The second edition of Healthcare Week Luxembourg (HWL) is taking place on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 October 2024 at Luxexpo The Box in Luxembourg-Kirchberg; the programme of the two-day event has just been announced.
This exhibition, designed as a cross-border and European platform for exchange, intends to tackle the challenges and issues facing the sector with a richer and more varied programme this year. It is primarily aimed at professionals from the healthcare, research and technological innovation, education and economic sectors, as well as representatives of state, professional and social institutions, and it expects more than the 2,500 participants who attended the 2023 event.
This year, it explores the theme of "The future of health: added value for all".
HWL aims to develop cooperation between players in the sector in the Greater Region (Luxembourg and neighbours France, Germany and Belgium). As an incubator for ideas, partnerships and innovation, the event aims to help shape a stronger and more resilient healthcare ecosystem, provide a model for Europe and attract the attention of leading European healthcare professionals, companies, investors and startups.
Registration for the event is now open at https://www.hwl.lu/hwl/.
Programme
Tuesday 1 Oct 2024
Morning topic: Shifting the Healthcare Ecosystem Towards Personalized Medicine
09:00 - 10:30: Session 1 (Welcome & Keynote Speeches by the FHL President, Minister of Health, Luxembourg city mayor and others)
11:00 - 12:30: Session 2 (Evolving the healthcare ecosystem towards personalized medicine: keynote & round-table)
12:30 - 13:30: Lunch break
Afternoon topic: Technology and AI to innovate and Create value
13:30 - 15:00: Session 3 (How Technology Enables Us to Innovate and Create Value: Speeches by the Minister of the Economy and others; round-table)
15:30 - 17:00: Session 4 (AI in Health: The New Eldorado for Value Creation?: Speeches and round-table)
Wednesday 2 October
Morning topic: Towards Systemic Health Integration: Governance Challenges and Strategies
09:00 - 10:30: Session 5 (Integration healthcare: What benefits for citizens? Speeches & round-table)
11:00 - 12:30: Session 6 (The Patient at the Heart of the Integrated Health System: Roles and Perspectives; Speeches & round-table)
12:30 - 13:30: Lunch break
Afternoon topic: Health Education and Research in the Greater Region: Our Challenges and Perspectives for the Future
13:30 - 15:00: Session 7 (Teaching Healthcare Professions: What Collaborations to Consider in Our Cross-Border Regions?: Speeches by the minister of Higher Education and Research and others, and round-table)
15:30 - 17:00: Session 8 (Research and Innovation in Health: Towards a Cross-Border Vision!: Speeches and round-table)
