10 June 2026, 9 am – 8 pm
Where: University Hall, KU Leuven, Naamsestraat 22, Leuven.
Digital Twins and AI are rapidly moving from promising concepts to real-world tools with the potential to transform personalised healthcare. The DT4PH 2026 event brings together the Belgian healthcare ecosystem to explore how these innovations can be responsibly implemented, scaled, and sustained—delivering measurable value for patients, healthcare providers, and society.
This one-day meeting will showcase the progress of the BOSA-funded DT4PH project and create a forum where clinicians, researchers, industry, hospitals, policy makers, regulators, and patients engage in an open and forward-looking dialogue. The programme spans the full digital twin life cycle: from state-of-the-art technologies and clinical adoption to regulatory readiness, incentivisation, and long-term impact.
Through keynote insights, patient testimonies, short talks, panels, posters, and live demonstrations, the event will address critical questions around uptake in hospitals, opportunity costs, and alignment of incentives. In particular, it will confront the central challenge of personalised digital solutions: how investments that primarily benefit patients can also create sustainable value for healthcare organisations.
Participation is free, but registration is mandatory. Attendees are invited to contribute posters (300-word abstract) and propose live demos.
Join us in Leuven to help shape a shared vision for Digital Twins and AI in personalised healthcare—moving from innovation to implementation, and from promise to impact.
Preliminary program
9.00-9.30 – Introduction: welcome by local hosts, KU Leuven’s vice-rector for research policy Isabelle Huys, BOSA, Member of European Parliament Liesbet Sommen
9.30-10.30 – State of the art technology: Presentations from tech developers in academia and industry discussing examples with high TRL levels or already deployed.
10.30-11.00: break
11.00-12.45 – Technology uptake in hospital: presentation and panel discussion with participation from national competent authorities (FAMHP), hospital IT, companies, clinicians
12.45-14.00: lunch with demos & posters
14.00-15.45 – Incentivization & opportunity cost: presentation and panel discussion with participation from hospital management, Sciensano, Health Data Authority, Patients and industry
15:45-16.15: break
16.15-17.15 – testimonies from EU and member states: testimonies from national initiatives in Europe and initiatives from the European Commission
17.15-17.45 – outlook & wrap-up: conclusions by local hosts, KU Leuven’s CEO Wim Desmet and patient representative.
17.45-19.30: reception with demos & posters