Building on the great success of the previous editions of the ECD Talks, this year’s edition will take a close look at how data is redefining the future of healthcare and well-being. In today’s world, healthcare decisions are increasingly shaped by data, algorithms, and AI-driven models, offering great potential for improving patient outcomes and resource allocation. At the same time, these tools raise critical questions about privacy, fairness, and the ethics of decision-making.
Four experts in healthcare, econometrics, and data science will share their insights on both the opportunities for innovation and the risks that come with data-driven healthcare.
Throughout the panel discussion, you will have opportunities to actively engage in the conversation - whether by asking questions or sharing your own thoughts. All remaining questions can be asked during the Q&A at the end of the discussion.
The ECD Talks will conclude with a drink at Erasmus Paviljoen, open to all attendees. There will be a LinkedIn photographer to take a formal LinkedIn picture and there will be free drinks to celebrate the start of the 13th edition of the ECD. The language of the ECD Talks will be English and the event is open to students of all studies and study phases.
The speakers
Marnix Bugel
Marnix Bügel is a board member and co-founder of the exquAIro foundation and the founder of Rewire. Marnix is an AI pioneer. In 2006 he started his own company Rewire. A company fully specialized in AI & Data. With 150 econometricians and mathematicians and offices in Germany and the Netherlands Rewire takes a leading position in transforming blue chip companies with AI. Based on his experience and passion, he co-founded exquAIro in 2022. exquAIro is a foundation with the mission to create medical breakthroughs with AI. To realize this mission exquAIro educates the next gen physicians of University Medical Centers in AI and develops and implements with them programs to create medical breakthroughs.
Madou Derksen
Madou Derksen has been working at Dutch Hospital Data (DHD) for over six years. She currently serves as Program Manager AI & PLUGIN and previously worked as Lead Data Scientist. With a background in Biomedical Sciences and Medical Informatics, she combines subject-matter expertise with strategic insight. She is one of the initiators behind the PLUGIN infrastructure, about which she will be pleased to share more on November 11.
Gerrit Hamstra
Gerrit is a director at Vintura/Equalis. He is responsible for the department of research and expert consulting. He has a background in applied physics with a specialization in physical informatics. His professional career started with statistical analysis of pharmaceutical studies (phase 1) in 2002. After that he worked at health insurance company Achmea in data analytics and some years as a manager. In 2018 started working at Vintura/Equalis as a consultant.
Chiara Brück
Dr Chiara Brück completed her bachelors and masters in Econometrics and Operations Research at Maastricht University. She went on to pursue a PhD in Public Health at Erasmus MC, where she developed a microsimulation model to forecast the population-level burden of dementia. After defending her PhD earlier this year, she continues her research at Erasmus MC as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on both dementia modeling and colorectal cancer modeling.
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