MindTech Summit

Date: Thursday 10 Oct 2024, 09:00 - Friday 11 Oct 2024, 18:00
Type: Conference
Spoken Language: English
Ticket information: It is a private event and only by invitation.

The first MindTech Summit on Innovating Digital Behavioral Health is hosted by Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus Medical Center on 10&11 October in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Only by invitation.

Contemporary behavioral health care is facing major challenges

Average waiting time for mental health care has been on the rise. Many people do not receive help in time, leading to health deterioration and eventually higher health and societal costs. Further, access to high-quality care has been increasingly associated with high individual costs, contributing to social disparities and inequalities.

To reduce health care utilization, ensure equitable care access, and improve health outcomes and quality of life, there is a growing need for patient self-management and dynamic personalization of care. This includes patient literacy, self-monitoring, prevention and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Although progress has been made, this has not been widely adopted by traditional behavioral health systems, including both providers and clients.

Collaboration between academia and industry is paramount to research how technological innovations can contribute to solving complex behavioral health issues.

The Future of Behavioral Healthcare

The MindTech Summit aims to catalyze advancements in behavioral healthcare by addressing pressing challenges, promoting innovation and by fostering collaborations between academia and industry. Our ambition is to build strong partnerships to create and commercialize cutting-edge technology solutions in behavioral health care within the next five years.

Key Themes:

AI-Driven Solutions: Explore transformative AI applications in behavioral health.
Collaboration Challenges: Discuss obstacles in bringing technical solutions to end users.
Bridging the Gap: Foster dialogue and partnerships between academia and industry.

Summit program

Day 1 – Thursday October 10th

AI and digital behavioral health

Keynote by Dr. Ted Goldstein (AI. former VP Engineering Apple),
Keynote by Prof. Dr. Susan Murphy (Harvard University; Machine Learning and statistical computing to personalize digital health interventions, advanced research methods)
Keynote by Jeroen Tas, senior executive in the healthcare & information technology, former Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at Philips Healthcare
Breakout sessions on responsible and inclusive AI
Plenary discussion: Successes and Failures/Challenges and Opportunities in collaboration between academia and industry.

Day 2 – Friday October 11th

Implementation of digital behavioral health

Keynotes by Prof. Dr. Mimi Winsberg (founder Brightside Health),
Keynote by Prof. Dr. Walter Greenleaf (Digital Mental Health Care, VR/AR, Stanford)
Keynote by Prof. Dr. Candice Odgers (Digital Mental Health Care, UC Irvine)
Plenary discussion: charting a roadmapt for digital behavioral health transformation

Alongside the Summit, we are hosting a 2-day pre-conference training on AI, innovation, and entrepreneurship with world-leading experts in AI and digital behavioral health, aimed at contributing to the professionalization of young researchers.