Bart de Witte keynote speaker
- Data Colonialism and the AI Commons
- Own Your Intelligence
- The Clinician as Builder: On-Device AI in Healthcare
- The Phase Transition: From Mainframe to Main Street
Bart de Witte is the founder of Isaree, the on-device AI platform for healthcare, and the HIPPO AI Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to democratizing medical knowledge through open-source AI. Recognized as one of the first voices globally to champion open-source AI in medicine, he established structural frameworks for open-source AI in healthcare years before open-source LLMs became mainstream.
He previously served as Public & Healthcare Industry Leader for Central and Eastern Europe at IBM, advising governments and organizations on technology policy and the socio-economic impacts of healthcare innovation. Prior to IBM he spent ten years at SAP as a product manager for hospital healthcare solutions. He collaborates regularly with the World Health Organization and the United Nations, and was a member of the Walther Siegenthaler Gesellschaft and the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech). His work on AI applications addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals has earned multiple awards.
“The keynote was an insightful and thought-provoking experience. Bart’s spot-on perspective changed my outlook on the topic and left me feeling inspired. Highly recommended!”
– Dr. Labrique, Director, Digital Health & Innovation, WHO Geneva
“Bart at our kickoff meeting was mesmerizing. His passion for the topic was evident and their delivery was captivating. Our team was fully engaged and left feeling energized and motivated. I would highly recommend this speaker for any event looking to inspire and motivate their audience.”
– Florence Somers-Eulau, Director, Public Affairs, Communications and Business Operations, Roche Pharma, Switzerland
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