There’s more to come, but here are just a few of the names already lined up to speak at EHRCON26…
Dr Jordi Piera Jimenez
CEO, openEHR
Dr Jordi Piera Jimenez
CEO, openEHR
Our CEO, Dr Jordi Piera-Jiménez is a senior leader in digital health, with more than 25 years’ experience spanning health IT, policy, and strategy. He has led large-scale transformation programmes in Catalonia, where he advanced one of Europe’s most ambitious health system digitalisation efforts. His work bridges technology, standards, and public policy, with active contributions to international initiatives involving the WHO, OECD, and the European Health Data Space. A long-standing member of the openEHR community, he combines strategic insight with technical depth, and is widely recognised for fostering collaboration across organisations to advance meaningful, interoperable health systems.
Doug Brown
Founder and President, Black Book Research
Doug Brown
Founder and President, Black Book Research
Doug Brown is a veteran in healthcare systems management and IT product sales, with over 30 years of experience in hospital administration and executive leadership. He is the founder and President of Black Book Research, a firm established in 2010 that delivers independent, data-driven insights on healthcare technology and services. His career includes senior roles at McKesson, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and major hospital systems such as HCA and Texas Children’s Hospital. He previously co-founded and sold the Brown-Wilson Group to Datamonitor in London. Doug is the bestselling author of The Black Book of Outsourcing and holds degrees from the University of Florida, University of Houston, and LSE. He serves on multiple healthcare boards and remains active in community leadership.
Herko Coomans
Vice Chair, SNOMED
Herko Coomans
Vice Chair, SNOMED
Herko Coomans is a digital health leader and Dutch civil servant, whose work sits at the intersection of policy, interoperability, and international collaboration, and who is widely recognised for advancing the global exchange of health data. At the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, he drives international strategy to ensure healthcare information flows effectively across borders. A HIMSS Future50 Government Leader and active contributor to SNOMED International and the Global Digital Health Partnership, he combines technical insight with a talent for convening stakeholders, shaping more connected, data-driven healthcare systems that rely on shared standards and collective ambition.
Professor Rachel Dunscombe
CEO, HL7
Professor Rachel Dunscombe
CEO, HL7
Rachel is CEO of HL7, and was formerly the CEO of openEHR International and Director of Digital of the Salford Royal/NCA Group, one of the two most digitally mature organisations in the NHS. She has worked across the health care system as well as in the private sector and Europe. She is currently a visiting Professor at Imperial College London.
Dr Somayeh Abedian
Senior Researcher, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention
Dr Somayeh Abedian
Senior Researcher, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention
Dr. Somayeh Abedian is a seasoned health informatics executive and researcher with over 18 years of experience in health information systems, interoperability standards, and digital health innovation. She holds a PhD in IT Management (Business Intelligence), with a background in computer software engineering and multiple bachelor’s degrees. Her work has focused extensively on the application and advancement of international health informatics standards, such as openEHR and HL7 FHIR. Dr. Abedian began working with openEHR in 2008 and has since played an active role in the development of information models and health data exchange services based on the openEHR framework. She worked for over 17 years in the eHealth center of the Iranian Ministry of Health, where she played a strategic role in the design and development of the national EHR infrastructure based on openEHR. As part of this work, she led and supervised the design and implementation of several major national-level health information exchange services. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Toronto and a Senior Researcher at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention (Austria), contributing to international initiatives focused on digital health transformation and lifestyle improvement.
Gasper Andrejc
Health IT Consultant, openFHIR
Gasper Andrejc
Health IT Consultant, openFHIR
Healthcare Interoperability specialist, health IT consultant, digital healthcare standards enthusiast and evangelist.
Koray Atalag, MD, PhD
Principal Consultant in openEHR
Koray Atalag, MD, PhD
Principal Consultant in openEHR
Trained as a medical doctor but an engineer at heart and self-taught full-stack developer, Koray has done his PhD in health informatics on openEHR and is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (FAIDH). With almost 30 years of experience in digital health as a developer, academic researcher and entrepreneur, he has strong background in EHR & health information architectures, interoperability with hands on implementation experience on key standards such as openEHR, HL7 v2, FHIR and SNOMED-CT. Koray has been contributing to standards development and governance at a global scale, in particular to openEHR. He was a member of the first openEHR Foundation Management Board and has been heavily involved in clinical modelling and software development. Koray is also a founding member of HL7 Turkey and has been on HL7 New Zealand Board since 2011 serving as vice-chair for one term. He is also an expert member of the ISO TC/251 Taskforce 7 Telehealth and Virtual Care Services. After 14 years of academic research at the University of Auckland, Koray co-founded The Clinician ,delivering a low-code SaaS solution for patient engagement and electronic PROMs & PREMs to drive value-based care. He recently started his consultancy business (GALATA-Digital) and looking to engage with exciting and innovative projects offering services with a focus on openEHR, FHIR, Value-Based Care and Digital Twins.
Marju Eeriku
CEO, PAM – Parental Assistant in Medicine
Marju Eeriku
CEO, PAM – Parental Assistant in Medicine
Marju Eeriku is an aspiring healthcare policy and regulatory specialist with a strong interest in digital health, healthcare governance, and strategic partnerships. Currently completing a Master’s degree in eHealth at TalTech, she combines expertise in andragogy with a passion for improving healthcare through trusted, safe, and high-quality solutions. She specialises in bridging healthcare and IT by simplifying complex challenges, aligning stakeholders, and delivering organised, goal-focused outcomes. Her interests include healthcare regulation, data governance, and emerging digital health technologies. Marju aims to develop scalable, compliant, and user-centred services that strengthen healthcare systems while supporting innovation and meaningful transformation.
Myriam Fernández PhD, MSN, RN
Head of Health Innovation, EMEA<br>AWS
Myriam Fernández PhD, MSN, RN
Head of Health Innovation, EMEA<br>AWS
Myriam Fernández Martín, PhD, MSN, RN, is a healthcare innovation executive leading digital transformation across EMEA as Head of Health Innovation at Amazon Web Services. A former clinical nurse, she combines frontline healthcare experience with expertise in AI, cloud technologies, and large-scale health system transformation. She has built and scaled high-impact healthcare portfolios, driven significant business growth, and holds patents in personalised healthcare AI. An internationally recognised thought leader, keynote speaker, and award-winning executive, Myriam advises organisations on digital health strategy, innovation, and policy, with a focus on creating smarter, faster, and more human-centred healthcare systems.
Davera Gabriel
VP Semantic Interoperability, Evidentli
Davera Gabriel
VP Semantic Interoperability, Evidentli
Davera Gabriel is a semantic interoperability expert and Director of Client Success at Evidentli, whose work centres on harmonising complex health data to drive better outcomes. Recognised as a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association and Health Level Seven International, she has played a key role in advancing terminology standards and data infrastructure, including contributions to the National COVID Cohort Collaborative. Her career reflects a strong commitment to aligning data, standards, and collaboration, enabling more effective research, insight generation, and evidence-based healthcare at scale.
Dr Sebastian Garde
CKM Product Lead, Ocean Health Systems
Dr Sebastian Garde
CKM Product Lead, Ocean Health Systems
Sebastian Garde is a Health Informatician, holding a doctorate from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He is also a Foundation Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health. Currently serving as Product Lead at Ocean Health Systems, Sebastian is responsible for the Clinical Knowledge Manager (CKM). At Ocean, he has built on his research on the governance of clinical content models at CQUniversity Australia, culminating in the creation of the Clinical Knowledge Manager. He has been involved with openEHR since 2004. Before joining Ocean, Sebastian held various positions in academia. He worked as a Research Fellow in Health Informatics at CQUniversity Australia and as a Research Associate at Austin Health, Melbourne, one of Australia’s largest hospitals. Earlier in his career, Sebastian was a scientific employee in the field of Medical Informatics at the Heidelberg University Medical Centre, Germany.
Rix Groenboom
Lecturer New Business & ICT, Hanze University Groningen
Rix Groenboom
Lecturer New Business & ICT, Hanze University Groningen
Rix Groenboom leads the research group on New Business and ICT. Earlier he was strategic innovations manager for Parasoft in the area of testing and virtualization of modern SOA, SaaS and cloud-based architectures. His core area of expertise is specification, design and validation of software applications. He holds a MSc and PhD in Computing Science from the University of Groningen and published a thesis focusing on the formalization of domain knowledge.
Dr Sam Heard
Founder, openEHR
Dr Sam Heard
Founder, openEHR
Dr Sam Heard MD, FRACGP, MRCGP, FACHI is a practicing clinician who has worked throughout his career in inner London (UK) and the Northern Territory (Australia) to assist the standardisation of health information to empower clinicians and their patients to improve health care and outcomes. This work began with the Good European Health Record in the early 90s, continued through a long collaboration with Thomas Beale and CHIME at UCL, the establishment of Ocean Informatics as a commercial vehicle to assist in the vision and culminating in setting up the openEHR Foundation in London in 2002. Sam was appointed as Chair of the openEHR Foundation Board in June 2023, where he has served as a Director for many years. He was CEO until 2012 and now a current board Chair of Ocean Health Systems. Sam was a foundation co-Chair of the HL7 EHR Technical Committee and has worked extensively with the UK and Australian national programs to utilise and refine the openEHR method.
Dr Amanda Herbrand
Clinical data specialist
Dr Amanda Herbrand
Clinical data specialist
Dr Amanda Herbrand is a physician and researcher working at the intersection of clinical practice, data science and digital health. With a background in physics and medicine, she brings a systems-thinking approach to healthcare innovation. Amanda focuses on designing patient-centred digital solutions that support sustainable clinical data capture and workflow integration. She advocates for openEHR and the separation of frontend and data logic to enable interoperability and long-term data value. Her research includes work on off-label drug use in oncology and the alignment of reimbursement with evidence. Amanda has also contributed to software development and R&D projects focused on clinical workflows and data architecture
Dr Konstantin Hyppönen
Policy Officer, European Commission
Dr Konstantin Hyppönen
Policy Officer, European Commission
Dr. Konstantin Hyppönen is a policy officer working on digital health in DG SANTE of the European Commission. He is currently participating in work on the European Health Data Space. Previously, he has taken part in a number of international projects, including setting up the EU Digital COVID Certificate system, and cross-border ePrescription and Patient Summary services between EU Member States (MyHealth@EU). He currently acts as a policy owner of MyHealth@EU, working on the expansion of this infrastructure. Before joining the Commission, in Finland, Dr. Hyppönen had worked as a chief architect in Kela’s Information Services, responsible for the technical architecture of the Finnish eHealth and social services hub, Kanta Services.
Sebastian Iancu
Software architect, lead software engineer & co-owner Cadasto
Sebastian Iancu
Software architect, lead software engineer & co-owner Cadasto
In his early professional years, Sebastian developed complex web-based applications for the healthcare sector in Romania and later on in The Netherlands. His main interests were data interoperability, telemedicine and knowledge-based systems. After receiving an Engineering degree in Automation and Computer Science, Sebastian focused on developing a completely new PHP-based implementation of openEHR specifications. In 2010, he became one of the three founders of Code24 BV, and has since been the lead software engineer within this company. Currently, Code24 BV provides openEHR based IT solutions (Base24, mConsole) for more than 100,000 patients and their care providers in the mental healthcare sector in The Netherlands. Since May 2020 he is also a co-chair on the Specifications Editorial Committee (SEC).
Professor David Ingram
Founder, openEHR
Professor David Ingram
Founder, openEHR
A founding member of the openEHR Foundation, an influential figure in the field of health informatics education and research in the UK, and an honorary member of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Prof. David Ingram’s contributions to health data science are immeasurable.
Monica Jones
Chief Data Officer UOL | CEO Animo
Monica Jones
Chief Data Officer UOL | CEO Animo
Monica Jones is a senior technical leader and enterprise architect, whose career spans healthcare, science, and technology, and who is recognised for delivering complex, high-value data and information systems. As a CDO and CIO, she has shaped strategy across major public and private initiatives, while her expertise in standards such as SNOMED CT, HL7 FHIR, and OMOP underpins safer, more effective data use. Through Animo Consultancy, she advises organisations including Genomics England and NHS, combining technical depth with leadership, mentoring, and a focus on better health outcomes.
Sofia Kauppila MNSc
Senior Solutions Lead, Tieto
Sofia Kauppila MNSc
Senior Solutions Lead, Tieto
Sofia Kauppila (MNSc) is a healthcare leader with an international background as a midwife and nurse, bringing over a decade of experience in clinical practice, digital health, and strategic business development. At Tietoevry Care, she shapes the direction of clinical solutions across Europe, working on go-to-market strategies, portfolio development and international partnerships. Specializing in open standards such as openEHR, Sofia drives the creation of modular, scalable applications that meet diverse healthcare system needs while improving usability and care outcomes. Her career spans roles in product management, portfolio leadership, and consulting, with expertise in heath economics, academic research, public procurements and large-scale digital transformation projects.
Dr Mehdi Khaled
Fortune 50 Health & Tech Executive
Dr Mehdi Khaled
Fortune 50 Health & Tech Executive
Mehdi Khaled is a physician, strategist, and healthcare transformation leader who bridges clinical expertise, technology, and large-scale health system innovation. Trained as an internist, he has spent over three decades advancing healthcare across four continents, working with hospitals, governments, and global technology organisations including T-Systems, SAP, and Oracle, where he served as Global Chief Medical Officer. Through SEHA, the consultancy he founded, he advises health ministries on digital transformation, AI-enabled care, data infrastructure, and national health strategies. With international patents, global advisory experience, and multilingual expertise, he focuses on making complex healthcare transformation achievable.
Walter Kraan
Product Development Manager, Nictiz
Walter Kraan
Product Development Manager, Nictiz
Walter Kraan is a business-oriented digital transformation leader with more than 25 years of experience in strategy, information management, and programme delivery. He specialises in aligning business objectives with technology, ensuring that digitalisation starts with process design, customer value, and organisational goals rather than IT alone. With a background in Lean Six Sigma and extensive experience across financial services, telecommunications, and government, he has led large-scale transformation initiatives focused on business continuity, risk management, and operational excellence. Known for combining strategic vision with hands-on execution, Kraan builds high-performing teams and delivers measurable results through practical, people-centred change and innovation.
Katarina Kralj
Secretary, eHealth project at Ministry of Health of Slovenia
Katarina Kralj
Secretary, eHealth project at Ministry of Health of Slovenia
Katarina Kralj serves as Secretary of the eHealth Project at the Ministry of Health of Slovenia, where she contributes to advancing digital health initiatives that improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. With a strong focus on healthcare transformation, she supports the development and implementation of innovative eHealth solutions that enhance efficiency, accessibility, and quality across the health system. Her work involves coordinating stakeholders, aligning strategic priorities, and helping drive the digitalisation of healthcare services.
Dr Zoltan Lantos
Head of Department of Virtual Health Guide Methodology, Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr Zoltan Lantos
Head of Department of Virtual Health Guide Methodology, Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Sciences
Zoltán Lantos, Ph.D., is a researcher, entrepreneur, and healthcare innovator focused on building human-centred health ecosystems through technology, behavioural science, and social innovation. He serves as Head of the Department of Virtual Health Guide Methodology at Semmelweis University, Managing Director and founder of Jill Health Guide Holding ApS, and Head of Research at eHealth Software Solutions Ltd. With expertise spanning immunology, behavioural economics, and art therapy, he has pioneered healthcare programmes, digital health solutions, and personalised care models. His current work explores AI-driven virtual health assistants, personalised medicine, and the human values shaping healthcare in the age of automation.
Jenny Luco
Manager Culture & Brand, CODE24 & Cadasto
Jenny Luco
Manager Culture & Brand, CODE24 & Cadasto
Jenny Luco is a marketing and brand professional specialising in organisational culture, strategic communications, and brand development. As Manager of Culture and Brand at CODE24, she combines marketing strategy with operational delivery to communicate the organisation’s story and create value for its audiences. She takes a research-driven approach, engaging with industry experts and staying informed on market developments to shape effective messaging. Jenny believes that strong marketing and company culture are closely connected, and she works collaboratively across teams to strengthen internal culture, reinforce core values, and ensure the brand authentically reflects the organisation’s identity and purpose.
Gar Mac Críosta
Product Manager, Health Service Executive
Gar Mac Críosta
Product Manager, Health Service Executive
Gar Mac Críosta is a Digital Advisor in Strategy & Architecture and Product Manager with the Health Service Executive in Ireland. He specialises in organisational change, digital transformation, and helping teams succeed in complex, uncertain environments. His work focuses on understanding how organisations adapt, evolve, and deliver meaningful outcomes through better strategy, architecture, and product thinking. Passionate about challenging conventional consulting models, he advocates for practical, value-driven approaches that simplify complexity and accelerate progress.
Henrique Martins
Associate Professor & Digital Consultant
Henrique Martins
Associate Professor & Digital Consultant
Henrique Martins has a Medical Degree, Internal Medicine Speciality a Master and PhD in Management, and is finishing is Masters in Law, studying Public Liability implications of AI in Health. He is a Medical Doctor and University Professor at a Medical School and two Business schools, teaching and researching in Digital Health, Leadership and Management education for Medical Students and Health Professionals. He is the past president of SPMS, Portugal’s Digital Health Agency, where he led National eHealth efforts for close to 7 years, and the former Member States co-chair of the EU eHealth Network, the highest policy body on eHealth in the Union. He has worked as Hospital Fernando Fonseca CMIO for over 4 years leading fast digital transformation with implementation of an advanced EHR, and creating a research center. He now works as an Academic in two high-ranked business schools and one medical school, on individual consulting projects in Healthcare Transformation and Digital Health
Aloha McBride
Global Health Executive
Aloha McBride
Global Health Executive
Aloha McBride is a global health executive, board director, and transformational leader with a proven track record of driving growth, innovation, and business transformation across the healthcare sector. She has built and led industry-leading consulting practices, managed complex global engagements, and advised senior leaders across healthcare providers, payers, government agencies, NGOs, and military organizations. Combining deep international experience with Big Four consulting expertise, Aloha specializes in digital health, AI-enabled transformation, health system strengthening, and strategic partnerships. Known for connecting diverse stakeholders and delivering measurable outcomes, she helps organizations navigate change, accelerate innovation, and create sustainable value at scale.
David Moner Cano PhD
Chief Production Officer, Veratech
David Moner Cano PhD
Chief Production Officer, Veratech
David Moner Cano is a computer engineer and PhD specialising in semantic interoperability, electronic health records, and eHealth standards. As Head of Production and consultant at Veratech for Health, he helps organisations implement interoperable health information systems using standards including openEHR, HL7 FHIR, ISO 13606, SNOMED CT, LOINC, and OMOP CDM. With experience spanning research, consultancy, and education, he has contributed to more than 30 research and applied projects and authored over 50 publications. David is also an experienced educator, having trained more than 500 healthcare and technology professionals in health information standards and interoperability.
Victor Okrobodo
Senior manager, eHealth Africa
Victor Okrobodo
Senior manager, eHealth Africa
Victor Okrobodo is a Senior Manager at eHealth Africa, specializing in business analysis and project management. With a background in civil engineering from the Federal University of Technology Akure, Victor has extensive experience in the software industry, focusing on agile methodologies, technical support, and project execution. Throughout previous roles, including positions as Technical Project Manager and Senior Engineering Manager, Victor demonstrated strong skills in requirements analysis and team leadership while enhancing digital health strategies and system interoperability.
Hanna Pojonen
Founder & CEO, Rosaldo
Hanna Pojonen
Founder & CEO, Rosaldo
Hanna is a healthcare IT consultant at Rosaldo Oy (her own consultancy company). She has worked in 30 different countries in Europe, North-America, Middle East and Asia; she is specialized in big regional and national healthcare IT/eHealth projects. She has an extensive market knowledge in the area. She has provided consultancy regarding healthcare information systems and IT architectures, vendor neutral archiving, data sharing (XDS, openEHR), shared workflow, data privacy and security services as well as innovative eHealth applications and services, especially across organizational and national borders. She has special experience in benchmarking, IT and procurement strategies and roadmaps, cost/benefit analyses in the whole life cycle of the eHealth investment, quality assurance, applying new innovative technologies, change management and development of new service models based on IT tools and services. Before consultancy she worked in research both in UK and Finland, hospital environment and healthcare financing. She also represented Finland in eHealth matters in the European Commission.
John Powderly II MD
Founder & President at Carolina BioOncology Institute & BioCytics Human Applications Lab
John Powderly II MD
Founder & President at Carolina BioOncology Institute & BioCytics Human Applications Lab
John Powderly is an oncologist and clinical research leader, whose work has shaped early-phase cancer trials and advanced immunotherapy innovation. As founder of Carolina BioOncology Institute, he has built a leading independent Phase I centre with in-house cellular therapy capabilities, supporting over 160 trials and regional patient access. With more than 270 publications across top journals, alongside academic roles at Duke University and University of North Carolina, his career reflects a sustained commitment to translational research, while his current work explores next-generation personalised immune cell therapies at the point of care.
Dr Sidharth Ramesh
CEO, Medblocks
Dr Sidharth Ramesh
CEO, Medblocks
A doctor by training, but a developer at heart. Founded Medblocks in 2015, and currently serving customers all around the world to deliver better healthcare. Believes that providing data-driven clinical decisions can save more lives than doctors can, by themselves. Medblocks provides an open-source library for building openEHR interfaces – Medblocks UI. Also providing opinionated open-source backend services for building your openEHR + FHIR-based applications quickly – Medblocks Stack. Providing consulting services for: Setting up openEHR server – Cloud/on-premise, openEHR Clinical Modelling and Template Designing, Building openEHR based applications and forms from openEHR templates, Integrating and helping with Medblocks UI into your existing frontend application, Dashboards and analytics using AQL on openEHR repositories, Setting up SNOMED CT server – Cloud/on-premise, SNOMED CT mapping and Reference set creation, Setting up an FHIR server – Cloud/on-premise, Building and deploying SMART on FHIR applications, FHIR Profiling and clinical modelling.
Igor Schoonbrood
Enterprise architect Maastricht UMC+
Igor Schoonbrood
Enterprise architect Maastricht UMC+
Igor Schoonbrood is a clinical informatician and enterprise architect at Maastricht UMC+, working at the intersection of healthcare and IT. He connects clinical practice, technology teams, and executive leadership, ensuring alignment across organisational layers while also engaging with regional partners and suppliers. His current priorities include advancing XDS implementation and contributing to a multidisciplinary portal for colorectal liver metastases. Alongside his hospital role, he advises on openEHR architecture at Nictiz and supervises EngD students. Schoonbrood’s work reflects a strong focus on digital exchange, interoperability, and practical innovation within complex healthcare environments.
Robert Stegwee
Chair, CEN/TC 251
Robert Stegwee
Chair, CEN/TC 251
Robert Stegwee is a Netherlands-based health informatics consultant, whose career spans decades of shaping how technology and healthcare systems align, and whose work focuses on improving both patient and professional experiences through meHealth. With a strong academic foundation and deep involvement in standards like HL7 and CEN TC251, he brings strategic and architectural expertise to complex health information environments, helping organisations integrate systems effectively. His long-standing contribution to interoperability and information strategy reflects a commitment to making healthcare more connected, efficient, and responsive at both national and international levels.
Pascal Suppers
Managing director, DataHub Maastricht
Pascal Suppers
Managing director, DataHub Maastricht
Pascal Suppers is a Netherlands-based data leader, whose work focuses on strengthening health data ecosystems through governance, collaboration, and open innovation. As Managing Director of DataHub Maastricht and Tactical Manager at Health-RI Limburg, he champions open-source technologies and community-driven approaches that extend beyond software. His leadership reflects a commitment to empowering people and institutions to use data more effectively, while fostering environments where innovation can scale across national and international healthcare systems.
Cindy Throop, MSW
Data Scientist, Center for Disease Control
Cindy Throop, MSW
Data Scientist, Center for Disease Control
Cindy Throop is a senior strategic consultant focused on the intersection of health and social policy and technology implementation. In her current role with the US Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control, she leads public health data interoperability strategy for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Administration. From 2019 to 2022, she led quality and data initiatives on a $120M healthcare transformation project for the CMS Innovation Center, shaping how clinical quality, patient experience and utilisation data inform leadership decisions. More recently, Cindy supported the implementation of the first scalable patient consent management platform in the US based on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standards. A macro social worker and policy expert, she bridges diverse stakeholder perspectives to help policy makers, government agencies, and technology companies prepare for and successfully implement meaningful change.
Wouter Zanen
Information architect, Nictiz
Wouter Zanen
Information architect, Nictiz
Experienced Information Technology Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in IT Service Management, IT Strategy, Test Management, Management, and Healthcare. Strong program and project management professional with a Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner 1 (PSPO1) focused in Agile product owner from Prowareness.
Grahame Grieve
HL7 FHIR Product Director
Grahame Grieve
HL7 FHIR Product Director
Grahame Grieve is the FHIR Product Director at HL7 and the founder of the global FHIR standard. Based in Melbourne, he is a developer, consultant and long-standing advocate for open source, open standards, and healthcare interoperability. Known as the “Father of FHIR”, Grahame leads the FHIR Core Team and oversees the specification’s development, community governance, and global partnerships. He works closely with governments, vendors and healthcare organisations to advance digital health infrastructure. A frequent international speaker and advisor, Grahame’s influence stretches across policy, technology and clinical practice. He has received numerous awards for his impact on health IT and was named one of the top 15 Health IT Standards and Interoperability Rockstars to Know.
Luke Readman
Regional Director of Digital Transformation, NHS London
Luke Readman
Regional Director of Digital Transformation, NHS London
Luke Readman is an influential advocate for the power of information and collective action to support patients and professionals to improve healthcare. A strategic leader with extensive experience leading collaborative change at the system and institutional level and at the NHS and academic/NHS and public interfaces, Luke leads the OneLondon programme, an NHS initiative which promotes record-sharing at the point of care and the development of collaborative approaches in the use of data at scale in near real-time, for health improvement and research.
Don Sweete
COO, Vara
Don Sweete
COO, Vara
Don Sweete is Chief Executive Officer of SNOMED International, a role he has held since 2014. With over three decades of leadership in health services and health information technology, he directs corporate strategy and operations across product content, technical support, customer engagement, and organisational development. Before his appointment, he served on SNOMED International’s Management Board, contributing to its governance and growth. His career includes senior roles at Canada Health Infoway, Siemens, and Cerner, as well as within government. A graduate of Dalhousie University, Don is recognised globally for advancing digital health and international standards.
Dr Jordi Piera Jimenez
CEO, openEHR
Dr Jordi Piera Jimenez
CEO, openEHR
Our CEO, Dr Jordi Piera-Jiménez is a senior leader in digital health, with more than 25 years’ experience spanning health IT, policy, and strategy. He has led large-scale transformation programmes in Catalonia, where he advanced one of Europe’s most ambitious health system digitalisation efforts. His work bridges technology, standards, and public policy, with active contributions to international initiatives involving the WHO, OECD, and the European Health Data Space. A long-standing member of the openEHR community, he combines strategic insight with technical depth, and is widely recognised for fostering collaboration across organisations to advance meaningful, interoperable health systems.
Doug Brown
Founder and President, Black Book Research
Doug Brown
Founder and President, Black Book Research
Doug Brown is a veteran in healthcare systems management and IT product sales, with over 30 years of experience in hospital administration and executive leadership. He is the founder and President of Black Book Research, a firm established in 2010 that delivers independent, data-driven insights on healthcare technology and services. His career includes senior roles at McKesson, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and major hospital systems such as HCA and Texas Children’s Hospital. He previously co-founded and sold the Brown-Wilson Group to Datamonitor in London. Doug is the bestselling author of The Black Book of Outsourcing and holds degrees from the University of Florida, University of Houston, and LSE. He serves on multiple healthcare boards and remains active in community leadership.
Herko Coomans
Vice Chair, SNOMED
Herko Coomans
Vice Chair, SNOMED
Herko Coomans is a digital health leader and Dutch civil servant, whose work sits at the intersection of policy, interoperability, and international collaboration, and who is widely recognised for advancing the global exchange of health data. At the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, he drives international strategy to ensure healthcare information flows effectively across borders. A HIMSS Future50 Government Leader and active contributor to SNOMED International and the Global Digital Health Partnership, he combines technical insight with a talent for convening stakeholders, shaping more connected, data-driven healthcare systems that rely on shared standards and collective ambition.
Professor Rachel Dunscombe
CEO, HL7
Professor Rachel Dunscombe
CEO, HL7
Rachel is CEO of HL7, and was formerly the CEO of openEHR International and Director of Digital of the Salford Royal/NCA Group, one of the two most digitally mature organisations in the NHS. She has worked across the health care system as well as in the private sector and Europe. She is currently a visiting Professor at Imperial College London.
Dr Somayeh Abedian
Senior Researcher, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention
Dr Somayeh Abedian
Senior Researcher, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention
Dr. Somayeh Abedian is a seasoned health informatics executive and researcher with over 18 years of experience in health information systems, interoperability standards, and digital health innovation. She holds a PhD in IT Management (Business Intelligence), with a background in computer software engineering and multiple bachelor’s degrees. Her work has focused extensively on the application and advancement of international health informatics standards, such as openEHR and HL7 FHIR. Dr. Abedian began working with openEHR in 2008 and has since played an active role in the development of information models and health data exchange services based on the openEHR framework. She worked for over 17 years in the eHealth center of the Iranian Ministry of Health, where she played a strategic role in the design and development of the national EHR infrastructure based on openEHR. As part of this work, she led and supervised the design and implementation of several major national-level health information exchange services. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Toronto and a Senior Researcher at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention (Austria), contributing to international initiatives focused on digital health transformation and lifestyle improvement.
Gasper Andrejc
Health IT Consultant, openFHIR
Gasper Andrejc
Health IT Consultant, openFHIR
Healthcare Interoperability specialist, health IT consultant, digital healthcare standards enthusiast and evangelist.
Koray Atalag, MD, PhD
Principal Consultant in openEHR
Koray Atalag, MD, PhD
Principal Consultant in openEHR
Trained as a medical doctor but an engineer at heart and self-taught full-stack developer, Koray has done his PhD in health informatics on openEHR and is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (FAIDH). With almost 30 years of experience in digital health as a developer, academic researcher and entrepreneur, he has strong background in EHR & health information architectures, interoperability with hands on implementation experience on key standards such as openEHR, HL7 v2, FHIR and SNOMED-CT. Koray has been contributing to standards development and governance at a global scale, in particular to openEHR. He was a member of the first openEHR Foundation Management Board and has been heavily involved in clinical modelling and software development. Koray is also a founding member of HL7 Turkey and has been on HL7 New Zealand Board since 2011 serving as vice-chair for one term. He is also an expert member of the ISO TC/251 Taskforce 7 Telehealth and Virtual Care Services. After 14 years of academic research at the University of Auckland, Koray co-founded The Clinician ,delivering a low-code SaaS solution for patient engagement and electronic PROMs & PREMs to drive value-based care. He recently started his consultancy business (GALATA-Digital) and looking to engage with exciting and innovative projects offering services with a focus on openEHR, FHIR, Value-Based Care and Digital Twins.
Marju Eeriku
CEO, PAM – Parental Assistant in Medicine
Marju Eeriku
CEO, PAM – Parental Assistant in Medicine
Marju Eeriku is an aspiring healthcare policy and regulatory specialist with a strong interest in digital health, healthcare governance, and strategic partnerships. Currently completing a Master’s degree in eHealth at TalTech, she combines expertise in andragogy with a passion for improving healthcare through trusted, safe, and high-quality solutions. She specialises in bridging healthcare and IT by simplifying complex challenges, aligning stakeholders, and delivering organised, goal-focused outcomes. Her interests include healthcare regulation, data governance, and emerging digital health technologies. Marju aims to develop scalable, compliant, and user-centred services that strengthen healthcare systems while supporting innovation and meaningful transformation.
Myriam Fernández PhD, MSN, RN
Head of Health Innovation, EMEA<br>AWS
Myriam Fernández PhD, MSN, RN
Head of Health Innovation, EMEA<br>AWS
Myriam Fernández Martín, PhD, MSN, RN, is a healthcare innovation executive leading digital transformation across EMEA as Head of Health Innovation at Amazon Web Services. A former clinical nurse, she combines frontline healthcare experience with expertise in AI, cloud technologies, and large-scale health system transformation. She has built and scaled high-impact healthcare portfolios, driven significant business growth, and holds patents in personalised healthcare AI. An internationally recognised thought leader, keynote speaker, and award-winning executive, Myriam advises organisations on digital health strategy, innovation, and policy, with a focus on creating smarter, faster, and more human-centred healthcare systems.
Davera Gabriel
VP Semantic Interoperability, Evidentli
Davera Gabriel
VP Semantic Interoperability, Evidentli
Davera Gabriel is a semantic interoperability expert and Director of Client Success at Evidentli, whose work centres on harmonising complex health data to drive better outcomes. Recognised as a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association and Health Level Seven International, she has played a key role in advancing terminology standards and data infrastructure, including contributions to the National COVID Cohort Collaborative. Her career reflects a strong commitment to aligning data, standards, and collaboration, enabling more effective research, insight generation, and evidence-based healthcare at scale.
Dr Sebastian Garde
CKM Product Lead, Ocean Health Systems
Dr Sebastian Garde
CKM Product Lead, Ocean Health Systems
Sebastian Garde is a Health Informatician, holding a doctorate from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He is also a Foundation Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health. Currently serving as Product Lead at Ocean Health Systems, Sebastian is responsible for the Clinical Knowledge Manager (CKM). At Ocean, he has built on his research on the governance of clinical content models at CQUniversity Australia, culminating in the creation of the Clinical Knowledge Manager. He has been involved with openEHR since 2004. Before joining Ocean, Sebastian held various positions in academia. He worked as a Research Fellow in Health Informatics at CQUniversity Australia and as a Research Associate at Austin Health, Melbourne, one of Australia’s largest hospitals. Earlier in his career, Sebastian was a scientific employee in the field of Medical Informatics at the Heidelberg University Medical Centre, Germany.
Rix Groenboom
Lecturer New Business & ICT, Hanze University Groningen
Rix Groenboom
Lecturer New Business & ICT, Hanze University Groningen
Rix Groenboom leads the research group on New Business and ICT. Earlier he was strategic innovations manager for Parasoft in the area of testing and virtualization of modern SOA, SaaS and cloud-based architectures. His core area of expertise is specification, design and validation of software applications. He holds a MSc and PhD in Computing Science from the University of Groningen and published a thesis focusing on the formalization of domain knowledge.
Dr Sam Heard
Founder, openEHR
Dr Sam Heard
Founder, openEHR
Dr Sam Heard MD, FRACGP, MRCGP, FACHI is a practicing clinician who has worked throughout his career in inner London (UK) and the Northern Territory (Australia) to assist the standardisation of health information to empower clinicians and their patients to improve health care and outcomes. This work began with the Good European Health Record in the early 90s, continued through a long collaboration with Thomas Beale and CHIME at UCL, the establishment of Ocean Informatics as a commercial vehicle to assist in the vision and culminating in setting up the openEHR Foundation in London in 2002. Sam was appointed as Chair of the openEHR Foundation Board in June 2023, where he has served as a Director for many years. He was CEO until 2012 and now a current board Chair of Ocean Health Systems. Sam was a foundation co-Chair of the HL7 EHR Technical Committee and has worked extensively with the UK and Australian national programs to utilise and refine the openEHR method.
Dr Amanda Herbrand
Clinical data specialist
Dr Amanda Herbrand
Clinical data specialist
Dr Amanda Herbrand is a physician and researcher working at the intersection of clinical practice, data science and digital health. With a background in physics and medicine, she brings a systems-thinking approach to healthcare innovation. Amanda focuses on designing patient-centred digital solutions that support sustainable clinical data capture and workflow integration. She advocates for openEHR and the separation of frontend and data logic to enable interoperability and long-term data value. Her research includes work on off-label drug use in oncology and the alignment of reimbursement with evidence. Amanda has also contributed to software development and R&D projects focused on clinical workflows and data architecture
Dr Konstantin Hyppönen
Policy Officer, European Commission
Dr Konstantin Hyppönen
Policy Officer, European Commission
Dr. Konstantin Hyppönen is a policy officer working on digital health in DG SANTE of the European Commission. He is currently participating in work on the European Health Data Space. Previously, he has taken part in a number of international projects, including setting up the EU Digital COVID Certificate system, and cross-border ePrescription and Patient Summary services between EU Member States (MyHealth@EU). He currently acts as a policy owner of MyHealth@EU, working on the expansion of this infrastructure. Before joining the Commission, in Finland, Dr. Hyppönen had worked as a chief architect in Kela’s Information Services, responsible for the technical architecture of the Finnish eHealth and social services hub, Kanta Services.
Sebastian Iancu
Software architect, lead software engineer & co-owner Cadasto
Sebastian Iancu
Software architect, lead software engineer & co-owner Cadasto
In his early professional years, Sebastian developed complex web-based applications for the healthcare sector in Romania and later on in The Netherlands. His main interests were data interoperability, telemedicine and knowledge-based systems. After receiving an Engineering degree in Automation and Computer Science, Sebastian focused on developing a completely new PHP-based implementation of openEHR specifications. In 2010, he became one of the three founders of Code24 BV, and has since been the lead software engineer within this company. Currently, Code24 BV provides openEHR based IT solutions (Base24, mConsole) for more than 100,000 patients and their care providers in the mental healthcare sector in The Netherlands. Since May 2020 he is also a co-chair on the Specifications Editorial Committee (SEC).
Professor David Ingram
Founder, openEHR
Professor David Ingram
Founder, openEHR
A founding member of the openEHR Foundation, an influential figure in the field of health informatics education and research in the UK, and an honorary member of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Prof. David Ingram’s contributions to health data science are immeasurable.
Monica Jones
Chief Data Officer UOL | CEO Animo
Monica Jones
Chief Data Officer UOL | CEO Animo
Monica Jones is a senior technical leader and enterprise architect, whose career spans healthcare, science, and technology, and who is recognised for delivering complex, high-value data and information systems. As a CDO and CIO, she has shaped strategy across major public and private initiatives, while her expertise in standards such as SNOMED CT, HL7 FHIR, and OMOP underpins safer, more effective data use. Through Animo Consultancy, she advises organisations including Genomics England and NHS, combining technical depth with leadership, mentoring, and a focus on better health outcomes.
Sofia Kauppila MNSc
Senior Solutions Lead, Tieto
Sofia Kauppila MNSc
Senior Solutions Lead, Tieto
Sofia Kauppila (MNSc) is a healthcare leader with an international background as a midwife and nurse, bringing over a decade of experience in clinical practice, digital health, and strategic business development. At Tietoevry Care, she shapes the direction of clinical solutions across Europe, working on go-to-market strategies, portfolio development and international partnerships. Specializing in open standards such as openEHR, Sofia drives the creation of modular, scalable applications that meet diverse healthcare system needs while improving usability and care outcomes. Her career spans roles in product management, portfolio leadership, and consulting, with expertise in heath economics, academic research, public procurements and large-scale digital transformation projects.
Dr Mehdi Khaled
Fortune 50 Health & Tech Executive
Dr Mehdi Khaled
Fortune 50 Health & Tech Executive
Mehdi Khaled is a physician, strategist, and healthcare transformation leader who bridges clinical expertise, technology, and large-scale health system innovation. Trained as an internist, he has spent over three decades advancing healthcare across four continents, working with hospitals, governments, and global technology organisations including T-Systems, SAP, and Oracle, where he served as Global Chief Medical Officer. Through SEHA, the consultancy he founded, he advises health ministries on digital transformation, AI-enabled care, data infrastructure, and national health strategies. With international patents, global advisory experience, and multilingual expertise, he focuses on making complex healthcare transformation achievable.
Katarina Kralj
Secretary, eHealth project, Ministry of Health of Slovenia
Katarina Kralj
Secretary, eHealth project, Ministry of Health of Slovenia
Katarina Kralj serves as Secretary of the eHealth Project at the Ministry of Health of Slovenia, where she contributes to advancing digital health initiatives that improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. With a strong focus on healthcare transformation, she supports the development and implementation of innovative eHealth solutions that enhance efficiency, accessibility, and quality across the health system. Her work involves coordinating stakeholders, aligning strategic priorities, and helping drive the digitalisation of healthcare services.
Dr Zoltan Lantos
Head of Department of Virtual Health Guide Methodology,<br>Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr Zoltan Lantos
Head of Department of Virtual Health Guide Methodology,<br>Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Sciences
Zoltán Lantos, Ph.D., is a researcher, entrepreneur, and healthcare innovator focused on building human-centred health ecosystems through technology, behavioural science, and social innovation. He serves as Head of the Department of Virtual Health Guide Methodology at Semmelweis University, Managing Director and founder of Jill Health Guide Holding ApS, and Head of Research at eHealth Software Solutions Ltd. With expertise spanning immunology, behavioural economics, and art therapy, he has pioneered healthcare programmes, digital health solutions, and personalised care models. His current work explores AI-driven virtual health assistants, personalised medicine, and the human values shaping healthcare in the age of automation.
Jenny Luco
Manager Culture & Brand, CODE24 & Cadasto
Jenny Luco
Manager Culture & Brand, CODE24 & Cadasto
Jenny Luco is a marketing and brand professional specialising in organisational culture, strategic communications, and brand development. As Manager of Culture and Brand at CODE24, she combines marketing strategy with operational delivery to communicate the organisation’s story and create value for its audiences. She takes a research-driven approach, engaging with industry experts and staying informed on market developments to shape effective messaging. Jenny believes that strong marketing and company culture are closely connected, and she works collaboratively across teams to strengthen internal culture, reinforce core values, and ensure the brand authentically reflects the organisation’s identity and purpose.
Walter Kraan
Product Development Manager, Nictiz
Walter Kraan
Product Development Manager, Nictiz
Walter Kraan is a business-oriented digital transformation leader with more than 25 years of experience in strategy, information management, and programme delivery. He specialises in aligning business objectives with technology, ensuring that digitalisation starts with process design, customer value, and organisational goals rather than IT alone. With a background in Lean Six Sigma and extensive experience across financial services, telecommunications, and government, he has led large-scale transformation initiatives focused on business continuity, risk management, and operational excellence. Known for combining strategic vision with hands-on execution, Kraan builds high-performing teams and delivers measurable results through practical, people-centred change and innovation.
Gar Mac Críosta
Product Manager, Health Service Executive
Gar Mac Críosta
Product Manager, Health Service Executive
Gar Mac Críosta is a Digital Advisor in Strategy & Architecture and Product Manager with the Health Service Executive in Ireland. He specialises in organisational change, digital transformation, and helping teams succeed in complex, uncertain environments. His work focuses on understanding how organisations adapt, evolve, and deliver meaningful outcomes through better strategy, architecture, and product thinking. Passionate about challenging conventional consulting models, he advocates for practical, value-driven approaches that simplify complexity and accelerate progress.
Henrique Martins
Associate Professor & Digital Consultant
Henrique Martins
Associate Professor & Digital Consultant
Henrique Martins has a Medical Degree, Internal Medicine Speciality a Master and PhD in Management, and is finishing is Masters in Law, studying Public Liability implications of AI in Health. He is a Medical Doctor and University Professor at a Medical School and two Business schools, teaching and researching in Digital Health, Leadership and Management education for Medical Students and Health Professionals. He is the past president of SPMS, Portugal’s Digital Health Agency, where he led National eHealth efforts for close to 7 years, and the former Member States co-chair of the EU eHealth Network, the highest policy body on eHealth in the Union. He has worked as Hospital Fernando Fonseca CMIO for over 4 years leading fast digital transformation with implementation of an advanced EHR, and creating a research center. He now works as an Academic in two high-ranked business schools and one medical school, on individual consulting projects in Healthcare Transformation and Digital Health
Aloha McBride
Global Health Executive
Aloha McBride
Global Health Executive
Aloha McBride is a global health executive, board director, and transformational leader with a proven track record of driving growth, innovation, and business transformation across the healthcare sector. She has built and led industry-leading consulting practices, managed complex global engagements, and advised senior leaders across healthcare providers, payers, government agencies, NGOs, and military organizations. Combining deep international experience with Big Four consulting expertise, Aloha specializes in digital health, AI-enabled transformation, health system strengthening, and strategic partnerships. Known for connecting diverse stakeholders and delivering measurable outcomes, she helps organizations navigate change, accelerate innovation, and create sustainable value at scale.
David Moner Cano PhD
Chief Production Officer, Veratech
David Moner Cano PhD
Chief Production Officer, Veratech
David Moner Cano is a computer engineer and PhD specialising in semantic interoperability, electronic health records, and eHealth standards. As Head of Production and consultant at Veratech for Health, he helps organisations implement interoperable health information systems using standards including openEHR, HL7 FHIR, ISO 13606, SNOMED CT, LOINC, and OMOP CDM. With experience spanning research, consultancy, and education, he has contributed to more than 30 research and applied projects and authored over 50 publications. David is also an experienced educator, having trained more than 500 healthcare and technology professionals in health information standards and interoperability.
Victor Okrobodo
Senior manager, eHealth Africa
Victor Okrobodo
Senior manager, eHealth Africa
Victor Okrobodo is a Senior Manager at eHealth Africa, specializing in business analysis and project management. With a background in civil engineering from the Federal University of Technology Akure, Victor has extensive experience in the software industry, focusing on agile methodologies, technical support, and project execution. Throughout previous roles, including positions as Technical Project Manager and Senior Engineering Manager, Victor demonstrated strong skills in requirements analysis and team leadership while enhancing digital health strategies and system interoperability.
Hanna Pojonen
Founder & CEO, Rosaldo
Hanna Pojonen
Founder & CEO, Rosaldo
Hanna is a healthcare IT consultant at Rosaldo Oy (her own consultancy company). She has worked in 30 different countries in Europe, North-America, Middle East and Asia; she is specialized in big regional and national healthcare IT/eHealth projects. She has an extensive market knowledge in the area. She has provided consultancy regarding healthcare information systems and IT architectures, vendor neutral archiving, data sharing (XDS, openEHR), shared workflow, data privacy and security services as well as innovative eHealth applications and services, especially across organizational and national borders. She has special experience in benchmarking, IT and procurement strategies and roadmaps, cost/benefit analyses in the whole life cycle of the eHealth investment, quality assurance, applying new innovative technologies, change management and development of new service models based on IT tools and services. Before consultancy she worked in research both in UK and Finland, hospital environment and healthcare financing. She also represented Finland in eHealth matters in the European Commission.
John Powderly II MD
Founder & President at Carolina BioOncology Institute & BioCytics Human Applications Lab
John Powderly II MD
Founder & President at Carolina BioOncology Institute & BioCytics Human Applications Lab
John Powderly is an oncologist and clinical research leader, whose work has shaped early-phase cancer trials and advanced immunotherapy innovation. As founder of Carolina BioOncology Institute, he has built a leading independent Phase I centre with in-house cellular therapy capabilities, supporting over 160 trials and regional patient access. With more than 270 publications across top journals, alongside academic roles at Duke University and University of North Carolina, his career reflects a sustained commitment to translational research, while his current work explores next-generation personalised immune cell therapies at the point of care.
Dr Sidharth Ramesh
CEO, Medblocks
Dr Sidharth Ramesh
CEO, Medblocks
A doctor by training, but a developer at heart. Founded Medblocks in 2015, and currently serving customers all around the world to deliver better healthcare. Believes that providing data-driven clinical decisions can save more lives than doctors can, by themselves. Medblocks provides an open-source library for building openEHR interfaces – Medblocks UI. Also providing opinionated open-source backend services for building your openEHR + FHIR-based applications quickly – Medblocks Stack. Providing consulting services for: Setting up openEHR server – Cloud/on-premise, openEHR Clinical Modelling and Template Designing, Building openEHR based applications and forms from openEHR templates, Integrating and helping with Medblocks UI into your existing frontend application, Dashboards and analytics using AQL on openEHR repositories, Setting up SNOMED CT server – Cloud/on-premise, SNOMED CT mapping and Reference set creation, Setting up an FHIR server – Cloud/on-premise, Building and deploying SMART on FHIR applications, FHIR Profiling and clinical modelling.
Igor Schoonbrood
Enterprise architect Maastricht UMC+
Igor Schoonbrood
Enterprise architect Maastricht UMC+
Igor Schoonbrood is a clinical informatician and enterprise architect at Maastricht UMC+, working at the intersection of healthcare and IT. He connects clinical practice, technology teams, and executive leadership, ensuring alignment across organisational layers while also engaging with regional partners and suppliers. His current priorities include advancing XDS implementation and contributing to a multidisciplinary portal for colorectal liver metastases. Alongside his hospital role, he advises on openEHR architecture at Nictiz and supervises EngD students. Schoonbrood’s work reflects a strong focus on digital exchange, interoperability, and practical innovation within complex healthcare environments.
Robert Stegwee
Chair, CEN/TC 251
Robert Stegwee
Chair, CEN/TC 251
Robert Stegwee is a Netherlands-based health informatics consultant, whose career spans decades of shaping how technology and healthcare systems align, and whose work focuses on improving both patient and professional experiences through meHealth. With a strong academic foundation and deep involvement in standards like HL7 and CEN TC251, he brings strategic and architectural expertise to complex health information environments, helping organisations integrate systems effectively. His long-standing contribution to interoperability and information strategy reflects a commitment to making healthcare more connected, efficient, and responsive at both national and international levels.
Pascal Suppers
Managing director, DataHub Maastricht
Pascal Suppers
Managing director, DataHub Maastricht
Pascal Suppers is a Netherlands-based data leader, whose work focuses on strengthening health data ecosystems through governance, collaboration, and open innovation. As Managing Director of DataHub Maastricht and Tactical Manager at Health-RI Limburg, he champions open-source technologies and community-driven approaches that extend beyond software. His leadership reflects a commitment to empowering people and institutions to use data more effectively, while fostering environments where innovation can scale across national and international healthcare systems.
Cindy Throop, MSW
Data Scientist, Center for Disease Control
Cindy Throop, MSW
Data Scientist, Center for Disease Control
Cindy Throop is a senior strategic consultant focused on the intersection of health and social policy and technology implementation. In her current role with the US Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control, she leads public health data interoperability strategy for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Administration. From 2019 to 2022, she led quality and data initiatives on a $120M healthcare transformation project for the CMS Innovation Center, shaping how clinical quality, patient experience and utilisation data inform leadership decisions. More recently, Cindy supported the implementation of the first scalable patient consent management platform in the US based on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standards. A macro social worker and policy expert, she bridges diverse stakeholder perspectives to help policy makers, government agencies, and technology companies prepare for and successfully implement meaningful change.
Wouter Zanen
Information architect, Nictiz
Wouter Zanen
Information architect, Nictiz
Experienced Information Technology Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in IT Service Management, IT Strategy, Test Management, Management, and Healthcare. Strong program and project management professional with a Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner 1 (PSPO1) focused in Agile product owner from Prowareness.
Grahame Grieve
HL7 FHIR Product Director
Grahame Grieve
HL7 FHIR Product Director
Grahame Grieve is the FHIR Product Director at HL7 and the founder of the global FHIR standard. Based in Melbourne, he is a developer, consultant and long-standing advocate for open source, open standards, and healthcare interoperability. Known as the “Father of FHIR”, Grahame leads the FHIR Core Team and oversees the specification’s development, community governance, and global partnerships. He works closely with governments, vendors and healthcare organisations to advance digital health infrastructure. A frequent international speaker and advisor, Grahame’s influence stretches across policy, technology and clinical practice. He has received numerous awards for his impact on health IT and was named one of the top 15 Health IT Standards and Interoperability Rockstars to Know.
Luke Readman
Regional Director of Digital Transformation, NHS London
Luke Readman
Regional Director of Digital Transformation, NHS London
Luke Readman is an influential advocate for the power of information and collective action to support patients and professionals to improve healthcare. A strategic leader with extensive experience leading collaborative change at the system and institutional level and at the NHS and academic/NHS and public interfaces, Luke leads the OneLondon programme, an NHS initiative which promotes record-sharing at the point of care and the development of collaborative approaches in the use of data at scale in near real-time, for health improvement and research.
Don Sweete
COO, Vara
Don Sweete
COO, Vara
Don Sweete is Chief Executive Officer of SNOMED International, a role he has held since 2014. With over three decades of leadership in health services and health information technology, he directs corporate strategy and operations across product content, technical support, customer engagement, and organisational development. Before his appointment, he served on SNOMED International’s Management Board, contributing to its governance and growth. His career includes senior roles at Canada Health Infoway, Siemens, and Cerner, as well as within government. A graduate of Dalhousie University, Don is recognised globally for advancing digital health and international standards.