Estonia-Finland alliance: “Leading AI-driven HealthTech regulatory solutions”
We invite you to an engaging collaboration event focused on cross-border innovation in healthcare, hosted in collaboration with the Finnish Embassy in Estonia, Enterprise Estonia, HealthTech Finland, Business Helsinki, and Helsinki Health Incubator.
Date: February 4, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Format: Hybrid event at Embassy of Finland in Tallinn (Kohtu tn 4)
This event is designed to foster partnerships between Estonian and Finnish companies and organisations, encourage knowledge exchange, and explore best practices for advancing healthcare innovation.
Key topics:
- Best practices and challenges of navigating the MDR process
- Implementing the AI Act – Providing frameworks for Finnish-Estonian hospitals
- National AI strategies in healthcare
Event moderator: Sandra Liede, (Senior Legal Specialist at Healthtech Finland)
Päevakava
12.30 – 13.00 Gathering, coffee
13.00 – 13.05 Opening words
Mr Vesa Vasara, the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Estonia
13.05 – 13.25 “Finnish health sector AI ecosystem and government funding decisions for AI solutions”
Jukka Lähesmaa, Consulting Officer at Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
13.25 – 13.40 “Opportunities of AI in healthcare”
Rain Laane, Head of Estonian Health Insurance Fund
13.40 – 14.00 “AI implementation framework and plan”
Mikko Rotonen, Project Director at Helsinki University Hospital
14.00 – 14.20 “Building of new innovative Viljandi Hospital – patient centric approach”
MD Mart Kull, Chief Medical Officer and a member of the Executive Board of Viljandi General Hospital Foundation
14.20 – 14.45 “MDR best practices and process”
Seppo Vahasalo, MDR Notified Body Manager at SGS Fimko
14.45 – 15.45 Networking break/lunch
15.45 – 16.00 Best practices example: Estonian company
16.00 – 16.15 Best practices example: Finnish company
16.15 – 16.45 Panel discussion “Are Sandboxes the Key to Bridging Regulation and Innovation in Healthcare?”
Moderator: Sandra Liede, (Senior Legal Specialist at Healthtech Finland)
Estonian SME/corp company (tbc)
Finnish SME/corp company (tbc)
Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia, Jaanika Merilo
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland, Jukka Lähesmaa
16:45 – 17:30 Networking
