Andres Metspalu Lecturer

Professor of Biotechnology, Genomics and Biobanking
University of Tartu

is Professor of Biotechnology, Genomics and Biobanking at the University of Tartu and founder of the Estonian biobank and Estonian Genome Centre. A pioneer in population genomics, he has led the development of one of the world’s most comprehensive national biobanks. His research focuses on polygenic risk scores, personalized medicine, and translating genomic discoveries into public‑health applications. Prof. Metspalu, is a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences and a globally respected leader in precision medicine.

Florian Meißner Lecturer

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Krista Kruuv-Käo Lecturer

Health Insurance Fund of Estonia

is a senior official at the Health Insurance Fund of Estonia and one of the key architects of Estonia’s national precision‑prevention program. She leads the implementation of Estonia’s groundbreaking PRS‑based breast cancer screening modification program —expected to be the first such national program worldwide. Her work focuses on translating genomics into population‑level preventive care pathways and advancing data‑driven public‑health strategies.

Markus Perola Lecturer

Research Professor
the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL),

is a Research Professor at the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), Finland. He is leading a research team focusing on the large-scale epidemiology, genomics and other omics in relevance to common human traits, personalised medicine and biobanking. His
publication list includes over 450 original articles. He is the Chair of the Board of the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, the largest scientific society in Finland, which
handles strategic governance, scientific policy, national clinical practice guidelines, continuing medical education, and major medical publications in Finland. He also is the Chief Scientific Officer of the THL biobank, the largest population-based biobank in Finland and the vice-director of the Clinical and Molecular Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki. He is a member of the FinnGen
Study Steering Committee and the Chair of the Ethical Board of the Helsinki University Hospital. Dr. Perola is also a consultant in public health medicine and a practicing physician in Helsinki University Hospital (HUS).

Ulrik Kristoffer Stoltze Lecturer

Ulrik Kristoffer Stoltze is a physician-scientist and postdoctoral researcher at the Paediatric Oncology Research Laboratory at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark. His work focuses on improving the detection and prevention of childhood cancers through advanced genetic and genomic approaches.

Jaanus Pikani Moderator

Dr
ScanBalt

is the Chairman of ScanBalt and a leading figure in Baltic regional cooperation in health innovation. With a background spanning clinical medicine, hospital management, and life-science entrepreneurship, he has been instrumental in advancing cross-border collaboration, health data initiatives, and regional innovation platforms. Dr Pikani is widely recognised for his strategic leadership in developing ScanBalt into a globally visible health innovation network.