In the coming months, we will introduce more and more keynote speakers and plenary panelists.

Keynote Speakers


'Meeting people where they are, no matter where they are emotionally or physically.'

​- Christopher Bailey, Lead of Arts & Health at the World Health Organization, Keynote Speaker HCIM2021. 
'We use our techniques to try to transform, not just the individual, but also the system in which they find themselves.'


- Anne Basting​, Founder/President of TimeSlips Creative Storytelling, Keynote Speaker HCIM2021.
'I have always clowned around.'

- Roger Treece, Owner of Audible Art, Keynote Speaker HCIM2021.

Plenary Panelists

'Being playful is essential.'

- Brendan McCormack, Head of Nursing, Occupational Therapy & Arts Therapies at Queen Margaret University, ​Plenary Panelist HCIM2021. 
'Collaborative performances for people living with dementia and their loved ones.'

- Magdalena Schamberger, Creative Director and Facilitator at BOLD, ​Plenary Panelist HCIM2021.
'Integrating love and laughter into our work will guide and help heal us all.'

- Ines van Rosenstiel​, co-founder of Integrative Medicine and health consortium / member Advisory Board of Cliniclowns, ​Plenary ​Panelist HCIM 2021.
'They might play a major role in teaching other healthcare professionals.'

- Piet Leroy, Director of Pediatric Procedural Sedation unit at Maastricht University Medical Center, Plenary Panelist HCIM 2021.
'They blend our heartache with wonder and joy.'

- Annemiek Kuijer, Author of 'Child and cancer', Child- and adolescent psychiatrist at Vincent van Gogh for mental healthcare, Plenary Panelist HCIM 2021.
'Let's create space for imagination, beauty and play on places that are stuck in scarcity.'

- Merlijn Twaalfhoven, Founder of The Turn Club, composer, Plenary Panelist HCIM 2021.​
'Working for this amazing cause has fundamentally shaped me as a human being.'

- Nathalie Porias, Managing Director of RED NOSES International, Plenary Panlist HCIM 2021.
 'During times of my illnesses, I discovered how much can be added to valuable medical knowledge.'

- Machteld Huber, Founder/researcher of Institute for Positive Health, Plenary Panelist HCIM2021.
'We emphasize the importance of personal attention and fun.'

​- Julie Meerveld, Head of the advocacy team of Alzheimer Netherlands, ​Plenary Panelist HCIM2021.
​'It is all about leaving familiar frameworks and daring to dive into the unknown.'

- Reinhard Horstkotte, Artistic Directer of Red Noses Germany, Plenary Panelist HCIM2021.
'The clowns are  a connecting factor between child, parent and employee.'

- Marieke Timmermans, ​Head of Development-oriented care in the Princess Maxima Centre for child oncology, Plenary Panelist HCIM2021.
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