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The Digital Health & Wellness Summit 2025

We are pleased to announce that the 12th Digital Health & Wellness Summit (DHWS) will be back at MWC25 in Barcelona on Wednesday 5th March 2025 on the Sky Stage – Hall 8 (4YFN- North Entrance). This will be the first European event of our 2025 Global Flagship Programme.

 

📢 After registering for 4YFN-MWC, make sure to register for the DHWS program to attend. (You can find here an easy step-by-step explanation!)

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

 

 

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The Digital Health & Wellness Summit 2025

Starts at:

Monday, 3 March 2025 - 09:00
CET

Ends at:​

Thursday, 6 March 2025 - 18:00
CET

Event Location:

Barcelona,
Spain
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The Digital Health & Wellness Summit 2025 “Digital Health at Scale: Innovating, Regulating, Financing & Procuring the Future of Healthcare Systems and Technologies” organised by ECHAlliance.

 

The Global Health Connector during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 5 March will bring together leaders from the tech, telecom, and healthcare sectors to explore the future of healthcare systems through digital innovation. 

 

Focusing on scaling solutions, the event will cover key areas such as the role of AI, global regulations, and funding models that support the widespread adoption of digital health technologies. Through a series of engaging sessions, panel discussions and case studies demonstrations, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how technological advancements are transforming healthcare and how these innovations can be effectively integrated, regulated, and financed to create sustainable, scalable solutions for the healthcare sector.

 

The Digital Health & Wellness Summit 2025

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Join us at the DHWS25

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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Check DHWS 2024 edition

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Agenda

All sessions

9:15 – 9:30 - Digital Health & Wellness Summit: Global Digital Health Opportunities and Actions in 2025
9:30 - 9:50 - Scaling digital health: Estonia’s national digital strategy as a model for success
  • Karolina Mackiewicz (Introduction) - Innovation Director, ECHAlliance (Finland)
  • Ain Aavikso - Head of Development, Partner, HeBA Clinic (Estonia)
  • Merilin Varsamaa - Director of Health Tech, Science and Business Park Tehnopol (Tehnopol HealthTech Community) (Estonia)
9:50 - 10:35 - The ‘3D’ forces shaping healthcare: democracy, demographics, and digitalisation
  • Karolina Mackiewicz  (Moderator) - Innovation Director, ECHAlliance (Finland)
  • Aneta Tyszkiewicz - Director Data and Digital, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) (Belgium)
  • Tobias Silberzahn - Patient Ambassador and member of the International Lipoprotein(a) Task Force, FH Europe Foundation (Germany)
  • Prof James McLaughlin Cbe - Director Engineering Research Institute And Nibec Centre, Ulster University (Northern Ireland)
  • Dr. Mike Short CBE - Chair, UK Telecomms Innovation Network Advisory Board (UK)
10:35 - 11:10 - AI regulations around the globe: Developments and their impact on digital health
11:10 - 11:55 - Global Health Connector: Innovation and business opportunities in Africa, Asia and USA
11:55 - 12:15 - Unlocking health data and digital tools’ potential
12:15 - 12:55 - AI transforming healthcare: real-world use cases and emerging opportunities
  • Bleddyn Rees (Moderator) - Vice Chair, ECHAlliance (Wales)
  • Rajendra Pratap Gupta - Founder, Health Parliament (India)
  • George Margelis - Independent Chair, Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council (Australia)
  • Maria Fernanda Cabrera - Innovation Director at Life Supporting Technologies, Universidad Politécnica Madrid and BRAINTEASER Project (Spain)
14:15 - 14:45 - Making data matter: Real World Evidence
  • Bleddyn Rees (Moderator) - Vice Chair, ECHAlliance (Wales)
  • Declan Kirrane - Chairman and Managing Director, Annual NY Science Summit coinciding with United National Science Summit (UNGA) (Belgium)
  • Tudor Pitulac - R&D Head, OpenSky Data Systems (Ireland)
  • Joan Cornet - Founder and promoter, InnoHealth Academy and ECHAlliance (Spain)
  • Carol Banks - Founder and Director, CB Health for Africa (Kenya)
14:45 - 15:30 - Digital Health Innovation and Opportunities in ECHAlliance Ecosystems
  • Andy Bleaden (Moderator) - Community Director, ECHAlliance (United Kingdom)
  • Mats Falck - Project Manager, UMEA University (Sweden)
  • Prof James McLaughlin Cbe - Director Engineering Research Institute And Nibec Centre, Ulster University (Northern Ireland)
  • Rossana Alessandrello - Value Based Procurement Director, Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS)(Soain)
  • Niina Heikkinen - BusinessOulu, Life Science & OuluHealth (Finland)
  • Merilin Varsamaa - Director of Health Tech, Science and Business Park Tehnopol (Tehnopol HealthTech Community) (Estonia)
15:30 - 16:00 - Pioneering Health Innovation: Technology's Role in Precision Care
16:00 - 16:45 - Mainstreaming digital health: who pays for digital health solutions?

 

16:45 - 16:50 - Pitching by Vermut: AgeTech Collaborative™ from AARP - Startup Pitch Winner at ViVE 2025

 

16:50 - 17:00 - Digital Health & Wellness Summit: Conclusions, Closing & Networking
17:00 - 18:00 - Digital Health & Wellness Summit: Networking Drinks

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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