Programme

Draft programme 

13:00 – 13:15 | Opening

  • Morten Bache, Scientific Director, Data Science & Quantum, Novo Nordisk Foundation
  • Baiba Miltoviča, President of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, European Economic and Social Committee
  • Juliane Marie Neiiendam, Regional Chair of IDA, the Danish Society of Engineers
  • Kenneth Bøgelund Ahrensberg, Senior Global Policy Advisor, Danish Health Data authority

13:15 – 15:00 | Harnessing AI and Big Data: Innovations and Future Directions

Panel 1 Harnessing AI and Big Data for Advancements in Rare Diseases

Moderator: Dumitru Fornea, EESC Member

Speakers:

  • Juliane Marie Neiiendam, EESC rapporteur on "AI, Big Data and Rare Diseases"
  • Marco Marsella, Director for Digital, EU4Health and Health systems modernisation, European Commission, DG SANTE
  • Holm Graessner, Coordinator of the European Reference Network for Rare Neurological Diseases (ERN-RND)
  • Ana Rath, Co-leader of the ERDERA Data Service Hub, INSERM - Orphanet and ERDERA

  • Virginie Bros-Facer, CEO, EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe

    Debate

Panel 2 Harnessing AI and Big Data for Health: Best Practices, Innovations and Future Directions

Moderator: Cecilia Lövkvist, Scientific Manager, Novo Nordisk Foundation

Speakers:

  • Aasa Feragen, Professor, DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark
  • Ole Winther, Professor, University of Copenhagen and DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark
  • Martin Bøgsted, Professor, Aalborg University

  • Theis Lange, Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen

    Debate

15:00 – 16:00 | AI and Quantum: Can Quantum Technologies Help Solving Complex Data Problems?

Moderator: Morten Bache, Scientific Director, Data Science & Quantum, Novo Nordisk Foundation

Speakers:

  • Jeppe G. Manuel, Data Science External Affairs & Intelligence Director, Novo Nordisk A/S
  • Matthias Christandl, Professor and Center Leader, University of Copenhagen

  • Timothy P. Jenkins, Head of Data Science & Associate Professor, Technical University of Denmark

    Discussion

16:00 – 16:15 | Closing

  • Morten Bache, Scientific Director, Data Science & Quantum, Novo Nordisk Foundation
  • Baiba Miltoviča, President of the Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

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