VOICES SHAPING
THE FUTURE OF HEALTH
The HIMSS26 Europe brings together leaders, innovators and changemakers to share their insights from the forefront of healthcare and technology. Get ready for bold ideas, real-world case studies and visionary insights that tackle today’s toughest challenges - on AI integration, health equity, cybersecurity, digital transformation and more. Our lineup of speakers is designed to deliver knowledge, strategic inspiration and practical solutions that help you drive meaningful change in your own work.
Elena Bonfiglioli
Global Business Leader for Healthcare Pharma Life Sciences
Microsoft
Italy
Dr Rowland Illing
Global Chief Medical Officer and Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences
Amazon Web Services
United States/United Kingdom
Karen Hao
Award winning AI reporter
Author, The Empire of AI
Hong Kong
Dr Jessica Morley
AI Researcher
Yale University
United Kingdom
Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen
Chair, Healthcare Denmark
Global Life Sciences Executive
Former CEO, Novo Nordisk
Denmark
Peiling Yap
Chief Scientist
HealthAI
Switzerland
Malene Fischer
Deputy Chief Executive
Rigshospitalet Copenhegen
University Hospital
Denmark
Dr Sabine Kapasi
CEO & Managing Director
Enira Consulting
Global Strategy Lead & UNDAC Advisor
India
Maaike Steinebach
Founder & CEO
Femtech Future Limited
Co-Founder, Women's Health Innovation Council (WHIC)
Former CEO, Visa
Hong Kong
Dr Racha Abou Chahine
Quality and Risk Management Director
Fakeeh University Hospital
United Arab Emirates
Ali Parsa
Founder & CEO
Quadrivia
Spain
Mark Davies
Chief Health Officer
IBM
United Kingdom
Rebecca Love
Chief Clinical Officer
Quadrivia
United States of America
Malin Frithiofsson
Co-Founder & CEO
Daya Ventures
Sweden
Dorothée Maria Louise Döpfler
Deputy Head of Digital Labs & Program Management, Digital Health Accelerator & Community Building
Berlin Institute of Health@Charité
Germany
Dorthe Boe Danbjørg
President
Danish Nurses' Organization
Denmark
Valentina Milanova
Founder & CEO
Daye
United Kingdom
Valentin Bejan
Health Tech Adoption Veteran Investor
Denmark
Leila Taghizadeh
CISO
Allianz
Germany
Amar Shah
National Clinical Director for Improvement
NHS England
United Kingdom
Mark Helbert
CMIO
ZAS Middelheim General Hospital
Belgium
Dr Victor Quirós
Director of Planning & Strategy
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid
Spain
Mindy Simon
Co-Director
NHS Innovation Accelerator
United Kingdom
Valentine Kamau
Consultant, Podcast Host
AI HealthBeat Africa
Kenya
Megan Coder
Vice President, Board of Directors
Society for Digital Mental Health
France
Marie Paldam Folker
Managing Director
Centre for Digital Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital,
Region of Southern Denmark
Denmark
Aurel K. Qian
Researcher, Multimedia Laboratory
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong