AWS will line up for Vienna from the upcoming European Radiation Conference (ECR) from February 26th to March 2025. In line with this year's Congressional theme of “Planet Radiology,” AWS will show you whether cloud technology can help transform health imaging. .
Built for a Breakthrough: Sustainable Innovation in AWS Medical Imaging
ECR 2025's sustainability focus resonates strongly with AWS' commitment to innovating in all areas of global infrastructure, increasing efficiency and minimizing environmental impact. Congress emphasizes the urgent need to implement environmentally friendly practices in the radiology department, and AWS has cited the need for cloud-based services and partner solutions that help reduce the environmental impact of medical imaging operations. It is at the forefront of this transformation.
Special Session at ECR 2025
Join AWS experts for these innovative sessions:
Healthy People, Healthy Planets: The Power of Clouds in Radiology
February 28th, 11:30 – 12:00 CET
Speaker: Rowland Illing
Session Link: Overall Lecture | PL-2
Discover how cloud technology is revolutionizing radiology by enabling efficient storage, sharing, and analysis of large-scale imaging data. This session explores how cloud solutions can enhance collaboration among healthcare professionals and significantly reduce the carbon footprint associated with traditional imaging practices. Learn how cloud adoption can promote remote consultation and telehealth, creating the dual benefits of improving access to healthcare and environmental sustainability.
AI and Cybersecurity: Protecting the Future of Healthcare Technology
February 28th 08:30 – 09:30 CET
Panel featuring Rowland Illing
Session Link: Panel Discussion | AI-SC 7
Dive deep into key considerations regarding AI implementation in healthcare, including the comparative benefits of cloud and on-premises solutions and the impact on energy consumption and resource utilization. This comprehensive session addresses critical cybersecurity strategies for protecting patient data, with a particular focus on protecting against adversarial attacks and preventing data leaks in diagnostic and generated AI applications. Participants have the opportunity to engage directly with experts to implement robust defenses against emerging cybersecurity threats in healthcare.
Democratize access to radiation services using generator AI
February 26th, 1:00pm-14:30pm set
Speaker: Razvan Ionasec
Session Link: Focus Program | IF-4
The session explores how artificial intelligence can transform global access to radiology services, especially in low-resource regions. It features presentations in various radiology subfields, including breast imaging and mobile chest x-rays, in AI applications. The purpose of this session is to discuss AI integration in radiology and the potential to address healthcare disparities around the world. Learn how clouds can use generated AI to democratize access to radiation services.
Accelerate the green transition of radiology using cloud technology
March 1st, 16:00-17:30 set
Speaker: Alex Rem
Session Link: Focus Program | IF-21
We explore how cloud technology and AI can significantly reduce the environmental impact of radiation operations while enhancing patient care delivery. As medical imaging accounts for 90% of global healthcare data and is increasing exponentially, this session is a practical matter of optimizing end-to-end radiation workflows, from image capture to archives. It provides insights. Manage the challenges posed by energy-intensive technologies such as clinical AI solutions and large-scale language models, while learning how cloud-based solutions can help radiology practices reduce their environmental footprint.
Meet AWS at ECR
A team of healthcare professionals will be available for individual meetings across the council. We look forward to discussing how AWS can support organizations' healthcare imaging initiatives and sustainability goals.
Meet AWS at ECR.
Special Event: Close Medical Imaging Loop
Join us for an exclusive evening of insights and networking in Vienna.
Date: Thursday, February 27th, 2025
Time: 6pm – 8pm
This focused event brings together leaders from startups, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers and research institutions to explore innovative technologies that are filling the gap between medical research and clinical practice. You will be attending a networking reception following an engaging panel discussion. There, industry experts share perspectives that create better connections across the medical imaging ecosystem.
Join AWS Healthcare for an exclusive evening reception.
I look forward to seeing you in Vienna!
Until 2040, learning more about how AWS helps healthcare organizations use the safest and most reliable cloud platform and dedicated health imaging solutions to help them make their journey to personalized health. Improve efficiency and advance towards Amazon's commitment to Net-Zero Carbon. Visit Healthcare & Life Sciences' AWS and AWS Sustainability Page.
Caroline Kelly
Caroline Kelley is Customer and Event Marketing Manager for Healthcare & Life Sciences Industries, AWS. As global events lead, she takes a customer obsessive approach to creating event strategies that maximize engagement between clients, partners and AWS experts. Caroline is committed to showcasing innovative solutions to support the healthcare and life sciences industry through strategic positioning, solution marketing and thought leadership.
Alex Rem
Alex Lemm leads EMEA's AWS medical imaging business development, focusing on accelerating the adoption and expansion of health technology cloud. He works closely with global healthcare ISVs, local imaging vendors and hospital providers to define and implement cloud migration strategies while driving adoption of AWS healthcare-specific services such as AWS HealthImaging. We are working together. Alex leads a strategic joint approval project with partners to create reference architectures for next-generation imaging solutions, contributing to AWS' thinking leadership in medical imaging through speaking at major healthcare conferences.
Razvan Ionasec
Razvan Ionasec, PhD, MBA are healthcare technology leaders for Amazon Web Services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His job is focused on helping healthcare customers solve business problems by leveraging technology. Previously, Razvan was the global head of artificial intelligence products at Siemens Healthineers, responsible for AI-Rad Companion, a family of AI-driven, cloud-based digital health solutions for imaging. He has over 30 patents in AI/ML for medical imaging and publishes over 70 international peer-reviewed technology and clinical publications on computer vision, computational modeling and medical image analysis. . Razvan received his PhD in Computer Science from the Specialist University of Technology Munich and an MBA from the University of Cambridge.
Dr. Roland Illing
Dr. Rowland Illing is Chief Medical Officer and Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role, he oversees the strategy and engagement of healthcare clients around the world, encompassing providers, payers and medical technology companies. His work utilizes technologies such as artificial intelligence to promote innovation in health equity and sustainability, while also ensuring that healthcare institutions use data to improve efficiency and improve patient outcomes. It focuses on making it possible to optimize. A training academic intervention radiologist, Dr. Illing was previously the director of Intervention Oncology Services at University College Hospital, London. He is an associate professor emeritus at the University of London and is a visiting professor of Informatics and Imaging at Oxford University. His professional affiliations include membership at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Fellowship of Royal Radiologists, Senior Fellowship of the Department of Health Management and Management in the UK, and membership in the National Academy of Medicine Leadership Consortium . Dr. Illing maintains a positive academia presence through on-site presentations and publications.
