9:45 10:30 Panel Discussion: A UK-Wide & International Approach to Ethical AI and Data Collaboration Speakers from 4+ Nations Conference
10:30- 11:00 Fireside Chat: From Data to Decisions—Building Trust, Impact, and Innovation in Health with
11:30 12:15 Panel Discussion: Who Owns Cloud Data? Infrastructure and Governance
Why it matters: Dialogues, not monologues, each panel blends regulators, technologists, and patient voices.
Objective link: Facilitates cross-sector collaboration and civic dialogue.
Differentiation: This contrasts with big conferences, where panels often feel like sponsor showcases. Here, moderation is designed for critical debate.
Rafael Almeida is a Director at SPMS (Shared Services of the Ministry of Health, Portugal), where he plays a pivotal role in driving digital transformation and interoperability within the Portuguese National Health Service. With extensive experience in information systems management and international cooperation, Rafael is dedicated to advancing...
Professor Rachel Dunscombe, CEO of openEHR International, is a globally recognised digital health leader with over 30 years of experience. Previously CEO of the NHS Digital Academy (2017-2022), she led the Salford/NCA Group to become the NHS's most digitally mature organisation. A Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, she has advised the...
Dr. Prabhu Arumugam is the Clinical Innovation Lead at Amazon Web Services (AWS), having joined AWS in July 2024. Before this role, he was Director of Clinical Data and Imaging at Genomics England, where he led work on integrating genomics with digital pathology and radiology imaging to advance cancer research and diagnostics.
Rebecca Cook, Chief Data Officer at Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW), is an accomplished leader with 19 years of experience in digital and data roles within NHS Wales. Joining DHCW in 2005, she has driven transformative change through data, focusing on health and social care innovation. As Head of Information Design and Standards Development,...
Rhodri Griffiths joined Life Sciences Hub Wales as Innovation Adoption Director in September 2020, following a three-year term serving the organisation as a board member. He's held a variety of senior management positions in the commercial, public and voluntary sectors, working with and for healthcare providers, pharma and medtech internationally,...
Dr Helen Howson is the Director of the Bevan Commission, an independent think tank for health and care in Wales, and the Bevan Commission Academy, which aims to help translate the Commissions' findings into practice. Helen played a lead role in its establishment and in developing the prudent healthcare principles and the Bevan Innovators and Bevan...
Ifan Evans joined DHCW in 2022 as Executive Director of Strategy. His responsibilities include strategic planning and organisational performance, digital transformation programmes, commercial services, engagement and partnering.
