Speakers
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPECIALISTS
Miguel Cabrer
CEO & Founder
Idonia
Miguel has been CIO of several public hospitals and health region in Spain. Member of the HIMSS EMEA Governing Council (2006-2013). From 2009 until 2012, founder and CEO of MEDTING). Medting was sold to BestDoctors in 2012. From 2012 until 2016, Miguel was leading the Digital Transformation strategy for BestDoctors. From 2016, CEO & Founder of Idonia.
Spain
Charles Alessi
Chief Clinical Officer
éditohealth
Dr. Charles Alessi is a clinician and acknowledged global leader in healthcare and information technology. He advises IANPHI and Weqaya, leveraging past roles such as Chairman of the National Association of Primary Care (UK) and Senior Advisor to Public Health England. He empowers clinicians as digital leaders, focusing on innovative healthcare, social care, and personalized medicine.
United Kingdom
Koen Kas
CEO
Healthskouts
Koen Kas is a healthcare futurist, delight thinker, Prof molecular oncology & digital health Univ Ghent (BE), & renowned international keynote speaker. He published his vision in 2 books. 'Sick no more' & 'Your guide to Delight' introducing our personal Digital Twin keeping us healthy. His new book describes a new way to deal with personal data/AI on a novel version of the internet to become Epic.
Belgium
Joana Feijó
Business Development Director
Health Cluster Portugal
Joana Feijó holds a degree in Microbiology from the Portuguese Catholic University, a master's degree in Basic and Molecular Biology and a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute from the Oporto University. Near 12 years of her professional career were spent in the private sector working on business strategy, product development and commercialization, specifically in the Healthcare industry. Since November 2018, Joana is part of the Health Cluster Portugal (HCP) Executive team as Business Development Director.
Portugal
Spain
Cristóbal Belda-Iniesta
Former Diretor General
National Institute of Health Carlos III
Cristóbal Belda Iniesta was General Director of the National Institute of Health Carlos III (2021-24), vice-president at national cancer and cardiovascular research centers, board member of several health agencies (medicines regulation, food safety) including positions in the private health sector. FORBES included him in the top5 of the most influential personalities in the Spanish healthcare.
Spain
Dennis Larsson
Vice-Chairman
Clinical Studies Sweden
Dennis Larsson (PhD) have over 20 years of experience from conducting research at a high international level. At present Dr. Larsson hold the as Vice-Chairman of Clinical Studies Sweden, Director of Gothia Forum, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden and adjunct Professor in Experimental Urology at the Department of Clinical Sciences, the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Eva Turk
Senior Researcher and Research Program Lead
STPUAS
Eva is a health systems researcher dedicated to implementing safe, sustainable healthcare models through innovation and co-creation. She leads a research group in Inclusive Digital Community Care at the Centre for Digital Health and Social Innovation, UAS St. Pölten. Since 2023, she has also been an Advisor to the Minister of Health in Slovenia, focusing on HTA and VBHC.
Austria
Scotland
David Lowe
Clinical Director Innovation
University of Glasgow / Scottish Government
Professor David Lowe Clinical Director Innovation University of Glasgow DHVL.org Emergency Medicine Consultant and Clinical Lead for Health Innovation for ScotGov. David has significant experience of creating the infrastructure and conditions to develop and evidence innovative devices, services and solutions with a range of industry and academic partners both UK and worldwide.
Rita Sá Machado
Director-General of Health
Portuguese Government
Rita Sá Machado MD serves as DG of Health in Portugal. Her main goals for her mandate include the modernisation of the organisation and the development of new and stronger systems to support action in public health. A policy enthusiast, she previously worked at WHO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the NHS. In Academia, she is a lecturer in health policy, health and migration and health systems.
Portugal
Denmark
Inge Cort Madsen
Professor
Via University College, Health
RN and Master in Health Technology.. Currently professor at VIA University College and Aalborg University. President of European Nursing informatics. Has a diverse background, Clinical nurse, President Danish Nursing Society and founder of the Danish Clearing House. Contributed to national and international publications and projects.
Francisco Goiana
da Silva
Physician, Manager, University Professor, Health Commentator
Graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and holding a PhD in "Health Policy, Global Health Innovation" from the Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, he has been intensively dedicated to the areas of health promotion and disease prevention.
Portugal
Finland
Outi Ahonen
Clinical Director Innovation
Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Outi Ahonen, PhD in Social and Health Care Information Management, Master of Science in Nursing, RN. She works as a principal lecturer and coordinates the research theme "Digitality and information management in society" at Laurea. She is the President of the Board of the Finnish Society for Telemedicine and eHealth.
Sanjiv Ahluwalia
Faculty of Health, Medicine & Social Care
ARU
Sanjiv graduated from the University of London (Medical Schools of Guys and St Thomas’s) in 1994. He completed his training as a General Medical Practitioner at the Royal Free Hospital and Barnet Vocational Training Scheme in 2000. He has worked as a GP in Barnet since 1999.
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Sonja Haut
Head Impact Valuation, IMD Business School
Novartis
Sonja Haut is leading the Novartis Social, Environmental and Economic (SEE) Impact Valuation practice and the the Novartis Value Balancing Alliance (VBA) engagement. She is author of “The Case for Impact” and many articles and opinion pieces. Sonja was also Member at WEF Global Future Council on the economy (2019-2023). She concluded the First Mover Fellow at the Aspen Institute and has an MBA from IMD Business School and a Master’s degree in mathematics.
Allan Wardhaugh
Former National Clinical Director
Allan Wardhaugh Consulting
Allan is a Paediatric Intensivist and Chief Clinical Information Officer by background. He co-authored the National Clinical Framework in NHS Wales, and became the National Clinical Director leading its implementation.
United Kingdom
Moderator and MC
France
Isabelle Kumar
Moderator and MC
Kumarnication
Isabelle travels the world to moderate high level panels on a range of topics from politics, economics, human rights, sustainability, technology to health.
She is a former prime time news anchor and has interviewed global leaders in politics, business, sport and a good few celebrities.
Francisco Goiana
da Silva
Physician, Manager, University Professor, Health Commentator
Graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and holding a PhD in "Health Policy, Global Health Innovation" from the Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, he has been intensively dedicated to the areas of health promotion and disease prevention.
Portugal