Private Sector Engagement to Drive Digital Health Transformation
Insights from 10 Countries at Varying Stages of Digital Health Maturity
Mark your calendars for the Center for Global Digital Health Innovation’s second webinar in its DHE Series on Digital Health Transformation! Join us for "Private Sector Engagement to Drive Digital Health Transformation" — a dynamic discussion among digital health leaders and researchers on how public sector collaboration with private partners can accelerate innovation and scale in digital health. Based on multi-country research from 10 countries at different stages of digital health maturity, this session explores various private sector engagement models for digital transformation of primary healthcare, how they operate in different health system contexts, and what factors make them successful, from inception to implementation at scale.
Logistical details:
Date: Thursday, June 5th, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:30 am ET
Where: Zoom
What you can expect:
Agenda:
- Keynote speakers from public and private sector leaders in digital health transformation
- Discussions on private sector innovation and lessons learned
- Cross-country analysis
- Interactive Q&A and panel discussion
Speakers:
- Dr. Jukka Lähesmaa, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Social Affairs, Finland
- Rodrigo Saucedo-Martinez, Head of Innovation, Data and Policy, Fundación Carlos Slim, Mexico
- Dr. Giovanni Cerri, President, InovaHC (Technology Innovation Center at FMUSP’s Hospital das Clinicas), Brazil
- Jean-Philbert Nsengimana, Chief Digital Advisor, Africa CDC
- Smisha Agarwal, Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Digital Health Innovation
- Molly Bode, Partner, McKinsey & Company
- Suruchi Gupta, Research Scientist, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Digital Health Innovation
- Patricia Mechael, Senior Research Associate, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Digital Health Innovation (Moderator)
Co-hosted with the , this series is part of the program in digital health. This research collaboration involves leading organizations in the digital transformation of primary healthcare, including the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Digital Health Innovation, and the , as well as the program’s country research partners including , (Brazil), (India), (Rwanda) and (Ghana).
Registration
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