook Medical (USA)
  • Gabriela Irrazabal - Digital Health Fellow, RMIT Europe (Spain)
  • Vincenzo Carbone, PhD - Senior Product Manager MedTech, InSilicoTrials Technologies (Italy)
  • Janna Guinen - Executive Director, HLTH Foundation (USA)
  • Esther Ruiter - Project Manager, Coalition for Women's Health Africa (Kenya)
  • Mevish Vaishnav - Chief Operating Officer, Health Parliament (India)
10:30 to 11:30 - Healthy Ageing - Leveraging Technology for Quality of Life
  • George Margelis (Moderator)- Independent Chair, Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council (Australia)
  • Miriam Cabrita - Research & Project Manager, SHINE2Europe (Portugal)
  • Fotis Gonidis - Digital Health Product Lead, Gnomon Informatics SA (Greece)
  • Ulf Ivarsson - Executive Chairman, Moxiam (Sweden)
  • Adam Milward - CEO, MetadataWorks (United Kingdom)
11:30 to 12:15 - Global Health Connector: Unlocking Digital Health Collaboration in India
  • Karolina Mackiewicz (Moderator) - Innovation Director, ECHAlliance (Finland)
  • Prof Rajendra Gupta - Chair, Health Parliament (India)
  • Pavan Ananth - Founder &
    CEO, Pravesh Global (India)
  • Kamesh Shekar - Senior Programme Manager - Privacy, Data Governance Vertical | AI Vertical, The Dialogue (India)
12:15 to 12:45 - Data Protection Challenges by Using the European Data Health Space (EHDS)
  • Xavier Urios (Moderator) - Head of Legal Advice, Catalan Data Protection Authority (Spain)
  • Marit Hansen - State Data Protection Commissioner, Land Schleswig-Holstein, ULD (Germany) - Download presentation
  • Meritxell Borras Sola - Director, Catalan Data Protection Authority (Spain)
12:45 to 13:00 - The Digital Health Strategy for Catalonia: Advancing Towards the Open Platform Paradigm
  • Andy Bleaden (Introduction) - Community Director, ECHAlliance (United Kingdom)
  • Jordi Piera - Director of the Digital Health Strategy Office at Catalan Health Service (Spain) - Download presentation
13:00 to 14:15 - Networking Lunch (by invitation only)
14:15 to 14:30 - EU - Africa Funding Collaboration
  • Brian O'Connor (Introduction) - Chairman, ECHAlliance (Ireland)
  • Irene Nordsted - Director, DG Research and Innovation at European Commission (Belgium)
14:30 to 15:15 - Africa is Rising - Africa Digital Health Networks
  • Brian O'Connor - Chairman, ECHAlliance (Ireland)
  • Declan Kirraine - Chairman, Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (Ireland)
  • Jean Philbert Nsengimana - Chief Digital Advisor, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Rwanda)
15:15 to 16:15 - Data and Digital - Elevating Healthcare Transformation
  • Kari Kohtamäki (Moderator)- Ambassador, ECHAlliance (Finland)
  • Jean Philbert Nsengimana - Chief Digital Advisor, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Rwanda)
  • Michael Bidu - Founder & CEO, MYND Therapeutics (Canada)
  • Jovan Pavićević - International Markets Director, Better (Slovenia)
  • Tobias Silberzahn - Partner, McKinsey &
    Company (Germany)
16:15 to 16:30 - Harnessing the Potential of Wireless Devices for Efficient Patient Care
  • Brian O'Connor (Moderator)- Chair, ECHAlliance (Ireland)
  • Kabir Kasargod - Senior Director, Qualcomm Technologies (United States)
16:30 to 17:30 - Green Health: Leading the Change - Pioneers of Sustainable Healthcare
  • Ain Aaviksoo (Moderator) - Ambassador, ECHAlliance (Estonia)
  • Mohamed El Sahili - CEO, Medland Hospital (Zambia)
  • Christina Berthon Kirkegaard - Project Manager for Green Transition, Region Southern Denmark (Denmark)
  • Robert Metzke - SVP & Global Head of Sustainability, Philips (The Netherlands)
  • Júlia Altarriba - Chief Operations Officer, HumanITcare (Spain)
17:30 to 17:45 - Conclusions & Closing
  • Karolina Mackiewicz - Innovation Director, ECHAlliance (Finland)
  • Andy Bleaden - Community Director, ECHAlliance (United Kingdom)

Day 2

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.

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.

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