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HIMSS Europe Digital, 7-11 September 2020

Europe’s most influential digital health conference is organised this year as a virtual experience in collaboration with Finnish partners.

Thank you HIMSS Europe 2020 participants, the Greater Helsinki digital health experts for sharing their projects in our showroom, our alliance members for making the showroom happen and the Good Morning from Finland session panelists!

Good Morning from Finland recording

Over 5 days, HIMSS & Health 2.0 Digital Europe will highlight valuable insights from over 180 healthcare leaders and reveal how best practices are evolving in 2020. Experience live and interactive presentations, take advantage of networking, and visit the virtual 3D exhibition hall.

Health Capital Helsinki warmly welcomes you to Good Morning from Finland, a live web TV show opening the event, and to get to know the Greater Helsinki health ecosystem in our showroom in the exhibition hall.

Good Morning from Finland sessions

Recording from session on 7 Sep 2020 (program and speaker info below). The discussion starts at 7:30 and takes about 55 min.

Monday 7 September 2020

09.30-10.30 EET (Helsinki)
08.30-09.30 CET (Berlin)

Organised by Health Capital Helsinki and Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland

True stories from a small health tech giant

Covid-19 drove a boom in digital health

HIMSS goes digital in Helsinki – so does healthcare.

In this event, you’ll hear the vision of HIMSS and how the massive event was transformed digital, with the help of Finnish partners.

We’ll also meet companies and inspiring experts from one of the most innovative economies in the world, Finland. How has covid-19 changed the health tech business landscape? How can companies not only survive but adjust to disruption and grow? We’ll hear true stories from our professionals reflecting the past, present and future of the industry.

Program

Welcome words

Session host: Nelli Såger, Health entrepreneur

Welcome to HIMSS20 Digital Europe – HIMSS goes digital in Helsinki

Charles Alessi, Chief Clinical Officer, HIMSS
Bruce Steinberg, EVP, Managing Director, HIMSS International
Interviewer: Pia Heikkurinen, HIMSS Europe, Secretary-General Finland

Panel discussion

Covid-19 drove a boom in digital health – True stories from a small giant in health, Finland

Panelists:
Erno Muuranto, Managing Director and Engineering Director, GE Healthcare Finland
Pekka Rissanen, CEO, Deep Sensing Algorithms
Lasse Rousi, CEO, Medixine
Leena Niemistö, Board professional, early stage investor, serial entrepreneur, advisor
Asta Raami, PhD, Intuition researcher

Thursday 10 September 2020

09.00-11.00 EET (Helsinki)
08.00-10.00 CET (Berlin)

Organised by Business Finland and The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra

Leaping into the future:

The hottest themes & innovations from a small giant in digital health

The session will showcase several themes, interviews, panel discussions and presentations of some of the coolest and most promising uses of new digital technologies in healthcare.

Program

Data, innovation and health. It’s going to get a lot more personal.
Biobanks and genomics making a strong entry into healthcare
Digital innovations for stroke prevention and diagnostics
Deep learning for image-based medical diagnostics
Virtual reality and mixed reality aiding medicine

Detailed program and speaker information on Business Finland website

Health Capital Helsinki showroom program

Health Capital Helsinki is organising a virtual and interactive showroom in co-operation with Cities of Helsinki and Espoo, HUS Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Aalto University and Universities of Applied Sciences Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia. You’ll find us in the Finnish Pavilion at the exhibition hall of HIMSS!

In our showroom you can meet top experts from digital health services and innovative health projects. Welcome to hear the presentations of some of the latest digital health innovations from Greater Helsinki health ecosystem and meet with the ecosystem organisations.

Mon 7 September

HUS: Health Village - where are we now?
13-14 EET (Helsinki)
12-13 CET (Berlin)
&
16.25-17 EET (Helsinki
15.25-16 CET (Berlin)

Aki Puustjärvi, Development Manager, HUS Helsinki University Hospital
Tue 8 September

City of Espoo & Procemex Ltd: New AI video analytics based patient fall detection system in Espoo Hospital
13 & 13.30EET (Helsinki)
12 & 12.30 CET (Berlin)

Katja Taalas, Business Director, Verso Vision/Procemex Ltd
Tue 8 September

Metropolia: Metropolia Proof Health
16.25-17 EET (Helsinki)
15.25-16 CET (Berlin)

Eija Raussi-Lehto, Project Manager, Metropolia Proof Health, Minna Elomaa-Krapu, Innovation Director, Päivi Haho, Health Technology and Business Expert, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Wed 9 September

Metropolia: PEILI (Mirror) app
13-14 EET (Helsinki)
12-13 CET (Berlin)

Kaisa Puuronen, Project manager RDI Services, Vesa Ollikainen, Specialist, AI and Sakari Lukkarinen, Specialist, Innovations, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences / Maria Solovjew, Senior Service & Impact Designer, Adventure Club
Wed 9 September

City of Espoo & TietoEVRY: Unique experiment proves that artificial intelligence recognises those who need support
16.25-17 EET (Helsinki)
15.25-16 CET (Berlin)

Matti Ristimäki, Head of Data & AI, TietoEVRY
Thu 10 September

Laurea: 6-0 Project/Recreational football for 60+ year-olds - technology-assisted evaluation of the activities
13-13.20 EET (Helsinki)
12-12.20 CET (Berlin)

Mikko Julin, Project Manager, Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Thu 10 September

Laurea: The national SotePeda 24/7 project has developed professional competencies for digital health and social care sector in Finland
13.30-14 EET (Helsinki)
12.30-13 CET (Berlin)

Outi Ahonen, Project Manager, SotePeda 24/7 project, Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Thu 10 September

HUS: HeaTher Pathway – Digital Care Pathway for Headache Treatment
16.25-17 EET (Helsinki)
15.25-16 CET (Berlin)

Hanna Harno, MD, PhD, Neurologist, HUS Helsinki University Hospital
Fri 11 Sept

HUS: DiaMyn – Digital Care Pathways for Homedialysis
13-13.30 EET (Helsinki)
12-12.30 CET (Berlin)

Pirgit Silvast-Äikäs, Registered Nurse, Project Coordinator in Kidney Hub, HUS Helsinki University Hospital

HIMSS program highlights

Presenting top speakers from small giant in health, Finland

In addition to Good Morning from Finland sessions, HIMSS Digital Europe offers plenty of opportunities to hear thoughts on the future of healthcare from the top speakers from Finland, globally recognised leader in health tech and digital transformation. Here’s a selection for creating your own HIMSS event agenda.

Mon 7 September
Opening Keynote: Leveraging Digital Health to Predict, Prevent and Manage Future Health Crises
14-14.45 EET (Helsinki)
13-13.45 CET (Berlin)

Kirsi Varhila, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Permanent Secretary
Päivi Sillanaukee, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Director-General
Tue 8 September
Opening Keynote, Information Saves Lives: Enabling a Healthy Flow of Data in Europe
14-14.45 EET (Helsinki)
13-13.45 CET (Berlin)

Jyrki Katainen, Sitra – The Finnish Innovation Fund, President
Wed 9 September
Nordic Health 2030 - Secondary Use of Data + Genomics and Beyond
11-11.45 & 12-12.45 EET (Helsinki)
10-10.45 & 11-11.45 CET (Berlin)

Jaana Sinipuro, Sitra – The Finnish Innovation Fund, Project Director, IHAN
Minna-Maarit Ampio, Satakunta Hospital District, Welfare Analyst & Clinical Research Nurse
Minna Hendolin, Business Finland, Senior Director, Health & Wellbeing
Juha Tuominen, HUS, Managing Director
Aarno Palotie, University of Helsinki, Professor, Scientific Director of the FinnGen Project, Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM)
Mark Daly, University of Helsinki, Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM), Director
Fri 11 September
Silver Health & Economy: New Demographics, New Opportunities
14.55-15.40 EET (Helsinki)
13.55-14.40 CET (Berlin)

Ilona Lundström, Innovations and Enterprise Financing Department, Ministry of Employment and the Economy of Finland, Director General

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