EHTEL is putting the European Health Data Space (EHDS) in the spotlight at its upcoming Thought Leader Symposium. This year, we're embracing a visionary and radical approach, by joining forces with the Radical Health Festival Helsinki (RHFH).

Mark your calendars now: On 19-21 January 2026, our Symposium will be fully embedded in the RHFH, creating a dynamic platform for visionary ideas and transformative collaboration.

Two events, one powerful experience: Obtain exclusive insights at the EHTEL Symposium while tapping into the vibrant energy and wide expert network of RHFH.

Mark your calendar for 19-21 January 2026!

Join EHTEL and RHFH for up to three days:

• 19 January 2026 afternoon: Attend an EHTEL matchmaking event.
• 20 January 2026: Take in all the interesting RHFH sessions on digital health and data e.g., on data and AI, human and AI collaboration, and ubiquitous technologies.
• 21 January 2026: Find out so much more at EHTEL’s dedicated EHDS plenary and parallel sessions.

We encourage you to:

• Stay tuned: Registration and attendance details for the EHTEL Thought Leader Symposium will be revealed in September 2025.
• Get ready meanwhile to roll up your sleeves: From September to December 2025, we’ll invite you to join forces with EHTEL colleagues on shaping the future of EHDS through your chosen area of focus. This work will prepare the ground for the EHTEL Symposium.

The Symposium’s high-impact EHDS topics

Get ready for a powerful line-up of topics on 21 January 2026. We’re kicking things off with a high-impact plenary session, “Realising the Potential of the EHDS”.

But that’s just the beginning. Look forward to 4 dynamic sessions exploring key themes. 

Shaping the future starts this autumn

Autumn 2025 is your chance to get involved, get hands-on, and help drive real progress on the EHDS. In the lead-up to our January 2026 flagship Thought Leader Symposium, EHTEL will collaborate with the community to deep-dive into the practical implementation of the EHDS. The aim is to lay the groundwork for richer and more focused discussions at the Symposium. Together, we’ll tackle three working papers, all centred on EHRs - to spark meaningful insights and action when we finally meet in January.

These three working papers will form a key part of the RHFH  on “Operational precision health – making it real, together”.  

You’ll be able to finetune the messages to be submitted to European policy-makers on what needs to be done practically to implement the EHDS.

Helsinki: The Place to Be for EHDS at the start of 2026

Between 19-21 January 2026, Helsinki becomes the meeting place for EHDS visionaries and implementers.

Why Helsinki? Finland is setting the standard with cutting-edge progress on data spaces, EHRs, secondary use of health data, and citizen engagement. This prime location is your chance to connect with trailblazers, exchange ideas, explore best practices, and even visit important Finnish digital health-related sites. Expect to experience many highlights and special moments there.

Be where the future of EHDS is happening. Join us in Helsinki.