Agenda - DTx New Nordics 2026/BSR Health Informatics Day Topic: “From Ambition to Reality: EHDS Readiness and Clinical Digital Health Challenges in the Baltic Sea Region”.

Time: 26 August 2026

Venue: V Spa Conference Centre (Riia 2, Tartu)

Program committee: Jaanus Pikani, Gunnar Piho, Lars Lindsköld

Time Agenda item Moderators/Speakers Organisation/Job Title Country Bio Objective

09:30–9:45 Registration & Welcome Coffee

9:45–10:00 Opening Remarks Karmen Joller (TBC) Ministry of Social Affairs / Minister Estonia

10:00–10:30 Setting the Scene (Welcome address by

host/moderator of the day) – Keynote

Dipak Kalra The European Institute for Innovation through

Health Data (i~HD)

http://www.i-hd.eu

Professor of Health Informatics, UCL

Visiting Professor, University of Gent

UK Professor Dipak Kalra is President of The European Institute for Innovation

through Health Data (www.i-hd.eu), a Professor of Health Informatics and a

former London general practitioner. He plays a leading international role in

Electronic Health Record R&D, including the reuse of EHRs for research. He

has led the development of ISO standards and participates in multiple European

Commission funded projects including support for the accelerated uptake of

digital health innovations, scaling up the quality, interoperability and the reuse

of health data for research including inputs to the European Health Data Space,

the collection and use of health outcomes towards more value-based care, the

development of an AI-powered federated learning platform in lung cancer and

initiatives to improve a patient’s understanding of their medication. In his

opening keynote, he will frame the opportunities and responsibilities of the

European Health Data Space (EHDS) for the Baltic Sea region, and what is

needed to make health data high‑quality, interoperable and trustworthy across

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10:30–12:00 Session I - Clinical Leadership and Technology

Strategy in Digital Health Transformation

Panel discussion (45 min)

Moderator: Lars Lindsköld President of the European Federation for

Medical Informatics (EFMI) /

Board Member of the Swedish Federation fo

Medical Informatics (SFMI)

Sweden

Dr Petter Hurlen - "The clinician’s role in

digital transformation – from users to

co‑governors of digital health."

Head of Clinical Informatics Unit, Akershus

University Hospital

Norway Dr Petter Hurlen is a radiologist, clinical informatician and one of the most

experienced Nordic voices in healthcare digital transformation. He has served as

Head of the Clinical Informatics Unit at Akershus University Hospital, leading

the design, implementation and evaluation of electronic health record systems,

imaging workflows and decision support. Petter has contributed to European

standardisation through CEN TC 251 and is Secretary of the European

Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI). In his keynote he discusses the

clinician’s role in digital transformation: how involving professionals in

requirements, procurement, implementation and governance is vital to achieving

real value, safety and user acceptance.imia-medinfo+3

Prof Johan Magnusson - "A brave new world:

Toward a viable technology strategy in

healthcare"

Professor of Information Systems at the

University of Gothenburg

Sweden Professor Johan Magnusson is Professor of Information Systems at the

University of Gothenburg and Director of the Swedish Center for Digital

Innovation (SCDI). His work focuses on governance, digital transformation and

AI in large organisations, especially in the public sector and healthcare. He has

led several applied research programmes with public leaders on how to redesign

governance to unlock digital capability and innovation.

Kristaps Krafte - "Digital Transformation in

Latvian Primary Care: A GP‑Centric Approach

to AI Integration"

Founder and CEO of Vigo Health Latvia Kristaps Krafte is a Latvian health tech entrepreneur and ecosystem

builder. He is Founder and CEO of Vigo Health, a digital stroke

rehabilitation company that achieved the first public reimbursement for a

digital therapeutic in the Baltics. As Chair of the Digital Health

Association Latvia, he contributes to national digital health strategy and

co‑organises the Health Data Summit Riga. In his talk “Digital

Transformation in Latvian Primary Care: A GP‑Centric Approach to AI

Integration”, he will present early experiences of AI‑based decision

support in general practice and discuss clinical workflows, incentives and

ethics.

12:00–13:00 Lunch Break

13:00–14:30 Session II - Health Data Governance and EHDS

Implementation in the Baltic Sea Region

Panel discussion

Moderator: Elina Drakvik

Elina Drakvik - "Health data use and

secondary use in the European Health Data

Space."

Senior Lead at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation

Fund

Finland Elina Drakvik is Senior Lead at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, where

she leads international cooperation on health data and future wellbeing

solutions. She coordinates the TEHDAS2 joint action on secondary use

of health data, which supports the practical implementation of the

European Health Data Space through common guidelines, governance

models and technical approaches. With around 15 years of experience in

European health and research collaboration in Finland and Sweden, she

brings together policy, practice and innovation to make health data more

usable for better care, research and business. Her talk will highlight

concrete EHDS insights and open questions relevant for the Baltic Sea

region.

Julius Juodakis - "The Lithuanian health data

landscape: from clinicians’ screens to research

and innovations."

Health Data Lead at the State Data Agency of

Lithuania

Lithuania Dr Julius Juodakis is the Health Data Lead at the State Data Agency of

Lithuania. He has a PhD in Statistics and more than 10 years of

experience as a researcher, having worked in various areas of biology

and medicine across 5 different countries. For the last few years, he has

been leading the health data reuse process in Lithuania; his goal is to

make Lithuania a global leader in digital medicine, where data is

available quickly and equally to researchers, hospitals and private

innovators.

Nele Labi - "What Actually Makes Digital

Health Work: Estonia’s Experience"

Deputy Secretary General for Innovation at

the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs

Estonia Nele Labi is Deputy Secretary General for Innovation at the Estonian

Ministry of Social Affairs, where she leads national efforts in developing

e-services, promoting innovation in health and social care, strategic

planning, and data-driven policy. She is passionate about proactive

government services and integrating healthcare and social services

through user-centred and seamless digital solutions. She advocates for

innovation that transcends traditional sectoral boundaries. Estonia’s

leadership in digital governance provides a powerful platform for these

advancements.

14:30–15:00 Coffee Break & Networking

15:00–16:30 Session III - From Data to Impact: Patient-Centred

and Applied Digital Health Solutions

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Gunnar Piho

- Jeppe Eriksen - "Innovations in

patient‑centred digital health - a user

perspective"

Associate Professor at Aalborg University and

Vice President of the Danish Society of

Digital Health

Denmark Dr Jeppe Eriksen is an Associate Professor at Aalborg University and Vice

President of the Danish Society of Digital Health. His work examines how

citizens perceive, experience and make use of digital health services and

technologies such as telemedicine and patient-reported outcomes (PROs). He

has contributed to comparative Nordic research on willingness to share health

data and on equity in digital healthcare, positioning Denmark as a “critical case”

for both the benefits and risks of far‑reaching digitalisation. In his talk, he will

present lessons for designing user-centred technologies that promote equity in

health.

Prof Dr Dagmar Waltemath -

"Dataportal4NUM: Toward a National Health

Data Portal to foster secondary use of routine

data in the German Network University

Medicine"

Professor of Medical Informatics and Head of

the Data Integration Center at University

Medicine Greifswald

Germany Prof. Dagmar Waltemath is a Professor of Medical Informatics and Head of the

Data Integration Center at University Medicine Greifswald, Germany. Her

research focuses on biomedical data integration, including the development of

strategies and tools for research data management, data provenance, and the

integration of biomedical data with clinical and health data.Through her work,

she contributes to advancing data-driven healthcare and enabling more effective

use of biomedical and clinical data for research and innovation.

Thomas Karopka - “Co-creating human-

centric ecosystems for EHDS implementation”

Senior Projektmanager AI and Digital Health

at BioCon Valley GmbH / Vice-chair at

Network of German Health Regions e.V. /

Vice-chair at ScanBalt

Germany

16:30–17:00 Coffee Break & Networking

17:00–18:00

Panel Discussion from a Goverment Perspective

The programme will conclude with a panel of

government representatives, offering national

perspectives on the direction of developments in health

data use, digital health systems and the implementation

of the European Health Data Space.

Moderator Dipak Kalra

Aiga Balode

Deputy State Secretary | Latvian Ministry of

Health

Sari Palojoki

Senior Advisor, Team Leader for

International Digitalisation Policy, PhD |

Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Nele Labi

Deputy Secretary General for Innovation at

the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs

additional panellists to be confirmed

18:00–18:05 Closing Remarks ( Lars Lindsköld )

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Lucie Aunan [email protected]

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Invitation to Participate in DTx New Nordics 2026 Closing Panel

Dear Lucie Aunan

I hope this message finds you well. On behalf of the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs and Tartu Biotechnology Park, we are pleased to invite you to participate in DTx New Nordics 2026 / Baltic Sea Region Health Informatics Day, taking place on 26 August 2026 in Tartu, Estonia. This year’s event will focus on the theme: “From Ambition to Reality: EHDS Readiness and Clinical Digital Health Challenges in the Baltic Sea Region.” The conference will bring together policymakers, healthcare leaders, researchers, and industry experts from across the Baltic Sea Region to discuss the future of digital health and the implementation of the European Health Data Space (EHDS). We would be honoured to welcome you as a panellist in the closing high-level panel discussion, which will focus on how countries in the region can jointly manage, govern, and implement shared digital health components and advance cross-border collaboration. Please find the draft programme attached for your reference. We would kindly like to ask whether you would be available to participate in this discussion. If you are unavailable on 26 August, we would greatly appreciate your recommendation of another suitable representative from your country who could join the panel on your behalf. We sincerely hope you will be able to contribute to this important discussion and look forward to your response. Yours sincerely, (signed digitally) Nele Labi Deputy Secretary General for Innovation Enclosure: 1. Agenda - DTx New Nordics - Nordic-Baltic Health Informatics Day (26082026)