Day 0 | Wednesday 24 September

sbarc | sparc Maindy Rd, Cardiff 

voco St David's, Cardiff, Wales & online  

Deep Dive Sessions (14:00–17:00)

• Genomics, Patient Safety & Health Quality – Connecting predictive modelling with safe prescribing.

• Patient Engagement in Secondary Data Use – Practical methods for trust, consent, and transparency.

Objective links: research-to-practice translation | patient-centred ethics.

Opening Plenary (9:00 - 9:40)

• Welcome address: Helen Thomas (CEO, DHCW)

• Compassionate Leadership for Data-Driven Care; Video Keynote by Michael West (The King's Fund) 

• Driving Change Through Data Insights in Wales: Opening Remarks by Ifan Evans (Executive Director of Strategy DHCW):

Panels & Fireside Chats (9:45-11:00)

Ethical AI Across the 4 Nations – with UK health leaders

From Data to Decisions – Trust and innovation in practice with 

• Helen Howson (Director Bevan Commission)
• Rhodri Griffiths (Innovation Adoption Director, Life Sciences Hub Wales).
• Moderator: Ifan Evans (Executive Director of Strategy, DHCW)

Panel Discussion: Who Owns Cloud Data? Infrastructure and Governance (11:30- 12:15)

• Rachel Dunscombe (CEO openEHR)

• Rafael Almeida (Director of Infraestructure & Networks, SPMS, Portuguese Ministry of Health Shared Services) 

• Padmavathi Roy, COO Data First, AI Later

• Chair & Moderator: David Wyndham Lewis, Health & Life Sciences Partner, Atos TBC

Morning Keynotes from the French Health Data Hub & WHO Europe (12:15-13:45)

Afternoon Highlights

• Evidence to Action – OECD, WASPI, Swiss SPHN, SNOMED, Times Health (14:00-15:30)

• 16:00 - 17:00 ATMP Horizons – Advanced therapies commissioning, real-world outcomes (16::00-17:00)

• Engagement & Policy – Patient empowerment & transparency (16::00-17:00)

• Closing Fireside: Cross-Sector Collaboration for Societal Health (17:00-17:30)

 Welcome & Setting the Scene (08:30–08:40)

• Prof. Rhidian Hurle (CCIO, NHS Wales)

Keynotes: Data-Driven Health Revolution – Innovation, Collaboration & Governance (08:40–09:25)

• Emma Gordon (ADR UK) – The Case for Public Sector Data
• Tiago Taveira-Gomes – RWE & AI for Personalised Care
• Q&A 

Lightning Talks + World Café - AI and Engagement: Transforming Healthcare Delivery (09:40–10:40)

• Public health data science (Louisa Nolan)

• AI practice in NHS Wales (Adam Whitter-Jones)

• Case Reflections (David Wyndham Lewis)  

• Policy frameworks (Iñaki Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea)

→ World Café: 20-minute peer dialogue on AI trust & sustainability

Trusted Research Environments: From Framework to Practice (11:00 11:50)

• Lightning Talk: Cathie Sudlow (Usher Institute at the University of Edinburgh)

• Fireside Chat with Davide Chiarugi (Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics), Petra Ritter (Charité), and Ashley Akbari (SAIL Databank), chaired and  moderated by Alex Newberry (Welsh Government R&D) 

Fireside Chat on Cybersecurity and Governance (11:50–12:20)

• David Teague (ICO, UK) 

• Abul Ahmed, Managing Principal Cybersecurity Consultant, Atos UK & Ireland

• Moderator: David Wyndham Lewis, Health & Life Science Partner at Atos UK & Ireland

• Chair: Mark Edwards (CISO DHCW, Wales)

Closing Panel (12:20-13:00)

Reflections and Pathways Forward
Speakers from the European Commission, Basque Government, The Open Group (US), Dubai Health Authority, and NHS Wales

Closing Remarks (13:00–13:10)
Rebecca Cook, CDO, NHS Wales

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