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)

Agenda:
12.30 – 13.00 | Gathering, coffee

13.00 – 13.05 | Opening words by 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

Use the opportunity to connect with key players from Estonia and Finland, explore collaborative solutions, and contribute to shaping the future of healthcare.

Register now to secure your spot! On-site attendance is limited, but if the list is full, you can still register to join online.

Tehnopol HealthTech is the largest HealthTech Ecosystem in the Baltic States and helps to propel health technology companies or organizations to success both in Estonia and globally. The community is involved in co-creation projects that promote both local and international health sectors, various events, community integration initiatives, EU funding opportunities, and enhancing communication between ecosystem participants.

HealthTech Finland helps the health technology companies in growth and internationalisation by being a meeting place and by developing services for its members, taking into account the special characteristics of the health sector.

Business Helsinki provides a wide range of services catering to the city’s business, innovation, tourism and employment services. Their goal is to support and accelerate the sustainable growth of the city, Helsinki-based companies and their employees.

Helsinki Health Incubator offers a unique, long-term business development environment for research-based health sector startups.

Enterprise Estonia has the goal of increasing Estonia’s international competitiveness, developing entrepreneurship, and improving the living environment. Their focus is to develop governmental TAIE 2021-2035 strategy, its core focus being health technologies and services action plan