Meet our Speakers | Day 2
Making EHDS Real
Scaling Genomics & Imaging for Trusted Secondary Use
24–25 September 2026 | Bilbao, Spain
Head of EU Health Agencies and Benelux Government, IQVIA
President of the European Institute for Innovation through Health Data (i~HD)
Head of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance, AEMPS - Spanish Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices
Chief Scientific Officer at Health Data Hub, France
Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD)
Deputy Minister for Health and Digital Transformation, Basque Government (Eusko Jaurlaritza).
Associate Professor at ISCTE and Director of BRU_DHI – Digital Health International
Professor of Civil Law, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU); Bioethics and Health-Law Expert
Director of Health Research, Innovation and Evaluation at the Basque Government
Ikerbasque Research Professor, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Executive Board Member at SPMS – Shared Services of the Ministry of Health, Portugal
Scientific Director of the OneHealth DataSpace and Big Data Team Leader at CESGA, the Galicia Supercomputing Center,
Head of ELIXIR Project Management Office & European Genomic Data Infrastructure (GDI) Deployment Lead
Solutions Leader Spain & Portugal | Innovative & Strategic Projects, Philips
Director of Data & AI for Health & Social Care at NTT DATA Europe & Latam
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), BAIC — Basque Artificial Intelligence Centre
Data and AI leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Healthcare and Life Sciences
Leire Sarasua Ronda is the Data & AI Manager at LKS Next. Her career has focused on data, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence, evolving from data analytics and predictive models to project management and digital transformation programs.
Senior Lawyer and Head of Digital Law Practice, LKS Next LEGAL
Chief of Cabinet, General Secretariat for Digital Health, Information and Innovation of the Spanish National Health System — Spanish Ministry of Health
Programme Director at the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
Deputy Head of the Digital Health Unit in the European Commission
Paulo Nunes de Abreu, PhD, CPF, known internationally as Paul Nunesdea, is the founder and "Firestarter" of the Health Data Forum, an international platform that convenes healthcare leaders, policymakers, and innovators to advance responsible, data-driven healthcare. As a Certified Professional Facilitator, he designs and leads global hybrid...






























