Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) hosted by Bertelsmann Stiftung
14 October 2025
09:00 - 10:30 CET
Digital transformations and artificial intelligence are reshaping health systems and societies worldwide. Alongside the enormous potential to strengthen health systems and advance universal health coverage, there is growing recognition of the risks: misinformation, inequitable access and the unintended consequences of living in a digital world.The concept of digital determinants of health has gained prominence as a way to capture how digital transformations influence health-related behaviours, health outcomes and healthcare delivery.
This high level panel will bring together policymakers, public health officials, researchers, activists, digital health experts and civil society to discuss the responsibilities of national, regional and global public health agencies in regulating digital platforms. Learning from responses from across the globe, participants will consider what further normative guidance, governance and public health action is needed to prevent the opportunities of digital transformations being outweighed by negative impacts on individual and societal health and well-being.
Chairwoman, Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Co-Director Healthcare program, Bertelsmann Stiftung
WHO EURO Regional Director
Panel 1: Lessons from countries that have taken steps to regulate digital platforms
This panel will explore how countries are regulating digital platforms that shape public health, sharing the motivations, challenges and lessons from real-world examples. Speakers will share how to balance innovation with protection, strengthen enforcement and ensure policies deliver healthier digital futures.
Director, Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab)
MD, PhD, Psychiatrist and Senior Analyst at the Public Health Agency of Sweden
WHO Euro Director of the Division of Country Health Policies and Systems
Panel 2: How should public health ensure health information integrity
This panel will explore how research, governance and civic engagement can strengthen trust and accountability in digital health. Bringing together researchers, youth activists and civil society leaders, it will highlight practical ways to build more equitable and trustworthy digital ecosystems.
Chief Editor, Nature Health
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives
Co-Chair, Nature Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All
Chairperson of Public Health at the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF).
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Climate | UHC | SRHR | Health education and literacy | Global surgery
Charlotte is a 6th-year pharmacy student and a Master's candidate in Political Sciences in Paris, with a deep passion for global health, youth engagement, and health policies.
Of French and Czech heritage, Charlotte has developed diverse international experience, having worked in community pharmacy, research, hospital settings, and industry across France, Malta, Belgium, and Poland.
Her interests include mental health advocacy, digital health in rural areas, One Health, and sustainability. As former Vice President of European Affairs at the European Pharmaceutical Students' Association (EPSA), she represented 100,000 pharmaceutical students across Europe, organizing events with European Parliament members on the mental health of young people.
Charlotte also demonstrated her leadership as Chairperson of the 45th European Pharmaceutical Students Annual Congress, focusing on sustainability in the pharmaceutical sector and its impact on climate health. She has played a key role in fostering collaborations with student and youth organizations, including the European Healthcare Students Association Alliance.
More recently, she became an active member of the WHO's Youth4Health network. Moreover, her previous experience at the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) fueled her interest for European politics and the crucial role of pharmaceutical companies in patient care innovation.
Climate Change| Communicable Diseases | AMR | SRHR
Salman Khan is a dedicated public health advocate with over seven years of leadership in youth-led initiatives. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, India. His work spans critical areas like non-communicable diseases (NCDs), antimicrobial resistance (AMR), climate change and health, and health systems strengthening. Salman has represented medical students on global platforms, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), World Health Organization (WHO), and United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW). With experience at local, national, and international levels, Salman has held key roles in multiple NGOs, including the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), as the Director of the Standing Committee on Public Health and Liaison Officer for Public Health Issues, leading campaigns that impacted over 120 countries.
Storytelling | global health diplomacy | SRHR | global health governance | mentorship
Eunice Kilonzo is a Communications and (Social) Media Specialist currently a Manager, Content Generation at Safaricom PLC. Her immediate former role was with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) HQ in Nairobi, Kenya as a Social Media and Content Consultant.
Eunice has extensive hands-on experience in organizational communications and (social) media management across a range of sectors: health, science, environment, technology, financial services and development.
She is fascinated with digital health, global health diplomacy, matters around access to health care in children and the youth, newer forms of storytelling, and content creation, generation and sharing.
Youth Empowerment | SRHR | Digital Advocacy | Human Rights | Sustainable Development
Imane Lakbachi is a human rights advocate with a background in computer science. She is the Director of Network Engagement at IYAFP, and the Founder of Concealed Narratives; a local youth-led initiative using digital advocacy and storytelling to raise awareness around women and girls issues in Morocco. Imane is also a Youth Reference Committee Member at the African Union, one of the Co-chairs of the Digital Experience Sub-Committee at PMNCH, a CEE Fellow at IREX, a Generation Democracy Member at IRI, a Women Deliver Young Leaders Program and Fora’s Global Summit Alumna and a Diana Award Winner 2022. Imane is incredibly passionate about sustainable development and is working with international NGOs, civil society organizations, and foundations on meaningful adolescent and youth engagement.
Enow Awah Georges Stevens, MD is a Youth Frontline Health Worker and a skilled youth engagement consultant. Enow strongly believes in the power of Digital health technology and innovation in edifying society and works in line with health applications of technology. This complements his work as the Youth Officer for The Digital Transformations of Health Lab (DTH-Lab), a global consortium of partners working to drive implementation of the Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030’s recommendations for value-based and youth-centred digital transformations of health at global and national levels. He has strong relationship-building abilities, project management experience, and knowledge of digital health product deployment, and leverages these to support youth projects.
