Building Bridges: Unlocking the Power of Shared Health Data
20 Feb 2025

Join us as we mark the end of the Save Data initiative, a three year project carried out by Vito, imec and MEDVIA and funded by VLAIO under its Coock grant scheme. This seminar will showcase our achievements and insights and be followed by a celebratory closing gala. Prior to the seminar, the Save Data Advisory Board will convene for its final meeting

Over the course of this project, we have worked with dozens of companies, non-profits and academic institutions on solutions for gathering and using health-related data.

It’s time to celebrate all those inroads and to share the results of this journey. The day also includes outstanding keynote talks and engaging panel discussions, all exploring the transformative power of health data and the path forward in utilizing its full potential to improve patient care and save lives.

Previous Save Data seminars have focused on specific issues related to health data, such as federated learning and business models. This time we take on the big questions: The European Health Data Space and citizen-centric platforms. We’ll also dazzle you with demonstrators and explore the role of Solid technology.

Program:

8.30-9.00       Check in Advisory Board + coffee

9.00-10.30     Advisory Board meeting

10.15-11.00   Check in seminar attendees + coffee

11.00-11.15   Introduction to Save Data project / Highlights of demonstrators

11.15-11.45   Keynote / Jens Declerck, Data Quality Manager, European Institute for Innovation through Health Data (i-HD): The EHDS Approach to Data Quality: Will It Work for All Stakeholders?

11.45-12.45   Panel / Laying the Foundations: Are We Ready for EHDS
Participants: David Smeets, Digital Health & Data Policy Manager, Johnson & Johnson
Katleen Janssens, Director, Health Data Agency
Ilse Vermeulen, bio engineer, UHasselt research group Biomedical Data Sciences, MS Data Alliance
Erik Van der Hulst, Innovation Manager Health, imec

12.45-14.00   Lunch break

14.00-15.00  Save Data use case testimonials
Wouter De Jonghe (Departement Zorg, Vitalink)
Koen Dewit (Zenjoy)

15.00-16.00  Panel / Citizen Data: Making People Part of Their Health Journey
Participants: Brecht Wyns, Data Governance Advisor, Athumi
Ilke Montag, Belgian Integrated Health Record
Annet Wauters, Policy Officer, Vlaams Patiëntenplatform
Nathalie Lambrechts, We Are Project Manager, imec
Tim Bogaert, CTO, Byteflies

16.00-17.30   Gala networking reception

Building Bridges will be moderated by Isabelle François, the Director of Innovation and Strategy at MEDVIA. It will be further led by the Save Data team: Lynn Coorevits, Christel Meertens of imec and Elfi Goesaert and Elisabeth Honinx of Vito.

Vito, imec and MEDVIA look forward to welcoming you to our last hurrah! See you in Leuven!


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REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED

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Date

20 Feb 2025

Location

imec auditorium, Kapeldreef 75

Leuven

Practical info

Time: 11.00-16.00, followed by gala reception

Parking: Free access to imec parking tower across the street

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