Main sessions on April 23rd and 24th 2026
Join this dedicated programme on medical data exploring how regulatory developments are shaping the use, governance, and sharing of health and medical data in Europe and beyond. Particular attention will be given to frameworks supporting secondary use of health and medical data, international data transfers for research, and the role of emerging technologies such as AI in healthcare.
The Privacy Symposium is particularly honored to welcome the Ministers of Health of Greece and Romania, alongside senior representatives from regulatory authorities, academia, and industry.
Objectives
- Support privacy-compliant secondary use of data for medical research
- Facilitate multistakeholder dialogue on medical data access with regulators, researchers, healthcare professionals, industry, and civil society
- Examine regulatory frameworks governing the use/sharing of health and medical data
- Enable reliable international data transfers and cooperation for medical research
- Identify approaches for securing sensitive medical data/ensuring lawful processing
Planned Sessions
Thursday 23 April, 2026
- Opening and Welcome Remarks: Medical & Health Data
- Panel Discussion on International Cooperation for Medical Research Access to Data
- EHDS and GDPR Omnibus impact on Health and Medical Data
- Medical Device Regulation revision, Biotech Act and Pharma Package Impact in Practice
- Enabling AI in Medical Research and Healthcare: Opportunities, Barriers, and Solutions
- International Health Data Transfers: Unlocking International Medical Ressearch?
- Building Trust and Accountability with Patients in Medical Research and Data Sharing
Friday 24 April, 2026
- Medical Digital Twins and Synthetic Data: Potential and Regulatory Requirements
- Pseudonymization versus Anonymization: Regulatory Shift for Medical Research
- Simplifying Consent and Secondary Use of Data in Practice
- Panel Discussion on Addressing European Medical Research Needs and Challenges
- Handling Genomic Data and Biobanks in Practice List Item
Why Join
- Discover the latest and upcoming developments impacting health and medical data
- Engage in constructive dialogue with regulators and other stakeholders
- Access good practices and innovative solutions for using medical data
- Share your ideas and solutions
- Learn from policymakers, regulators, researchers, and industry leaders working at the forefront of health data innovation.
