The 2025 HIMSS European Health Conference & Exhibition, set to take place 10-12 June in Paris, will bring together more than 150 leaders and experts from across Europe and globe to share their knowledge and explore the latest advancements in digital health, artificial intelligence and digital transformation. 

Registration is now open to attend HIMSS25 Europe. More than 25 countries will be represented at the biggest digital health conference in the European region. 

Powerful Keynotes to Set the Tone

The conference will launch with an insightful welcome keynote featuring HIMSS President & CEO Hal Wolf, Chair of the HIMSS Board of Directors Elena Sini and Zayna Khayat, visionary applied health futurist, who will deliver a keynote address on societal changes and necessary transformations in healthcare management. Attendees can expect to leave with concrete, actionable takeaways applicable at both policy and healthcare provider levels. 

The closing keynote will bring final reflections from Dr. Michel Poulain, a distinguished longevity expert and emeritus professor from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. His closing remarks will center around longevity findings based on research in the blue zones, rounding out a dynamic lineup of presentations from across the conference’s hundreds of expert speakers.

Exploring AI, Digital Health, and Data-Driven Transformation

Among the hundreds of expert-led sessions at HIMSS25 Europe, attendees will have the opportunity to explore AI, digital health and data-driven healthcare transformation, including:

• Implemented: AI in European Hospitals and Healthcare Regions – featuring Patrik Georgii-Hemming, CMIO, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden, and Xabier Michelena Vegas, Clinical Informatics Lead of the Digital Health Strategy of Catalonia, Sistema de Salut de Catalunya, Spain
• It Starts with Data: Closing the Gap – featuring Ida Tin, Mother of the term Femtech and Co-founder, Clue; Kathrin Folkendt, Founder, Femtech Insider, United Kingdom; and Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha, Founder and President, Vice-president Euresearch, Women’s Brain Foundation, Switzerland
• Imagination on the Loose: VR, Space and Robotics – featuring Arnaude Runge, Engineer for Medical and Aviation Applications, ESA, The Netherlands; Rasu Shrestha, Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation & Commercialization Officer, Advocate Health, Vice Chair, HIMSS Americas Advisory Board and Anca Petre, Founder, Medshake Studio, Creator, Into the Metahealth, France
• Connecting the Dots: Digital Twins, Synthetic Data, and the Needed Infrastructure – featuring Steffen Hess, Head of Health Data Lab, BfArM, Germany and Sharmini Alagaratnam, Director of Healthcare Research DNV, Norway

Bringing Clarity on EHDS 

The legislation for the European Health Data Space entered into force on 26 March, 2025, with high expectations about the future of cross-border data sharing and secondary use of data in Europe. In close collaboration with the French Digital Health delegation at the Ministry of Labour, Health and Solidarity France, the HIMSS programme features a full day track where attendees will hear from representatives of health ministries and eHealth agencies from 10 countries, who will share expectations around implementation of EHDS, what individuals will gain with EHDS and how will vendors collaborate with hospitals to make implementation a success.

Empowering Nurses Through Innovation

HIMSS25 Europe’s preconference programming will include a dedicated Nursing Summit focusing on the transformative power of self-managing nursing teams, the role of nurses as innovators and how AI can enhance nursing practices. Just one of many specialized tracks featuring top-tier speakers, the Nursing Summit will be led by:

• Marjolein Heemels, Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Nursing, Maastricht UMC+, The Netherlands
• Thijs De Blok, CEO, Buurtzorg International, The Netherlands
• Matthew Little, Associate Chief Nurse & Chief Nurse Information Officer (CNIO), Gloucestershire Acute NHS Trust, United Kingdom
• Helle Sørensen, Registered Nurse, Project Manager in Health and Social Care, Östersund Municipality, Sweden

Engaging Sessions with Top Moderators 

In a new approach aimed at making the conference experience more interactive, all 10 conference tracks will have renowned hosts such as Digital Health Thought Leader Gary Monk, HIMSS Changemaker Award Recipient 2023 and WHO Consultant Anca Del Rio, journalist Artur Olesch, Co-Head of the Digital Health Delegation at French Ministry of Labour, Health and Solidarity Héla Ghariani, amongst others.

HIMSS25 Europe will provide access to a wealth of knowledge from a diverse group of experts shaping the future of healthcare, inviting healthcare professionals, policy leaders and technology innovators seeking to drive meaningful transformation in the industry.

With over 150 speakers sharing their expertise across numerous specialized tracks, attendees will gain unparalleled insights into the future of digital health, AI integration and patient-centric care. 

Explore the impressive lineup of speakers at HIMSS25 Europe.