Strengthening health data governance legislative frameworks: The foundation of trusted digital health and AI
Wednesday May 6, 2026 10:45 - 11:00 F2
Lecturer: Mathilde ForslundTrack: Trustworthy data for trustworthy AI
The health sector is undergoing rapid transformation driven by artificial intelligence and other digital technologies, which are now integral to health system delivery. Data underpins these systems and must be governed responsibly and equitably through strong legislative frameworks that improve health outcomes while protecting rights and upholding data sovereignty. Effective governance is essential to ensure transparency, accountability, and public trust in digital and AI-enabled health systems. Government action is crucial to strengthen national legal and regulatory frameworks governing health data. At the same time, international cooperation is essential to promote coherence through a global standard, encourage learning, and foster responsible data sharing.
This presentation will look at Health data governance in the digital age, including how AI is changing the game. It will explore the need for action to strengthen national, health-specific legal and regulatory frameworks, as well as the role of regional and global cooperation to promote coherence and shared learning to support more secure, ethical, and equitable data and AI use, and foster responsible cross-border data use. It will also showcase recent tools and work to advance this agenda.
Seminar type
Live + On site
Lecture type
Presentation
Objective of lecture
Tools for implementation
Level of knowledge
Intermediate
Target audience
Management/decision makers
Organizational development
Researchers
Healthcare professionals
Lecturers
Mathilde Forslund Lecturer
CEO
Transform Health
Mathilde is the founding CEO of Transform Health - a multi-sector coalition that sets out to harness digital technology and data to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). She leads the global secretariat of the coalition and reports to a board of directors of senior leaders in global health. The coalition has grown from a founding network of seven partners to more than 200 organisations worldwide working to tackle joint objectives around digital health transformation.
Mathilde is a seasoned advocate and coalition builder with experience bringing partners and networks together to deliver on global agendas. Mathilde has an MA in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and an executive master’s in Tri-sector Collaboration from Singapore Management University. She has spent the majority of her career building multi-sector partnerships. Previous to Transform Health, she held senior roles at World Vision International, where she advocated for improved child nutrition through advocacy and popular mobilisation campaigns and facilitated cross-sector partnership around nutrition innovation across 20 countries in Asia.
She also worked as a strategic advisor to Fondation Botnar, World Vision International, DSM/Sight and Life Foundation to support the development of their digital transformation strategies and guiding new innovation around private-public partnerships. Mathilde’s career spans over 16 years living in Asia, East Africa, Europe, and currently San Francisco. She holds several board positions to tackle issues that she cares about such as responsible AI, digital governance, and inclusion. She also represents Transform Health as a member of the UHC2030 Task Force and as a Steering Committee member on the UNITE Parliamentary Network on Global Health. She is a passionate champion of young people and women’s digital/data rights and representation.
Twitter handles: @mathildeforslun, @Trans4m_Health