Helping People be Healthy with Robots

NEW YEAR, NEW TEAM MEMBERS, NEW EVENT, NEW LOCATION, NEW LOGO

Dear Health 2.0’ers,

We hope you’ve all had a healthy dose of festive cheer and are ready to tackle 2018 head-on.

For us, the new year brings a new look, new team members and most importantly a programme full of exciting talks and speakers. Please give a warm welcome to Sofie van der Meulen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofievandermeulen), Keerthi Prasad (https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasadkeerthi) and Shaun van Oorde-Grainger (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunvanoordegrainger/) as new organizers of Health 2.0 Amsterdam!

As we stand at the dawn of a new era in human evolution, what better way to kick things off than an evening dedicated to robots and their function for our health?

"any doctor who can be replaced by a computer should be"

• Michael Millenson (Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist)

We have invited guests to speak about robots that assist people with their lifestyle, chronic conditions, disabilities, and social interactions. So, how can robots help people be healthy? What are the current state of the art & future applications of robotics in healthcare? What are the enablers and barriers to robots supporting people? What is the desired human-robot interaction? And, last but not least, how are entrepreneurs bridging the gap between research & practice? Join us on 1 Feb, to find out & take part in the discussion!

Agenda:

17:30 - 17:45 Networking

17:45 - 18:10 Update from Health 2.0 & ahti team

18:10 - 18:35 How can robots help people be healthy: general overview (15 min presentation + 10 min Q&A)

• Guy de Sevaux (https://www.linkedin.com/in/guy-de-s%C3%A9vaux-7b4428/), Independent Strategy Consultant. He developed the Robot Master Team at RoboValley (TU Delft).

18:40 - 19:00 START-UP (10 min presentation + 10 min Q&A)

• Maja Rudinac (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maja-rudinac-b1aa6a71), Founder and CEO at Robot Care Systems (http://www.robotcaresystems.nl/)

Note: Robot Care Systems is looking for care organizations and rehabilitation partners to collaborate on pilots and for private customers of the robot LEA - available on the market in March!

19:05 - 19:25 START-UP (10 min presentation + 10 min Q&A)

• Cathrine Karlson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathrine-karlson-2b7986ba/), Head of EU at No Isolation (https://www.noisolation.com/nl/)

Note: No Isolation is looking for connections and care organizations that will partner to bring the AV1 robot to the market in the Netherlands!

19:25 - 19:45 Break

19:45 - 20:05 Testing robots in long-term care, sharing experience. (10 min presentation + 10 min Q&A)

• Linda van den Bedem (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindavandenbedem/), Project Lead Robotics at Siza (https://www.siza.nl/) and Academy Het Dorp (https://www.academyhetdorp.nl)

20:10 - 20:30 Experience in exoskeleton training with SCI patients. (10min presentation + 10 min Q&A)

• Hennie Rijken (https://nl.linkedin.com/in/hennie-rijken-66481637), Physiotherapist at SMK Nijmegen (https://www.maartenskliniek.nl/)

20:35 - 21:00 Current research & future applications of social robotics (15 min presentation + 10 Q&A)

• Mark Neerincx (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-neerincx-054427/), Professor Human-Centered Computing at TU Delft and Principal Scientist Perceptual & Cognitive Systems at TNO (https://www.tno.nl)

21:00 - 21:30 Wrap-Up & Networking

NOTE: Unfortunately, our startup guest, Julian Jagtenberg (https://nl.linkedin.com/in/julianjagtenberg) and his sleeping robot, Somnox, (https://www.somnox.nl/) won't be able to join us. Let us know if you like to get in touch with them. Somnox is specifically looking to collaborate with (sleep) researchers and hospitals to validate the product.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO RSVP! The event will be hosted at the Amsterdam health & technology institute, https://ahti.nl/, next to the Academic Medical Center, at the heart of a district dedicated to health, entrepreneurship, and technology.

Sofie, Keerthi, Shaun & Kasia