Martin Smatana studied at Oxford and Imerial College in London, where he graduated in health management. He worked in England as an analyst at a public health institute. From 2016 to 2020, he headed the Institute of Health Policy. He currently works in the field of artificial intelligence and works as an analyst for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission. In addition, he cooperates with the Association for the Protection of Patients' Rights, is an advisor to the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and the Family and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VšZP. He is the author of several publications and a member of the social protection committee of the European Commission.

Petra Zappe is responsible for coordinating policies to support science, research and innovation in health, with the aim of systematically supporting excellent teams with strong research and innovation potential in biomedicine and health. For more than 6 years, she served at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a senior policy manager in health and innovation, where she managed and coordinated multiple projects to support systemic reforms. Previously, she worked as a consultant for the Ministry of Innovation in Brazil on poverty reduction and socioeconomic development of disadvantaged urban communities. She studied International Business at the University of Economics in Bratislava and International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences…

She specializes in digital health strategy, EHDS (European Health Data Space), interoperability, clinical terminologies, and international standards. In 2023, she founded the HL7 Slovakia branch under the Digital Health Slovakia organization, where she serves as President. Digital Health Slovakia focuses on establishing a healthcare digitalization ecosystem in Slovakia, raising awareness about the importance of health data, and promoting digital skills. Her team includes global experts in strategy, EHDS, and HDAB implementation. Since November 2024, Eva has been working with IHE-Europe, a key European player in defining and testing healthcare IT interoperability within the EHDS. From 2017 to 2024, she worked at the National Health Inform…