The HealthAI Global Governance Forum – Scaling Responsible AI in Health: From Trust to Implementation

Ahmed leads the Health Foundation’s research exploring public and staff attitudes towards AI, technology and data use in health care, with a broader interest in how existing and emerging technologies can be implemented responsibly and effectively to improve care, support patients and staff, and inform health policy and wider system transformation. Prior to joining the Health Foundation, Ahmed was a Senior Policy Adviser at the British Medical Association, where he developed costed policy proposals aimed at influencing government policy and supporting doctor-led health policy initiatives, including modelling the cost of pay restoration for doctors. His wider research and analysis have also contributed to policy work across digital infrastructure, pensions, public health, general practice, and long COVID.

Ed is a healthcare policy and strategy professional with experience across NHS leadership, central government, and frontline clinical care. Before joining the MHRA, Ed completed a Harkness Fellowship at Stanford University, researching AI regulation and post-deployment monitoring. Prior to that, Ed was Director of Policy and Portfolio at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, where he led the development of a five-year strategy and oversaw major programmes spanning digital transformation, AI deployment and population health. He previously worked at the centre of government, including at DHSC and 10 Downing Street, and began his career as a physician. Ed was named a 2025 National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader. Alongside his role at the MHRA, he will continue his US-based research into the responsible use of AI in healthcare.

Eric is a Senior Health Economist leading the OECD’s work in Digitalisation of Health, bringing together policy guidance for digital security, integrated data, and responsible analytics including artificial intelligence. In that role, he is accountable for measuring and evolving the OECD’s Recommendation on Health Data Governance (2016) and supporting policy for digitalisation of health that provides data protection (e.g. security and privacy) and timely access to quality data to optimize the use of data for information, insights, and impact among individuals, health workers, policy makers, researchers, and innovators.

Judith Murungi is a Global Health Lawyer and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with expertise at the intersection of health law, international human rights, and emerging technologies.

She holds an LL.M. in National and Global Health Law from Georgetown University and has a diploma in internet governance and regulations from the University of Mendoza. She has attended the Kenya, African, and South Schools on Internet Governance which have shaped her global perspectives on technology regulation. She is also trained in AI, Ethics and the Law by the British Institute for International and Comparative Law.

Judith serves on the Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and was recognized as a Women in AI Ethics Rising Star (2024). She has expertise in the regulation and governance of AI in healthcare, and has presented her work at the International Pandemic Sciences Conference. She was recognized for the second best oral presentation at the 8th World Conference on Research Intergrity in 2024.

Her interdisciplinary expertise in health law, AI governance, and digital policy equips her to contribute effectively to scientific and policy advisory processes globally.

Kevin Lampen-Smith is a regulatory expert with experience across markets, occupational, health and safety and health systems. Experienced chief executive and senior leader with a focus on strategy development and activating key drivers to bring about real behavioural change. At the Ministry of Health in New Zealand, he focused on taking a system level perspective to regulatory design and delivery with the aim of aligning regulatory regime governance to delivering on whole of system outcomes.

Kirsten Mathieson has 20 years experience working in global health policy and advocacy. She is Deputy Director and Policy Lead at Transform Health, a global coalition of organisations that advocate, campaign and build consensus to strengthen the enabling environment for the digital transformation of health systems to achieve UHC. Working with coalition partners, Kirsten leads the policy and influencing work of the coalition, particularly on health data governance and digital health investment. Kirsten was previously Global Head of Policy and Advocacy at Save the Children, leading health and nutrition advocacy and policy efforts, with a focus on UHC, primary health care, immunisation and access to medicines. She is former Vice Chair of the Gavi CSO Steering Committee and member of the UK Action for Global Health network Steering Committee. Kirsten previously worked at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and UNDP Kenya.

Nadine Sabra is the E-Sahha/Digital Health Program Manager at the Global Health Institute at the American University of Beirut, where she leads projects in artificial intelligence, e-health, and digital health. She oversees the implementation and operations of field-based initiatives focused on digital health, maternal health, and refugee health. Nadine also coordinates two regional initiatives: the Global Health and Artificial Intelligence Network in the Middle East and North Africa (GHAIN MENA) and the Responsible AI for Global Health (RAI4GH). She holds a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree.

Paula Eugenia Kohan is a lawyer, mediator, and researcher specializing in digital health, artificial intelligence, and health regulation. She works as a consultant for PAHO, UNESCO, and CLIAS-IECS. She was co-coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Digital Health at the University of Buenos Aires, where she currently lecture on Artificial Intelligence and Law. She also serves as a trainer in the international course “Digital Health: Planning National Systems” led by WHO, PAHO, and TechChange. Her work focuses on ethical, human-centered regulatory frameworks for the responsible integration of AI into health systems across Latin America

Shweta Bhardwaj is Director, Global R&D & Digital Policy, Worldwide Govt. Affairs & Policy (WWGA&P), Johnson & Johnson. Her focus and expertise include AI policy & regulation, health data governance, cybersecurity, interoperability, and government regulation of new technologies that enable more efficient and accelerated R&D.

Within J&J, Shweta partners globally with R&D, data science, privacy, information security, law department and regulatory teams. Externally, she is involved in shaping AI, digital health and health data governance issues, through trade associations such as Global Data Alliance (GDA), BIO, AdvaMed, APACMed, MedTech EU (Vice chair, Digital Health) and IFPMA.

She also represents J&J externally within international forums as Member, B20 South Africa Digitalization Task Force and Member, Expert Working Group on Health Data, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Shweta holds MSc. in Global Health & Public Policy from the University of Edinburgh (as a commonwealth scholar). In her previous roles, she has worked within MedTech industry, WHO and international non-profits. She is passionate about social impact and engages in J&J’s flagship Talent-for-good programs, which address critical areas in healthy equity, access & social determinants of health.