Speaker Profile
M.D., Global Head of Digital Technology & CMIO, Roche
Biography
Okan Ekinci, MD, MBA, is the Head of Digital Technology and Chief Medical Information Officer at Roche Information Solutions. He joined Roche in 2018 and served as Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Marketing Innovation for the digital health business. Before that, Okan held various positions at Siemens Healthineers, including Chief Medical Officer and Head of Healthcare Consulting. Drawing on extensive experience across imaging, diagnostics, and pharma, he has advised healthcare institutions and governments on strategies for digital transformation, personalized healthcare, and artificial intelligence. Okan is a cardiologist by training and an adjunct professor of medicine at the University College Dublin.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Co-Chairs:
- William Oh, Yale Cancer Center
- David Reese, Amgen
Patient-centric data, such as Real-World Evidence (RWE) and Real-World Data (RWD), has become critical in reshaping drug development and healthcare decision-making. Over the last few years, regulatory agencies like the FDA and EMA have increasingly embraced RWE/RWD for decision-making processes, influencing everything from new drug indications to post-marketing surveillance. The integration of RWE and RWD is not only supporting clinical trial design and regulatory approvals, but also enabling precision medicine by providing deeper insights into patient subpopulations and their outcomes
Sessions:
- TBA
