Pablo Azcue

Pablo Azcue, MD, PhD, MEng is Franchise Head, Oncology GI & Emerging Portfolio for AstraZeneca. Trained as both a clinician and engineer, he builds cross-functional programs that bring AI from prototype to point of care, resulting in acceleration in time-to-treatment, strengthening guideline-concordant care, and scaling access across health systems. Pablo’s team partners with hospitals, patient groups, and regulators to advance multimodal AI, privacy-preserving data collaboration, and MDT workflow tools. He leads the GI oncology business across Europe and Canada, following earlier leadership global and clinical development roles. At the conference, Pablo will address his Nature paper on Multimodal AI in oncology, outlining a practical path from pilots to regulatory-grade, real-world impact. He lives in Switzerland and enjoys the mountains.