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Laura Koppenberg, moderator at HCIM
'It is a vibrant, sparkling gathering with inspiring, funny and creative minds from all over the world.'

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 HCIM. 

​'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 HCIM.

​‘How donating makes people feel good and how to build a donor centred organisation’

- Sylvia Costantini, Managing Director at Philanthropy & Fundraising International, Keynote speaker HCIM.

​'I want to teach how to create musical motifs from the environment and use them to engage the audience.'

- Roger Treece, Musician, Composer, Owner at
​Audible Art, Keynote speaker at HCIM

​‘Transform care to be an equitable and compassionate experience that must be accessible for all’

- Lekshmy Parameswaran, Care Activist, Designer and Co-founder at The Care-Lab, ​Keynote speaker HCIM
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(photographer Diederick Bulstra)

'Seeks for connections, disruption, emotion and vulnerability'
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- Laura van Dolron, Theatre maker, Keynote speaker HCIM

Plenary panelists


​'Collaborative performances for people living with dementia and their loved ones.'

- Magdalena Schamberger, Creative Director and Facilitator at BOLD, ​Plenary Panelist HCIM.

​'Integrating love and laughter into our work will guide and help heal us all.'

- Ines Von Rosenstiel​, co-founder of Integrative Medicine and health consortium / member Advisory Board of Cliniclowns, ​Plenary ​Panelist HCIM.

​'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.
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Annemiek Kuijer and her daughter Eline

​'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.

​'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.​

​'Working for this amazing cause has fundamentally shaped me as a human being.'

- Nathalie Porias, Managing Director of RED NOSES International, Plenary Panlist HCIM.
 
​'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 HCIM.

‘There is engagement with the people with dementia. That makes their day worthwhile.’


​- Anne de Boer, Advocacy officer at Alzheimer Netherlands, ​Plenary Panelist HCIM. (Anne replaces Julie Meerveld​)
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​'It is all about leaving familiar frameworks and daring to dive into the unknown.'

- Reinhard Horstkotte, Artistic Directer of Red Noses Germany, Plenary Panelist HCIM.

​'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 HCIM.

​'I asked myself the question: what is worse, losing a leg or not being able to cope with'

- Andrea Evers, ​Professor of Health Psychology at Leiden University, Plenary Panelist at HCIM​.

​'The corona crisis has increased awareness about the important role of culture for the well-being of society'
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​- Barbara Gessler, Head of unit at Creative Europe, ​Plenary Panelist at HCIM​.


​'How do social currencies such as kindness, fairness and pride flow through systems'

​- Julian Stodd, Researcher, Author and Founder of Sea Salt Learning, ​Plenary Panelist at HCIM​.

‘Creative teaching methods, art therapy and music play a major role in pediatric palliative care worldwide.’
 
- Meggi Schuiling, Director of Dutch Center of Expertise in Children’s Palliative Care, Plenary Panelist HCIM


​“In the long run, the soft factors impose hard preconditions on our functioning.” 

- Mark Mieras, ​Dutch science journalist and author, Plenary Panelist HCIM

'One of my research interests is music as a non-pharmacological intervention, and here I see a clear link with healthcare clowning.'

- Sietske Sikkes, Associate professor in clinical neuropsychology of aging at the VU University and Researcher at the Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Plenary Panelist HCIM

'It is worth discussing is how to study clowning in a way that respects the nature of this work.'

- Tineke Abma, Executive-Director of Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing and Professor Participation of Older people at Leiden University Medical Centre, Plenary Panelist HCIM
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Thomas Frandsen, Chief Medical Project Officer at BørneRiget
'When you are admitted to a hospital, especially as a kid, you are affected in many different ways. We are working together to find new ways to improve the quality of life of patients when they are undergoing treatments.'

- Thomas Frandsen & Lars Hyldgaard Olesen, Plenary Panelists at HCIM​.
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Lars Hyldgaard Olesen, Program Director at Ole Kirk's Foundation
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