Our Speakers

Vytenis Andriukaitis

Vytenis Andriukaitis

Member of the European Parliament

European Parliament

Eleni Zika

Eleni Zika

Head of Sector, European Research Council

ERC

Belgium

Nicholas Papandreou

Nicholas Papandreou

Member of European Parliament

Yannis Maniatis

Yannis Maniatis

Member of European Parliament

European Parliament

Academics

Antonis Kousoulis

Antonis Kousoulis

Director

Global Mental Health Action Network

Chloe Desmedt

Chloe Desmedt

PhD Student, KU Leuven, Nurse

Christos Chatzichristos

Christos Chatzichristos

Visiting Professor at KU Leuven, Academic AI Expert VAIA

VAIA Vlaamse AI Academie

Belgium

Ciara Staunton

Ciara Staunton

Senior Legal and Compliance Expert

BBMRI-ERIC

Dimitrios Proios

Dimitrios Proios

PhD Candidate

University of Geneva

Emma Hart

Emma Hart

Researcher

Oberlin College

Evelyn Zavitz

Evelyn Zavitz

Health Sciences Student

Queen's University

Frederic Destrebecq

Frederic Destrebecq

Executive Director at the European Brain Council and European Brain Foundation

European Brain Council

Belgium

Ine van Zeeland

Ine van Zeeland

Senior Researcher

imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Belgium

Jeroen van Rooij

Jeroen van Rooij

Assistant Professor

Katharina Ó Cathaoir

Katharina Ó Cathaoir

Director of Research

Danish Institute for Human Rights

Kristine Sorensen

Kristine Sorensen

Founder of Global Health Literacy Academy

Global Health Literacy Academy

Denmark

Lennert Beeckmans

Lennert Beeckmans

PhD Student, KU Leuven, Interdisciplinary

Leremy Colf

Leremy Colf

Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, Non-resident, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center, and Senior Fellow at the Data Foundation Center for Data Policy.

Maarten Blondeel

PhD Student, KU Leuven, Cardiologist

Maarten De Vos

Maarten De Vos

BOFZAP Professor at KU Leuven

Uni of Leuven

Belgium

Michaël Opgenhaffen

Michaël Opgenhaffen

Professor Digital News & Journalism

KU Leuven

Olga Tzortzatou-Nanopoulou

Olga Tzortzatou-Nanopoulou

CEO & Co-Founder

Digital Health Literacy & Policy Hub, Nanopoulos Foundation Inc.

Paolo Cardile

Paolo Cardile

Paraskevi Papadopoulou

Paraskevi Papadopoulou

Professor, Cell Biologist, Biophysicist

Department of Natural Sciences, Deree-ACG

Samuel Goodger

Samuel Goodger

Political Analyst, European Policy Center

European Policy Center

Belgium

Yves Moreau

Yves Moreau

Professor, KU Leuven

Belgium

Policy Makers

Amalia Kontesi

Amalia Kontesi

Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, NATO Innovation Fund

NATO Innovation Fund

UK

Benjamin Schreiber

Benjamin Schreiber

Associate Director, Health

UNICEF

Cyril Seck

Cyril Seck

Strategic Advisor

World Health Organization (WHO)

Dana Eleftheriadou

Dana Eleftheriadou

Senior Expert on Digital Health

European Commission

Belgium

Danai Spentzou

Danai Spentzou

Accredited Parliamentary Assistant

European Parliament

Federica Zanca

Federica Zanca

Programme Manager for MedTech and AI in healthcare

European Innovation Council

Ihor Lysenko

Ihor Lysenko

Director of the Digital Transformation Department at the State Expert Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine

Manish Pant

Manish Pant

Policy Specialist, Digital Health, UNDP

UNDP

Turkey

Mimi Choon-Quinones

Mimi Choon-Quinones

Ambassador and Sr. Advisor on Public Health to The Pan African Parliament of the African Union

Pan African Parliament of the African Union

Switzerland

Orestis Trasanidis

Orestis Trasanidis

Managing Director

EIT Hub Silicon Valley

Orsi Nagy

Orsi Nagy

Policy Officer

EU Commission

Pascoal Bento

Pascoal Bento

Digital Health Information Management & Capacity Building, Former WHO

Digital Health Strategist

Switzerland

Sasa Jenko Kokalj

Sasa Jenko Kokalj

Policy Coordinator

DG SANTE

Simao Campos

Simao Campos

Head of Secretariat

ITU-T Focus Group on AI for Health

Temo K Waqanivalu

Temo K Waqanivalu

Founder ActioNCD International; Managing Director BrightPath Ventures Sarl.; Former WHO NCD Unit Head

ActioNCD International

Virginia Mahieu

Virginia Mahieu

Neurotechnology Director

Centre for Future Generations

Yann Heyer

Yann Heyer

Policy Officer | European PatientsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ Forum (EPF)

European Patient Forum

Belgium

Zisis Kozlakidis

Zisis Kozlakidis

Head, Laboratory Services and Biobanking

IARC/WHO

Biotech Industry

Ali Rojo Santos

Ali Rojo Santos

Senior Manager, EU Government Affairs and Alliance Development

Belgium

Bart Van Pee

Bart Van Pee

CEO Ambiorix

Ambiorix

Bart Vannieuwenhuyse

Bart Vannieuwenhuyse

Strategic Advisor, The European Institute for Innovation through Health Data

Blake Hansen

Blake Hansen

Biotech Industry

Henk Vansteenkiste

Henk Vansteenkiste

Senior Manager

HICT

Hugh Laverty

Hugh Laverty

Head of Scientific Operations

Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)

Jana Drzkova

Jana Drzkova

Head of Business Development

EuroQuity - Bpifrance

Kai Kolpatzik

Kai Kolpatzik

CEO

Berlin Health Media

Marianthi Fragkopoulou

Marianthi Fragkopoulou

CEO at HERADO Global Group

HERADO Global Group

Noella Pierlet

Noella Pierlet

CIO, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

Spiros Kintzios

Spiros Kintzios

Director Corporate Development

Uni-Pharma S.A.

Valerie Storms

Valerie Storms

Head of Digital Health Innovation

Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH

Valerie Vandeweerd

Valerie Vandeweerd

CEO & Founder, Monsana

Wannes van Hoof

Wannes van Hoof

Scientist

Patient Organisations

Aneta Tyszkiewicz

Aneta Tyszkiewicz

Associate Director, Digital & Data for the Science Policy and Regulatory Affairs team at EFPIA.

EFPIA

Benoit Mores

Benoit Mores

European Society of Cardiology, ESC Patient Forum

Jenny Bostrom

Jenny Bostrom

Children's Health Focal Point, ActioNCD International

Paddy Crump

Paddy Crump

Patient Organization

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