Date
Friday June 19, 2026 from 9:30 AM to 7:30 PMLocation
黑料福利网-Auditorium, Blauwe ZaalOrganizer
SMPE/eCo-organizer
Department of Biomedical EngineeringPrice
FreeBuilding
AuditoriumJoin us on June 19, 2026, as we celebrate 20 years of SMPE/e and look to the future together.
TRAINING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER - ADVANCING HEALTHCARE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Invitation to Networking Event 19 June 2026
For 20 years, the School of Medical Physics and Engineering Eindhoven (SMPE/e) has been the place where education, technology and healthcare come together. To celebrate this, we are organising a major Networking Event on 19 June.
This event promises to be a day full of inspiration, connection and progress, where professionals from healthcare institutions, the MedTech industry and research institutes will come together to gain new ideas, exchange thoughts and enter into new partnerships. The programme will provide this through, among other things:
- Inspiring speakers and success stories
- Various networking opportunities
- A forward-looking view of technology in healthcare
We cordially invite you and your colleagues to this Networking Event! Please register via the registration link (to follow in week 8). Feel free to share this invitation within your own network.
We look forward to welcoming you on 19 June!
Team SMPE/e
Photo: QME Nienke Bakx & prof. Coen Hurkmans 鈥 by Jarno Verhoef | CZE
PROGRAMMA
PLEASE NOTE - LANGUAGE USED WILL BE DUTCH ONLY
| 9:30 | | Prelude | Welcome & registration |
| 10:00 | | Toccata | Opening by moderator Cindy de Koning, together with Frans van de Vosse |
| 10:10 | | Ouverture | Keynote by Bart Berden 鈥 'Care for the Future' |
| 10:40 | | Concerto | Panel conversation led by Cindy de Koning 鈥 'Role of technology in healthcare for the future' together with Bart Berden, Marjo Vissers-Kuijpers en Joris Jaspers |
| 11:15 | | Intermezzo | Break with poster presentations and various networking opportunities |
| 12:00 | | Chorale | Success stories by alumni and colleagues 鈥 QME: Alex Vernooij and QME Sophie Cramer 鈥 CI: Laurens de Groot en KlaasJan Renema |
| 12:30 | | Intermezzo | Lunch with poster presentations and various networking opportunities |
| 13:30 | | Sonata | Keynote by Nico Pijls and Marcel van 't Veer on QME and Clinical Decisionmaking |
| 14:00 | | Chorale | Success stories by alumni and colleagues 鈥 QME: Tineke de Vries and Ashley De Bie Dekker 鈥 CI: Marleen Ruijter en Chris Hut 鈥 'Collaboration is simple, until you actually start doing it' |
| 14:30 | | Intermezzo | Break with poster presentations and various networking opportunities |
| 15:15 | | Sonata | Keynote Michiel Tebbes on CI and the Introduction of AI |
| 15:45 | | Rondo | Policymakers and administrators a.o. Mark van den Brand, Rianne Pas en Stefan Hulsbergen share their vision for the future of SMPE/e |
| 16:15 | | Finale | By Pieter Van Gorp and Frans van de Vosse |
| 16:30 | | Nocturne | Festive closing with drinks & bites & networking until 7:30 p.m. |
Various Networking Opportunities
After registration, you will receive an invitation to schedule a meeting with people based on your interests and preferences. There will also be themed tables at this event for in-depth exploration and discussion of topics such as AI, as well as posters featuring projects by trainees to discuss their results and discoveries.
Do you also have an interesting project or a need for deeper insight and broader perspectives on a specific issue that calls for collaboration?
Then sign up now quickly!
Speakers
Accreditation 鈥 This event is awarded accreditation points by the following professional groups:
- NVKF: 4 points 鈥 Course 鈥満诹细@-SMPE/e Network Event 2026鈥 (ID number: 670315). This course has been accredited by the NVKF.
- BMTZ: 6 points for attending the full day. (1 point = 1 hour, with a maximum of 6 points per day and 3 points per half-day. Therefore, full-day attendance equals 6 points.)
About SMPE/e
At the School of Medical Physics and Engineering Eindhoven (SMPE/e) at Eindhoven University of Technology, everything revolves around progress in healthcare. For 20 years, we have been bringing together top talent from the fields of technology and healthcare to develop and implement smart and sustainable innovations that make a difference for both patients and professionals. With these years of experience, we have grown into a specialised and reliable partner for healthcare institutions, companies and knowledge institutions.
With our certified Engineering Doctorate programmes, EngD post-master's programmes, Qualified Medical Engineer (QME) and Clinical Informatics (CI) and inspiring Masterclasses, we offer technology professionals and healthcare providers the knowledge, skills and vision in healthcare and healthcare-related companies. Together with our partners, we work on challenging projects that have a direct impact in practice.