Implementation and adoption of innovation in children's hospitals

Speakers:
✅ Maria Sanchis, PhD I Open Innovation Programme Manager at EIT Health
✅ Katariina Gehrmann (née Silander) I Director of Digital and Innovation Services at HUS Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala
✅ Tomasz Maciejewski I Director of Instytut Matki i Dziecka
✅ Wiktor Możarowski, Innovation Project Manager of Instytut Matki i Dziecka
Date: November, 21st, 2023
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