Thursday, 12 February 2026 | 10:00 - 12:00
2026 Healthcare Working Group
- CEF Digital
- 5G for Smart Communities
- Healthcare
Building on the recommendations presented at the 5G Community Conference the session will explore healthcare project blueprints and sustainable business plans beyond CEF funding by focusing on innovative healthcare use cases enabled by advanced connectivity and will feature keynote contributions addressing immersive technologies, their application in clinical care and education, and digital-twin projects.
Agenda
10:00 - 10:05
Welcome
Ioannis Patsouras, WINGS ICT Solutions
10:05 - 10:10 Keynote speech: The pioneering "smart hospital” project at the Bordeaux University Hospital
Christophe Fouille, Head of Industrial 5G, Bouygues Telecom
10:10- 10:15 Keynote speech: Powering the Future of Healthcare Through Connectivity
Yujia Gao, Assistant Group Chief Technology Officer, National University Health System
10:15 - 10:20 Keynote speech: Surgical Collaboration in the Age of Spatial Computing and 5G
Rajeshwari Kanesin, APAC Business Development Lead | Healthcare | 4G/5G Apoqlar
10:20 - 10:25 Keynote speech: The present and future of women’s health in Europe: the transformative role of 5G and connectivity
Marija Butkovic, Founder and CEO, Women of Wearables
10:20- 11:50
Open discussion: Healthcare digital innovations, challenges and next steps
Ioannis Patsouras, Senior Solutions Architect, WINGS ICT Solutions
Fredrik Engströmer, Head of Innovation, Region Stockholm
Katharina Hrom, Data & AI Go-to-Market Manager, NTT Luxembourg - 5G Connected Hospitals
Janet Zaharieva, Chief Advisor to the MB, VIVACOM- 5GEDGE4HEALTH
Timm Weber, Deputy Head Executive Department for medical IT-Systems and digitalisation, Frankfurt University Hospital
Mats Nordenback, Coordinator/Project manager, Region Västerbotten - 5G-AHTII
11:50 - 12:00
Closing Remarks
Please see here all Call 1-4 CEF Digital Healthcare projects.
10 speakers
Deputy Head Executive Department for medical IT-Systems and digitalization
University Hospital Frankfurt