Event Agenda
Digital Health & Care 2020 - Day 1
Day 1 Theme | Service Transformation: Towards a Co-Designed Approach Day 1 is a varied and exciting journey that begins by exploring the implementation of Scotland’s Digital Health & Care Strategy. We will discover how technology is transforming the health and social care services of today… and those of tomorrow. |
08:45 | Registration, Exhibition, and Networking |
09:25 | Welcome and Introduction from the Chair Pennie Taylor, Health Journalist and Broadcaster |
Session 1 | (Re)designing Scotland's Future Health and Social Care This opening session sets the scene and starts the discussion around innovation in health and social care and the implementation of Scotland’s Digital Health & Care Strategy. In doing so, it explores how we are taking a clear, national approach to person-centred service redesign that must deliver value as well as efficiency to service users. |
09:30 | Keynote Address: Implementing Scotland's Digital Health and Care Strategy Alistair Hann, Chief Technology Officer, NES Digital |
09:45 | Questions and Discussion |
10:00 | Headline Sponsor: Intersystems |
10:20 | Panel Discussion – Integrated Health & Social Care Our panel of senior colleagues involved in the integration of health and social care will examine the challenges and opportunities for putting users at the centre of service delivery. Panellists: Joanna Macdonald, Chief Officer, Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership |
11:05 | Exhibition, Networking, and Refreshments |
Session 2 | Masterclasses In a series of 40-minute interactive workshops, delegates will learn key insights into the applications of the latest innovative solutions delivered by leading experts in the field. Topics covered include:
Delegates will select two masterclasses to attend prior to the event. |
11:25 | First breakout |
12:05 | Transition |
12:10 | Second breakout |
12:50 | Lunch, Exhibition, and Networking |
13:30 | Demo-Zone Presentation – with Clinisys |
Session 3 | Themed Panel Sessions In advance of the summit, you will register for your preferred session and have the chance to contribute to the agenda to ensure that the themes align with the key issues that matter to you. |
13:50 | Panel A – Digital Telecare and Maximising The Benefits of a Digital Service in partnership with Tunstall |
13:50 | Panel B – Empowering the Workforce through Digital Technology Panellists: Dr Lesley Holdsworth, Clinical Lead for Digital Health and Care, Scottish Government Chair: Christopher Wroath, Director of Digital Transformation, NHS Education Scotland |
13:50 | Panel C – Connected Patients: The Role of Mobile Technologies in Empowering Patients Panellists: Giulia Melchiorre, Digital Health and Care User Researcher, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) |
14:35 | Exhibition, Networking, and Refreshments |
Session 4 | Prevention, Early Detection, and Empowering the Workforce The proliferation of consumer wearables and other medical devices empowers people to prevent poor health and self-manage medical conditions. Similarly, automation can encourage medical staff to be more agile in meeting the needs of those in their care. We will take a journey through the many ways that technology is improving prevention, early detection, and empowering the workforce. |
14:55 | Fireside chat: The Preventative Agenda This informal interview will explore how the Scottish Government is harnessing the power of digital to support people to stay healthy. Interviewer: Mandy Rhodes, Editor, Holyrood Magazine |
15:30 | Leadership Panel In this forward-looking panel, Scottish health and social care leaders discuss the challenges and opportunities that have come from implementing the Digital Health and Care Strategy – exploring the next steps for improving digital health and social care in Scotland. Chair: Margaret Whoriskey, Head of Technology Enabled Care & Digital Healthcare Innovation Panellists: Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive, NHS24 |
16:15 | Chair's Closing Remarks Pennie Taylor, Health Journalist and Broadcaster |
16:20 | Close of first day |
Digital Health & Care 2020 - Day 2
Day 2 Theme | AI, Data, & Innovation: The Future of Digital Health and Social Care Data provides the firm foundations for innovations in digital health and social care. Day 2 explores the environment that Government is creating to enable safe, effective, and evidence-based innovations in health technologies. |
08:45 | Registration, Exhibition, and Networking |
09:25 | Welcome and Introduction to Day 2 from the Chair Pennie Taylor, Health Journalist and Broadcaster |
Session 1 | Innovations in Health and Social Care This opening session explores the ways artificial intelligence is revolutionising health and social care, and how to apply cognitive technology to unlock health data and power diagnosis. |
09:30 | Encouraging Data-Driven Innovation |
10:00 | Innovations in Health and Social Care at Home and Abroad Lightning Talks X3 Case Study 1: A Multi-Professional In-Patient Electronic Record – NHS Grampian Case Study 2: Innovative Healthcare Delivery Programme Professor Aileen Keel CBE, Director, Innovative Healthcare Delivery Programme Case Study 3: Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record Stephen Beattie, eHealth Programme Manager, Business Services Organisation (BSO) |
10:45 | Panel Discussion: Data Driven Innovation The key to unlocking the potential of data innovation is the right governance, skills, public trust, and – of course – data. Our expert panel will explore how to use data to:
Other topics for discussion include how to:
Panellists: Colan Mehaffey, Chief Operating Officer, Health & Social Care, Data Driven Innovation |
11:30 | Exhibition, Networking, and Refreshments |
Session 2 | Themed Panel Sessions Delegates will choose to attend one panel to explore an area of interest with expert speakers. |
12:00 | Panel A – Capitalising on the Interoperability of Technology Panellists: David Alexander, CEO & Chief Platform Architect, Mydex |
12:00 | Panel B – Harnessing the Power of Data to Drive Improvements in Patient Care in partnership with InterSystems Panellists: Professor Aileen Keel CBE, Director, Innovative Healthcare Delivery Programme |
12:00 | Panel C - Exploiting the Potential of Innovation and Disruptive Technologies in Healthcare Panellists: Professor Kev Dhaliwal, Professor of Molecular Imaging & Healthcare Technology Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh |
12:50 | Lunch, Exhibition, and Networking |
13:30 | Demo-Zone Presentation – Nesta and Scottish Government: Health-tech Product Pitches Come to the demo-zone to hear six quick-fire pitches from companies working on a variety of exciting health tech products in Scotland, from using AI to manage COPD to changing the health behaviours of football fans in Glasgow. All companies have been supported as part of the Healthier Lives Data Fund. This is a partnership between Nesta and the Scottish Government to support innovative digital technologies that make data available and useful to citizens, helping them lead healthier and more independent lives. |
Session 3 | Next Steps for Digital Health and Social Care in Scotland In this inspiring end to the conference, we explore the next steps for digital health and social care in Scotland. |
13:50 | Panel Discussion: Participatory Futures – Putting Citizens at the Centre of Digital Health and Social Care Topics for discussion include:
Panellists: Sinead Mac Manus, Senior Programme Manager, Nesta Health Lab |
14:30 | In conversation with Jonathan Cameron, Deputy Director – Digital Health and Care This informal interview will explore the Scottish Government's implementation of the Digital Health and Care Strategy and the next steps for digital health and social care in Scotland. Speaker: Jonathan Cameron, Deputy Director – Digital Health and Care, Scottish Government |
14:55 | Chair's Closing Remarks Pennie Taylor, Health Journalist and Broadcaster |
15:00 | Close of Event |
Please note that all speakers and the agenda are subject to change without notice.

