Program Day 1 - Plenary
Time Speaker Speaker Details Title 09:00-09:15 
Paul Szotek, MD
Marlies Schijven, MD PhD MHScIntro and Opening
of WATCH Conference09:15-09:45
Combined session
Nicolas P. Terry
Hall Rendor Professor of Law
Director Hall Center for Law & Health
USAP3-DEBATE
Privacy, Politics and Patients:
The US Perspective
on Use of Wearables in
Healthcare09:15-09:45
Combined session
Jean Herveg
Member of the Bar of Brussels
Brussels
BelgiumP-3 DEBATE
Privacy, Politics and Patients:
The EU Perspective
on Use of Wearables in
Healthcare09:45-10:00 
Teodor Grantcharov MD PhD FACS
Ass. Professor of Surgery
(Upper GI laparoscopy)
St. Michaels Hospital
Toronto, CanadaWearables in the OR:
What do we really need from industry?10:00-10:15 Marlies Schijven MD PhD MHSc
Professor of Surgery
Chair Simulation, Serious Gaming &
Applied Mobile Healthcare
Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam, the NetherlandsSurgical MatchMaking:
Enabling Surgeons and Patients
using MYO in project ReValidate!
10:45-11:00 
Julián Beltrán
CEO Droiders
Google Developer Group (GDG)
Organizer
Murcia, SpainWearable Technology
Economic Impact for Builders of
Glassware -or why Glass isn't dead11:00-11:15 
Dan Herbstman
CEO and Co-Founder
3rd Eye Health
Chicago, USAWhy Two Eyes won't do in Healthcare 11:15-11:30 
Selene G Parekh MD MBA
Ass Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Dept of Orthopeadic Surgery
Duke University
North Carolina, USA11:30-11.45 
Cees Taal MSc PhD
Research Scientist
Personal Health Philips Research
Eindhoven, the NetherlandsPPG-based Respiration Rate
Monitoring at the Wrist in COPD
Patients11:45-12.00 
Homero Rivas MD MBA FACS
Surgeon
Director of Innovative Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, USAEntrepreneurial Opportunities in
Healthcare Wearables -
Who is the Right Customer for
Wearables in Healthcare:
Patients, Providers -or no one at all?12:00-13:00 Break / Lunch 13:00-13:15 
Ismail Nabeel MD
Ass. Professor Internal Medicine
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Ohio State University Medical Center
Ohio, USACase scenarios and Evolving Uses of
Wearable Tech like "Google Glass"
in an Academic Medical Center:
Creating Paradigm Shifts in Medicine,
Medical Education and Patient Care
Simultaneously13:30-13:45 
Thomas Pattyn MD PhD
Psychiatry
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium &
VUMC Amsterdam
Amsterdam, the NetherlandsCritical Appraisal of Wearables:
Stepping Back to Step Forward13:45-14:00 
Serge Hufkens
Senior UX Designer Monkeyshot
Health 2.0 Antwerp Organizer
Antwerp, BelgiumThe Belgian Experience on Glass
in the Trauma Field14:00-14:15 
Rishi Megha MSIV MS
Indiana University Health
Indiana, USAThe Future of Medicine using
Wearable Tech in Training Future
Surgeons: a students perspective14:15-14:30 Paul Szotek, MD
Ass. Professor of Clinical,
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Indiana University Health USAA Paradigm Shift in Healthcare:
Telementoring, Teleconsulting &
Teletraining the Age of Wearable Tech14:30-15:00 
Ajay Kohli
Matthew Brink & Jacob Zeitzew
MD Candidates / Bachelors of Science
Drexel University College of Medicine
USAGlass in Cancer Staging:
Innovations in Oncological Surgery:
using Wearable Technology in
Cancer Diagnosis and Management15:00-15:30 Break / Drinks 15:30-15:45 
Harry van Goor MD PhD FRCS
Professor of Surgery
Chair on Surgical Education
Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen The NetherlandsWearable Sensors Empowering
Patients, Nurses and Doctors16:00-16:15 
Sietske Rozie, MD PhD
Radiologist
Deventer Hospital
Deventer, the NetherlandsMedical Education and Wearables:
Training Next Gen Docs16:15-16:30 
Alberto Bonomi MS PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Philips Wearable Sensing
Technologies
Eindhoven, the NetherlandsActivity Trackers:
Protocol-free Assessment of
Cardio-Respiratory Fitness from
Daily Measurements
of Body Movement and Heart Rate16:30-16:45 
Juan Alberto Sánchez Margallo
CS PhD
Bioengineering and Health
Technologies Unit
Jesús Usón
Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre
Cáceres, SpainWearable Technology for Image-
Guided Minimally Invasive Surgery16:45-17:00 
Gan van Samkar MD
Anesthesiologist
Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
The NetherlandsThe Future of Ultrasound Guided
Blocks:
Remote Guidance using Wearable Tech17:00-18:00 Closure Day 1 / Drinks