Sessions

Bringing HealthTech products to market isn’t like selling SaaS. This session presents a  go-to-market playbook for regulated markets, showing startups how to turn pilots into real traction fast. Learn practical steps to position your solution, engage early customers, navigate compliance, and build measurable momentum in your first three months.

En strategisk presentation från kommissionen med fokus på EC förväntningar, förhoppningar och insatser i relation till EHDS. 

No single institution can go it alone anymore. Nordic university hospitals are increasingly reaching across borders - sharing experiences, building partnerships, and recognising that only together can we create healthcare that is truly sustainable and robust. The Nordic countries hold a unique global asset: the world's most complete health registries, high public trust, and 28 million citizens whose data could drive the next generation of treatments and care. But realising this potential demands more than good intentions - it requires committed collaboration between hospitals, industry, and policymakers. This session brings together leaders from across the Nordic region to explore what that collaboration looks like in practice, and what it will take to turn shared ambition into shared impact.

Faced with the challenges of increased demand for healthcare services and budgetary requirements, Oslo University Hospital partnered with KPMG to build a solution using AI technology to streamline the process from plan to execution of an optimized surgical schedule. Learn how this data driven approach helped the hospital to structure their planning towards a common goal from top management to the clinicians in the ORs.

This session with showcase how Sahlgrenska University Hospital creates impact through strategic partnerships. A concrete example is a collaborative research project together with Medtronic - digital twin in cardiology - aiming at developing an AI model of aortic stenosis patients that supports patient specific evaluation and guide treatment decisions while decreasing workload for clinicians.

During this lecture you will be introduced to an ongoing multidisciplinary research project within Västra Götalandsregionen with the goal to highlight the potential and challenges in creating synthetic patient journals for AI development in primary care.

How can research in digital health become an integrated part of driving and anchoring the digital transformation of health care?

The Region Stockholm is facing a growing need to map large volumes of healthcare information to standardized terminology systems such as SNOMED CT. This is driven both by the implementation of new electronic health record systems and by upcoming interoperability requirements under the European Health Data Space (EHDS). Today, this mapping work is performed manually by specialised informaticians. The process is time-consuming and difficult to scale. In 2025, we conducted a feasability study exploring whether large language models could support this work. The results show that large language models (LLMs) can assist the mapping process by suggesting relevant concepts, identifying synonyms, and navigating the correct hierarchies within terminology systems. In this presentation, we will share the results of the study and discuss how LLMs could help streamline terminology mapping—freeing up resources while improving the quality and interoperability in healthcare.

Authors: Eric Carlström, Amir Khorram-Manesh

Many Nordic regions have invested in comprehensive EHR systems – robust platforms that deliver stability, coverage, and compliance across the care continuum. The next chapter is not about replacing them, but about extending their value.This keynote explores how healthcare organisations can evolve their existing EHR environments into open ecosystems that foster innovation, interoperability, and data-driven improvement.Drawing from real Nordic examples – including Karolinska University Hospital and Helsinki University Hospital – we’ll discuss how an open ecosystem built around the EHR can enable new workflows, connect data silos, and accelerate innovation through open standards such as openEHR and FHIR.You will gain insight into:How to transform an EHR from a closed system into a platform for collaborationHow to separate data from applications to unlock innovation without risking operationsHow AI and analytics can thrive when the right data foundation is in placeHow stepwise modernisation creates agility without abandoning existing investmentsWho it’s for: healthcare leaders, CIOs, CMIOs, IT architects, and clinical innovators seeking to bridge technology and clinical value.
Key takeaway: The EHR is not the end state – it’s the foundation of a living ecosystem that evolves with care itself.

Authors: Lazaro Haule, Renatha Joseph, Doreen Mloka