smartHEALTH Annual Forum 2026
Join us for the smartHEALTH Annual Forum 2026, a full-day event bringing together digital health leaders, innovators, researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and entrepreneurs to explore how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are transforming healthcare.
Event Details
What to Expect
The forum features keynote presentations from leading experts, panel discussions exploring AI in healthcare and the European Health Data Space, success stories from smartHEALTH beneficiaries, and networking opportunities connecting Greece’s digital health ecosystem.
Key themes
- Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Health
- European Health Data Space implementation
- Digital transformation in healthcare
- Personalized medicine and precision health
- Support mechanisms for Greek healthcare innovation
Speakers
Anastasia Krithara
Researcher, Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications, National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR) “Demokritos”
Angie Fasoula, PhD
Co-Founder & CSTO, MIMA Technologies
Apostolos Dimitriadis
Business Development and Innovation Manager, FORTH
Constantine A. Stratakis, MD, PhD
Director, Human Genetics & Precision Medicine, IMBB, FORTH & Professor, University of Athens Medical School
Dimitriοs Athanasiou
PCWP Member at European Medicines Agency, Board Member at World Duchenne Organization, Vice Chair at Rare Diseases Greece
Eleni Zarimi
Innovation Manager Health Hub/iED/JOIST, EDIH Health Hub coordinated by iED
Evangelos Markatos
Professor, University of Crete & FORTH
George Dafoulas, MD
Digital Health Policy Analyst, Ministry of Digital Governance
George Dimitriou
Cluster Manager, Hellenic Digital Health Cluster (HDHC)
George Papagiannakis
Co-founder and CEO/CTO, OramaVR SA
George Tziaros
Principal, Risk, Regulatory & Forensic, Deloitte
Helen Latsoudis, M.Sc., Ph.D
Population Genetics and Data Analysis Collaborating Researcher, Information Systems Laboratory, Institute of Computer Sciences-FORTH & Hemopoiesis Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of Crete
Ioanna I. Koukli, Ph.D.
President Hbio, CEO Pharmassist Ltd
Ioanna Michalopoulou
Life Sciences & MedTech Lawyer, Michalopoulou & Associates
Ioannis Gkouzionis, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO, Aisthesis Medical Ltd
Konstantinos Vavekis
Technical Coordinator, PRAXI Network – Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Kostas Marias
Professor, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Dean School of Engineering, Head, Computational BioMedicine Laboratory (CBML), FORTH-ICS
Kyriakos Tolias
Director, National Documentation Centre
Maria Makridaki
Business Development and Innovation Manager, Center for eHealth Application and Services, Institute of Computer Science / Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas
Mihaela Lafont
Project Officer, AI Innovation, European Commission
Michail Klontzas, MD, PhD
Asst. Professor of Radiology, University of Crete
Nektarios Papavasileiou
Manager, 7th Healthcare Region of Crete
Pantelis Natsiavas
Researcher, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH)
Stamatiki Kritas
Cluster Manager, Hellenic Biocluster
Vassilis Charmandaris
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
About smartHEALTH
smartHEALTH is Greece’s flagship European Digital Innovation Hub for Smart Health, providing specialized expertise in precision medicine, cancer research, medical image analysis, and public sector digital transformation. Based in Crete with nodes across Greece, we bridge cutting-edge research with real-world healthcare applications.
Since 2023, smartHEALTH has supported over 120 organizations and earned multiple European Commission Badges of Excellence for outstanding service delivery.
Part of Athens Digital Health Week 2026
The smartHEALTH Annual Forum takes place during Athens Digital Health Week 2026 (February 16-20), a premier European gathering co-organized by IDIKA S.A., the National eHealth Authority of Cyprus, and HL7 Hellas.
The week brings together e-health governance bodies, European projects, healthcare providers, and industry stakeholders to advance digital health implementation across Europe.
Contact
Email: koutsogiannis@praxinetwork.gr
Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of smartHEALTH only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission.
