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Upcoming events

17-20

Sept. 2025

Digital Citizenship for Health Innovation Space

Location:

Ashoka University Campus, New Delhi, India.

Organizers:

DTH-Lab, Koita Centre for Digital Health at Ashoka University, Youth Ownership of Digital Health (YO.DH), and the Ashoka Health Research Club (AHRC)

13

Oct. 2025

WHS: VIP Breakfast "Towards Connected Digital Markets for Global Health: Emerging Approaches in Africa and Europe"

Location:

InterContinental @ World Health Summit, Elisabeth Blackwell Salon (Invite Only)
9:00 -10.30 am (90min)

Speaker:

Ilona Kickbusch, Director DTH-Lab.
Magdalena Eitenberger, University of Vienna / DTH-Lab
Nicole Spieker, CEO PharmAccess
Riccardo Lampariello, CEO of D Tree
Carolina Batista, MD, Baraka Impact and more.

Organizers:

Charite, GIZ, with co-hosts DTH-Lab & gdhub

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Theme: Aligning Public-Private Innovation and Interoperable Systems: Driving Inclusive, Sustainable HealthTech Solutions for Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa

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13

Oct. 2025

ABCHealth CEO Roundtable Session holding on the margins of the Africa HealthTech Summit

Location:

Venue: Room AD 10, Kigali Convention Centre
Time: 2:00pm - 3:15pm CAT

Speaker:

Co-Chair - Njide Ndili, Founding Member DTH-Lab.

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Theme: Aligning Public-Private Innovation and Interoperable Systems: Driving Inclusive, Sustainable HealthTech Solutions for Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa

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14

Oct. 2025

World Health Summit Side Meeting: Building Healthier Digital Futures with information integrity

Location:

Hybrid Conference, InterContinental Berlin Budapester Straße 2 10787 Berlin, Germany.

Speakers:

Dr Hans Kluge, WHO EURO Regional Director
Cathryn Clüver-Ashbrook, Executive Vice President/Senior Advisor, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Prof. Ilona Kickbusch, DTH-Lab Director
Dr. Scott Ratzan, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives
Co-Chair, Nature Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All Ben Johnson, Chief Editor, Nature Health
Dr. Helena Frielingsdorf, Public Health Agency of Sweden
Vismita Gupta-Smith, Health Information Integrity, WHO

Dr Hans Kluge, WHO EURO Regional Director
Dr. Brigitte Mohn, Chairwoman, Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, WHO Euro Director of the Division of Country Health Policies and Systems
Prof. Ilona Kickbusch, DTH-Lab Director
Dr. Scott Ratzan, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives
Co-Chair, Nature Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All Ben Johnson, Chief Editor, Nature Health
Dr. Helena Frielingsdorf, Public Health Agency of Sweden

Organizers:

Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) hosted by Bertelsmann Stiftung

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Topic: Building Healthier Digital Futures with Information Integrity
Time: 9:00 -10:30

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Past events

3

Oct. 2025

European Health Forum Gastein

Location:

Hybrid Conference, Bad Hofgastein, Austria

Speakers:

Ilona Kickbusch, Director, DTH-Lab
Kadri Soova, Director, Mental Health Europe
Götz Gottschalk, Head of Health, YouTube (Google) Germany

Organizers:

Cătălina Popoviciu, PhD candidate and Co-Founder, University of Bucharest and Let's CEE!

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Session 25: Share the space – Digital determinants, youth participation, and responsible governance

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3

Oct. 2025

European Health Forum Gastein: Data Solidarity Breakfast Side Meeting

Location:

Hotel Sendlhofer´s, Pyrkerstraße 34, 5630 Bad Hofgastein, Austria

Organizers:

DTH-Lab & Data Solidarity team, University of Vienna

Speakers:

Barbara Prainsack & Magdalena Eitenberger

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1

Oct. 2025

Responsible AI in Healthcare

Location:

Virtual

Keynote Speaker:

DTH-Lab Director Ilona Kickbusch

organizers:

Koita Centre for Digital Health, Ashoka University, and WHO-SEARO

Topic: Equitable Data Procurement & Governance

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19

Sept. 2025

Planet Youth National Meeting

Location:

Vilnius, Lithuania

Keynote Speaker:

DTH-Lab Director Ilona Kickbusch

15-16

Sept. 2025

DTH-Lab Regional Youth Champions Annual Meeting

Location:

Ashoka University Campus, New Delhi, India.

13-16

August 2025

4th Nigeria Conference on Adolescent and Youth Health

Location:

Obi-Wali International Conference Centre - Along Airforce - Eliozu Road, PortHarcourt

Organized by:

Society for Adolescent and Young People's Health in Nigeria (SAYPHINN)

Presenter:

DTH-Lab Research Fellow Alumni, Racheal Ogundipe

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Theme: The Evolving Adolescent and Youth in a Digital Age: Building Resilient Young People in a Changing World
Presentation Topic: Digital Citizenship for Health: Enhancing Digital, Health, and Civic Literacy for Young People

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12

August 2025

Inside the Lab: Celebrating RYCs & Youth Innovation on International Youth Day 2025

Location:

Virtual

Speakers:

Charlotte Thibault - DTH-Lab RYC - Europe and Northern America
Salman Khan - DTH-Lab RYC - Central and Southern Asia
Eunice Kilonzo - Manager, Media Relations and Strategic Communications at Gavi (Alumna)
Sohayla Eldeeb - DTH-Lab RYC - Europe and Northern America
Alfredo Lorenzo Sablay - DTH-Lab RYC - Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Tamoy Campbell - DTH-Lab RYC - Latin America and the Caribbean
Dr. Brian Li Han Wong - Independent Global Health Consultant - (Alumnus)
Maria Inês Francisco Viva - Science Diplomacy Advisor at PARSUK ( Alumna)

Moderators:

Imane Lakbachi, Youth Policy Officer and DTH-Lab Focal Point to the WHO Youth Council
Enow Awah Georges Stevens, DTH-Lab Youth Engagement Officer, Cameroon

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Panel discussion on “Tackling the PEARLS of Digital Public Health
Presentation: Digital Technologies and Youth Health – Insights from a Comprehensive Scoping Review

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24-26

July 2025

10th International Digital Public Health Conference

Location:

Madeira, Portugal

Speaker:

DTH-Lab Research & Policy Coordinator, Louise Holly
DTH-Lab Research Fellow, Preetika Banerjee

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Panel discussion on “Tackling the PEARLS of Digital Public Health
Presentation: Digital Technologies and Youth Health – Insights from a Comprehensive Scoping Review

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24

July 2025

Digital Health Technologies Promoting Health and Development

Location:

Virtual

Organizers:

Accenture, DTH-Lab and the WHO Working For Health GHWN Youth Hub

Speaker:

Alfredo Lorenzo Sablay, Regional Youth Champion Eastern and South-Eastern Asia.

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Panel discussion on “Tackling the PEARLS of Digital Public Health
Presentation: Digital Technologies and Youth Health – Insights from a Comprehensive Scoping Review

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23

July 2025

The Algorithm Will See You Now? Deliberating the Future of Youth Mental Health and Digital Healthcare

Location:

Virtual

Speakers:

Maryam Sherif, RYC Northern Africa & Western Asia

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Topic: Digital First Health Systems: Key Recommendations from Youth at the Regional and Country Levels

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18

July 2025

2nd Global Convening of the Global Initiative on Digital Health

Location:

Virtual

Speakers:

Tobias Silberzahn, DTH-Lab, Germany
Lucía Pérez Gómez, IFMSA, Spain
Yifan Zhou, IPSF & DTH-Lab RYC Alumni, Canada/Netherlands
Katherine Feng, YOUNGO, Australia
Nojus Saad, DTH-Lab RYC Alumni, Iraq

Moderator:

Enow Awah Georges Stevens, DTH-Lab Youth Engagement Officer, Cameroon

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Topic: Digital First Health Systems: Key Recommendations from Youth at the Regional and Country Levels

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26-27

June 2025

5th Africa Digital Health Summit

Location:

Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria

Presenters:

DTH-Lab Research Fellows, Helen Adesoba & Esther Opone

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Theme: Strengthening Health Systems through Digital Innovation, Data and AI

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26-27

June 2025

DTH-Lab Panel Session at 5th Africa Digital Health Summit

Location:

Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Moderator:

Tomiwa Akinsanya, Project & Events Coordinator, DTH-Lab

Speaker:

Dr Rapheal Akangbe, Assistant Director, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Data Protection Officer

Speaker:

Esther Opone, Research Fellow, DTH-Lab

Speaker:

Helen Adesoba, Research Fellow, DTH-Lab

Speaker:

Lana Promise, First Lagos State Youth Ambassador (2024 DTH-Lab DFHS Workshop Participant)

Speaker:

Hilda Okafor, Product Designer & UX Strategist, Healthscape UX.

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Topic: Improving Health Outcomes for African Youth: The impact of the digital transformations for health & vital role of private sector and governance considerations.

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21

June 2025

Advancing Public Health in Africa: Strategies for Impact

Location:

Virtual

Organizer:

International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA)

Speakers:

DTH-Lab Youth Engagement Officer, Enow Awah Georges Stevens

Theme: Building a New Era Shaping Public Health in Africa

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10

June 2025

UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education Global Community Health Annual Workshop

Location:

Virtual

Keynote Address:

DTH-Lab Director, Prof. Ilona Kickbusch

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Theme: ‘Building healthy, fair and climate-smart communities: addressing commercial determinants of health’.

3

June 2025

ABCHealth Digital Health & AI Conference

Location:

WHX Lagos, Main room (Show Floor) - Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Session Chair:

DTH-Lab Founding Member, Njide Ndili

Panel Discussion: Strategic Regulatory Pathways for Digital Health Innovation: Data Governance, AI Integration, and Compliance in African Healthcare Markets

27-28

May 2025

Digital Citizenship Education Forum

Location:

Strasbourg, France

Speaker:

Youth Engagement Coordinator, Whitney Gray

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Forum Session I: Promoting active participation: youth-led initiatives in practicing digital citizenship & Launch of youth-authored statement, Digital citizenship for health: Perspectives from young people.

22

May 2025

2nd Edition: Geneva Digital Health Day

Location:

Geneva, Switzerland - Virtual

Keynote Speaker:

DTH-Lab Director Ilona Kickbusch

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Implementation & Policy
Keynote: Digital determinants of children’s health and wellbeing

21

May 2025

WHA Side Event: Mental Health of Children and Youth in Digital World

Organizers:

Polish Presidency in the Council of the European Union, co-hosted by Ireland in partnership with the World Health Organisation – Invite only

Ilona Kickbusch and Aferdita Bytyqi will join this closed event bringing together policymakers, experts, NGOs representatives and mental health professionals to explore the opportunities and emerging threats associated with the use of digital tools, technologies and data in everyday life. This is part of an ongoing collaboration between DTH-Lab, WHO Europe and the Ministry of Health Poland.

8

May 2025

Launch of WHO guideline on preventing early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries

Location:

Virtual

Moderator:

DTH-Lab Focal Point to WHO Youth Council, Imane Lakbachi

25-27

Apr. 2025

World Health Summit - Regional Meeting

Location:

New Delhi, India
Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Delhi 110001

15-17

Apr. 2025

ECOSOC Youth Forum 2025

Location:

United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Speaker:

Leornardo Bolstad, DTH-Lab Regional Youth Champion

Speakers:

DTH-Lab, Council of Europe and Youth Health Organization

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Asia Pacific Session of the Youth Forum

Session Plenary: Navigating Health: Adolescents and Youth in a Digital World
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

7-8

Apr. 2025

Polish Presidency Council of the European Union: Promotion of the mental health of children and adolescents in the context of digitalisation – exchange of views

Location:

Kraków, Poland

Moderator:

DTH-Lab Director Ilona Kickbusch

Speakers:

DTH-Lab, Council of Europe and Youth Health Organization

2

April 2025

Action on digital health for accelerating progress toward universal health coverage

Location:

Virtual

Organizers:

UHC2030, CSEM OECD, DTH-Lab & Transform Health

21-22

Mar. 2025

Risks and Opportunities of AI for Children: A Common Commitment for Safeguarding Children

Location:

Vatican City — Virtual

Speakers:

Imane Lakbachi - DTH-Lab Focal Point to WHO Youth Council
Preetika Banerjee - DTH-Lab Research Fellow

17-19

Mar. 2025

Planet Youth Annual Conference: Cultural transferability of the Icelandic Prevention Model

Location:

Hilton Reykjavik Nordica, Iceland

Speakers:

DTH-Lab Director, Ilona Kickbusch

25 - 5

Feb. - March 2025

Exploring the digital transformations for health: Research findings from DTH-Lab Fellows

Location:

Virtual

Speakers:

DTH-Lab Research Fellows

17-21

Feb. 2025

Council of Europe Study Session “Digital health citizenship: Enfranchising young people to co-create tools and innovate solutions” (Closed Event)

Location:

The European Youth Centre Budapest, Hungary

Organizers:

DTH-Lab, Council of Europe and Youth Health Organization

28-2

Jan. - Feb. 2025

PMAC 2025: Prince Mahidol Award Conference

Location:

Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World in Bangkok, Thailand.

Speakers:

DTH-Lab & Data Solidarity Project Team University of Vienna

29

Jan. 2025

Decoding Data and Digital Health Webinar Series

Location:

Virtual

Speakers:

DTH-Lab Director, Prof Ilona Kickbusch

16

Jan. 2025

Polish Presidency Council of the European Union: Together for Europe's Health - Strategic Orientations and Actions for Public Health

Location:

Warsaw, Poland

Speakers:

DTH-Lab Director, Prof Ilona Kickbusch

5

Dec. 2024

Conference on Health literacy and Human rights – "Connecting policy with practice to promote inclusion and combat discrimination”. Session: Health Literacy and AI-Enabled Healthcare

Location:

Rome, Italy & Virtual

Speakers:

Yifan Zhou (DTH-Lab RYC Alumni)

5

Dec. 2024

Global Digital Health Forum

Location:

Nairobi, Kenya

Speakers:

Research Fellow, Racheal Ogundipe

26

Nov. 2024

Innovating Healthcare in Nigeria: Connecting Research and Policy for Universal Health Coverage

Location:

The Wells Carlton Hotel – Abuja, Nigeria

Speakers:

Aferdita Bytyqi

21

Nov. 2024

14th Global Forum on Health Promotion
"Digitalisation as a Growing Determinant of Health and Well-being: Getting It Right"

Location:

Geneva, Switzerland & Virtual

Speakers:

Ilona Kickbusch

14

Nov. 2024

UN World Data Forum

Location:

Medellin, Colombia

Speakers:

Connor Hogan & Seliem El-Sayed

7

Nov. 2024

Data Solidarity: Key Concepts and Future Directions

Location:

Virtual

Speakers:

Professor Barbara Prainsack (University of Vienna), Connor Hogan (University of Vienna), Eric Sutherland (OECD)

27-28

Oct. 2024

Africa Youth in Digital Health Network (YiDHN) Co-creation workshop on the margins of the 2024 Africa Health Tech Summit

Location:

Kigali, Rwanda

DTH-Lab Facilitators:

Enow George Stevens, Ananya Choyal & Lydia Jummai Gara

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The Workshop is an invitation only and in-person event

16

Oct. 2024

WHS Side Event "Digital Health Unbound - Global Collaborations for Better Care"

Location:

Berlin, Germany

Speakers:

Ilona Kickbusch & Caroline Knop

13-15

Oct. 2024

2024 World Health Summit

Location:

Berlin, Germany & Digital

Speakers:

Whitney Gray

10-12

Oct. 2024

International youth conference ‘Young leaders for healthy societies: Building well-being, resilience, and trust

Location:

Berlin, Germany

Speakers:

Members of the WHO Youth Council and DTH-Lab RYC

18-20

Sept. 2024

2nd Global
Health Literacy Summit

Location:

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Speakers:

Ilona Kickbusch, Whitney Gray, Yifan Zhou

27

June 2024

DTH-Lab at the Africa Digital Health Summit - ADHS 2024

Speakers:

Njide Ndili, Nnenna Nwakama, Dr Anthony Adoghe, Tomiwa Akinsanya & Jean Philbert Nsengimana

29

May 2024

Achieving Universal Health Coverage through an inclusive and rights-based digital transformation

Speakers:

Ilona Kickbusch, Allan Maleche, Caroline Knop, Martin Ame Nuquaye, Dr Meike Schleiff, Sara Meg Davies, Sarah Simms & Peggy Hicks

9

April 2024

Digital Health Citizenship: Advancing digital health and civic literacy through intergenerational dialogues

Speakers:

Kristine Sorensen, Imane Lakbachi, Andrew Jack, Sarah Cortesi & Petrider Paul

27

March 2024

Governance of digital transformations of health: Accelerating efforts towards building an inclusive global ecosystem that addresses country needs

Speakers:

Ilona Kickbusch, Aferdita Bytyqi, Njide Ndili, Dr. Derrick Muneene, Arwa Hany Sharaby, Ines Viva, Sebastian Schmidt-Kaehler & Rohinton Medhora

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