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 members' matchmaking event.
• 20 January 2026: Take in all the interesting Radical Health Festival sessions
• 21 January 2026: EHTEL’s Thought Leader Symposium agenda will zoom in on the European Health Data Space (EHDS).

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, “Upgrading Data Infrastructures to Realise the Full Potential of the EHDS”.

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

• The EHDS Regulation of EHRs: Blind Spots and Pain Points
• AI for Structured High-Quality Data.
• EHR Algorithm Communication, supported by SORSIX.
  
• Yellow Button: Enabling Patient Access to EHRs, supported by xShare.

Get engaged:

Autumn 2025 is your chance to get involved, get hands-on, and help drive real progress on the EHDS. From October to December 2025, EHTEL members are welcome to participate, in your chosen area of focus and with your expertise.

Together, we will prepare the ground for the EHTEL Symposium. 

Together, we’ll co-create four working papers to spark meaningful insights and action ahead of the January 2026 event and throughout the Symposium. Draft versions of each working paper will be presented during a series of EHDS-related exclusive webinars for EHTEL members, providing you with an opportunity to develop and finetune actionable messages aimed at European policymakers on how to practically implement the EHDS. Key messages from the working papers will serve as impulse statements to kick off each of the four Symposium sessions at the RHFH in January. There is a chance we will develop White Papers or publishable articles based on these working papers.

Your first opportunity to make your voice heard will be on 14 October 2025, at the 4th EHTEL members' EHDS Implementers Task Force meeting.

Helsinki: The EHDS Place-to-Be

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.