Women’s health is gaining long-overdue global investment, yet significant gaps remain in how systems understand and serve women across their lifespans. This theme will examine how sex- and gender-specific data, national strategies and digital tools are driving more equitable outcomes. These sessions will highlight innovations that transform women’s health from a neglected area into a foundation for systemic progress.

As cyberattacks intensify, protecting patient data and clinical operations has become a defining challenge for modern healthcare. This theme will move beyond headlines to explore real-world breaches, organisational lessons and the human impact of security failures. 

Innovation in healthcare is rarely linear, and progress is often hard-earned through iteration, partnership and persistence. This theme explores what it truly takes to design, implement and scale digital solutions that deliver measurable impact. 

With regulatory requirements tightening and adoption barriers still in place, AI is entering a pivotal moment in European healthcare. This theme will focus on practical, evidence-based examples of AI improving workflow efficiency, staff experience and patient outcomes. Discussions will also cover trust-building, data governance and approaches to deploying AI responsibly and safely.

The European Health Data Space is reshaping how information flows across the continent, bringing new obligations and opportunities for providers and vendors. This theme will examine the pathway to EHDS compliance, including interoperability requirements, certification processes and national implementation considerations. 

Digital maturity depends as much on culture and leadership as on technology. This theme explores how health systems are shifting from aspiration to measurable progress, supported by workforce development, maturity models and value-based approaches. Speakers will share strategies for embedding transformation into everyday practice and sustaining long-term improvement.

Effective leadership in healthcare increasingly requires system-wide thinking, cross-sector coordination and shared accountability. This theme will feature leaders who are shaping collaborative, equitable and data-driven transformation across complex environments. Attendees will gain actionable insights into navigating change while delivering meaningful impact for patients and populations.

Digital tools play a growing role in mental health. This theme will bring a balanced, evidence-focused look at telepsychiatry, virtual support platforms, and the potential harms linked to poorly designed digital experiences. Sessions will explore ethical safeguards, algorithmic considerations and strategies to ensure digital mental health solutions support wellbeing rather than undermine it.

Care delivery is shifting toward homes, neighbourhoods and digitally enabled community settings. This theme will highlight how connected technologies, integrated data and virtual care models are strengthening prevention, continuity and personalised care.