eHealth

Mr. Jeffrey C. Bauer Ph.D.
Vice President, Healthcare Forecasting and Strategy : Xerox

Dr. Bauer, an internationally recognized health futurist and medical economist, is Vice President, Forecasting and Strategy, for Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), a Xerox Company.

Mr. Doug F. Busch
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer : Digital Health Group, Intel Corporation

Doug Busch is vice president and Chief Technology Officer in the Digital Health Group for Intel Corporation. He currently leads product development, directs all software and hardware engineering, and directs technical integration and operations activities.

Mr. Drs. Jan C. de Boer RE
Partner : KPMG IT Advisory

Mr. Jan de Boer (1969) is partner at KPMG and has over 15 years of consulting experience in the areas of IT strategy, benchmarking and organizational performance.

Mr. "ePatient Dave" deBronkart
Patient engagement consultant, speaker, author and blogger : epatientdave.com

Today Dave is actively engaged in opening health care information directly to patients on an unprecedented level, thus creating a new dynamic in how information is delivered, accessed and used by the patient.

Mr. Drs. Harry Hendriks
Chief Executive Officer : Philips Electronics Benelux

Harry Hendriks is Chief Executive Officer of Philips Electronics Benelux, an organisation of 17.000 employees.

Mr. Prof. Dr. Daan W. Hommes
Chair Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; projectleader National ICC Biobank : Leiden University Medical Center

Prof. Daniel Hommes, a medical specialist by training, has pioneered new infrastructures for healthcare in the Netherlands. In 2004 he initiated ‘The National Warehouse for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)’, merging disease specific datamodels with nationwide biobanks.

Mr. Florin Lupescu
Director DG INFSO - ICT addressing Societal Challenges : European Commission

Mr. Florin Lupescu is currently the director for ICT Addressing Societal Challenges with the Directorate General Information Society and Media of the European Commission.

Mrs. Helene Richardsson
Past Chair : User eHealth Stakeholder Group

Helene Richardsson has held many speeches at both national as well as international conferences about eGovernment and eHealth and has for the last three years served as a chair for the eHealth Users Stakeholder Group.

Mr. Dr. Vincent Shaw
Senior Consultant : Health Information Systems Programme

Mr. Michiel Sprenger
Senior adviser IT and innovation : National Institute for ICT in Healthcare (NICTIZ)

In 2008 he joined Nictiz, the national competence center for IT in healthcare in the Netherlands in the role of a senior adviser. His activities cover regional and national policies and solutions in the Netherlands, and international activities in Europe.

Mr. Alex Tarling
Social Scientist : Affiliate of the University of Edinburgh eHealth Research Group

Alex Tarling works in partnership with the University of Edinburgh and Intel Corporation on the Lothian Telehealth personal healthcare project, conducting ethnographic research and evaluation of the patient, clinician and caregiver experience.

Mrs. Drs. Marijke van Hees
Track Leader eHealth : WCIT2010

Marijke van Hees (1961) graduated at the Twente University in Public Administration in 1990 and works as an entrepreneur since 2002. In close cooperation with several public and private stakeholders she organizes innovation programs in the public domain, health care and public security in particular.

Mr. Prof. Bastiaan Bloem MD, PhD
Medical director, Parkinson Center Nijmegen (ParC) Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center

Professor Bloem is a consultant neurologist at the Department of Neurology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Mr. Dr. Bill Crounse
Senior Director Worldwide Health Microsoft

Bill Crounse, MD, is Senior Director, Worldwide Health for the Microsoft Corporation. He is responsible for providing worldwide thought leadership, vision, and strategy for Microsoft technologies and solutions in the healthcare provider industry.

Mr. José Manuel de Riva
President - Gesfor Group / President IT Area of AETIC

Mr. de Riva is a member of the board of directors of CEIM/CEOE, the Spanish Confederation and the Madrid Confederation of Businessmen, a member of the Spanish chapter of Europe 500 Association of European Entrepreneurs.

Mr. Charles Groenhuijsen
Former USA Correspondent NOS News

Mr. Charles Groenhuijsen is independent writer, producer, speaker and consultant.

Mr. Hunter G. Hoffman Ph.D.
Director of the Virtual Reality Research Center University of Washington (HITLab-Photonics Lab)

Hunter Hoffman, Ph.D. a transdisciplinary research scientist and designer, was named one of Fast 50’s portraits from the future: people…who are writing the history of the next 10 years.

Mr. Dr. Ab Klink
Minister Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports

On 22 February 2007 Dr. Klink was appointed Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the fourth Balkenende government.

Mr. Uwe Pöttgen
Head of Business Division IT Asklepios Group

From 1996 until 2001 Uwe Poettgen was the department head of IT/Controlling at the Redcross Hospitals in Frankfurt.

Mr. Mark A. Rubin MD
The Homer T. Hirst Professor of Oncology in Pathology New York Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY

Dr. Rubin is an expert in prostate cancer translational research.

Mr. Dr. Eric Sijbrands
Internist Erasmus University Medical Centre

Eric Sijbrands is associate professor of internal medicine at the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is an expert in vascular diseases and metabolic disorders.

Mr. Dr. Zoran Stancic
Deputy DG Information Society and Media European Commission

Trained as an engineer he started his professional career as a research assistant at the Department of Archaeology, University of Ljubljana. In 1994 he was employed as the Head of the Spatial Information Centre of the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Associate Professor at the Department of Geodesy.

Mr. Roger van Boxtel LL.M.
Chief Executive Officer Menzis

Roger van Boxtel is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Menzis. Menzis is among the top four largest health insurers in the Netherlands.