As equitable access to patient data is a key focus for researchers across the globe, Asia Pacific is becoming an important player in precision medicine through collaboration of patient data.
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Join us for a day conference of innovative learning, engaging networking and robust information exchange.
We have invited local and international experts from the healthcare and life science industries, as well as from government and academia to discuss their perspectives, knowledge and experiences. Topics range from key National Precision Medicine initiatives and data science technology applications to Pharma and Healthcare efforts.
Our speaker list includes:
Prof. Emily Jefferson
CTO of Health Data Research UK and Professor of Health Data Science, University of Dundee
Dr Carolin Bender
Chief Medical Officer at BC Platforms
Dr Shiu-Feng Kathy Huang
Investigator and attending physician Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine,
National Health research Institutes
Prof. John Chambers
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, HELIOS-study,
Health for Life Singapore
Prof. Kazuhiro Sakurada
Chair, Department of Extended Intelligence for Medicine
Keio University School of Medicine & Project Leader, Advanced Data Science Project, RIKEN, JP
Dr Peter Tsai Shih-Feng
Distinguished Investigator, Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine,
National Health Research Institutes
Hon. Prof. Philip Quinlan
Honorary Professor and Director of Health Informatics,
University of Nottingham
Dr Paul Ashley
Director, Data Science & Digital Health External Innovation,
Johnson & Johnson, UK
PROGRAM
Timezone Singapore, SGT
| Morning | |
| 8:30-8:55 | Registration & Coffee (25 min) |
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9:00-9:15 |
Opening words Mr Nino da Silva, Deputy Managing Director, BC Platforms |
| 9:15-9:30 |
HE Antti Vänskä, Ambassador of Finland to Singapore Ms Päivi Sillanaukee, Special Envoy for Health and Wellbeing, Ministry of Social Affair and Health Finland |
| 9:30-10:10 |
Keynote: Advancing Population Health and Precision Medicine for People Living in Asia Prof. John Chambers, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Director of Health Screening Centre, and President’s Chair in Cardiovascular Epidemiology & Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, SG. |
| 10:15-10:30 | 1st Tea Break (15 min) |
| 10:30-11:10 |
Implementation of AI in Healthcare: Challenges and Possibilities Prof. Kazuhiro Sakurada, Chair, Department of Extended Intelligence for Medicine |
| 11:10-11:50 |
Delivering Change and Impact by Open Partnerships with Industry Hon. Prof. Philip Quinlan, Director of Health Informatics and Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK |
| 11.50-12:30 |
Disease Cohort, WGS Analysis, and Genetic Risk Prediction for Health Care Management Dr. Peter Tsai Shih-Feng, Distinguished Investigator, Institute of Molecular & Genomic Medicine National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), TW |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch Break (1h) Lunch will be served at designated tables |
| Afternoon | |
| 1:30-2:10 |
From Data to Health: Unlocking the Full Potential of Real-World Data with BC Platforms Dr Carolin Bender, Chief Medical Officer, BC Platforms, GE |
| 2:10-2:40 |
Introduction of Cancer Precision Medicine and Biobank Consortium collaboration Pilot Project Dr. Shiu-Feng Kathy Huang, Investigator and Attending Physician, Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, TW |
| 2:45-3:15 |
2nd Tea Break (30 min) |
| 3:20-4:00 |
Experiences enabling a new UK infrastructure for finding and accessing population-wide data for research and public health analysis Prof. Emily Jefferson, CTO HDR UK & Chair of Health Data Science at University of Dundee, UK |
| 4:00-4:40 |
Advancing the promise of Data Science in healthcare to improve lives Dr Paul Ashley, Director, Data Science & Digital Health External Innovation, Johnson & Johnson, UK |
| 4:40-5:20 |
Panel Discussion: Key aspects of cross border collaboration for R&D of new diagnostic methods, drugs, AI and population medicine Dr Carolin Bender, Prof. Kazuhiro Sakurada, Hon. Prof. Philip Quinlan, Dr Paul Ashley and Mr Nino da Silva |
| 5:20-5:30 |
Closing words Mr Nino da Silva, Deputy Managing Director, BC Platforms |
| 5:30-5:45 |
Press Q & A / Interviews in foyer
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