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 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.
'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
​'But the key point is that fundamental emotional connecting between human beings is what drives all fundraising.'

- Alan Clayton, Director at Philanthropy & Fundraising International, Keynotespeaker at HCIM. 

Plenary panelists

'Being playful is essential.'

- Brendan McCormack, Head of Nursing, Occupational Therapy & Arts Therapies at Queen Margaret University, ​Plenary Panelist HCIM. 
'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.
'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.
'We emphasize the importance of personal attention and fun.'

​- Julie Meerveld, Head of the advocacy team of Alzheimer Netherlands, ​Plenary Panelist HCIM.
​'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​.
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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, Plenary Panelists at HCIM​.
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Lars Hyldgaard, Program Director at Ole Kirk's Foundation
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