Speaker Listing 4

Manager, Emergency County Clinical Hospital "Pius Brînzeu" in Timișoara
Manager of the "Pius Brînzeu" County Emergency Clinical Hospital in Timișoara, designated "Doctor of the Year" in the Romanian Healthcare Awards 2022 competition, Professor and Head of the Discipline of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at the "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, the President "Aurel Mogoşeanu" Association for Anesthesia and Intensive Care Timișoara.
Professor of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam
His major scientific contributions are in the areas of (1) designing, running and evaluating (often large-scale) multidisciplinary population-based randomized controlled screening trials to establish the efficacy of screening, (2) evaluating active (inter-)national screening programs and clinical tests to establish effectiveness and (3) guiding public health policies on screening and primary prevention using predictions of favourable and unfavourable effects and the cost of interventions, based on micro-simulation modelling of the natural history of disease, risk-prediction modelling and cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses.
President, The Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM)
Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology at Université catholique de Louvain, de Duve Institute and Member of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Brussels, Belgium. He is a Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium, of the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences and of the Romanian Academy. He is an MD and PhD that has received postdoctoral training in molecular cell biology with Prof. Harvey F. Lodish at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA as a fellow of the Medical Foundation Boston and of the Anna Fuller Fund (1995-2000).
President, Polish Hospital Federation
Dr. Fedorowski is a medical doctor, university professor and healthcare executive. He holds MD and PhD degrees, as well as an MBA in healthcare administration from academic institutions in Poland and the USA. His medical specializations are internal medicine, cardiology and managed care medicine. He was Chief of Medicine and medical executive board member at the University of Vermont Health Network hospital, Medical Director of Enel-Med. – a managed care company in Warsaw, President and CEO of Hospitals of Poland Inc. – a hospital management corporation, and Executive Board Member of a Polish subsidiary company of Hospitals Projectenwicklungsgenges Ltd. of Graz (Austria).
Vice Executive Director, The International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH)
Frederic was active in several other national and international projects and initiatives dealing with technological innovation in the healthcare sector. He was also a member of the Advisory Board of CRETECS, an interdisciplinary Center of Expertise for Care Technology at VIVES University College, Bruges, Belgium and part of the Steering Committee that developed and started up a Professional Bachelor for Care Technology at VIVES, and currently still a member of the Permanent Education Committee for this BSc curriculum.
Secretary-general, European University Hospital Alliance - EUHA
Johan Van Eldere is emeritus professor of microbiology at the Catholic University of Leuven and the University of Hasselt. He is currently acting secretary-general of EUHA - European University Hospital Alliance.
Secretary General, European Union of Private Hospitals – UEHP
Ms Giannico joined UEHP in July 2016. She is experienced in EU Affairs and EU funding programmes. Her professional background includes the collaboration with the Belgian-Italian Chamber of Commerce and the activity at Confindustria Delegation to the EU, working in close relationship with the EU institutions.
Market Leader Europe, Philips
Peter is Market Leader Europe for Philips, which is comprised of all countries within Benelux, Central Eastern Europe, Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH), France, Iberia, Italy, Israel, Greece, Nordics, and the UK & Ireland.​ ​Philips Europe Region brings together the diverse strengths of a multi-country network to execute on a shared commercial vision, whilst creating outstanding value to meet the unique local needs and circumstances of customers.
Executive Director, Global Biomarker and Diagnostic Lead, Novartis
Pedro has gained extensive expertise in oncology translational research, becoming deeply passionate about precision and personalized medicine. This led him to join the Novartis Precision Medicine team in 2016, where he currently serves as Executive Director, Global Biomarker and Diagnostic Lead, leading Biomarker and diagnostic strategies for late-stage programs in Hematology and Oncology. Pedro has great expertise on diagnostic guidelines, patient selection and IVD development, and has witnessed first-hand the value that Precision medicine brings for the development of innovative solutions for patients.
Environmental, Health and Safety Affairs Senior Manager, COCIR
At COCIR, the European association of manufacturers of radiological, radiotherapy and healthcare IT industry, Riccardo’s main focus is to help companies to navigate the complex EU legislation on chemicals and to work with EU institutions and national regulators to ensure that new legislative initiatives are proportionate and fit for the specific needs of the sector, supporting investment in R&D of new medical technologies and ensuring the availability of critical devices for patients.
CEO, Njord International AB
Jacob is the CEO and co-founder of Njord Medtech. A medtech scale-up set on a mission to solve unmet needs in radiology and patient handling for sustainable healthcare. The company has been incubated in Sweden within the Sahlgrenska University Hospital since 2017 and incorporated in 2019. His earlier endeavours involve business development at Ericsson, Accenture, Luxbright, and The Techno Creatives.
Her Excellence the Ambassador of Romania in the Kingdom of Belgium
She was Ambassador of Romania to Republic of Cyprus between 2006 and 2011 and to Israel, between 2013 and 2016. Previously, she held several positions in the Romanian Ministry for Foreign Affais. Thus, between 2001 and 2004, Mrs Păstîrnac was responsible for preparing the application and taking part in the negotiations for accepting Romania as a member in Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research, and starting with 2002, until 2005, was responsible for preparing the participation of Romania in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.