FEBRUARY 13th, 2024 | Tiivistämö
HYBRID EVENT | HELSINKI, FINLAND
#digihealthnordic
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HEALTHCARE 4.0:
NAVIGATING THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IN HEALTHCARE
Step into a new era of digital healthcare, a transformative moment that not only rewrites the rules but also elevates your healthcare experience to unprecedented heights. Imagine a healthcare system where data is seamlessly integrated, offering you treatments and proactive care that are meticulously personalized to your unique needs.
Health Care 4.0 unveils a reality where this vision is not a mere dream – it’s within your grasp! We present a paradigm shift that empowers you, the individual.
Don’t Miss Out – The Future of Healthcare Awaits
Join us at Digital Health Nordic 2024, and be among the first to explore and experience the future of healthcare that’s here now – anytime and anywhere! This is your opportunity to stay ahead, to embrace new possibilities and embark on a journey towards a healthier, more digital tomorrow.
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Welcome to Digital Health Nordic 2024.
MODERATOR
Jesse Kamras
JOURNALIST, TV-HOST
Jesse Kamras is a charismatic and experienced TV-anchor and business event moderator. He is an excellent interviewer and has diverse background from Finland's largest media houses such as Yle and MTV.
SPEAKERS 2024
MARC LANGE
SECRETARY GENERAL– EHTEL BRUSSELS | BE
Marc has 20 years experience in managing activities in the digital health field through EHTEL and has 30 years experience in Project/Programme Management of international/European projects on the digital transformation in the public sector. His experience covers domains such as (1) facilitating sharing good practices in a multi-disciplinary environment, (2) advising implementers and policy makers on the digital transformation of health and care systems and (3) supporting international/European projects in reaching out a large and multi-stakeholder audience.
margaret whoriskey
Head of Technology Enabled care and Digital Heath Care Innovations| Scottish Government | UK
Margaret is Head of Technology Enabled Care and Digital Healthcare Innovation within Digital Health and Care Directorate at Scottish Government. She is responsible for the national cross sector TEC Programme in partnership with the NHS, Local Government, Third , Housing and Independent sector providers which is aiming to support at scale deployment in Scotland . This is centred around the citizen, and focuses on improving access to services by using digital technologies, including the ability to self-manage remotely.
Margaret leads the national Digital Health and Care Fest in Scotland, proving a national and international focus to developments in Scotland. She is active in the European arena and is responsible for the International Engagement Team for digital health and care. Margaret received the Holyrood Digital Leader 2023 award ( Health and Care).
MERILIN VARSAMAA
HEAD OF HEALTHTECH – TEHNOPOL BUSINESS PARK | EE
Merilin Varsamaa is the Head of the HealthTech Community at Tehnopol Science and Business Park. It is the biggest healthtech ecosystem in the Baltics. Tehnopol HealthTech Community used to carry the name Connected Health Cluster, which successfully facilitated 26 joint projects between various stakeholders in Estonia. Before her current position, Merilin was the Innovation Manager at Tehnopol for 2 years and focused on 3 main fields – health tech, green tech and smart cities. She successfully led company-based accelerators, hackathons and various projects, in order to support growth and help companies collaborate between different stakeholders, and bring new services and products into market. Merilin has also worked at the Ministry of Social Affairs as an advisor at the health system development department, where she focused on high impact projects such as Hospital Master Plan, e-health governance framework etc
Marko rauhala
Managing Director, Health and Public Service Nordics| Accenture | FI
Marko leads Accenture Nordic’s Health and Public Service practice which partners with leading government and healthcare (private and public) organizations to innovate and deliver digital solutions to provide better citizen experience, increase efficiency and deliver better outcomes for citizens and patients. Marko is passionate about how Health and Public Services can be transformed by digital technologies and how they can improve the quality of life for citizens and patients and at the same time make services more affordable and accessible. He emphasizes the role of analytics, artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
kaveh safavi
SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL HEALTH| Accenture | US
Kaveh Safavi, M.D., J.D., is a senior managing director at Accenture where he is responsible for leading, developing and driving a growth strategy that differentiates Accenture’s offerings for providers, health insurers, and public and private health systems across the globe. A seasoned executive, Dr. Safavi brings more than three decades of leadership experience to Accenture Health. Prior to joining Accenture in 2011, Dr. Safavi led Cisco’s global healthcare practice. Before that he was chief medical officer of Thomson Reuters’ health business, vice president of medical affairs at United Healthcare, and had leadership roles at HealthSpring and Humana. Among his many accomplishments was establishing one of the Midwest’s first electronic-health-record-enabled primary care practices.
TONI SUIHKO
CIO, Wellbeing services county of Kanta-Häme| FI
Currently serving as the Chief Information Officer for Wellbeing Services in Kanta-Häme County, I'm an ICT veteran in the social and health sector since 2008. I've actively contributed to numerous reforms, including the ongoing establishment of 21 Wellbeing Services Counties. The launch signifies the start of significant work, involving not only fundamental issues but also reshaping operational models to adapt to a changing environment. I strongly believe that ICT, especially with advances in artificial intelligence, will play a pivotal role in this transformation. My focus lies in comprehensive customer support through customer and service chain management, integrating artificial intelligence into knowledge management. Beyond my professional journey spanning private and public sectors, I find fulfillment in regional politics in South Karelia, where I serve as a Welfare District Commissioner and Inspection Board Chairman. In essence, "No one has been saved by organizational structures or accounting, but management by knowledge has.
pekka sauri
FORMER DEPUTY MAJOR OF THE CITY OF HELSINKI, PhD, EMBA | FI
Pekka Sauri is Ph.D. (Psychology) and EMBA. He was long-time Deputy Mayor of the City of Helsinki and Professor of Practice (Communications) at the University of Helsinki. He has written a number of books on psychology, communications and politics and the novel Better Than Sex.
Pekka has expertise and experience in social and health policy, digitalization and communication and he has been involved in various projects and initiatives that aim to improve the quality, availability and sustainability of social and health services in Finland.
tuukka takala
Dr, Virtual Reality (VR) researcher and developer| FI
Dr. Tuukka Takala is a virtual reality (VR) researcher and developer who has worked full-time with VR since 2007. His research spans from advancing VR software engineering knowledge to creating novel VR applications across different domains. Tuukka has authored 17 peer-reviewed publications on VR, and taught a VR project course for 5 years in Aalto University. The many research grants and stipends awarded to him include a funded post-doctoral fellowship position at Waseda University in Tokyo. Tuukka is currently a visiting scholar at Aalto University, while serving as a co-founding board member at the Finnish Virtual Reality Association (FIVR) and as an advisor at the surgical training company Osgenic.
reggie rusan
Chief Technology Officer, eSystem Nordic
Reggie has over 35 years of Enterprise IT experience and has been helping Finnish organizations with digital transformation for 23 years. Currently the CCO/CTO for eSystem Nordic, focusing on creating great employee and customer engagement through digital transformation.
harri koponen
CEO Nordic Digital Platforms
Harri Koponen has over 30 years of experience working with and within international companies’ sales, marketing, production and management divisions and specializes in telecommunications, information technology as well as information security. Koponen has successfully executed companies change and development processes as well as company renewals in Finland, England, Sweden, the Middle East and the USA. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Sonera as well as vice president of TeliaSonera. Koponen has been working as the Chief Executive Officer at SSH Communication Security and at Nortal Oy in Finland. Koponen is currently member of the board in several companies.
sampo oksanen
Commercial Lead, BeeHealthy & Mehiläinen
Sampo is the commercial lead of BeeHealthy, Mehiläinen subsidiary, which provides digital care platform for social and healthcare providers in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. In Finland, the BeeHealthy platform is branded as SuomiSote.
Prior joining Mehiläinen/BeeHealthy, Sampo was a Senior Manager at Nordic Healthcare Group, a leading management consultancy in Health Care and Life Science in Nordics. In that role, Sampo helped clients in both public and private sector. Sampo's (M. Sc. in Economics) academic research has focused on COVID-19 on which he has published multiple peer-reviewed articles.
SPEAKERS 2023
Marko Rauhala
Managing Director |
Accenture
Christopher Morton
CEO | ELEM Biotech | UK
Claudia Pagliari
Director of Global eHealth | University of Edinburgh | UK
Dr. Andrzej Rys
Director Health Systems, Medical Products & Innovation | European Commission | BE
Katrin Crameri
Director | Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics | CH
Saurabh Patel
Group Chief Marketing Officer | IHH Healthcare | SG
Cecilie Løken
Chief Technology Officer | Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
Catherine Ludden
Head of Clinical Research Interface | Genomics England (UK)
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