Smart Healthcare and Health System Innovation

Presentation

Health systems worldwide are facing profound structural challenges, including population ageing, the rising burden of chronic diseases, workforce shortages, escalating healthcare costs, and persistent health inequities.

At the same time, rapid advances in artificial intelligence, big data, robotics, and digital innovation are transforming healthcare delivery, health system governance, and public health practice.

There is growing international consensus that the core value of artificial intelligence in healthcare and public health lies not in technology itself, but in its ability to enable people-centred and integrated care pathways within health networks. By connecting hospitals, primary care, community-based services, and home-based care, digital and AI-enabled solutions can:

  • Improve continuity of care
  • Enhance patient and population health experiences
  • Reduce fragmentation
  • Achieve better outcomes with lower overall system costs

 

However, these opportunities also raise critical questions related to governance, ethics, data protection, interoperability, and lifecycle management of AI technologies, all of which are central to current global health policy debates.

Objectives

This event aims to:

  • experiences from China, Europe, and other regions on the application of AI and digital technologies in healthcare and public health

  • Promote future cooperation between academic institutions, health authorities, and international organizations

Speakers

GEISSBUHLER Antoine
Dean
Faculty of Medicine at the University of Geneva
Switzerland
RAY Nicolas
Director of the Institute of Global Health
University of Geneva
Switzerland
Ferrari Beatrice
Director of International Affairs
Canton of Geneva
Switzerland
LOVIS Christian
Director of Division of Medical Information Sciences
Geneva University Hospitals
Switzerland
MICHIELIN Olivier
Head of the Department of Oncology
Geneva University Hospitals
Switzerland
MOLINA Carlos
Director Department of the Stroke Unit
Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona
Spain
FRANGOS Emilia
General Director
Institution Genevoise de Maintien à Domicile
Switzerland
KEISER Olivia
Professor at Institute of Global Health
University of Geneva
Switzerland
LUO Li
Dean of the School of Public Health
Fudan University
China
GU Jianying
President
Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University
China
CHEN Xin
Director
Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention
China
ZHU Chouwen
Director
Shanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center Shanghai Tech University
China
JIANG Hua
President
The Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University
China
NING Zhen
Deputy Director
Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention
China
TAO Rong
Vice-President
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
China
XU Yanyi
Assistant Dean
School of Public Health, Fudan University
China
SUN Xiaorong
Chairman
Wuhan Landing Intelligent Medical Co. Ltd
China
ABDULCADIR Jasmine
Professor at the Division of Gynecology
Geneva University Hospitals
Switzerland
ZHAO Li
Professor at the West CHina School of Public Health
Sichuan University
China
WANG Zhuoyao
Deputy Director
Shanghai Health Cloud
China

Agenda

14.00 Opening remarks and keynote presentations
15.00 Thematic sessions: AI, health systems, and public health
16.00 Coffee Break
16.30 Panel of discussion: From technological innovation to people-centred and sustainable impacts
17.00 Conclusions and outlook
17.30 Coctail and Networking

Registration is free but mandatory
Register on our partner Medi-Bridges Eurasia’s website

Organizers

Geneva Health Forum at the World Health Assemby 2026

About the Geneva Health Forum

Established in 2006 by the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the Geneva Health Forum (GHF) is a Swiss not-for-profit initiative that brings together a diverse range of stakeholders to discuss and address global health challenges.

The GHF plays a pivotal role in the global health landscape, as a neutral and inclusive platform, fostering dialogue and collaboration among key players in the field, including policymakers, representatives from academia, civil society, and the private sector.

Its core mission is to facilitate constructive dialogue among these global health actors, which, in turn, contributes to the improvement of health policies and access to care worldwide. The Geneva Health Forum proudly collaborates with some of the most prominent international organizations based in Geneva.