MedTech Meets AI Conference 2026

About MedTech Meets AI Conference 2026

Barcelona hosts MedTech Meets AI Conference 2026 at Hotel Catalonia Eixample 1864 (Carrer de Roger de Llúria, 60) on Wednesday, October 14 and Thursday, October 15, 2026. UBIQ Events organizes the two in-person days, with tracks on diagnostics, AI-driven imaging, medical big data, AI-powered robotics, ethical and regulatory questions, and the future of AI in MedTech.

The official site lists 16 speakers and 45 sessions. Speakers come from Siemens Healthineers, GE HealthCare, Hologic, Philips, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, ZEISS Medical Technology and Olympus. Session titles include a talk on auditable AI and a retinal-monitoring case study. Networking includes a cocktail night, networking lunches and coffee breaks.

The ticket is listed at €1,590, shown both as the final rate and the October ticket. Rooms can be booked at the host hotel.

Location

Carrer de Roger de Llúria, 60, Barcelona, 08009, Spain

Venue: Hotel Catalonia Eixample 1864

Agenda

Wednesday, October 14

• 00:00–00:00 · Innovation to market and how to win: two case studies in MedTech
• 00:00–00:00 · AI transformation of operations at GE Healthcare
• 00:00–00:00 · AI-enhanced humans: where AI pays off in MedTech, and where it doesn't (yet)
• 00:00–00:00 · Surgical intelligence: what has changed and what can we expect in the short term?
• 00:00–00:00 · AI in the product, AI in the process: lessons from a retinal-monitoring case study
• 00:00–00:00 · Auditable AI: finding the gaps in your evidence before the auditor does
• 00:00–00:00 · The AI operating model: how healthcare leaders turn innovation into enterprise value
• 00:00–00:00 · AI-native quality management systems for cost-effective compliance and conformity
• 00:00–00:00 · The final frontier of GenAI in MedTech: making AI deterministic
• 00:00–00:00 · AI: breaking the boundaries of the OR
• 00:00–00:00 · GenAI in MedTech and field service
• 00:00–00:00 · Synthetic data in MedTech: breakthrough enabler or overestimated promise?
• 00:00–00:00 · Integrated insights for commercial decision-making
• 00:00–00:00 · Why MedTech AI fails to scale, and what to build instead
• 00:00–00:00 · From Olives to Operations: Taking AI Beyond the Pilot
• 08:30–09:00 · Registration and Morning Coffee
• 08:55–09:00 · Opening Remarks From The Organizer and Chair
• 09:00–09:40 · Innovation Operating System — Mayank Mohun
• 09:40–10:20 · Sponsored Presentation
• 10:20–10:50 · Coffee Break
• 10:50–11:30 · Auditable AI: Finding the Gaps in Your Evidence Before the Auditor Does — Utkarsh Chopra
• 11:30–12:00 · The Final Frontier of GenAI in MedTech: Making AI Deterministic — Szymon Zysko
• 12:00–12:40 · Innovation to Market and How to win : 2 Case Studies in MedTech — Murat Akturk
• 12:40–14:00 · Lunch
• 14:00–14:40 · Stand Up Discussion
• 14:40–14:55 · AI in the Product, AI in the Process: Lessons from a Retinal-Monitoring Case Study — Urs Anliker
• 14:55–15:35 · Why MedTech AI Fails to Scale, and What to Build Instead — Ola Hammarlund
• 15:35–16:15 · AI‑Native Quality Management System: Transformative Technologies for Cost‑Effective Compliance and Conformity — Abouzar Eslami, PhD
• 16:15–16:45 · Coffee Break
• 16:45–17:25 · From Olives to Operations: Taking AI Beyond the Pilot — Thomas Li
• 17:25–18:05 · Panel Discussion: Closing the Gap: From Proven AI to Everyday Practice in MedTech
• 18:05 · Cocktail Reception

Thursday, October 15

• 08:30–09:00 · Registration and Morning Coffee
• 08:55–09:00 · Opening Remarks From The Organizer and Chair
• 09:00–09:40 · AI – Breaking the Boundaries of the OR — Sebastian Koller
• 09:40–10:20 · Surgical Intelligence – What Has Changed and What Can We Expect in the Short Term? — Sertac Guzel
• 10:20–10:50 · Coffee Break
• 10:50–11:30 · AI Transformation of Operations at GE Healthcare
• 11:30–12:10 · REM: GenAI in MedTech & Field Service — Binu Gangadharan
• 12:10–13:40 · Lunch
• 13:40–14:20 · Stand Up Discussion
• 14:20–15:00 · The Checklist for Building Great AI for Dental Treatment Planning — Agoston Torok
• 15:00–15:40 · AI-Enhanced Humans: Where AI Pays Off in MedTech, and Where It Doesn't (Yet) — Andrew Pieprzyk
• 15:40–16:20 · Great AI Is Not Enough: Field Lessons — Svetozar Hubenov
• 16:20 · Closing Remarks

Speakers

• Mayank Mohun
  Vice President - Innovation - Value Capturing, Siemens Healthineers
• Murat Akturk
  Global Sr. Director of Growth and Partnership, GE HealthCare
• Andrew Pieprzyk
  Vice President, Strategic Development - Diagnostics, Hologic
• Binu Gangadharan
  Senior Director - Services & Solutions (Business Unit Leader - MRI), Philips
• Sertac Guzel
  Head of Robotics, Digital and Specialty | EMEA | Surgery, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
• Abouzar Eslami, PhD
  Head of AI/ML research & development, ZEISS Medical Technology
• Szymon Zysko
  S3 Connected Health
• Thomas Li
  Global Director, AI Transformation, Olympus
• Urs Anliker
  Head of Digital Biomarkers, Helbling Technik
• Utkarsh Chopra
  Director R&D - Innovation Realization, Philips
• Karolina Henzel
  Director Data & Analytics, GE HealthCare
• Agoston Torok
  Head of AI Technology, Straumann Group
• Lukasz Nowicki
  Sr Director - Data & Analytics, GE HealthCare
• Ola Hammarlund
  Head of Digital Platforms, Getinge
• Sebastian Koller
  Executive Director Advanced Technology, Global Research & Development, KARL STORZ
• Svetozar Hubenov
  Sr. Director Autonomous Systems and Solutions, Align Technology

Sponsors

• S3 Connected Health
• Helbling
• Consultys
• Onomi by SpotMe

Networking & recordings

Cocktail night; Networking lunches and coffee breaks

Hotels & travel

Book your Room at Hotel Catalonia Eixample 1864.

Social

• linkedin

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