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Vincent Jaddoe

Professor Vincent Jaddoe, researcher at the Sophia Children's Hospital, is fascinated by the development in the very first stages of life - prior to the pregnancy until the first years after birth - and the impact on health later in life. His research focuses specifically on the interaction between genetics and lifestyle in relationship with conception and embryonic development, and cardiovascular and metabolic health through life. Vincent is director of the Generation-R programme, in which more than 10.000 children and their parents are studied from the first 1000 days until adulthood. Results of this large scale research have led to the implementation of multiple preventive strategies towards future parents and small children. Vincent is one of the three academic leads of Healthy Start  and founders. Linkedin

Tessa Roseboom

As a biologist, professor Tessa Roseboom actively advocates that a good start in life is of fundamental importance. Her fascination with the wonders of life led to 25 years of research, advocacy and teaching to generate knowledge and awareness. Not only about the fundamental importance of a good start in life, but also about how to give each child the best possible start in life in order to develop to its full potential. By doing so, her ultimate goal is to contribute to a healthier, more equal future for all. Tessa Roseboom is Professor of Early Development and Health at the Amsterdam University Medical Centres, member of the national coalition Kansrijke Start and author of the books 'Get off to a Good Start' and 'The First 1000 Days'. Linkedin

Maaike Kleinsmann

Maaike Kleinsmann is professor of Design for Digital Transformation at TU Delft and the LUMC. Her research focuses on digital transformation in healthcare and how design thinking can support the development of impactful human-centred healthcare transformation. She currently studies how design could support the development of smart product-service-systems. Besides being one of the three academic leads and founders of Healthy Start, Maaike also is board member of the National e-Health Living Lab, and co-director of an international special interest group on Health Systems Design. Linkedin

Jan Carel Diehl 

Jan Carel is assistant professor for the Design for Sustainability (DfS) program at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. he is managing the international projects on sustainable product innovation especially in emerging markets. The main focus of his research is the know-how transfer and implementation of sustainable product innovation into an international context.

Jan Carel Diehl will give a presentation with MSc student Wessel Veenkamp about their research project in Kenia, focussing on malnutrition amongs youth. They will share with us their experiences in stakeholder participation and design thinking to investigate technical solutions to tackle complex societal health challenges. Link

Jan Carel and Wessel will replace Milene Gonçalves who unfortunately cannot attent.

Eveline Crone

Eveline Crone is professor in Developmental Neuroscience in Society at Erasmus University and she leads the Society, Youth and Neuroscience Connected (SYNC) Lab. Eveline’s research examines the psychological and neural processes involved in self-regulation and social development. All of her work employs a developmental cognitive neuroscience approach to examine the relation between brain development and changes in psychological processes from birth to adulthood, with a special focus on adolescence. One of her special interests involves enrichment of cognitive and social experiences of children and adolescents using longitudinal, training and intervention designs. Eveline and the members of her research group regularly publish in leading international journals. Besides her mission to do innovative and excellent scientific research, her lab invests in the contribution and translation of scientific findings to society. Eveline is one of the three academic leads and founders of Healthy Start. Linkedin

Andrew Fuligni

Professor Andrew Fuligni, well-established California-based researcher, focuses on family relationships and adolescent development among culturally and ethnically diverse populations. In several studies, he has employed multiple methods to examine the extent to which the cultural beliefs and values of adolescents shape their family relationships, peer relationships, educational adjustment, and psychological and physical health. Most recently, he has been examining the interaction between sociocultural experience and biobehavioral and brain development during adolescence and young adulthood. “It is not enough to focus on youth mental health only at the crisis level. We need to use what we’ve learned about adolescent cognitive and social development to support young people even earlier.”

Pauline Calmez

Pauline Calmez, 28 years old, is founder and director of the Netwerk Nieuw Rotterdam foundation. A youth organisation for young adults between the ages of 16 and 27 with a focus on young people who experience loneliness. For these young people, she and her team created a place where young people meet peers, develop themselves and volunteer for others. The organisation tries to offer a counterpoint to the individualistic society that increasingly excludes young people and others. Because; "Belonging to something, shouldn't that be self-evident?" Currently 700 young people in Rotterdam participate in Netwerk Nieuw Rotterdam programmes yearly. In 2020 Pauline won the National Care + Welfare Award for her work. Linkedin