17 April 2026 — May 2027
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Sant Pau Forum
Where ideas heal the future
As part of the 625th anniversary of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, national and international leaders and key figures will gather at the Hospital to share their visions, compare challenges and outline the major transformations that will shape the future of health.
Expert conversations
to anticipate the future of health
At a time of unprecedented acceleration, scientific advances, innovation and major social transformations are radically redefining how we care for, prevent and understand health.
In this context, Sant Pau Forum emerges as a journey through the key areas that will define health in the coming decades: cardiology, neurosciences, complex surgeries, advanced therapies and hematology, the sex and gender perspective, fragility and ageing, leading towards a shared vision of the health of the future.
The series brings together leading voices from around the world to drive strategic conversations, foster new alliances and build a shared vision of the future of health.
Sant Pau Forum is not just a space for debate: it is a space to imagine, today, the health of the future.
From 17 November 2026
Reflection sessions
Sant Pau Forum
The series will focus on Hospital de Sant Pau’s areas of excellence and the key challenges shaping the future of health systems. Each session will bring together clinical experts, researchers and opinion leaders to discuss how biomedical research, medical technologies and healthcare models will evolve.
Neurosciences
19 and 20 January 2027
From brain disorders to brain health: are we ready for the shift?
Are we ready to act before symptoms appear? Neuroscience and AI are advancing faster than clinical, ethical, and regulatory frameworks.
Complex surgeries
26 and 27 January 2027
What does it take to transform surgical innovation into a sustainable model?
How far can surgical innovation grow without straining the system? Robotics and data promise better outcomes, but require redesigning processes and costs.
Cardiology
9 and 10 February 2027
Where are we and where are we going? From standardized treatment to personalized cardiology
Cardiology is evolving from a standardized approach, focused on disease and populations, towards a personalized model that adapts diagnostic and therapeutic decisions to the biology, risk and specific needs of each patient.
Advanced therapies and Hematology
23 and 24 February 2027
From Innovation to Access: Making Advanced Therapies a Reality
From CAR-T to gene editing: towards a new generation of therapies.
Fragility and ageing
9 and 10 March 2027
How should healthcare evolve in the age of longevity and frailty?
We will live longer, but under what conditions? Longevity is revealing the limits of a system designed for acute care, not chronic complexity.
Sex and gender
16 and 17 March 2027
The gender perspective as a key to improving quality and equity in care.
Women’s health continues to be insufficiently studied and prioritised; it is necessary to focus on the role of the hospital as a driver of transformation in care, research and training.
The future of health
May
2027
From care provider to system coordinator and driver: are hospitals and governments ready?
Integrating data, deploying AI, and coordinating stakeholders: the system requires hospitals capable of anticipating, deciding, and leading new models, in dialogue with governments and decision-making bodies.
© LA VANGUARDIA / Ana Jiménez
Antonio Torralba, researcher in artificial intelligence, specialised in computer vision and machine learning. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and director of the Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making (AI+D) group at CSAIL. His pioneering work focuses on semantic scene understanding, human perception and generative models.
Opening session
Antonio Torralba: “Advances in artificial intelligence transforming the future of health”
Event ended — 17 April 2026
The Sant Pau Forum series opened with a special session launching this space for reflection on the future of health promoted by Hospital de Sant Pau.
The event began with remarks by Adrià Comella, Managing Director of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, and Xavier Prats, Chairman of the Board of the Healthcare Management Foundation of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, who presented the main projects and initiatives framed within the institution’s 625th anniversary.
Then, scientist Antonio Torralba, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), delivered the opening lecture. His talk addressed how advances in artificial intelligence and data analysis can transform biomedical research, clinical diagnosis and decision-making in medicine.
© LA VANGUARDIA / Ana Jiménez
Antonio Torralba, researcher in artificial intelligence, specialised in computer vision and machine learning. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and director of the Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making (AI+D) group at CSAIL. His pioneering work focuses on semantic scene understanding, human perception and generative models.
© LA VANGUARDIA / Ana Jiménez
Antonio Torralba, researcher in artificial intelligence, specialised in computer vision and machine learning. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and director of the Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making (AI+D) group at CSAIL. His pioneering work focuses on semantic scene understanding, human perception and generative models.
Featured speakers
Discover the featured speakers of Sant Pau Forum, leaders in research, innovation and healthcare transformation. International voices and renowned experts will share their ideas and visions on the the health of the future.
Francesca Colombo
Head of the Health Division at the OECD, responsible for providing comparable data on health systems and applying economic analysis to health policies, advising to improve care and make it more people-centred.
Agata Lapedriza
Agata Lapedriza is a professor at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and an affiliated researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab.
Carolina Aguilar
CEO and Co-Founder of INBRAIN Neuroelectronics, a company recognized as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer that leads the development of graphene-based brain–computer interfaces.
Antonio Torralba
Researcher in artificial intelligence, specialised in computer vision and machine learning. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and director of the Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making (AI+D) group at CSAIL.
Miguel Ángel Perales
Chief of the Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and an internationally recognized leader in the field of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapy.
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