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27 September 2023
Rotterdam, Netherlands
World of Health Care 2023

14:00-14:30

Welcome & Opening moderated by Micha van Lin, Director Task Force Health Care

  • Signing ceremony of international partnerships

14:45-15:30

Break-out session 1 - Accelerating digital transformation in healthcare
Borneo room
Panelists:

  • André Boorsma, Scientist Digital Health | TNO Innovation for Life, Netherlands
  • Herko Coomans, International Digital Care Coordinator | Direction Information Policy (DCIO) Ministry of Health, Netherlands 
  • Jim Laur, Managing Director | Cedars Sinai Health Ventures, USA
  • Dr Angélie Pham, Team Lead, Digital Health/AI & Biocampus | Innovation Office University of Basel 
  • Wim-Kees Janssen, Co-founder and CEO | Syntho, Netherlands 

Break-out session 2 - The transition towards healthy ageing, population health management & prevention
Sumatra room
Panelists:

  • Dr Vincent Hofbauer, Director UKM International, Specialist in Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery | University Hospital Muenster, Germany
  • Dr Nicole Sirotin, MD/Chair of Preventive Medicine | Institute for Healthier Living, Abu Dhabi 
  • José Castela, Founder/Head of Health Science | Ancora Health, Netherlands 
  • Leo Jetten, Senior Programmamanager Cluster LSH | ZonMW, Netherlands 
  • Dr. Josep Vidall, Head of Health Research and Innovation [Primary Care] | Instituto Catala de la Salut, Spain 
  • Dr Jos Vanhoof, Head of the Medical Department | Medusa/Optihealth, Belgium

15:45-16:30

Break-out session 3 - Green & sustainable healthcare of the future
Borneo room
Panelists:

  • Jenny Lam, Chief Operating Officer, CHUK Medical Center | China 
  • Isanne Slui, Area Sales Manager & Marketing Coordinator | Eurotape / Soest Medical Group, Netherlands 
  • Anna Sahlström, Head of National and International Affairs | Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden 
  • Willemineke Hammer, Partner/Architect | EGM Architects, Netherlands 
  • Olesya Struk, Senior Director Group Sustainability | Philips, Netherlands 

Break-out session 4 - Partnering for global access to quality care
Sumatra room
Panelists:

  • Gilbert Osoro, Manager Universal Health Coverage | National Health Insurance Fund, Kenya 
  • Dr Kevin Osuri, Chief Officer for Health | Homa Bay County Government, Kenya 
  • Mebratu Massebo, Senior Advisor to the Minister | Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
  • Sarah Spronk, Policy Coordinator Global Health & Innovation | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
  • Aafke de Graaff, Head of SafeCare | Safecare, Netherlands

16:45-17:00

Fire-side chat with 3 Health~Holland Visitors Programme participants:

  • Roselynn Omolloh – Homa Bay County Government, Kenya (tbc)
  • Honorable Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian - Sarawak Government, Malaysia
  • Christian Elias Schneider – Innovation Office University of Basel, Switzerland

Official closing of the World of Health Care 2023.

17:00-18:00

Networking with Dutch companies and international healthcare stakeholders







Registration
Closed since 27 September 2023
Location Roommate Bruno Hotel, Rotterdam
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Participants
Netherlands 170
United States 13
Colombia 12
Romania 12
Malaysia 9
Indonesia 9
Spain 8
United Arab Emirates 7
Germany 7
India 7
Kenya 7
Switzerland 5
Mexico 5
Brazil 4
Canada 4
China 3
Ghana 2
Viet Nam 2
Ethiopia 2
Nigeria 2
Sweden 2
Japan 2
South Africa 2
United Kingdom 2
Sierra Leone 1
Denmark 1
Norway 1
China (Hong Kong) 1
New Zealand 1
Taiwan 1
Belgium 1
Italy 1
Qatar 1
Kazakhstan 1
Ukraine 1
Israel 1
Czech Republic 1
Türkiye 1
Total 312