On the afternoon of July 27, 2025, the 2025 WAIC Medical AI Forum, guided by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization and the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, and hosted by the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, was successfully held at the Xuhui West Bund Xuanxin Orbit. Under the theme “Leading Healthcare with AI, Creating the Future”, the forum brought together leading global experts, industry pioneers, and policy makers in the field of medical artificial intelligence to explore how AI is reshaping the future of health ecosystems. Professor Roland Eils, Executive Director of the Institute of Intelligent Medicine at Fudan University and Fellow of the German National Academy of Sciences, was invited to deliver a keynote speech and participate in a summit dialogue.
The forum commenced with addresses from government leaders, followed by the release of Shanghai’s promotional video on the development of health and medical artificial intelligence and the Collection of Shanghai’s Medical AI Innovation Applications and Cases, highlighting the city’s pioneering practices and innovation capabilities in smart healthcare.
In the keynote report session, Professor Eils presented a speech titled “Data save lives: AI for disease risk prediction and prevention”. He systematically introduced his team’s groundbreaking work utilizing multi-modal health big data and AI technologies to achieve early disease warning and personalized health intervention, and outlined the tremendous potential of AI in promoting precision public health and individualized prevention.
During the “Academician Roundtable: AI Reshaping the Future of Healthcare”, Professor Eils engaged in in-depth discussions with prominent experts including Professor Jianfeng Feng, Dean of the School of Data Science at Fudan University, and Professor Muming Poo, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Professor Eils shared cutting-edge insights from his work in Europe and globally on advancing digital health and AI-driven disease prediction, emphasizing the critical importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and data-driven approaches in the development of intelligent medicine.
This participation not demonstrated the significant influence of the Intelligent Medicine Institute at Fudan University in the field of international cutting-edge medical intelligent technology, but also laid a solid foundation for further expanding cooperation with top global institutions and promoting the transformation of intelligent medical achievements. The Institute will continue to leverage the interdisciplinary advantages of Fudan University, actively integrate into Shanghai’s new landscape of integrated development of artificial intelligence and health care, and contribute wisdom and strength to building a global community of health for all.
