On Thursday 12 March, the Amsterdam UMC x HLTH Europe Roadshow brings together healthcare, policy and technology stakeholders in Amsterdam. The programme focuses on the future of European healthcare data and infrastructure, with attention to interoperability, trust and digital sovereignty.

The event opens with arrival and registration, followed by welcome remarks from HLTH Europe and Amsterdam UMC. The opening keynote is delivered by Prof. Dr. Wiro Niessen (Dean of the Medical School at the University of Groningen and Board Member of University Medical Center Groningen), including a short audience Q&A.

Panel Session 1, Stronger together – Infrastructure & sovereignty, discusses how pan-European collaboration can unlock scale, resilience and shared value across healthcare systems, technology and policy. Speakers include Hans van Goudoever (Amsterdam UMC), Kurt Rommens (Google Cloud), Corrette Ploem (Amsterdam UMC), Douwe Jippes (Healthy.Capital) and Guy Spigelman (Amazon Web Services). After a break, Panel Session 2, Building Europe’s health backbone – Innovation & opportunity, explores Europe’s opportunity to build trusted, interoperable, future-ready health infrastructure, featuring Arjen Brussaard (Amsterdam UMC), Marc van Meel (KPMG), Ilse Kant (UMC Utrecht), Folkert Asselbergs (Amsterdam & London and European Society of Cardiology) and Pieter de Bey (Santeon Group).

The programme closes with final remarks from HLTH and Amsterdam UMC, followed by networking drinks. Registration is required and approval by the host is needed to attend.