ICT&health World Conference 2024
Welcome to the forefront of healthcare innovation at the ICT&health World Conference 2024. Join us in a groundbreaking event aimed at driving real global improvements in healthcare, enhancing accessibility, and increasing efficiency for all.
At this extraordinary gathering, we focus on the power of global collaboration and knowledge sharing to accelerate healthcare transformation. Engage with experts from around the world, learning from their experiences and insights to collectively translate global developments into tangible progress.
Tuesday 14th till Thursday, May 16, 2024
MECC Maastricht
Registration for this event is unavailable.
Information
Welcome to ICT&health World Conference 2024
Join us for a groundbreaking event aimed at transforming healthcare through relevant technologies, smart innovations, research, knowledge sharing, collaborations, new care models, and more.
What to Expect:
- 150+ Insightful Discussions on topics like AI in healthcare and patient participation.
- Expert Presentations by world-renowned experts delivering thought-provoking keynotes.
- Networking Opportunities with healthcare professionals, government officials, and innovators.
- Astonishing Innovations showcased by groundbreaking organizations.
Global Partnerships:
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Ministries of Health (Various Countries)
- Industry Leaders like Philips, Medtronic, Microsoft, Gartner, EPIC, Google and many more!
Who Should Attend?
This conference is for policymakers, healthcare executives, professionals, researchers, patient advocates, students, companies, and more. It's a platform for anyone passionate about the future of healthcare and advancing healthcare through the best technologies, innovations and collaboration.
Location: Maastricht, Netherlands
Explore Maastricht, a hub for pioneering healthcare initiatives, known for its historical significance and vibrant culture.
Scientific Program: SHE2024
Join us for the Smart Healthy Environments 2024 International Conference, nested within the ICT&health World Conference 2024. Explore how innovative designs and technologies unite with collective power to shape the future of healthcare.
Registration and Benefits:
- Special Appreciation for healthcare professionals.
- FREE Passes available for patient advocates.
More Information: Would you like to know more or reserve a place for 2025? Reach out to us at event@icthealth.nl.
Speakers
This diverse assembly of visionary experts embodies the forefront of healthcare innovation. Through their varied expertise and insightful contributions during keynotes, breakout sessions, and workshops, they illuminate the future of healthcare. Eager to engage with attendeed, they aim to share knowledge, exlore collaborations, and collectively share the industry’s trajectory.

Maria Henneman
Conference Host ICT&health
Conny Helder
Minister Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Bianca Rouwenhorst
Director of Information Policy/CIO Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Abigail Norville
Deputy Secretary-General Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Chair GDHP
John D. Halamka
President Mayo Clinic Platform
Helen Mertens
CEO Maastricht UMC+
Alain Labrique-Bernard
Director, Dept of Digital Health & Innovation World Health Organization (WHO)
Johanna Seppänen
Director Findata
Bart de Witte
Founder Hippo AI Foundation
Maxime Morren
Attaché Health and Pharma Permanent Representation of Belgium to the European Union
Dave deBronkart
CEO Patient Engagement e-Patient Dave
Safaa Almajthoub
CEO, CSO, Global Transformation Expert Seha Virtual Hospital, Ministry of Health KSA
Stephanie Klein Nagelvoort Schuit
Vice President, CEO UMCG
Ck Andrade
Sr. Director Analyst, Healthcare Gartner
Bianca Buurman
Chair of the Dutch Nurses Association V&VN
Lucien Engelen
CEO Transform.Health
Marc Noppen
Vice President, CEO UZ Brussel
Katarzyna Kolasa
Professor of Health Economics Kozminski University (Poland)
Diederik Gommers
Head of Intensive Care/Intensivist Erasmus MC
Hans Erik Henriksen
CEO Epital Health
Seth Hain
Senior Vice President of R&D Epic
Michel van Genderen
Internist-Intensivist Erasmus MC
Aashima Gupta
Global Director, Healthcare Strategy and Solutions Google
Sverre Bergh
Doctor Sykehuset Innlandet
Esther Davidsen
Project Manager Region Sjaelland Denmark
Esther Talboom-Kamp
Board of Directors Zuyderland
Matthieu Arendse
Policy officer/innovation advisor tanteLouise
Jan Håvard Skjetne
Research Manager SINTEF
Hannah Koczka
Vice President Digital Transformation Northwestern Medicine
Alessandro Bozzon
Professor Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence TU Delft
Danielle Revers
Business Director Minddistrict NL
Manuela Schuetze
Business director Minddistrict DACH
Daan Dohmen
Professor Digital Transformation Open University of the Netherlands
Maaike Kleinsmann
Professor in Design for Digital Transformation TU Delft
Erik Vermeulen
Global Health Technology Leader Ernst & Young (EY)
Brigitte Boon
Special professor, Director, Head of scientific research Siza Academy Het Dorp
Maurice Magnée
Professor of Technology for Health HAN University of Applied Sciences
Agnes van der Poel
Research Program Leader Academy Het Dorp
Tom van de Belt
Senior researcher HAN University of Applied Sciences
Masi Mohammadi
Scientific Director The DEEL Academy
Wim van Harten
Chairman Executive Board Rijnstate Hospital
Sietske Rozie
Radiologist, Expert Artificial Intelligence
Xenia Kuiper
Social robotics program manager Philadelphia Zorg
Fred Pijls
Chairman of the Board of Directors GGZ East Brabant
Lianne Verbruggen-Smulders
Director of Treatment Affairs and Clinical Psychologist GGZ East Brabant
Iwan van der Horst
Professor and Chair of Intensive Care Medicine Maastricht UMC+
Dirk Schraven
Member executive board Erasmus MC
Gepke Delwel
Senior Policy Officer, Medication Safety Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Ron Heeren
Professor Molecular Imaging, Limburg chair Maastricht University
Martine Wassen
Gynecologist, endoscopic surgeon Zuyderland MC
Yasin Temel
Chairman, Professor of Neurosurgery Maastricht UMC+
Michel Hofman
Director Digizo
Marc Padros
Information Technology Developer UMC Utrecht
Fiona Suwandy
Program Manager Vliegwiel Patient Federation Netherlands
Loren Kruseman
Digital Support of Human Communication in Healthcare Digizo
Niels van Gorp
Data Strategist/Ethicist Digizo
Stan Snijders
Biomedical Technologist Laurentius Hospital
Tjerk Heijmens Visser
Strategist Digital Innovation CZ
Tonko Wedda
Coordinator of Assessments Digizo
Anette Zoette
Manager and Clinical Psychologist Digizo
Jaap Schrieke
Senior Strategic Policy Advisor The Dutch Mental Healthcare (GGZ)
Gido Metz
PhD Candidate, Researcher Maastricht UMC+
Rik Crutzen
Professor of Behaviour Change & Technology Maastricht UMC+
Siebren van der Kooij
Director Zorg bij jou
Iris Timmermans
Innovation Manager for Digitalization Coöperatie VGZ
Leontien Molenaar
Medical Director of Digital Healthcare Arts en Zorg
Nathalie van de Louw
Mission Lead and Senior Innovation Manager Coöperatie VGZ
Mischa Selis
Psychiatrist Mondriaan
Andre Dekker
Professor of Clinical Data Science Maastricht UMC+
Cefas Dam
Director KPN Health Exchange
Teus Kappen
Associate professor and CSIO/CRIO UMC Utrecht
Jan-Kees van Wijnen
Member of the Board of Directors tanteLouise
Freya de Mink
Healthcare lead Roseman Labs
Bente Jorritsma
CEO DICA (Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing)
Vincent Campfens
Chief product officer Bluegen.ai
Elvira Kok
Senior Policy Advisor for Information Policy Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Egge van der Poel
Data scientist, Philosopher, Physicist Roseman Labs
Tanja Schiffelers
Digital Healthcare Transformation and PhD candidate Zuyderland
Stijn Schretlen
Managing Consultant Integrated Health Solutions Medtronic
Stijn Lambregts
Head of Quality Improvement (RVE KV&B) Zuyderland
Sander Last
Market Development Medtronic
Rodolphe Katra
Global Vice President of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Medtronic
Nathalie Virag
Senior Director and General Manager Medtronic Bakken Research Center
Mathie Leers
Professor of Data-Driven Decision Making in Healthcare Open University of the Netherlands
Marieke Pierik
Professor Real World Data Chronic diseases Maastricht UMC+
Kristy Naus
Program Manager Digital Healthcare Transformation Zuyderland
Inge Willems
Manager of Innovation Zuyderland
Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca
Professor of Cardiology Maastricht UMC+
Brain Desplinter
Projectlead innovation az groeninge
Bjorn Ceresa
Director Proteion
Antoinette Rutten
Manager ICT and information management Proteion
Hans Snijder
Healthcare Cloud & Workspace specialist KPN Health Exchange
Daniel Fischer
Vice President Sales KPN Health Exchange
Jurgen de Klerck
Business development manager 5G Proximus NXT | Hospital AZ Groeninge
Lee Bouwman
Vascular Surgeon | Professor Clinical Engineering Zuyderland Medical Center and Maastricht University
Maartje Claassen-Eradus
Director SARA Robotics
Marieke Spreeuwenberg
Full Professor of Healthcare Innovation and Digital Transformation Maastricht University
Manon Kuilboer
Product Manager General Practitioners VZVZ
Kirsten de Wilde
Clinical Informatician VZVZ
Galal Galal
Data Scientist Northwestern Medicine
Tom de Jong
Product Manager Standards VZVZ
Marcus Vogel
CMIO Microsoft
Rob de Bie
Sales Manager for Patient Monitoring Philips
Antonie Berkel
Account Executive Microsoft
Joost Huiskens
Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) Microsoft
Marly Kiewik
Partner Human Capital Deloitte
Marit Tanke
Director of Strategy and Innovation Coöperatie VGZ
Sebastian Iancu
CO-Owner Code24
Stefan Schraps
Vice President Vitagroup AG
Jan de Lange
Health Innovator Open EHR
Jan Weterings
Anesthesiologist and Medical Manager Zuyderland MC
Joline van Sorge
Quality Manager Expertisecentrum Zorgalgoritmen
Leon Doorn
QA/RA Consultant QAIR
Hans Canisius
CEO USoft
Hans Slurink
Sales Manager Philips
Betsabeh Madani-Hermann
Global Head of Research Philips
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Cardiologist Medische Kliniek Velsen
Manon van Raak
Senior Manager Philips
Peter Skillman
Global Head of Design Philips
Siamak Aliyary
Cardiologist Medical Clinic Velsen
Harpreet Singh
Scientist-F and Head, Biomedical Informatics ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)
Madhukar Bahkat
Secretary E-Health Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
Marcel Ensing
CIO Omring
Simon Hoogvliet
Director of Healthcare Propositions KPN HealthMain partners
Partners

KPN Health
Partner
Medtronic
Partner
Microsoft
Partner
Hertek Care
Partner
Nictiz
Partner
Enovation
Partner
Deloitte
Partner
IQVIA
Partner
Mayo Clinic
Partner
VZVZ
Partner
In4care
Partner
Northwestern Medicine
Partner
Gartner
Partner
HealthRI
Partner
Ksyos
Partner
ICT healthy living
Partner
Rosemanlabs
Partner
Sananet
Partner
MedicalPHIT
Partner
GGZ Oost Brabant
Partner
Deel Academy
Partner
Brightlands
Partner
Findata
Partner
Result Laboratorium
PartnerLinksight
Partner
Vorro
Partner
Bastion 365
Partner
Comarch
Partner
Zuyderland MC
Partner
OTS
Partner
openEHR International Partners
Partner
Minddistrict
Partner
NEN
Partner
Digizo.nu
Partner
Rijnstate
PartnerConference board
Representing varied expertise from healthcare practices to technological innovation and policy shaping, our Board shapes a program addressing critical healthcare challenges and exploring promising opportunities. Their involvement and leadership drive the development of an impactful agenda.

Lucien Engelen
CEO Transform.Health
Diederik Gommers
Head of Intensive Care/Intensivist Erasmus MC
Bianca Rouwenhorst
Director of Information Policy/CIO Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Emile Roemer
King’s Commissioner Province of Limburg
Tom Xhofleer
CEO & Founder ICT&healthLocation
MECC Maastricht
The ICT&health World Conference is the place to be for Government officials, healthcare and business leaders, professionals and Innovators. The global healthcare HUB within the Netherlands for the future of healthcare and global collaborations.
MECC Maastricht (main entrance)
Forum 100
6229 GV Maastricht, Limburg
Car
As you approach Maastricht, you will see ‘MECC’ indicated on motorway signs; these will guide you to the MECC Maastricht car parks. Coming from Amsterdam/Eindhoven, take exit 55 (Randwyck-MECC) and from Paris-Liège take exit 56 (Gronsveld-MECC).
Open in MapsBus
A bus leaves every five minutes from Maastricht city centre or Maastricht Central Station headed to MECC Maastricht (Forum MECC bus stop).
Plan your trip with 9292ov.nlTrain
The Maastricht-Randwyck train station is 250 metres from MECC Maastricht, and is connected to an international rail network. There are also regular connections to Maastricht Central Station which is part of the (inter)national rail network.
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Maastricht-Aachen Airport is 10 km from MECC Maastricht, and MECC Maastricht is 15 minutes from the airport by car, taxi or bus.
Discover Maastricht
Welcome to the ICT&health World Conference in the vibrant city of Maastricht! Nestled in the heart of Europe, this historic city provides the perfect backdrop for groundbreaking discussions and advancements in the fields of ICT and healthcare. Maastricht, the pearl of the south, captivates its visitors with centuries-old charm and a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Stroll through picturesque streets and immerse yourself in the rich history manifested in impressive architecture, such as the Basilica of Saint Servatius and the Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein.
The city breathes innovation and progress, reflected in the advanced facilities of the MECC Maastricht, your host for this conference. Here, state-of-the-art technologies converge with a welcoming environment, making it the ideal venue for sharing knowledge and forging new collaborations. Maastricht, with its international allure, is home to a diverse community of scholars, entrepreneurs, and professionals in the fields of health and technology. The city serves as a breeding ground for creative ideas and pioneering initiatives shaping the future of healthcare.
In addition to the conference program, the lively restaurants, cozy cafes, and lots of unique boutiques invite you to experience the local lifestyle. Discover the flavors of Limburg cuisine and savor the warm hospitality that Maastricht has to offer. We hope that this conference will not only be a platform for knowledge exchange but also an opportunity to embrace Maastricht – a city where history and progress go hand in hand. Welcome to Maastricht, where the future of ICT and healthcare is being written!