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Angela Velkova, director for communities and strategic relations for HIMSS International, details the role of the HIMSS Nursing & Midwifery Informatics (England) Network.

SapphireHMS CIO Omar Shraim's focus is on the push to the payer-provider model where the private sector occupies a larger role, which has patients at the center in the GCC region.

Ramon Vullings, speaker, author, cross-industry expert and self-titled ideaDJ, sees a need for the NHS to adopt a new attitude toward innovation.

Dr. Danny Sands, co-founder of the Society for Participatory Medicine, says, "The way healthcare is set up, there's a built-in power differential between the patient and the doctor," but his organization is working to change that.

Hemas Holdings' healthcare vertical is eyeing improved patient experience, consumer digital health and an IT overhaul for its businesses, says Chief Digital Officer Chandima Cooray.

Seqster's technology can collect users' EHR, DNA and wearables data, giving its customers the ability to share their health information on their terms, says founder and CEO Ardy Arianpour.

Sam Shah, digital health advisor and former NHSX director of digital development, says personal health records, health information exchange and other digital health learnings can be extracted from the Middle East experiences.

Grahame Grieve, FHIR product director for HL7 International, says in addition to being a standard for exchanging healthcare data, FHIR is a community of people who aims to create a "public treasure" that we all own.

Philips Chief Nursing Officer Cindy Gaines, who toes the line between caregiver and technologist, has a unique view on value-based care, patient experience and population health.

Those in wheelchairs are benefiting from AI, autonomous vehicles and other tech for full equality of life, claim Shannon Aquino, vice president of development, and staffer Chris Hoeh at the United Spinal Association.