4th Health, Ethics, Law, and Technology Symposium (HELT 2026)
“EHDS Regulation, a Year On: From Vision to Reality”
On April 23rd, 2026 it will be a little over one year since the adoption of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation - a landmark initiative aiming to transform how health data is accessed, shared, and used across the EU. This milestone offers an opportunity to reflect on key aspects relating to the implementation of the EHDS Regulation, evaluating the scale of its impact, practical implications, and emerging challenges within the broader EU healthcare landscape. The 2026 Health, Law, Ethics and Technology (HELT) Symposium aims to to explore what remains to be done for the Regulation to fully realise its vision of a connected, secure, and innovation-driven EU health ecosystem.
HELT 2026 will serve as a forum that brings together representatives from the academia, industry, large research organisations and SMEs, healthcare providers and public institutions. This year’s edition features a wide range of panel discussions, breakout sessions and workshops, focusing around the question of how the EHDS is impacting - or is expected to impact - key stakeholder groups, processes and operations at EU and national level. Specifically, HELT 2026 will explore a range of different aspects related to the EHDS Regulation, including:
- Primary and secondary use of health data;
- Medical device manufacture and use;
- Accessing health data for AI training and testing;
- Cybersecurity and health data sharing;
- Public health, wellness and the EHDS;
- The role of EHDS in technological innovation;
- Effective exercise of data subjects’ rights;
- Handling Intellectual Property (IP) interests under the EHDS;
- Bridging silos between the European health and agri-food data spaces;
- The impact of EHDS on health care needs of older persons and ageing societies.
Please note that this event is in-person only. Registration to the event is mandatory.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2026 HELT Symposium in Brussels!