Company Position Country
European Commission Acting Head of Unit, Head of Sector for policy, DG CONNECT, Unit "eHealth, Well-Being and Ageing" Luxembourg
Session
Making the silver economy a reality: Changing perspective to make ageing a source of new economic opportunities

Saila Rinne is the Acting Head of Unit “eHealth, Well-Being and Ageing” at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) of the European Commission.
Her unit deals with policies and projects that foster digital capacities and data-driven solutions and promote innovative tools, services and products for the benefit of efficient health and care delivery and citizens’ empowerment in managing their own health.
She has had a long career at the Commission and has previously worked on data policy and innovation projects in DG CONNECT and as a translator and terminologist in DG Translation.