Sessions

Germany is Sweden’s most important trade partner. With its 84 million inhabitants, Germany provides wide reaching business potentials, not least within healthcare and specifically e-health. It is hence not surprising that this business area is a part of our two countries’ official innovation partnership, and that more and more Swedish companies have their sight set on Germany.During this ”German hour”, we will provide you with insights into the prerequisites of the German market, Germany’s new e-health strategy as well as the ongoing work with the so called DiGas (digital health apps). Furthermore, we present you with the opportunity to listen to an innovative Swedish e-health company that has taken its first steps into the German market and gladly shares their experiences with you.A warm willkommen to Germany!
The German market: prerequisites and structure, trends and potentialNinni Löwgren Tischer, Head of Division Market Entry & Business Development, German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (AHK Schweden)The German e-health strategy and its DiGa-system: how it works and what business opportunities it presents Swedish innovation companies Dr. Lars Hunze, Deputy Head of Department for gematik, telematic infrastructure and eHealth, German Federal Ministry for Health (BMG)Case: Experiences, insights and reflections from a Swedish company that has taken its first steps into the German marketAnders Murman, Co-founder and CEO, DeversifyQ&A and a summary from a German-Swedish perspective addressing the challenges, common denominators and possible cooperationsNinni Löwgren Tischer, Head of Division Market Entry & Business Development, German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (AHK Schweden)

Opening music by singer Maria Johansson-Josephsson
Keynote presentations:
Integrated care, population health management and person-centredness: reflections and experiences from around the world
A whole-systems approach to the development of person-centered services

Norway, like the other Nordic countries, has a fundamentally good health and care service, and has a long journey with digitalization of health services and building ehealth infrastructure. Norway was an early adopter of national e-health solutions, and solutions like our national health portal, e-prescription and summary care record are widely used, both by healthcare personnel and citizens. Traditionally Norway has been promoting and working according to international standards and we have a long history of collecting data for secondary usage.

Currently, Kanta provides a national e-health infrastructure and core information services. Kanta brings benefits for people, pharmacies and the social welfare and healthcare sector. Patient, social care customer/client and prescription data are collected in the centralized services.To foster development, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has launched a new strategy for digitalisation and information management in healthcare and social welfare late 2023.To illustrate Finnish current and future development approaches, some examples on digital solutions are presented.

Hear from NHS thought-leader Shaun Crinion as he explains his vision for the NHS111 Smart Triage Service and discusses the impact already being seen across the system.

Denmark aims at promoting coherence across sectors by means of a comprehensive national eHealth infrastructure. The infrastructure is continually built out to support the sharing of data in more and more areas. The backbone of the infrastructure is a National Service Platform.The presentation will give an overview of how the work with cross-sectoral digitalization in Denmark is undertaken, both in relation to the principles behind as well as the data being shared.

Staff welfare has a profound impact on emergency services' abilities to meet targets, deliver appropriate levels of care and implement long-term strategies. Poor staff morale and high employee turnover are disruptive, expensive and result in sub-optimal service provision. As such, more organisations are turning to advanced modelling solutions to better balance operational performance and employee well-being. This presentation draws on first-hand experience from the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust (WAST) and details how data-driven modelling software enables the organisation to implement effective changes that prioritise employee welfare, respect operational targets and empower the team to do more with less.

A conversation about what has worked well in our respective Nordic countries.If a neighbouring country wants to use these successes as inspiration, what advice would we get?What is the next step?Are the conditions very county-specific or are we more similar than we think?

Pharmacist Kristofer Klerfalk is a serial entrepreneur and leads the business angel network Life Science Invest. Kristofer will share detailed insights into the most interesting early-stage life science projects in the Nordic region and how AI connects life science and technology. These early stage companies, together with the existing ecosystem, will play a significant role in shaping the future of healthcare. A clear trend is that the boundaries between pharmaceuticals, medical technology, and e-health are gradually fading. Two particularly interesting additions to the matrix are AI and advanced materials, which, when combined, create impressive technological leaps.

An exciting lecture where we delve into the current hype surrounding ChatGPT and large language models. Are they truly the holy grail in healthcare, coming sooner than we think, or are they just another tool in the toolbox? What do we need to be cautious about?

With companies around the world looking to benefit from the latest Generative AI capabilities, this presentation will explore some of the supporting infrastructure, technologies & techniques that help accelerate adoption, improve response accuracy, and address some of the key challenges that need to be overcome to get the most out of the Large Language Models.
About the presenter: Tom Coppock works for Tungsten Automation where he leads a team of Architects, Engineers & Consultants helping global businesses improve productivity using Intelligent Automation, Cloud & AI solutions.

This presentation relates to the photo-exhibition at the conference venue.