CleverHealth Network Annual Seminar 2026 Scandic Grand Central – Grand Ballroom
The CleverHealth Network ecosystem invites you to its Annual Seminar on 3 February 2026, focusing on the direction of healthcare innovation towards 2030 and the role of CleverHealth Network in advancing impactful and sustainable ecosystem collaboration in Finland and across Europe.
The seminar will feature timely insights into the CleverHealth Network growth story, the role of funding in creating impact, and new openings in ongoing and upcoming projects. The programme will also include international perspectives from leading European hospitals, as well as a panel discussion on the future of health and wellbeing.
The Annual Seminar brings together healthcare professionals, decision-makers, companies, researchers, and other key stakeholders to discuss collaboration, innovation, and impactful solutions towards 2030.
The event will conclude with time reserved for networking and informal discussions.
Please note that the event will be held in person only, and the language of the seminar is English.
We reserve the right to make changes to the programme.
We warmly welcome you to join us! Register here.
Program 3.2.2026
12:00 – Registration
12:30 – Welcome Remarks
Virpi Rauta, HUS, CleverHealth Network, Lead
12:45 – Impact Through Funding: The CleverHealth Network Growth Story
Eeva Salminen, Business Finland, Director, Health & Food
13:00 – Towards Europe Together HUS
Matti Bergendahl, Chief Executive Officer of HUS
13:20-14.00 New openings in CleverHealth Network Projects
(AIMO) AI models for optimize treatment outcomes co-innovation consortium:
Hanna Savolainen-Peltonen, HUS, MD, PhD: IVF-AI Optimizing infertility treatment outcomes
Turkka Kirjavainen, HUS, MD, PhD: Spirometry AI Chronic respiratory disease management
Ilkka Immonen, HUS, MD, PhD: nAMD-AI Wet age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) care
Perttu Arkkila, HUS, MD, PhD: Feca-caps, Innovative Public Procurement, Fecal microbioata transplantation with capsules
14.00–14.30 Coffee Break
14.30 – 15.30 Key Notes from two top European Hospitals: How to boost Innovation through Public–Private Partnerships: A European University Hospital Perspective
14.30 Rafael Navajo
Innovation and Business Development Director, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus ,Barcelona Spain
15:00 Rune Holdt
Director, Research & Innovation Co-Director, for BETA.HEALTH, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
15:30 – Panel Discussion: How to succeed in building impactful healthcare solutions for the future?
Moderator Päivi Sillanaukee, Special Envoy for Health and Wellbeing, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Panelist:
Rafael Navajo Vall d´Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Spain
Rune Holdt Rigshospitalet, Danmark
Pekka Kahri Helsinki University Hospital HUS, Finland
Miika Leminen CGI, Finland
16:30 – 18.00 Networking & Coffee
