Speaker Profile
Ph.D., Policy Coordinator, European Commission
Biography
Saša Jenko is on a sabbatical as an EU fellow at the Jackson School of International Studies. Saša is with the EU Commission and is the Head of Sector for Health reforms at DG Reform. She is specifically working to support EU Health Ministries with digital transformation of health systems including design, implementation and monitoring of health reforms. She is interested in ways of implementing innovation in a trustworthy and equitable way. Her sabbatical fellowship is intended to learn more about this across the US. Shes particularly interested in learning more about best practices of designimplementation of AI solutions in USA and draft a proposal for practical guidelineschecklist for the implementation of AI related technologies in EU health systems in an ethical, transparent and trustworthy manner from an organizational, economic, legal and regulatory perspective.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Burns Blaxall
PMWC Award Ceremony Honorees
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
• Jeff Balser, VUMC
Precision Medicine at Scale, Lessons from Vanderbilt
• Jeffrey R. Balser, Vanderbilt
Implementing Precision Medicine at Scale: Health Systems and Policy Perspectives
• Jeffrey Balser, Vanderbilt
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
• Sasa Jenko, European Commission
Keynote
• Lee Hood, Phenome Health
Keys to Successful Implementation of a Precision Medicine Program
• Chair: Howard McLeod, GeneDx
• David E. Lanfear, Henry Ford Health
• Kevan Simms, Ochsner Health
Key Players in Successful Implementation – Beyond Oncology
• Chair: Damon Hostin, Illumina
• Shaista Malik, UC Irvine
Precision Medicine at Scale: Lessons from a Statewide Genomic Initiative
• Chair: Premal Shah, MyOme
Achieving Comprehensive Precision Medicine
• Chair: Burns Blaxall
• Trish Brown, GeneDx
• Sarah Hersey, BMS
• Euan Ashley, Stanford
