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Dr Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos is Chief Executive at the Global Health Digital Innovation Foundation, UK, and Health Executive in Residence at the UCL Global Business School for Health. A recognised leader in global health, he brings over three decades of experience in health governance and digital innovation. With a PhD in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine since the 1990s, he has pioneered the application of AI to systems medicine and advised global organisations – including the World Bank, WHO, PAHO, the European Commission, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundatio – on health, technology, and governance.
He has advanced global health by fostering open innovation ecosystems and systems capital across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. His policy contributions include pivotal roles in the Healthy China 2030 initiative, jointly led by the Chinese government, the World Bank Group, and WHO, and in shaping the EU AI Act. As a member of the EU AI Office’s Plenary Forum, he supports the development of the first General-Purpose AI Code of Practice. He contributes to initiatives ensuring AI delivers societal value and mitigates systemic inequities, including his role on the Stakeholders Advisory Group of the International Observatory on Information and Democracy.
Dr. Kalogeropoulos is a member of the IEEE European Public Policy Committee and Global Policy Caucus, and a founding member of the International Advisory Committee for the IEEE Global Standardised Registry for Medical Mobile Health Applications, where he chairs the Ethics Subcommittee. His participation in the WHO-led Health Data Collaborative’s Working Group on Digital Health and Climate Policy highlights his commitment to evidence-based solutions for global challenges.
He founded and chairs the IEEE SA Industry Connections program IC24-015 on AI for Public Health and Climate-Resilient Health Systems and leads the P3493.1™ Working Group to develop a Standard Framework for Secure, Compliant, Coordinated, and Inclusive Healthcare Data Recycling, with an initial focus on cancer care. This initiative bridges policy and innovation to enable ethical, sustainable secondary use of healthcare data.
With extensive experience, including his tenure at IBM, Dr. Kalogeropoulos advises start-ups and organisations globally, offering strategic insights into digital transformation and policy alignment. A sought-after speaker, he champions innovation, equity, and sustainability, collaborating with accelerator programs like CancerX and the WHO/Europe Strategic Partnership Initiative for Data and Digital Health.