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Industry
SINISA
Sinisa works for a large software company in Croatia that designs, develops, implements, and maintains systems for healthcare providers such as hospitals. The organisation focuses on consolidating the Croatian health market while addressing the challenge of healthcare interoperability.
ALEXANDER
Alexander is an electrical engineer with a PhD in biomedical engineering with extensive experience in healthcare interoperability. He works in a private company on telehealth and telecare solutions and contributes to standardisation organisations such as HL7 and IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise).
DAMIEN
Damien is the CEO and founder of Blumaiden Biosciences, a Singapore-based biotechnology company operating globally in AI-driven drug discovery. With a PhD in molecular microbiology and experience in venture capital, he leads multidisciplinary teams of scientific, computational, and IT specialists.
ZRINKA
Zrinka holds a background in computer science and PhD in biomedical sciences. She works as a researcher in a large technology company focused on health data exchange systems.
GIANNA
Gianna is the Head of the Digital Health Sector at the Greek branch of Maggioli SpA, an international company headquartered in Italy. She leads research and development in digital health with particular focus on health data, large-scale datasets, and AI applications.
ANDREAS
Andreas is the co-founder and COO of Wellics Ltd, a company providing platform-as-a-service solutions for corporate wellbeing and occupational health. With backgrounds in computer and software engineering and an MBA, he combines technical and business expertise while leading research and innovation focused on the intersection of advanced technologies, healthcare research, and venture creation.
CAROLINE
Caroline holds a PhD in biomechanics and has extensive digital health and wellbeing experience. After beginning her career in academia at the National Technical University of Athens, she moved to the private sector and now works for a Luxembourg-based software development company focused on health-related R&D, particularly cancer management using digital technologies.
SCOTT
Scott is the founder and leader of a healthcare technology startup focused on digital transformation and reducing administrative burden for nurses and other frontline healthcare professionals. With more than 15 years of experience leading AI and data science initiatives, Scott has worked across large organisations including the Australian federal government and global media and retail companies, bringing extensive expertise in data-driven technology application to healthcare.
Public sector
KATARINA
Katarina is the head of the pharmacoepidemiology department at the Institute of Public Health in Zagreb, Croatia. Her team’s primary focus is converting real-world data (RWD) into real-world evidence (RWE) to inform decision-making around drug safety and drug utilisation patterns.
NEIL
Neil is the Chief Information Officer for Children’s Health Ireland in Dublin and a Professor of Health Informatics at University College Dublin. His dual role links clinical leadership and technological innovation. His organisation spans both clinical and technical teams, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of digital health work.
TAMARA
Tamara has a multidisciplinary background in intensive care decision-making, data science, law, and mediation. Her PhD research examined how doctors and nurses make decisions in intensive care settings and the role artificial intelligence and machine learning can play in supporting clinical decision-making.
HRVOJE
Hrvoje is a software engineer working at the Croatian Ministry of Health, where he has been involved in digital health and eHealth initiatives for more than 15 years. His experience spans software development, business analysis, project management, regulation, and cybersecurity. In addition to his work in the public sector, he also has Master of Science in electrical engineering and serves as a senior lecturer in IT management and cybersecurity at VERN’ University in Zagreb.
PAULA
Paula is a physician and faculty member in the Department of Health Informatics at Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina. She directs the university’s long-standing Master’s Programme in Health Informatics, which trains healthcare and IT professionals from across Latin America and Spain to work in digital health. Her dual background as a clinician and informatics educator positions her at the intersection of clinical practice and technological innovation.
SANTIAGO
Santiago is a family physician who has built a career at the intersection of medicine and data, evolving from epidemiology into data science, machine learning, AI, and causal inference applied to health.
THOMAS
Thomas is a haematologist and researcher at the Institute of Applied Biosciences at the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) in Thessaloniki, Greece, where he specialises in haematological malignancies, lymphoproliferative diseases, and palliative care.
KATERINA
Katerina is the head of the EU Projects Department at the Hellenic Cancer Federation (ELLOK) in Greece, with a background in public health research and patient advocacy. Her expertise is in patient and public involvement (PPI), and she works to promote the engagement of patients, caregivers, and citizens in research and healthcare.
Academia
IOANNA
Ioanna is a Professor of Medical Informatics specialising in Analysis Techniques for Biomedical Signals, Images, and Biodata at the School of Medicine in a Greek university. Her laboratory comprises technical specialists who work at the intersection of engineering and medicine.
NEIL
Neil is the Chief Information Officer for Children’s Health Ireland in Dublin and a Professor of Health Informatics at University College Dublin. His dual role links clinical leadership and technological innovation. His organisation spans both clinical and technical teams, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of digital health work.
TAMARA
Tamara has a multidisciplinary background in intensive care decision-making, data science, law, and mediation. Her PhD research examined how doctors and nurses make decisions in intensive care settings and the role artificial intelligence and machine learning can play in supporting clinical decision-making.
CHRISTOS
Christos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Democritus University of Thrace in Greece with a background in pharmacy. He has spent 12 years in academia working in pharmacoepidemiology, digital health, pharmacy practice, and health data analysis.
FOTIS
Fotis is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Applied Biosciences at the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) in Greece. With a background in electrical and computer engineering, he leads the Bioinformatics Lab, focusing on the application of computational methods in life sciences.
PANTELIS
Pantelis is a researcher at the Institute of Applied Biosciences at the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) in Thessaloniki, Greece, where he leads the eHealth Lab. With a background in electrical and computer engineering, he works closely with clinicians, biologists, and other experts to develop and advance digital health solutions.