Genova, Italy 23 April 2026
AI FOR HEALTHCARE
Longevity & Wellness
KEY THEMES
Current healthcare AI discourse often focuses on narrow applications such as chatbots and administrative automation. While useful, these represent only an entry point. Sustainable transformation requires AI systems that support clinical decision-making, enable precision medicine, integrate with regulated medical devices, and operate safely at a population scale. Achieving this requires alignment across research, clinical practice, industry, and regulation.
Some key issues covered will be:
- Apply AI and AI in Science: EU strategies for healthcare
- Bridging AI applied research to clinical deployment
- Testimonials of AI adoption in clinical settings
- Regulatory pathways for trustworthy AI
- Longevity and preventive medicine through AI
- Findings from AIDA project – AI-powered assistant for gastric cancer prevention www.aidaeuproject.org
THE CHALLENGE
Europe faces an unprecedented healthcare challenge. An ageing population is placing significant pressure on public health systems, driving costs and demanding innovative solutions.
While AI has demonstrated remarkable potential across diagnostics, clinical decision support, and drug discovery, up to 80% of healthcare AI projects fail to progress beyond pilot stages. This is not a failure of innovation, but a failure of translation.
EVENT FORMAT
A one-day conference structured to move from vision to action:
Morning Plenary Session: Keynote speakers address the strategic landscape of AI in healthcare, EU policy frameworks, and the path from research to deployment.
Afternoon Plenary Sessions: Keynote and roundtables on longevity, AI in biomedical research, AI in clinical settings, and AI & robotics in healthcare.
Pre-Day Session: Meet Fusion AI Labs and partners to explore collaboration opportunities.
EU POLICY CONTEXT
The European Commission’s “Apply AI” and “AI in Science” strategies are designed to close the gap between basic research and real-world deployment. Apply AI focuses on deployment in health systems, while AI in Science builds the research infrastructure that feeds applications.
ORGANISER: FUSION AI LABS
Fusion AI Labs is an applied research centre dedicated to transforming advanced AI into real-world solutions. We experiment, test, and validate AI technologies with one mission: accelerate safe and responsible adoption across industry and public services. A joint venture between Expert.ai and AI Fusion Holding, Fusion AI Labs brings together senior experts with decades of experience in AI, data science, and large-scale digital transformation.
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS
Healthcare Clinics & Data: Springer Nature ; Incliva (SP), Karolinska (SV), Charité (DE) Pediatric Gaslini, (IT), IPO Porto
Tech and AI: Microsoft; Expert.AI
EU & Public Administration: European Parliament, Italian & European Public Administrations
Universities: UNIGE (IT), Imperial College (UK), OPIT (Malta), Universidad de València (ES), University of Latvia
Local Ecosystem: Regione Liguria, Comune di Genova, IIT
WHY GENOVA
The event takes place in Genova because Fusion AI Labs operates at the heart of a unique innovation ecosystem that brings together leading institutions in robotics, AI, life sciences and data-driven engineering – creating ideal conditions to codesign, prototype and validate trustworthy AI solutions.
AGENDA
23 April 2026 · Villa Quartara, Genova
MORNING PLENARY SESSION
| 09:00 |
Official Opening Renato Botti – Director General, Giannina Gaslini Institute Welcome address and opening remarks |
| 09:20 |
Introduction: AI for Healthcare — From Research to Impact Andrea Pescino – Fusion AI Labs Setting the stage for implementation-focused AI adoption |
| 09:50 |
Keynote: Medical Superintelligence Elena Bonfiglioli – Microsoft The convergence of AI capabilities and healthcare delivery at scale |
| 10:20 |
Keynote: AI in Early Detection of Gastric Cancer Kiril Veselkov (Imperial College); Antonello Scalmato (Fusion AI Labs) Applications and opportunities for generative AI in healthcare |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 |
Keynote: AI Embodiment and Robotics in Healthcare Fulvio Mastrogiovanni – Università di Genova From surgical robotics to rehabilitation and assistive technologies |
| 11:45 |
Keynote: Trustworthy AI in Healthcare Ricard Martinez – University of Valencia Governance, transparency, and responsible deployment |
| 12:15 |
Skills of the Future OPIT – Open Institute of Technology |
AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION
| 14:15 |
Opening Remarks – Afternoon Session Silvia Salis – Mayor of Genoa |
| 14:30 |
Keynote: Apply AI and AI in Science Brando Benifei – European Parliament AI adoption across healthcare systems and research infrastructure |
| 15:00 |
Panel: AI for Longevity and Wellness Andrea Pescino, Elena Bonfiglioli, Paula Petrone AI in preventive medicine and population-scale longevity |
| 15:45 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 |
Panel: AI in Healthcare — From Research to Practice VisualAI; AIDA Consortium; Istituto Giannina Gaslini Real-world adoption, lessons learned, and implementation pathways |
| 16:45 |
Closing Plenary Key takeaways and next steps |
| 17:00 |
Networking Reception Informal networking and discussions |
PRE- and POST DAY SESSIONS
22 and 24 April 2026
Participants are invited to join Fusion AI Labs and its ecosystem of partners for an exclusive pre-day session. Meet researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders to explore collaboration opportunities and discuss AI in real-world healthcare settings.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Fusion AI Labs
via Corsica 2/18
16128 Genova
Kirill Veselkov is an Associate Professor whose research spans artificial intelligence, biomedical data science, precision medicine and precision nutrition. His work focuses on the development of clinically relevant AI and data-driven methods for decision support, patient stratification, and the integration of multi-modal health data, including clinical, lifestyle, molecular and multi-omics data. He has led and contributed to interdisciplinary research and innovation projects that translate advanced analytics into actionable insights for healthcare, prevention and personalised intervention. His work in the AIDA project advances AI for personalised medicine, while through HyperFoods he leads research into how food, metabolism, and biomarkers can be integrated to support more precise and individualised nutrition strategies. Through his research, Dr Veselkov aims to advance more predictive, preventive, and personalised approaches to health and disease.
Ricard Martínez Martínez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Constitutional Law, Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Valencia and Director of the Chair of Privacy and Digital Transformation. His work lies at the intersection between law and clinical practice, advising and training healthcare professionals and institutions on privacy, data governance and regulatory compliance in the health sector.