The event is organised by the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) with the support of the VHTnet consortium. Over the course of the two days, participants will discuss how to strengthen usability, adoption, interoperability and trust in the emerging platform.

Key discussion topics

• Validation of the Platform’s direction vis-a-vis community expectations
• Review of elicitation findings and identification of remaining gaps
• Stakeholder engagement and participation incentives
• Adoption drivers, barriers and enabling services
• Capacity-building, user support and legal/ethical awareness needs
• Lessons from comparable initiatives for the design of a VHT community hub
• Prioritisation of low-level requirements for the first version of the Platform
• Definition of the core scope for the first Platform release, including interoperability and readiness considerations

Target audience

20 October 2026 (afternoon) - Annual VHT Event

The first day is open to all stakeholders, subject to registration, including:

• Members of the wider VHT User Community
• Researchers and academics
• Developers and technical experts
• Patient organisations
• Regulators
• Industry representatives and innovators
• Other stakeholders interested in the development and uptake of Advanced VHT models

21 October 2026 (full day) - Final Requirements Elicitation Session

The second day is restricted to Advanced VHT Platform User Group members only. Organisations interested in joining are invited to contact cnect-EU-VHT-INITIATIVE@ec.europa.eu.

Draft agenda

20 October 2026 - Annual VHT Event

14:00 - 14:20 Welcome and introduction
14:20 - 14:40 High-level introduction to the scope of the Advanced VHT Simulation Platform
14:40 - 15:00 Summary of the user groups’ elicitation process
15:00 - 16:00 User-centric aspects and incentivisation across the VHT ecosystem
16:00 - 16:30 Break
16:30 - 17:45 User-centric aspects and incentivisation across the VHT ecosystem
17:45 - 18:00 Closing and overview of next steps

21 October 2026 - Final Requirements Elicitation Session

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome and session objectives
09:15 - 09:30 Extraction of low-level requirements
09:30 - 10:30 User workflows and personas
10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:15 VHT Framework and Federated Repository
12:15 - 13:30 Access Federator
13:30 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 15:45 Orchestrator and CNS Services
15:45 - 16:15 Intellectual Property Rights Management (IPRM)
16:15 - 16:30 Closing and overview of next steps

Registration

Further information on registration and practical arrangements will be shared with participants in due course.

Web streaming

The event will be held in a hybrid format, with participation possible both in Brussels and online.