We couldn’t have chosen a more fitting introduction to the EIT Health Summit and theme 'Take Action to Create Change,' than our opening keynote address by Transition Management Expert, Dr. Derk Loorbach.
In this opening session Derk will share his expertise in transformative social innovation, the transition management approach, and the critical role of partnerships in creating positive change in healthcare. With Derk, we’ll learn how we can facilitate and accelerate sustainability in healthcare by bringing together multiple viewpoints and approaches, and, through the transition management approach, convert our shared problems into shared action plans.
Plenary session
Healthcare services should not only be efficient, but empathetic. In this session we’ll talk through what’s needed to establish a supportive environment for organisational and technological change, whilst placing patients at the centre of all decision making.
If enhancing healthcare delivery is vital to your business, join this talk to understand the importance of laying a solid foundation in your organisation before moving on to strategy implementation. With this panel discussion you’ll discover how to integrate patient feedback in your strategy to improve outcomes, and dive into the challenges and opportunities in aligning healthcare systems with their expectations.
Breakout sessions
Led by Catalan Institute of Health, in this plenary session discover the ground-breaking operational plan for innovation access in the Catalan Health System.
The ground-breaking initiative spearheaded by the government is meticulously designed to accelerate the integration of strategic innovations, fostering improved health outcomes and bolstering the system's resilience for the benefit of the entire population.
Speakers:
- Ramon Maspons, Chief Health Innovation Strategist, Catalan Ministry of Health, Spain.
- Xavier Cos, Innovation and Research Officer at Catalan Institute of Health (ICS), Spain.
- Enrique Hernández, Founder and CEO at Loop Dx, Spain.
Moderator:
- Àuria Albacete, Innovation Senior Project Leader at Biocat, BioRegion of Catalonia, Spain.
Led by Institute for Health Systems Science (IHSS), TU Delft, during this session, explore how to create a balance between personalised care and sustainability in health systems with active researchers providing insights from three showcase projects.
IHSS's aim is to apply systems science, a relatively unknown approach in the medical domain with underused potential, to research, education, and innovation in health and care. During this session, participants will explore how to create a balance between personalised care and sustainability in health systems with active researchers providing insights from three showcase projects. Following group discussions and interactive dialogue, participants will identify priorities, actionable pathways and navigate potential trade-offs for sustainable healthcare practices.
Speakers:
- Saba Hinrichs-Krapels, ,Associate Professor, Policy Analysis, IHSS - TU Delft.
- Kateřina Staňková, Associate Professor, Mathematical Oncology, IHSS - TU Delft.
- Irene Grossmann, Assistant Professor, Safety in Healthcare, IHSS - TU Delft.
- Samantha Copeland, Assistant Professor, Ethics and Philosophy of Technology, IHSS - TU Delft.
How can global pharma, innovative start-ups, and health ecosystem players collaborate successfully in digital health?
Join this interactive session to learn the “do’s”, “don’ts” and “wish I’d known thats” from experienced and passionate innovation leaders across the healthcare spectrum.
The session is sponsored by Takeda, and features leaders from Takeda, UCB, EIT Health Scandinavia, and digital health start-ups Saventic Health and Huma.
The discussion will feature contributions from pharma innovation leaders on the philosophy and expectations they have when collaborating with start-ups, whilst our founders and start-ups will put the spotlight on any bottlenecks and learnings they have experienced. Our speakers will also focus on where they think the friction arises, and, finally, what it takes to create impactful and successful collaborations.
After brief introductory comments by the panel, we invite the audience to join the discussion.
Speakers:
- Roel van den Broeck, Associate Director, Digital Care Transformation Lead, UCB, Belgium.
- Maciek Klein, Country Manager, Saventic Health, Germany.
- Farnaz Behroozi, Ph.D., Head of Pharma, Huma, UK.
- Matilda Åberg-Wennerholm, Partnership /Collaboration Lead EIT Health Scandinavia, EIT Health Scandinavia.
Moderator:
- Hannes Toivanen, Ph.D, Lead, Global Digital Ecosystem Engagement, Takeda, Germany.
Join us for a lively and insightful session where attendees can engage in open dialogue and exchange ideas with Derk Loorbach, an expert in change management. This interactive opportunity will provide a platform for attendees to discuss pressing issues, gain valuable insights and network with one of the leading voices in the industry.
Plenary session
Be amongst the first to unlock the latest insights on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) in this deep dive into EIT Health’s new Think Tank report - “How feasible is the implementation of the European Health Data Space?"
Understand the progress to date including regulatory compliance, technology integration, and change leadership. Don't miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of discussions shaping the future of healthcare data in Europe.
Europe is creating a future-proof workforce. One that prioritises digital literacy in healthcare education, upskills existing workforce, and creates collaborative initiatives between healthcare and technology sectors. Are you ready? Hear from our experts on what’s being done to reduce the data literacy gap.
The rapid evolution of digital health technologies, including electronic health records, telemedicine platforms, and data analytics, has lead to one challenge: a shortage of the right workforce with the right specialised skills. As technology continues to play a crucial role in transforming healthcare delivery, there is increasing demand for professionals who can navigate and leverage digital tools effectively.
But we are struggling to find and retain professionals who not only possess clinical expertise but also have the necessary digital literacy to implement and manage these advanced technologies. This shortage prevents us from integrating digital solutions into healthcare workflows. And limited is the industry's ability to fully capitalise on the potential benefits of technological advancements, such as improved patient care, streamlined processes, and enhanced data-driven decision-making.
To tackle this, Europe is creating a future-proof workforce. One that prioritises digital literacy in healthcare education, upskills existing workforce, and creates collaborative initiatives between healthcare and technology sectors. Are you ready? Hear more from our experts on what’s being done to reduce the data literacy gap.
Breakout sessions
This session, led by Philips Electronics Nederland B.V. will discuss opportunities for technologies to facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration and how to make cardio-oncology care sustainable.
This interactive, plenary discussion session intends to raise awareness on the needs of the cardio-oncology patient, the challenges facing multidisciplinary setting (particularly for the cardiology and oncology disciplines), clinical knowledge gaps, and the validation and adoption of new 2022 guidelines for enhancing patient safety and quality of care. The panel and the audience will address questions as diverse as how technologies facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration, how to make cardio-oncology care sustainable, and what is needed to improve collaborative networks and partnerships. By the end of the session, participants will have identified ideas and the next steps needed to address the most pressing cardio-oncology issues.
Speakers:
- Sofie Gernaat, Clinical Epidemiologist, Division of Imaging and Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Borja Ibañez, Professor of Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Madrid (CNIC), Spain.
- Teresa López, Co-chair 2022 ESC Guidelines on cardio-oncology, La Paz University Hospital, Spain.
- Lydia Scarfó, Experimental Oncology, Italy.
Moderator:
- Fahimeh Falahi, Clinical Portfolio Lead at Philips, Netherlands.
Led by Erasmus University Rotterdam, this interactive session delves into the role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in guiding innovations and facilitating their uptake. Focussing on two real-life examples of innovations in cardiology, namely InHEART and CardioMEMS, participants will explore the needs of different stakeholders when it comes to decision making. We will discover how HTA not only facilitates evidence-based decision-making but can also make it more likely for innovations to actually be adopted, eventually leading to tangible improvements in patient outcomes.
Led by Erasmus University Rotterdam, this interactive session delves into the role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in guiding innovations and facilitating their uptake. Focussing on two real-life examples of innovations in cardiology, namely InHEART and CardioMEMS, participants will explore the needs of different stakeholders when it comes to decision making. We will discover how HTA not only facilitates evidence-based decision-making but can also make it more likely for innovations to actually be adopted, eventually leading to tangible improvements in patient outcomes.
Speakers:
- Sanna Azzouz, PhD Candidate Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Hamraz Mokri, PhD Candidate Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam,
- Lucas Goossens, Associate professor of HTA/Vice-dean of Education, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Led by Madrid Health Service (SERMAS).
The primary focus of this round table discussion is to help bridge the gap between real healthcare needs, the strategic goals of healthcare organisations, and the funding opportunities available from European and national programs.
Participants will delve into topics that outline strategies to effectively secure funding, explore needs-driven innovation, showcase successful collaboration models among healthcare institutions, start-ups, and policymakers, and discuss approaches to ensure solutions align with strategic goals and priorities. This session will provide a platform for open dialogue, knowledge sharing, and the exploration of new ideas that can help drive further collaboration, increase efficiency, and improve patient care within healthcare systems.
Speakers:
- Ana Isabel Gonzalez, Innovation and International Projects Officer, Madrid Health Ministry, Spain.
- Esther García-Buscalla, Value, Access & Policy Sr Manager, Amgen, Spain.
- Ana Miquel, Chief of Health Innovation and International Projects, Madrid Health Ministry, Spain.
- Claudia Navarro, Innovation Project Manager, Medtronic, Spain.
Join this interactive roundtable breakout session to gain insights from industry, investors, start-ups, and institutional leaders on the evolution of the European landscape of innovation, and namely its market delivery and scale-up, start-up and SME support needs. Our speakers will also touch on the initiatives being deployed to facilitate de-risked access for EIT Health Partners and the ecosystem at large.
During the session you'll also learn about how we're refining EIT Health Accelerator's value proposition and operating model to further leverage our existing proven success, and what these enhancements practically mean for the different types of audience member entities.
Speakers:
- Cindy Daniel, Head of Unit, Life Science and Healthcare, Equity Investments, European Investment Fund (EIF).
- Marc Julien, Managing Director France and Senior Accelerator Director, EIT Health France.
- Magda Krakowiak, EIT Health Accelerator Director-Venture Sourcing,
- Jan S. Kirschke, CEO of Bonescreen.
- Dalibor Mladenka, Policy analyst, DG EAC, European Commission.
- Isaac Middelmann, EIT Health Accelerator Director - Strategic Fundraising,
- Linus Rieder, Principal 415 Capital.
- Anthony Vallance-Owen, Senior Investment Manager - We venture capital.
Join AWS healthcare experts, Cathy Rivera, Healthcare Workforce Development and Communication Lead and Anais Gonzalez Iglesias, Precision Medicine Business Development Lead, to learn about how AWS is innovating in healthcare and how generative AI can help address healthcare challenges. Hear how AWS is helping customers address the growing demand for digital skills through courses built specifically for healthcare leaders to close skills gap in their workforce.
Speaker:
- Cathy Rivera, Communications and Workforce Development Lead, Global Healthcare and Nonprofits GTM, AWS Healthcare.
- Anais Gonzalez Iglesias, Precision Medicine Business Development Lead
Led by University Medical Center Groningen. Join this session to learn from and exchange strategic approaches with peers from other regional ecosystems in Europe on how to gear regional partnerships towards a sustainable future of health & care. Engage in the discussion on how can we can foster these approaches in an alliance of regional ecosystems
Hi!Noord's program is a strategic collaboration on ecosystem development geared to the transition in healthcare spanning the three northern provinces of the Netherlands that focuses on bridging commercially oriented innovation with societal impact, intertwining technological advancements with low/no-tech innovations and actively seeking cross-sectoral solutions, particularly from sectors like Energy, Circularity, and Tourism, to facilitate the transition in healthcare. The strategy of the programme is to seek for solutions in the living environment that also affects or make crossover to other transitions.
Speaker:
- Roel van der Heijden, Program lead Health Impact Noord (Hi!Noord), strategic ecosystem development, UMC Groningen, Netherlands.
In this session, participants will gain insights into how H!Noord's strategy aligns with EIT Health’s architecture, particularly when applied at the regional level, and understand the significance of regional ecosystems in driving healthcare transformation, as emphasised in the current Horizon Europe programme. Additionally, they are calling for 'super connectors' in other regional innovation ecosystems to join the session.
Led by IESE Business School, take part in a role-play simulation game that provides a safe learning environment for you to enhance your stakeholder management skills when it comes to adopting innovation,
Implementing healthcare innovations requires stakeholder collaboration but faces challenges due to their differing agendas and perspectives. In this session, participants will actively experience the HALIGN methodology, a role-play simulation game that provides a safe learning environment for learners to enhance stakeholder engagement skills. Along with hearing HALIGN success stories, participants will also discover how the HALIGN methodology supports healthcare stakeholders by fostering consensus and understanding.
Speakers:
- Montse Codina, Project Lead, IESE Business School, Spain.
- Jaume Ribera, Professor at IESE Business School
- Shabs Rajasekharan, Project Lead, IESE Business School, Spain
Led by EIT Health Innovators Community
Led by EIT Health Innovators Community, this participatory session introduces a toolkit to understanding the principles and practicalities of planning for successful change management, managing unexpected change, and planning for meaningful change using human-centred design/ patient journey mapping and service design, including mapping your patient journey (using the principles of Asset Based Community Development Mapping) as a means to manage planned or unexpected change, and how the tools discussed can help.
Speaker:
- Adam Gill, a global expert on understanding change and improving human dynamics in businesses, leading to strong teams and leaders. He pioneers a method called the Business Influencer Technique (BIT) in his work, and is Associate Lecturer at Bristol Business school, UWE teaching on Managing Organisational Change, leadership, entrepreneurial enterprise and management.
Join this insight session to learn more about recent progress of the European Taskforce for Harmonised evaluation of DMDs, coordinated by EIT Health. The mission of the Taskforce is to provide a European-level blueprint for DMD assessment procedures, with the overall goal of enabling a harmonised approach for European assessment supporting national appraisal and reimbursement of DMDs.
Speakers:
- Magali Boers, Digital Health, Ministry of Health and Social Security, Luxembourg.
- Jochen Klucken, Chair of Digital Medicine, University of Luxembourg.
Moderator:
- Jérôme Fabiano, Public Affairs Director, EIT Health France.
Plenary session
Join us for an exciting networking dinner at the Postillion WTC Rotterdam, where attendees will be able to relax and make the most of the knowledge gained during the day.
Enjoy a vibrant evening filled with music, food, drinks and the opportunity to connect with other participants in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.