Reflections from the Nordic Blockchain Conference, Stockholm | 18–19 June 2025

I had the privilege of joining two panels at the Nordic Blockchain Conference in Stockholm, where I engaged with thought leaders and innovators working at the forefront of healthcare, AI, and Web3.

Day 1: Panel: Empowered Patients—Taking Ownership of Health Data in the Web3 Era

I joined Murad Sattarov (WelShare Health), Fabio Iachetti (Skillsta Teknik), Marguerite de Rodellec (MedShake Studio), and moderator Natalia Sofia (Etheros Health) to discuss what it really means for patients to own their health data in a decentralised world.

Panel of Empowering Patients

Key takeaways from our discussion:

• Patient empowerment is not just about access to data, but control over how, when, and with whom their data is shared.

• Web3 technologies open new possibilities for granular consent, transparent data usage, and collaborative models that put patients at the center.

• For these innovations to matter, they must be designed with inclusivity and ethical responsibility, always responding to the actual needs and realities of patients, not just the ambitions of technologists.

• Today, onboarding users into DeSci (and blockchain in general) remains too complex. Until we make these technologies accessible and relevant to everyone, mainstream adoption will stay out of reach.

Day 2: Panel: Building a Healthier Future—Driving Health and Research with AI and Blockchain

On the second day, I shared the stage with Frode Van Der Leek (NTNU Norway), Kurt Nielsen (Partisia), Jim Nasr (Acoer), and moderator Filippo Frangioni (Novo Nordisk). We explored how AI and blockchain can combine to accelerate healthcare and research.

AI Panel

I believe the future will look like this:

• AI becomes the single, seamless user interface for healthcare, making complexity invisible to both patients and professionals.

• Blockchain operates as the governance and trust layer, verifying ownership, credentials, and permissions for AI agents acting on behalf of patients.

• And crucially, crypto is the most effective tool for agent-to-agent payments, enabling fast, transparent, almost real-time value transfer between autonomous systems and services.

My key takeaway: After a decade of hype, most healthcare leaders still don’t understand blockchain, and many have given up trying. The spotlight has shifted to AI, which delivers instant value, an intuitive user experience, and measurable results. But I’m convinced that blockchain technology can truly shine in combination with AI: bringing trust, transparency, and programmable value transfer to a new era of digital health. Crypto-native payments are uniquely positioned to enable agent-to-agent transactions efficiently, securely, and globally.

Grateful for the energy and honesty in Stockholm. The journey to real-world adoption continues—and it’s the intersection of these technologies that holds the greatest promise.