International
academic faculty.
Invited faculty are confirmed progressively. New names are added throughout the season as invitations are formally accepted; the programme is not yet final.
Confirmed faculty to date
Omar Tujjar
Consultant Anaesthesiologist; Honorary Secretary of the Medical Board
Chairman, ISMAI
National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, Dublin, Ireland
Consultant anaesthesiologist combining hospital medical leadership with responsible, patient-centred medical AI governance.
- Clinical AI
- Governance
- Implementation
Edward H. Shortliffe
Chair Emeritus and Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Invited faculty
Columbia University, New York, USA
Physician–computer scientist and pioneer of biomedical informatics; creator of MYCIN and former AMIA President and CEO.
- Medical Informatics
- Clinical AI
Vimla L. Patel
Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Invited faculty
Columbia University, New York, USA
Cognitive scientist whose work established the cognitive foundations of medical reasoning, clinical decision-making and cognitive informatics.
- Medical Informatics
- Clinical AI
- Education
Victor Maojo
Full Professor of Artificial Intelligence; Director, Biomedical Informatics Group (GIB)
Invited faculty
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Physician and computer scientist leading work in biomedical informatics, AI in medicine, ontologies and nanoinformatics.
- Medical Informatics
- Clinical AI
Nabil Zary
Professor of Medical Education; Senior Director, Institute for Excellence in Health Professions Education
Invited faculty
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Medical-education leader working on serious games, extended reality, AI and learning analytics for the healthcare workforce.
- Education
- Clinical AI
Ewout W. Steyerberg
Full Professor; Medical-scientific Division Manager, Julius Center
Invited faculty
University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Biostatistician leading clinical prediction research and machine-learning methods at the Julius Center, UMC Utrecht.
- Medical Informatics
- Patient Safety
- Clinical AI
Niels Peek
Professor of Data Science and Healthcare Improvement
Invited faculty
THIS Institute, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Data-science and healthcare-improvement researcher working on prediction models, decision support and improvement interventions.
- Medical Informatics
- Implementation
- Clinical AI
Giovanni Sartor
Full Professor of Philosophy of Law, Department of Legal Studies
Invited faculty
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Philosopher of law working on AI and law, legal informatics, digital regulation and the EU AI Act.
- Law
- Ethics
- Regulation
- Philosophy
Giovanni Rubeis
Professor of Health Care Ethics; Head, Health Care Ethics Division, Institute of Moral Theology
Invited faculty
University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Philosopher and medical ethicist working on the ethics of digital health, medical AI, data ethics and digital mental health.
- Ethics
- Philosophy
- Clinical AI
Laure Wynants
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Invited faculty
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Epidemiologist working on the reliability, uncertainty and clinical usefulness of predictive AI in healthcare.
- Clinical AI
- Patient Safety
- Medical Informatics
Kerstin Denecke
Professor of Medical Informatics; Co-Lead, Institute for Patient-centred Digital Health and Centre Health Technologies
Invited faculty
Bern University of Applied Sciences, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Professor of Medical Informatics working on NLP, conversational interfaces and participatory digital health.
- Medical Informatics
- Implementation
Iain Buchan
Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Innovation; W.H. Duncan Chair of Public Health Systems
Invited faculty
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Public health physician and data scientist advancing preventive healthcare AI, learning health systems and civic data partnerships.
- Clinical AI
- Medical Informatics
- Implementation
Jeffry Hogg
Honorary Clinical Research Associate; Programme Lead, MSc AI Implementation (Healthcare)
Invited faculty
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Clinician scientist working on responsible implementation, governance and education for AI in healthcare.
- Implementation
- Clinical AI
- Governance
Colin G. Walsh
Associate Professor, Departments of Biomedical Informatics, Medicine and Psychiatry
Invited faculty
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
Practising internist and clinical informatician developing predictive decision support and algorithmovigilance for healthcare AI.
- Clinical AI
- Medical Informatics
- Implementation
Stefan Lorenz Sorgner
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department of History and Humanities
Invited faculty
John Cabot University, Rome, Italy
Philosopher working on transhumanism, posthumanism and the ethical implications of AI, biotechnology and human enhancement.
- Philosophy
- Ethics
- Clinical AI
Francesco Venneri
Responsabile GRC (Head/Responsible Officer), Centre for Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety
Panellist
Tuscany Region, Florence, Italy
Clinical risk leader at the Tuscany regional patient-safety centre, a WHO Collaborating Centre since 2016.
- Patient Safety
- Governance
- Implementation
Francesca Toppetti
Partner, Legal
Panellist
Unistudio & Gambino Legal and Tax Advisors, Rome, Italy
Lawyer specialising in civil and healthcare liability, medical malpractice and AI in healthcare.
- Law
- Patient Safety
- Ethics
Paolo Silvano
Senior Advisor and permanent guest to the Board
Panellist
Relyens, France
Healthcare executive focused on hospital strategy, operational transformation, governance, risk management and resilience.
- Governance
- Implementation
- Patient Safety
Elena Giovanna Bignami
Full Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Division, Department of Medicine and Surgery
Panellist
University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Anaesthesiologist and academic leader working on perioperative and critical-care AI, telemedicine and wearable monitoring.
- Clinical AI
- Patient Safety
- Implementation
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