Program 2026

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

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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

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