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AWS Health Data & AI Day Dublin 2025: EHDS implementation and healthcare innovation

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On June 24, 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will welcome healthcare professionals to our Dublin offices for AWS Health Data & AI Day—a full-day event focused on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The event will bring together healthcare leaders, technical experts, and innovators to explore how secure, standardized, and interoperable data sharing can improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes across Europe.

Attendees will take part in two dedicated tracks—Executive and Technical—designed to foster collaboration between business and technical stakeholders. This cross-functional engagement is critical to unlocking the value of EHDS and advancing the responsible use of AI across healthcare systems.

The Executive Track will explore EHDS implementation strategies and real-world approaches to AI adoption in clinical and operational settings. The day will open with an overview of healthcare trends in Ireland, delivered by Niamh Ferris, AWS healthcare lead for Ireland. This will be followed by a case study on the HSE Health App, presented by Gar Mac Críosta, digital advisor for strategy & architecture at HSE, alongside Kevin Devine and Tara Nolan from NearForm, who led the product’s design and delivery. Bernhard Geist, EMEA principal business development manager for Electronic Health Records (EHR) at AWS, will share insights into the evolving health data platform landscape and the broader EHDS vision. Dougal Fleming, CTO UK & Ireland at Dedalus, will then examine data interoperability frameworks aligned with EHDS goals.

After lunch, the conversation will shift toward AI in healthcare. Kate Surgue, head of data science at Vhi, will walk through her team’s AI journey, highlighting key lessons and impact. A fireside chat will follow, featuring Tracy McClelland from Dedalus, Jonathan Larbey from T-Pro, and Daniel Harrison, AI & GenAI strategist at AWS, who will share perspectives on implementing AI to improve patient care. The Executive Track will conclude with a session on responsible AI in healthcare, presented by a leader from Accenture, covering governance and ethical best practices.

The Technical Track is tailored for healthcare IT professionals, developers, and architects working with AWS services. It opens with a deep dive into AWS’s portfolio for EHDS and running health data platforms at scale, presented by Khrystyna Shlyakhtovska and Bernhard Geist, EMEA Healthcare business development managers for EMEA healthcare at AWS. Two hands-on workshops will follow, led by Enda Kenny, Donny Wilson, and Chris Haddad—AWS’s leading Irish and global solution architects for healthcare. The first workshop will offer practical experience implementing security and compliance requirements for generative AI in healthcare settings using AWS services. The second will provide a hands-on session focused on AWS HealthLake implementation.

Date and time: Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Venue: Amazon Ireland – DUB19, Block 2 Charlemont Row Dublin, D D02 F6X6

Register today for the Executive Track for healthcare leaders and decision-makers.

Register today for the Technical Track Registration for healthcare tech professionals.

Attendees should have experience with AWS services and an active AWS account. Don’t forget your laptop for workshop participation.

The event is no cost, but places are limited.

Register today to secure your place at the AWS Health Data & AI Day Dublin!

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Niamh Ferris

Niamh Ferris

Niamh serves as the healthcare lead for the Republic of Ireland at AWS, where she supports public sector organizations in adopting cloud technologies to enhance healthcare delivery and outcomes. With a focus on digital transformation, she collaborates with healthcare providers, startups, and industry stakeholders to implement innovative solutions leveraging AWS's cloud capabilities. Niamh holds a Master's degree in Political Communication from Dublin City University and has rich experience in fundraising, marketing communications, marketing, public relations, and research.

Sinéad Geraghty

Sinéad Geraghty

Sinéad is head of marketing for Ireland and Northern Ireland at AWS, where she drives demand generation and pipeline growth through close alignment with sales. With more than 16 years of experience in B2B SaaS and tech, she previously led global marketing at Origina and co-founded the performance agency Donutz Digital. Sinéad holds a Master’s in Electronic Commerce from DCU and was awarded the 2025 AWS Legend Award for marketing excellence.

Khrystyna Shlyakhtovska

Khrystyna Shlyakhtovska

Khrystyna is a business development manager at AWS and head of AWS for European Health Data Space (EHDS). The focus of her work is to help organizations on their way to digital transformation and cross-organizational data-sharing initiatives in healthcare and public sector across Europe. With a background in both law and economics, she has built a career at the intersection of technology, regulation, and strategic partnerships. She holds master’s degrees in Business Administration, Economics and Law from Lviv State University of Internal Affairs and Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg and is a scholarship alumna of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, Germany.