This event will bring together business leaders from industrial companies and SMEs, national and regional ministers and authorities, global "thinkers", the investment , healthcare, technology companies, civil society and media. The 2016 Summit will also include an international audience (guests from Government of Japan, Canada and USA) building on the 2016 G7 Ministerial (ICT Ministers), representatives from the World Health Organisation and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Together, they will discuss with the European Union institutions the potential for international collaboration on digital innovation for active and healthy ageing and the global Silver Economy. List of VIPs present at the event

In alphabetical order:

 Esko Aho (former Prime of Finland and Chair of the Independent Expert Group on R&D and Innovation)  Aquilino Alonso, Minister for Health (Consejero de Salud), Andalucia, Spain  Ingrid Angioli, Managing Director Lifetechvalley  Milan Bandic, Mayor of Zagreb, Croatia  Frederic Bierry, President of the Lower Rhine Council, Alsace  Kirsten Borge, Chief County for Regional planning, Norway  Christian Buchmann, Minister for Economic Affairs, Tourism, Europe and Culture, Austria  Loredana Capone, Regional Minister for Economical development, digital agenda, research and innovation Puglia Region  Sebastian Celaya Perez, Minister of Health Aragon Region, Spain  Antoni Comin i Oliveres, Minister of Health Catalunya  John Connaghan, CBE Director of Health Performance and Delivery NHS  Jon Darpon Sierra, Minister of Health, Basque Country, Spain  Michele Eschlimann, Vice-President of the Lower Rhine Council, Alsace  Nadia Frontigni, Vice President Care Management Orange Healthcare  Giulio Gallera, Minister of Welfare, Region of Lombardy, Italy  Vaughan Gething, Cabinet Secretary for Health, well-being and sport, region, UK  Patricia Gomez Picard, Regional Minister of Health, Balearic Islands  Agneta Granström, County Council Commissioner Norrbotten County Council, Sweden  Encarna Guillen, Regional Minister of Health Region Murcia-Espana, Spain  Jochen Hagt, Landrat Oberbergischer Kreis Gesundheitsregion Köln Bonn, Germany  Johann Harer, CEO of Human technology Styrim GmbH, Austria  Anna-Lena Hogerud, Deputy Governor Region Skane, Sweden  Barbara Klepsch, Saxon State Minister for Social Affairs and Consumer protection Saxony, Germany  Dagmar Kownatka, Vice President EMEA LATAM Roche Diabetes Care, Deutschland GmbH  Robert Madelin (author of “Opportunity now: Europe’s mission to innovate")  Guillermo Martinez, Regional Minister of the Presidency Asturias, Spain  Bärbl Mielich, State secretary Country Baden-Württemberg, Germany  Carmen Monton Giménez Minister of Universal Health and Public Health Valencia Government Health Department, Spain  Tellef Inge Morland, Mayor of Aust-Agder County Council, Norway  Michelle O'Neill, Minister of Health,  F. J. Paas, King's Commissioner of the Province Groningen, the Netherlands  Loredana Panariti , Training, Education, Equal opportunities, Youth Policy, Universities and Research Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Italy  Maria Ramos, Director General of Public Health Balearic Islands, Spain  Jurgen Reichert, President of the region Swabia, Austria  Christian Reinaudo, President AGFA Healthcare  Edoardo Rixi, Regional minister for Economical devpt, industry, RDT Region Liguria, Italy  María José Sánchez Rubio, Minister for Equality and Social Policies (Consejera de Igualdad y Políticas Sociales), Andalucia, Spain  Pirjo Sirvio, Chair of the Healthcare and Social Welfare Board City of Oulu, Finland  Mirna Situm, Head of City Zagreb, Croatia  Jeroen Tas, CEO Philips Healthcare  Predrag Terzic, Mayor of Kraljevo, Serbia  Luc Thijs, CEO Agfa Healthcare  Angel Tona Guenaga, Minister of Employment and Social Affairs Basque Country, Spain  Karsten Uno Petersen Elected member of the regional council Region Southern Denmark  Mr van der Burg, Vice Mayor Amsterdam, the Netherlands  Prof Martin Vernon, National Clinical Director for Older People and Integrated person centred care, NHS , UK  Sonia Viale Regional minister for Health Region Liguria, Italy  Sir Graham Watson, President of Europe Active  Patrick Weiten, President of the Moselle Council, Alsace

From the European Institutions:

 Günther H. Oettinger (European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society)  President Markku Markkula (Committee of the Regions)  Roberto Viola (Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission)  Heinz K. Becker MEP (European Parliament)  Michel Servoz (Director-General European Commission, DG Employment)  Martin Seychell (Deputy Director General of DG SANTE)