Dr. José Ramón Calvo
José Ramón Calvo, President of the Medical Committee of the Cuídate+ section of the specialised portal 65ymás, Corresponding Academician of the Royal Academy of Medicine of the Basque Country and Numerary Member and President of the Institute for International Cooperation of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (READ), delivered on 10 December the lecture «New Leadership in the Age of AI in Healthcare», in which he addressed the role of artificial intelligence in transforming healthcare and the essential skills required of professionals in the sector over the coming decade. The session, held online, formed part of the series of Monthly Online Meetings organised by the international academic network Adam Global Network.
The expert argued that, in the current and rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, leadership must adapt both to technological innovation and to social change. In this context, Calvo explained how artificial intelligence is reshaping the relationship between healthcare and society, opening up new avenues for promoting healthier lifestyles through innovation, fostering new communication strategies for effective, ethical and human-centred leadership, and highlighting the role of education in shaping the future of healthcare.
Beyond his long professional career in the healthcare sector, Calvo has recently been appointed International Strategic Advisor to the Regional Information Technology and Software Engineering Center, one of the pioneering institutions in social and technological innovation in the Arab world. This organisation is internationally recognised for its close links with multilateral bodies and is headquartered in Cairo. Previously, he served as Strategic Advisor to the Barcelona Supercomputing Center–Centro Nacional de Supercomputación, a public consortium formed by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, the Government of Catalonia and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, renowned for driving the successive generations of the MareNostrum supercomputer.
For its part, Adam Global Network is a leading international ecosystem that brings together accredited and regulated professionals, independent practitioners and top professional services firms in more than 80 countries, with the aim of promoting cross-border collaboration, international mandates and global best practices. Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, the network operates as a trusted global platform that enables seamless professional connectivity in an increasingly globalised world.
