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Get ready for the IHE-Europe Experience Days 2026! This 1.5-day event runs in parallel with the IHE-Europe Connectathon Week, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and healthcare experts to showcase and discuss the most pressing topics in the interoperability and digital health landscape.
-When: March 25 – 26, 2026
-Where: The EGG Brussels (Rue Bara 175, 1070 Brussels, Belgium)
-Theme: Reaching the EHDS together: community, interoperability, and AI as enablers
The Experience Days are designed as a high-value forum for the entire digital health community, going beyond the technical testing of the Connectathon to focus on strategic implementation and adoption.
Registration for the IHE-Europe Experience Days is open. Register here with the Early Bird discount now available: EARLYBIRD26
For more information, check out the agenda or contact us for any question or doubt.
Experience Day 1: 25 March 2026
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| 8:30 | Welcome Coffee | |||
| 9:00 |
Welcome Speech by IHE-Europe Co-Chairs
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Janos Vincze, IHE-Europe Vendor co-chair, Jan Hulek, IHE-Europe User co-chair
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| 9:30 |
Keynote: Belgian eHealth roadmap towards the EHDS & Belgian Integrated Health Record (BIHR) towards integrated care
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Frank Robben, ICT reuse and Smals CEO, founder eHealth platform
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| 10:00 |
AI in digital health: The Role in Radiology and in Pathology
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| 11:30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 12:00 |
National imaging infrastructures cases in the light of EHDS Real-world use cases and feedback from several EU countries, showcasing imaging implementations aligned with current Xt-EHR developments |
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| 13:00 | Lunch | |||
| 14:00 |
Keynote Speech: World Health Organisation (WHO) |
Dr. David Novillo Ortiz, Head of Data, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health at World Health Organization
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| 14:30 |
Terminology as the backbone of the EHDS: Global standards in action |
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| 15:15 | Coffee Break | |||
| 15:45 |
IHE's support for EHDS implementation An overview of IHE’s current initiatives uniting the interoperability community to deliver implementable and testable EHDS specifications An invitation to engage, contribute, and help shape the next steps of EHDS implementation |
 
EURIDICE: Bas van den Heuvel and Marc Kammerer, co-facilitators or EURIDICE Working Groups IHE PRISM: Aaron Goldmuntz, Managing Director of IHE International IHE testing environment and events: Alexander Berler, Strategic Business Development Director at IHE Catalyst |
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| 16:30 | VIP Tour | |||
| 17:00 |
Formal Networking |
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| 18:30 |
End of day 1: Networking Dinner |
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Experience Day 2: 26 March 2026 (morning only)
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| 9:00 |
Morning energizer
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| 9:30 |
Keynote Speech: European Commission
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Fulvia Raffaelli, Head of Digital Health unit at European Commission
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| 10:00 |
Primary use of EHDS: readiness and discussion An overview of the latest Xt-EHR developments, insights into upcoming evolutions, and an opportunity to directly engage with experts and ask your questions |
Professor Christos Schizas, Xt-EHR Coordinator Andreas Neocleous, Xt-EHR Coordination Team and Vanja Pajic, Xt-EHR WP5 leader |
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| 10:45 | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:15 |
Secondary use of EHDS: readiness and discussion An overview of the latest TEHDAS 2 and Quantum Project developments, insights into upcoming evolutions, and an opportunity to directly engage with experts and ask your questions |
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| 12:00 |
National roadmaps towards EHDS |
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| 13:00 |
End of day 2 |
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| 13:30 | Optional: Secondary use Workshop (registration will open soon) | |||
Prices and discounts:
| Tickets | Price | Content | |
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| Dinner | 40 €* | Networking dinner on Wednesday evening (no specific dress code) | |
| Basic Price | 460 €* | One-and-a-half-day conference, including lunch and coffee breaks. | |
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Early Bird AVAILABLE NOW |
300 €* |
One-and-a-half-day conference, including lunch and coffee breaks. Code: EARLYBIRD26 |
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| IHE members and vendors | 350 €* |
For members of the IHE-Europe Steering Committee and vendor companies registered for the Connectathon Floor. Please request your discount code here. |
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| Public entities | 140 €* |
For public hospitals, academic institutions, and non-industry ESR members. Please request your discount code here. |
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| Events | 370 €* | For participants registered in another event during the same week. Please request your discount code here. | |
* those prices include 21% Belgian VAT
Dinner (wednesday evening) : 40 €
Join us on Wednesday night for a relaxed networking moment. It’s a good opportunity to meet other participants and continue the discussions of the day over drinks and finger food.
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