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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

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.

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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

Brian O'Connor - Chair, ECHAlliance (Ireland)
Karolina Mackiewicz - Innovation Director, ECHAlliance (Finland)
Andy Bleaden - Community Director, ECHAlliance (United Kingdom)

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

Bleddyn Rees (Moderator) - Vice Chair, ECHAlliance (Wales)
Ain Aavikso - Head of Development, Partner, HeBA Clinic (Estonia)
Rajendra Pratap Gupta - Founder, Health Parliament (India)
Alberto-Giovanni Busetto - Chief AI Officer, Health AI (Switzerland)
Dr. Ralph. M. Oyini - Director, Digital Transformation and Services, Smart Africa (Rwanda)

11:10 - 11:55 - Global Health Connector: Innovation and business opportunities in Africa, Asia and USA

Brian O'Connor (Moderator) - Chair, ECHAlliance (Ireland)
Rajendra Pratap Gupta - Founder, Health Parliament (India)
Gisela Garcia-Alvarez - Co-founder and CSO, LEX GLOBALMINDS (Singapore)
Jean Philbert Nsengimana - Chief Digital Advisor, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Rwanda)
Jon Warner - US Ambassador, ECHAlliance (US)

11:55 - 12:15 - Unlocking health data and digital tools’ potential

Bleddyn Rees (Moderator) - Vice Chair, ECHAlliance (Wales)
Julien Venne - Owner and consultant, MalsamaMind (France)

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

Madeleine Thun - Senior Director A.Catalyst, Health Innovation, AstraZeneca
Ross Muken - President, SOPHiA Genetics
Ignacio Sarasua - Solution Architect, NVIDIA
Amanda Remorino - Director of Digital Precision Oncology, AstraZeneca

16:00 - 16:45 - Mainstreaming digital health: who pays for digital health solutions?

Karolina Mackiewicz (Moderator) - Innovation Director, ECHAlliance (Finland)
Sandra Garcia Armesto - Director, Health Quality and Assessment Agency of Catalonia (AQuAS) (Spain)
Dr Frederic Llordachs-Marqués - Cofounder & CEO, Llamalitica SL (Spain)
Tobias Silberzahn - Patient Ambassador and member of the International Lipoprotein(a) Task Force, FH Europe Foundation (Germany)
François-Guirec Champoiseau - Co-Founder, Cureety
Louisa Stuwe - Project director - Digital health delegation, French Ministry of Health and Prevention (French authority) (France)

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

Fernando Dellepiane - Co-Founder and CEO, Vermut (Spain)

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

Karolina Mackiewicz - Innovation Director, ECHAlliance (Finland)
Andy Bleaden - Community Director, ECHAlliance (United Kingdom)

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

Create economic growth

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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About MWC & 4YFN

Attendees

Exhibitors

Startups Founders

Countries And Territories

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Speakers

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...

Alberto-Giovanni Busetto

Switzerland

Chief AI Officer - Health AI

Alberto, a Swiss-Italian AI executive and innovator, led the creation and management of intelligent products across Healthcare, BioTech, EdTech, Electronics,...

Amanda Remorino

Virtual

Director of Digital Precision Oncology - AstraZeneca

As a quantificator and modeler at heart, with a foundation in bio-chemo-physics, I have always been captivated by the transformative...

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...

Aneta Tyszkiewicz

Belgium

Director Data and Digital -European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)

Aneta Tyszkiewicz is Director Data and Digital at European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), representing the R&D-based pharmaceutical...

Bleddyn Rees

Wales

Chair at the Digital Health Society, Deputy Chair at ECHAlliance

Bleddyn is an experienced commercial and international healthcare lawyer with over 30 years’ experience advising on outsourcings, privatisations, complex contracting...

Brian O’Connor

United Kingdom

Chair at ECHAlliance

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Brian has developed his career as a consultant, manager, and investor. He has worked and...

Carol Banks

Virtual

CB Health For Africa

Carol Banks is a seasoned healthcare professional with over 18 years of experience, celebrated for her outstanding leadership and unwavering...

Declan Kirraine

Virtual

Chairman, Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly

Declan Kirrane is the Founder and Managing Director of ISC Intelligence in Science, the chairman and managing director of the...

Dr Frederic Llordachs-Marqués

Virtual

Cofounder & CEO

MD with MBA, specialized in Healthcare Management and Marketing. Dr Frederic Llordachs-Marqués has direct experience with healthcare insurance, and...

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Frederic Llordachs-Marqués

Spain

Cofounder & CEO - Llamalitica SL

MD with MBA, specialized in Healthcare Management and Marketing. Frederic Llordachs-Marqués has direct experience with healthcare insurance, and healthcare...

Dr.

George Margelis

Australia

Independent Chair at Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council

George is a medical practitioner who has been deeply involved in technology for the last 30 years. Originally trained as...

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...

Francois Guirec Champosieau

France

Co-Founder & CEO - Cureety

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Gisela García Alvarez

Singapore

Co-funder and CSO

Gisela García Álvarez is a biochemist with over 15 years of experience in health systems research across Europe and Asia,...

Ignacio Sarasúa

Spain

Solution Architect - NVIDIA

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Jean Philbert Nsengimana

Rwanda

Chief Digital Advisor - Africa CDC

Jean Philbert Nsengimana (Phil) is the Chief Digital Health Advisor at Africa CDC. He also serves as a special advisor...

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Joan Cornet

Virtual

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A technical engineer and psychology graduate, after some years working in a hospital, served as the mayor of Manresa City...

Julien Venne

France

Owner and consultant - MalsamaMind

Naturally evolving in an international context, passionate about social impact, health & wellbeing as well as democratic & environmental challenges,...

Kabir Kasargod

United States

Senior Director, Qualcomm

Kabir Kasargod is a Senior Director at Qualcomm leading multi-device experiences across wireless platforms and ecosystems. Prior to this role,...

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...

Louisa Stüwe

France

Project director - Digital health delegation - French Ministry of Health and Prevention

Franco-German health policy professional with >10 years of experience, I like to drive high-level multi-stakeholder projects and partnerships at the...

Madeleine Thun

Sweden

Senior Director A.Catalyst, Health Innovation - AstraZeneca

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Previous editions

Jul

Virtual

24/07/2025 at 09:00 -

24/07/2025 at 10:00

03/07/2025 at 13:36 GMT+0100

Oct

Odense,

Denmark

29/10/2025 at 00:00 -

30/10/2025 at 00:00

03/07/2025 at 13:36 GMT+0100

Jul

Seville,

Spain

02/07/2025 at 15:30 -

02/07/2025 at 16:30

03/07/2025 at 13:36 GMT+0100

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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

9:50 - 10:35 - The ‘3D’ forces shaping healthcare: democracy, demographics, and digitalisation

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

14:15 - 14:45 - Making data matter: Real World Evidence

14:45 - 15:30 - Digital Health Innovation and Opportunities in ECHAlliance Ecosystems

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

Break down silos

Create economic growth

Transform healthcare

Day 3

Match need and solution

Break down silos

Create economic growth

Transform healthcare

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About MWC & 4YFN

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Speakers

Ain Aaviksoo

Alberto-Giovanni Busetto

Amanda Remorino

Andy Bleaden

Aneta Tyszkiewicz

Bleddyn Rees

Brian O’Connor

Carol Banks

Declan Kirraine

Dr Frederic Llordachs-Marqués

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Frederic Llordachs-Marqués

Dr.

George Margelis

Dr.

Rajendra Pratap Gupta

Francois Guirec Champosieau

Gisela García Alvarez

Ignacio Sarasúa

Jean Philbert Nsengimana

Joan Cornet

Julien Venne

Kabir Kasargod

Karolina Mackiewicz

Louisa Stüwe

Madeleine Thun

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