spEAKERS line-up 2026

Find the list of the first speakers confirmed for Innovation for Health 2026

Status: 20 February 2026

Martine van Vugt

Martine van Vugt
Genmab
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Hanne Callewaert

Hanne Callewaert
AstriVax Therapeutics
CEO

Ton Logtenberg
Gyes
CEO

Marjon Pasmooij

Marjon Pasmooij
CBG-MEB
Head of Science Department

Tom van Helmond

Tom van Helmond
Loyens & Loeff
Managing Partner NL

Tim Knotnerus

Tim Knotnerus
Agomab
CEO

Sharon Dijksma

Sharon Dijksma
Municipality of Utrecht
Mayor

Conny Helder

Conny Helder
FAST
Chair of the Board

Kristof Vercruysse

Kristof Vercruysse
TargED Pharmaceuticals
CEO

Eva van Wanrooij

Eva van Wanrooij
Johnson & Johnson
VP Regional IP, member global IP leadership team

Anne Sinke
Gilead Sciences
Senior Director, Medical Affairs

Mark Krul
Oncode Accelerator | Aglaia Oncology Fund
CSO | Founder and Director

Barend Bouma

Barend Bouma
NLO
Partner | European & Dutch Patent Attorney pharma & life sciences

Katja Apelt

Katja Apelt
The Netherlands Patent Office
IP Advisor

Hans Schikan

Hans Schikan
Health~Holland
Former Top Team Member

Koenraad Wiedhaup

Koenraad Wiedhaup
Leyden Labs
CEO

Marco de Boer
Biotech Booster
CBO

Michel van Agthoven
Johnson & Johnson
Head J&J Campus The Netherlands & Director External Affairs Netherlands

Vincent van der Wel

Vincent van der Wel
Orfenix
CEO & Founder

Marcelina Dutkiewicz

Marcelina Dutkiewicz
Efficiency Tactics
CEO & Founder

Yael Weiss

Yael Weiss
Mahzi Therapeutics
CEO

Tere Williams

Tere Williams
DUB Therapeutics
CEO & Co-founder

JL Ross

JL Ross
Alleo Labs 
CEO & Co-founder

Richard van Harderwijk

Richard van Harderwijk
Quantum Delta
Program Manager Quantum Business Ecosystem

Philippe Bouyer

Philippe Bouyer
Quantum Delta
Chair & Director of Research and Technology

Deepak Veeregowda

Deepak Veeregowda
QT Sense
CEO

Aisling Foley

Aisling Foley
ExCulture
Co-Founder & CEO

Sjanna Bosma

Sjanna Bosma
Health~Holland
International Relations Officer

Nettie Buitelaar

Nettie Buitelaar
Biotech Booster
Managing Director

Janet Hoogstraate

Janet Hoogstraate
NorthX Biologics
CEO

Thom Frielink

Thom Frielink
Curie Capital
Investment Manager

René Kuijten

René Kuijten
EQT Group
Partner & Head of EQT Life Sciences

Bernard Mulder

Bernard Mulder
RegMed XB
General Director

Eleanor Price

Eleanor Price
Thuja Capital
Associate

Nazma Ilahibaks

Nazma Ilahibaks
Jama Tx
CEO & Co-founder 

Laura Duran

Laura Duran
Health~Holland
International Relations Manager

Miriam Bujny

Miriam Bujny
Sapreme Technologies
Chief Development Officer

Margien Boels

Margien Boels
BioGeneration Ventures
Investment Manager FIRST Fund

Iris Kolder

Iris Kolder
Genmab
Associate Director Translational Data Science 

Sonia Hallen

Sonia Hallen
Gilde Healthcare
Investment Manager

Roberto Hofmann

Roberto Hofmann
Forbion
Analyst

Nadieh Khalili

Nadieh Khalili
Radboudumc
Assistant Professor

Mark Wijsman

Mark Wijsman
Chair

Sangbreeta Moitra

Sangbreeta Moitra
TEDx Awarded Speaker, Behaviour Change Consultant, Leadership & Business Storytelling Expert

Nadiya Ishnazarova

Nadiya Ishnazarova
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Senior Director Venture Investments

Hans Gelderblom

Hans Gelderblom
LUMC
Professor of Medical Oncology 

Mirjam Vollenbroek

Mirjam Vollenbroek
University of Twente
Professor & Healthcare Executive

Imran Avci

Imran Avci
VU Amsterdam
Associate

Gerard Pasterkamp

Gerard Pasterkamp
UMC Utrecht
Professor of Experimental Cardiology

Gerty Holla

Gerty Holla
Amsterdam Economic Board 
Coalition Manager Life Sciences Health & Biotech

Elmer Maurits

Elmer Maurits
iProtics
CEO & Co-Founder

Jeroen Maas

Jeroen Maas
Philips
Global Director Access to Care Technology and Parterships

Andrew Plank

Andrew Plank
Roche Nederland
General Manager

Lema Meiwand

Lema Meiwand
Oost NL
Investment Analist Health

Jaap Mannaerts

Jaap Mannaerts
NLO
Dutch and European Patent Attorney / Partner

Alex Cloherty

Alex Cloherty
Oncode Accelerator
Science Communicator & Marketing & Communications Manager

Eva-Karin Gidlund

Eva-Karin Gidlund
NorthX Biologics
Chief Alliance and Innovation Officer

Isa Lindgren

Isa Lindgren
NorthX Biologics
Head of Analytics

Agneta Larhed

Agneta Larhed
RegSmart
Director and Senior Advisor

Lene Gerlach

Lene Gerlach
Hadean Ventures & WiLD
Venture Partner & Founder and Chair of Women 

Dan Jing Wu

Dan Jing Wu
VivArt-X
CEO & Co-founder

Tero-Pekka Alastalo

Tero-Pekka Alastalo
Avenue Biosciences
CEO

Bart Baselmans

Bart Baselmans
Hogeschool van Amsterdam
Senior Lecturer

Dan Jing Wu

Anke Hövels
KWF
Lead Spearhead Medicines

Markwin Velders

Rogier van den Braak
Sanquin
Managing Director Sanquin Health Solutions Group

Albertien Greijdanus

Albertien Greijdanus
Invest-NL
Senior Investment Manager

Friso Smit

Friso Smit
Oncode Accelertor
COO & Program Director

Bas Trietsch

Bas Trietsch
MIMETAS
CTO

Christophe Vollgraff

Christophe Vollgraff
Van Lanschot Kempen
VP Healthcare Investment Banking

Tim Vink

Tim Vink
Catalyze
CFO

Maarten Hillen

Maarten Hillen
Catalyze
Sr Consultant Financial Services

Nico van Meeteren

Nico van Meeteren
Health~Holland 
Executive Director and Secretary General

Cheryl Zimberlin

Cheryl Zimberlin
Oncode Bridge Fund | Ligase BioPartners
Fund Manager

Shobhit Dhawan

Shobhit Dhawan
Oncode Bridge Fund | Ligase BioPartners
Fund Manager

Sander van der Laan

Sander van der Laan
UMCU
Assistant Professor 

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