Programme 12 February
09:00–09:55 Norway, the Nordics and Europe: how to deliver tomorrow's healthcare?
In this session we will address the challenges we are facing in the healthcare system, showcase how health data and AI can be a tool in how to handle these challenges and discuss how to implement the innovation needed for the changes to happen.
Panel discussion: Are the healthcare systems prepared to meet the challenges we are facing?
- Saliba Andreas Korkunc, Vice Mayor for Health, Oslo
- Cathrine Lofthus, Secretary General, Ministry of Health and Care Services
- Terje Rootwelt, CEO, South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
- Panellist TBA
Moderator: Bente Mikkelsen, Oslo Science City
Excellence in the Nordics brings solutions to the future healthcare
Case 1: How can health data and AI improve population health and inequities
Peter Speyer, Head of Data, Analytics & AI, Novartis Foundation
Case 2: Opportunities in AI-powered tools to predict personalized treatment to patients
Sigbj?rn Smeland, Head of Division, Oslo University Hospital
Panel discussion: The challenge of changing the healthcare system
- Saliba Andreas Korkunc, Vice Mayor for Health, Oslo
- Cathrine Lofthus, Secretary General, Ministry of Health and Care Services
- Trygve Ottersen, Director General, Norwegian Medical Products Agency
- Speaker TBA
Moderator: Bente Mikkelsen, Oslo Science City
Event organizer: LMI (Association of Pharmaceutical Industry in Norway)
09:55–10:00 Break
10:00–11:00 Norway, Nordics, Europe - Research-driven innovation
The need for new solutions in health is enormous, and Norway and the Nordic countries have strong research base in the field. Can we contribute to increased innovation in life sciences and health?
Norwegian policy for the health industry
Photo: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Keynote by
- Cecilie Myrseth, Minister of Trade and Industry
A need for an ambitious strategy for the Life Sciences
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Presentation of the Danish life science strategy towards 2030
Ida Sofie Jensen, CEO LIF Danmark -
An investment perspective on the European competitiveness in the life sciences
Friedemann Janus, SVP, Head of Business Development & Licensing, Co.Lab, Regional and Divestitures, Bayer
Panel discussion: Are we prepared to do what it takes to succeed?
According to a quote attributed to Albert Einstein, the definition of insanity is doing the same over and over again and expecting different results. What do we need to do differently to increase innovation and value creation, and do we have the will to do what is needed?
Photo Stensland: Parliament. Photo: Hauglie: Astrid Waller.
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Sveinung Stensland, Member of the Parliament, Conservative Party
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Mari Sundli Tveit, Chief Executive, The Research Council of Norway
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Svein St?len, Rector, University of Oslo
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H?kon Haugli, CEO of Innovation Norway
- Leif Rune Skymoen, General Manager, LMI
Moderator: Idar Kreutzer, Area Director, NHO
Event organizer: LMI (Association of Pharmaceutical Industry in Norway)
11:00–12:30 Young Talents Inspirational Talks
11:00–11:20 Break
11:20–12:30 Parallel Sessions
Precision Medicine and Diagnostics – Evolving for Future Applications
This session explores current applications and future potential for precision medicine and diagnostics, highlighting recent innovations and advancements.
- Automatically AI Generated Liver and Heart Hologram for Surgical Planning and Guidance
?smund A. Fretland, Consultant, Henrik Brun, Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist and Postdoc Researcher, and Ole Jakob Elle, Professor/Group Leader Oslo University Hospital - Implementing Precision Cancer Medicine into Public Health Care Systems in Europe
Live Fagereng, Project Manager of the EU-project PRIME-ROSE and Coordinator, OUS Centre for Precision Cancer Medicine
- Next-Gen Diagnostics for Next-Gen Therapies in Cancer
?smund Flobak, Associate professor, NTNU and Consultant Oncologist The Cancer Clinic, St. Olav’s Hospital - NeoMedSys – a Platform for Bringing Medical AI to the Clinic for Tomorrow’s Precision Medicine
Atle Bj?rnerud, Professor University of Oslo & Group Leader, Oslo University Hospital - AI Integration in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Advancements in Precision Medicine and Oncology Drug Development
Hege Edvardsen, Medical lead Oncology, GSK Norway and Co-Chair CONNECT Public-Private Partnership
Chair: Kjetil Taskén, Head Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital & Professor University of Oslo
Event organizer: Oslo University Hospital, Oslo Cancer Cluster and SINTEF
Health Data and AI for Sustainable Healthcare
This session emphasizes the transformative potential of AI and data-driven insights in shaping a resilient and sustainable healthcare system.
- Real-World Health Data from Hospitals – Important for Quality and Research
?slaug Helland, Professor, Group leader, Oslo University Hospital - Digital Twins in Healthcare: Freeing Up Time for Patient Care in Hospital Wards
Frode Strisland, Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Digital & and Assoc. Professor, University of Oslo - A Clinical Trial with AI in Early Stage Colorectal Cancer
Andreas Kleppe, Researcher, Oslo University Hospital - Pan-Cancer Tumour Segmentation with Deep Learning
Ole-Johan Skrede, Head Engineer, Oslo University Hospital
Chair: Morten Dalsmo, Executive Vice President, Customers and Market, SINTEF
Event organizer: SINTEF, Norway Health Tech and Oslo University Hospital
Technology outlook
The session will have five presentations covering major opportunities and challenges for the use of AI in the health sector.
- When will a robot treat us instead of a medical doctor?
Jim T?rresen, Professor, University of Oslo - Can a large language model predict the efficacy of a treatment for individual patients
Simen Eide, AI developer and researcher, Schibsted and Kristian Svendsen, Pharmacoepidemiologist, Nordic RWE - The near future of machine learning and how this could impact your health
Alvaro K?hn Luque, Senior Researcher and Valeria Vitelli, Associate Professor, University of Oslo - How AI engineering will be a crucial to succeed with integrating AI models into the large and complex IT systems of the health sector Antonio Martini, Professor, University of Oslo
Chair:
Event organizer: dScience
12:30–13:30 Lunch
13:30–15:00 Afternoon Sessions
Real-World Evidence on Pharmaceuticals– capitalizing on Norwegian health data
- The programme will be updated
- This session will end 16:00
Organizers:
PharmacoEpidemiology and Drug Safety (PharmaSafe) - Department of Pharmacy, UIORealArt convergence environment
Young Talents Network Meetings
You will have the opportunity to meet representatives from companies.
Note that you need to register for Network meetings in order to attend (same registration form).
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Introduction by BioInnovation Institute
Speaker: Bobby Soni, Chief International Officer, BioInnovation Institute, Copehagen
More detalis TBA
Pitching Session
Join when startup companies and innovation projects pitch their business idea.
- Startups and innovation projects will be announced later
Panel:
- Will be announced later
Host: Morten Egeberg, Leader SPARK Norway and Administrative Leader UiO:Life Science
Registration
Sign up for the conference taking place at Meet Ulleval 11 - 12 February.
The programme is subject to changes.