Program 2026

DAY 1 - DTx NEW NORDICS 2026 - NORDIC-BALTIC HEALTH INFORMATICS DAY

AGENDA

TIME AGENDA ITEMSPEAKERS & TOPICS
09:30–09:45Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:45–10:00Opening RemarksKarmen JOLLER - Minister of Social Affairs - Estonia (TBC)
10:00–10:30Setting the Scene (Welcome address by host/moderator)Dipak Kalra – Professor of Health Informatics, UCL / President, The European Institute for Innovation through Health Data (i~HD) – EHDS opportunities and responsibilities, interoperability and trust in health data – UK
10:30–12:00Session I
Clinical Leadership and Technology Strategy		Moderator: Lars Lindsköld
  • Dr Petter HURLEN – Head of Clinical Informatics Unit, Akershus University Hospital – The clinician’s role in digital transformation – from users to co-governors – Norway
  • Prof Johan MAGNUSSON – Professor of Information Systems, University of Gothenburg – A brave new world: Toward a viable technology strategy in healthcare – Sweden 
  • Kristaps KRAFTE – CEO, Vigo Health – Digital Transformation in Latvian primary care – Latvia
12:00–13:00Lunch Break
13:00–14:30Session II 
Health Data Governance and EHDS Implementation		Moderator: Elina Drakvik
  • Elina DRAKVIK – Senior Lead, Sitra – Health data use and secondary use under EHDS – Finland 
  • Julius JUODAKIS – Health Data Lead, State Data Agency – The Lithuanian health data landscape – Lithuania 
  • Nele LABI – Deputy Secretary General for Innovation, Ministry of Social Affairs – What Actually Makes Digital Health Work? – Estonia
14:30–15:00Coffee Break & Networking
15:00–16:30Session III 
From Data to Impact: Patient-Centred Innovations and National Platforms		Moderator: Dipak Kalra
  • Jeppe ERIKSEN – Associate Professor, Aalborg University – Innovations in patient-centred digital health – Denmark 
  • Prof Dr Dagmar WALTEMATH – Professor of Medical Informatics, University Medicine Greifswald – Dataportal4NUM: Toward a national health data infrastructure – Germany 
  • TBC – Poland
16:30–17:00Coffee Break & Networking
17:00–18:00Panel Discussion

The programme will conclude with a panel of government representatives, offering national perspectives on the direction of developments in health data use, digital health systems and the implementation of the European Health Data Space.		Government representatives – (TBC)
18:00–18:05Closing Remarks

DAY 2 - DTx NEW NORDICS - PERSONALISED MEDICINE, PREVENTION & AI

AGENDA

 TIME
 AGENDA ITEM SPEAKERS & TOPICS
09:30–10:00
Registration & Morning Coffee

10:00–10:30
Keynote (Setting the Scene)
TBC
10:00–10:30
Session I:
Personalised medicine - do we have enough data?
This session discusses the practical aspects of personal medicine and prevention.
Moderator: Andres Metspalu, Professor of Genomics and Biobanking /Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Tartu – Estonia
  • André Uitterlinden, Professor of Complex Genetics at the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam – The Netherlands
  • Michaela Th. Mayrhofer, Researcher / Affiliate / Senior Exper at the Medical University of Innsbruck – Austria
  • Elina Drakvik, Senior Lead at Sitra (The Finnish Innovation Fund)– Finland
12:00–13:00
Lunch & Networking
13:00–14:30
Session II  
Beyond the Hype: Personalised Medicine with MedTech & AI - Legal and Practical Challenges

This session discusses the practical and legal issues related to the use of cutting-edge medtech solutions and AI applications that enable patient-specific interventions. But turning these breakthroughs into real-world patient benefit requires more than just technical excellence - it demands navigating a complex landscape of legal, regulatory, and practical hurdles. We will dive into the realities of implementing AI-driven medtech in personalised care by discussing practical challenges related to the legal frameworks (including EU MDR/IVDR, EU AI Act, GDPR) and the operational challenges of integrating new technologies into healthcare systems.
Moderator: Lise-Lotte Lääne, Partner, Head of Life Sciences & Healthcare at Sorainen – Estonia

  • Elena Sügis, Lead Data Scientist at Nortal / Assistant Professor of Health Informatics at the University of Tartu – Estonia
14:30–15:00
Coffee Break
15:00–16:30
Session III
Health economics
This session discusses how personalised medicine, prevention, and AI can be embedded into healthcare in a way that delivers measurable value and remains financially sustainable. It will examine the practical feasibility of reusing health data to enable earlier risk detection and more tailored interventions, alongside the governance and incentive structures such approaches require. The session will also consider how to evaluate and fund these models, balancing long-term benefits with short-term budget and implementation
Moderator: TBC
  • Andres Võrk, Hea - Health and labour economist, lecturer in econometrics at the University of Tartu – Estonia
  • Riina Raudne, Executive Director, TeamPerMed Centre for Personalised Medicine, University of Tartu and Tartu University Hospital – Estonia
16:30–16:45 Coffee Break 
 16:30–16:45Session IV
Preventive medicine

This session explores the implementation of preventive medicine service models in Estonia, with a focus on breast cancer prevention, as well as models for prostate cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The discussion will address challenges around the transition towards risk-based prevention. The session also highlights Estonia’s testbed potential, demonstrating how a small market can enable faster adoption of innovative preventive healthcare models.		Moderator:  Krista Kruuv-Käo, Head of preventive services at Estonian Health Insurance Fund – Estonia
  • Margus Viigimaa, Research chief of the Centre of Cardiology at North Estonia Medical Centre / Tenured Full Professor, Head of Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)
  • Tiina Österman, Head of Unit in Personalised Medicine & Senior Specialist on Personalised Medicine at Tartu University Hospital – Estonia