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In collaboration with the World Economic Forum, HLTH Europe established the Health Transformation Summit to lay the groundwork for transformative action. Building on the success of the inaugural event in 2024, the next edition of the exclusive Summit takes place at HLTH Europe 2025. It convenes 200 of the most influential policymakers and executives shaping the future of healthcare from Ministries of Health, government agencies, regulatory bodies, multinational organisations, leading healthcare providers and select private sector organisations
The Health Transformation Summit at HLTH Europe serves as a nexus for those at the forefront of creating and influencing healthcare policy globally. Over two half days the Health Transformation Summit encourages candid and genuine conversations that have the potential to catalyse meaningful change for improving health outcomes.
Who attends the Summit?
Policy makers and regulators
We unite leading policy makers, government officials and regulators at the state, federal, and multinational levels, from Europe and further afield. They come together to share their invaluable insights and best practices, and learn from one another. 2025 attendees include senior representatives from 30 Ministries of Health, including 7 Ministers, NICE, the European Medicines Agency, the Swedish eHealth Agency, gematik, ANAP (French Agency for Care Performance).
Multinational organisations
The Summit unites leading representatives from key multinational organisations. Their presence adds a global perspective to the discussions, enabling a comprehensive approach to healthcare transformation. 2025 attendees include senior representatives from the European Commission, including DG Sante, the World Economic Forum and the OECD.
Healthcare providers
C-level executives from leading global healthcare providers bring invaluable insights into patient care, innovative service delivery models, and the real-world challenges of implementing transformative solutions to the Summit. 2025 attendees include C-level executives from leading European providers including Karolinska University Hospital, Charite Berlin and Guys and St Thomas' Hospital.
Private sector
Private sector executives from pharma, healthtech, professional services and investors join the Summit to round off this exclusive group, ensuring meaningful public <> private sector dialogue and partnership to driving healthcare transformation globally. 2025 attendees include senior representatives from BCG, Philips, BUPA, Google, Takeda and Siemens Healthineers.
Learn from global experts on critical topics like:
AI in healthcare
Data sharing
Healthcare transformation
Policy and regulation
Attendees also have the opportunity to attend the invitation-only Summit dinner on the Monday evening, generously sponsored by BCG and Philips, for deeper conversation and networking in an intimate and exclusive setting
Agenda:
Health Transformation Summit speakers include:
Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health
Republic of Maldives
Adonis Georgiadis
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health
Greece
Aurimas Pečkauskas
Former Minister
LUHS Hospital Kaunas Clinics
Lithunia
Ben Horner
Managing Director & Partner
BCG
United Kingdom
Bianca Rouwenhorst
Director of Health Information Policy and Chief Information officer
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports
The Netherlands
Britta Wallgren
Country President
Capio
Sweden
Christophe Pedroletti
CEO
Karolinska University
Sweden
Douglas Tendai Mombeshora
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health & Childcare
Zimbabwe
Florian Fuhrmann
Chairman of the Executive Board
gematik
Germany
Francesca Colombo
Head of Health Division
OECD
France
Fulvia Raffaelli
Head of Unit 'Digital Health'
European Commission
European Union
Heyo K. Kroemer
CEO
Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Germany
Jaleela bint AlSayed Jawad Hasan
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health Bahrain
Bahrain
Jennifer Clawson
Partner & Director
BCG
Spain
Karen Oldfield
Interim CEO
Nova Scotia
Canada
Kevin Bernard
Minister of Health & Wellness
Ministry of Health & Wellness
Belize
Lina Behrens
Head of Strategy & Content
HLTH Europe
Germany
Louisa Stüwe
Project Director
French Ministry of Health
France
Nick Schneider
Head Division 511 New Technologies & Data Use
Federal Ministry of Health
Germany
Rita Sá Machado
Director-General of Health
DGS, Ministry of Health
Portugal
Sam Roberts
CEO
NICE
UK
Sandra Gallina
Director General
DG Sante (European Commission)
EU
Teodoro J. Herbosa
Secretary of Health
Department of Health
Republic of the Philippines
Ximena Aguilera
Minister of Health
Ministry of Health Chile
Chile
“Thank you very much for this great opportunity to attend the Health Transformation Summit and HLTH Europe. I had a great time and enriched my contact list with some very inspiring people and possible future endeavours.”
- Aurimas Pečkauskas, Minister of Health, Ministry of Health, Lithuania
“The whole team found the conference an enriching and illuminating event.”
- Dr Daphne Khoo, Deputy Director-General of Health ACE,
Ministry of Health, Singapore
“The event is a magnificent opportunity to network with ministries and public health officials from different countries, and to share learnings and best practices to transform the healthcare system through care innovation, AI, and value-based models.”
- Joan Grasas-Leon, Innovation and Tech Transfer Officer,
Institut Català de la Salut, Department of Health,
Government of Catalonia
“Congratulations for this excellent meeting. Very well organized with a good balance between the themes, speakers, countries.”
- Robert Sigal, CEO, American Hospital of Paris
“The Health Transformation Summit provided an important platform to discuss the many critical gaps in modern healthcare, which require transformation in health delivery focused on maximising value to patients.”
- Eyal Zimlichman, Chief Transformation & Chief Innovation Officer, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
“Thank you for putting this great event together… the level of speakers and networking opportunities was really impressive. Day 1 stands out as one of my absolute best conference days ever.”
- Christian Hardahl, EMEA Healthcare Industry Leader, SAS
“The event was truly phenomenal, and I am eagerly looking forward to next year's gathering.”
- Michiel Winter, Cardiologist / Head of Board of Directors, Amsterdam UMC / Cardiologie Centra NL
“I want to reiterate my sincere gratitude the HLTH team for your exceptional work organizing, facilitating, and hosting the entire Europe forum. The whole event was exceptional, particularly because you invited like-minded intellects with the same goal- to serve people with dignity and advance healthcare. Thank you! I trust the work ahead will be successful, thanks to your instrumental voice for advancing health-care worldwide.”
- Jilma Meneses, Secretary of Health, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
“The knowledge sharing and networking opportunities were truly beyond expectations. The well organized sessions, well versed speakers and panelists were truly engaging. It was interesting to learn about common health system challenges and garner new insights into how to tackle them based on shared country experiences. The focus on digitization and AI in health, was timely".
- Dr Pearl McMillan, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness, The Bahamas