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Speakers

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPECIALISTS

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Portugal

Tiago Taveira Gomes

MD ME MSc PhD

Opvance

Tiago is entrepreneur on healthcare science and technology domains and has over 10 years of experience  practicing and raising cross-functional teams in data science, data engineering and full stack development applied to healthcare
He is University Professor in Preventive Medicine, Data Science and Software Development.

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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.

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Spain

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United Kingdom

George Murgatroyd

General Manager & Vice President

Digital Technologies Business Unit

Medtronic

Leading the Digital Technologies Business Unit Medtronic, the world’s leading med tech company.

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Charles Alessi

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.

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United Kingdom

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Luís Patrão

Head of Clinical Team

UpHill Software

Luís Patrão is Co-founder of UpHill and Head of Clinical Team. He is also Internal Medicine Physician and Intensivist.

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Belgium

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.

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Linda Soikkeli

Senior Specialist at Ministry of Social Affairs

and Health

Finnish Government

Senior Specialist at Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finnish Government

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Finland

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Portugal

Astrid Moura Vicente

Senior Researcher

Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge

Astrid M. Vicente is a senior researcher in biomedical sciences and public health at the
National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, in Lisbon, Portugal, where she heads
the Department of Health Promotion and Non-Communicable Disease Prevention. She
is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. Astrid Vicente is an expert in Human Genomics. She represents the Ministry of Health of Portugal and is a member of the Coordination Group of the European 1+Million
Genomes Initiative (1+MG), as well as leader of the 1+MG Working Group on Healthcare Implementation.

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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.

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Portugal

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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.

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Nuno Sousa

President

AICIB

Physician, full professor at School of Medicine - University of Minho, and President at AICIB (Agency for Clinical Research and Biomedical Innovation).

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Portugal

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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.

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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.

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Austria

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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.

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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.

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Nuno Prego Ramos

Founder & CEO

Valvian

Nuno was also co-founder and CEO at CellmAbs (2018-2024).

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Portugal

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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.

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Francisco Goiana
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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.

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Portugal

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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.

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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.

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United Kingdom

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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.

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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.

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United Kingdom

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Hong Kong

David Luo

Director of Partnerships

PanopticAI

As a Business Development expert David Luo has extensive experience in health tech, edtech, and e-commerce. He is specialized in transactional and enterprise sales, building high-performing teams, and developing channel partnerships. His hands-on approach enables him to tailor solutions that drive revenue growth and excel in lead generation, qualification, negotiation, and account management.

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Yuexin Yu

Andera Partners

Director

Yuexin is director at Life Sciences team based in Paris. He has been involved in portfolio companies including Amolyt (acquired by AZ), ReViral (acquired by Pfizer), LogicBio (acquired by Alexion), Mineralys (MLYS), Artios, Evommune, Tubulis, TargED, and JenaValve.

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France

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Amanda Feldman

Maze impact

Impact investor

Amanda Feldman is an Advisor at maze impact, a Lisbon-based impact investment firm, and leads Impact Engagement at Sonen Capital. Previously, she was co-founder of the Impact Management Project, and Director at Bridges Fund Management and Volans. She holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an MPA from the London School of Economics.

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United States of America

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Portugal

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André Albergaria

Biovance Capital

Principal

André Albergaria, Principal at Biovance Capital, brings over 24 years of experience in research and healthcare innovation. With a PhD from Imperial College London and over 35 publications, his experience spans academia, industry and venture capital. As a professor at FMUP and former member of i3S's Research and Innovation Unit, André has a broad view of the life sciences ecosystem.

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Pedro Moreira de Lemos

Senior Analyst

M42

Senior Analyst at M42 based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, focused on global Investments, business development and strategy implementation in the Healthcare and Health tech sectors.

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United Arab Emirates

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Hong Kong

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Ken Chung

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Regional Manager, Europe

Mr. Ken Chung is the Regional Manager for Europe, Central Asia, and Israel at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the statutory organization responsible for promoting and developing Hong Kong’s external trade. In addition, he serves as the office-in-charge of HKTDC’s Frankfurt regional office, overseeing its operations. He holds BSc degree from Monash, MBA and MSc from the HKPU

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George Murgatroyd

Vice President - Digital Technologies

Leading the Digital Technologies Business Unit Medtronic, the world’s leading med tech company.

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George Murgatroyd

Vice President - Digital Technologies

Leading the Digital Technologies Business Unit Medtronic, the world’s leading med tech company.

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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.

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Portugal

Moderator and MC

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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.

 

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