October 10, 2017 9:30 16 Conference Innovative Sensory Technologies Most of us recognize how sound and light can influence our feelings and emotions, but can sensory effects also make patients healthy or healthier? We ask the questions - How can different sensory environments affect us and what is the evidence behind using sound & light as medicine? How can we take advantage of innovative sensory technologies like VR/AR when it comes to health? This and much more will be discussed at this conference. The focus will be on emerging technologies and future trends, featuring groundbreaking research and inspiring industry cases and business applications. Whether you re a business executive, IT- specialist, healthcare professional or just interested in the area, this conference will give you opportunities to gain a competitive edge in your field and get a glance into the future of your industry. This conference will give the audience a chance to get a first impression of the possibilities in the realm of sensory intervention, and will also be engaged in discussing the technological possibilities for innovative medicine. The Conference is organized by the Danish Innovation Networks Danish Sound and Innovation Network for Health and Welfare Technology. Sponsored by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. Conference Location: Odense Congress Center, Ørbækvej 350, 5220 Odense SØ, DK Fee: Free of charge, including lunch and refreshments. No show fee will be charged, DKK 1.125 / 150 + VAT Registration via link.
Program 9:30 9:45 Welcome and introduction from Danish Sound and Welfare Tech Jan Larsen, MSc. E.E., Ph.D. Professor of Computer Science and Complexity, Danish Technical University. Lene Vistisen, RN MI, Network Manager for Welfare Tech - Innovation Network for Health and Welfare Technology. Overview 9:45 10:05 Health Tech Trends anno 2025 Jens Ole Pedersen, MBA Ph.D., CEO Philips Health Systems Denmark and chairman for Welfare Tech - Innovation Network for Health and Welfare Technology. 10:05 10:40 Fire side chat Challenges & Future opportunities - How can we Optimize Multimodal Sensory Technologies Applied to a Healthcare & Wellbeing Context? Guests: Indre Viskontas (University of San Francisco), Jens Ole Pedersen (Phillips Healthcare), Sune Buch-Sloth (Rødovre kommune) Facilitator: Jan Larsen 10:40 11:10 Coffee Break in the Expo Area Hearing & Sound 11:10 11:55 Music as Medicine: How can Music Heal? Indre Viskontas, Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience, M.M. in voice performance, professor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of San Francisco. Co-host of Inquiring Minds and Cadence podcasts. 11:55 12:10 Case story from AudioCura. Stefan Kalmar, Project Manager Sense of Sight & Light I 12:10 12:45 Light, Health and Well-Being - where are we today and how do we take the next step? 12:45 13:50 Lunch in the Expo Area Jens Christoffersen, Senior Researcher at VELUX Group, Ph.D. Sense of Sight & Light II 13:50 14:05 Case story from Wavecare Bjørn Wennerwald, Healthcare Innovator Virtual Reality & Health 14:05 14:35 Transforming Healthcare by Leveraging Illusions of Presence in Virtual Environments Niels Christian Nilsson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University Copenhagen 14:35 14:50 Case story from Take a Walk Jesper Roy, Founder and Tech entrepreneur 14.50 15.20 Coffee in the Expo Area 15:20 16:00 Networking in the Expo Area Visit our joint exhibition for sensory technologies
More about the speakers Dr. Indre Viskontas is a cognitive neuroscientist and operatic soprano pioneering the application of neuroscience to musical training at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In addition to her work as a professional singer and educator, she has published more than 50 articles and book chapters on memory and creativity. A passionate science communicator, she co-hosted the docuseries Miracle Detectives on the Oprah Winfrey Network and her popular science podcast, Inquiring Minds boasts more than 7 million downloads. She currently cohosts Science in Progress, a web series on VRV. She is a sought-after public speaker and a frequent guest on City Arts and Lectures, among other radio programs. Her 24-lecture courses, 12 Essential Scientific Concepts, and Brain Myths Exploded: Lessons from Neuroscience are now available on Audible and The Great Courses Plus. Her new podcast, Cadence - what music tells us about the mind launched to critical acclaim in early 2017. Jens Ole Pedersen is CEO in Philips Health Systems Denmark and chairman for Welfare Tech - Innovation Network for Health and Welfare Technology as well as the Cluster Welfare Tech. With a degree as a veterinarian from the University of Copenhagen, an MBA from CBS and a business Ph.D. from the Academy of Technical Sciences, Jens Ole Pedersen has spent his entire career in the intersection between research and marketing. The combination of science and commercial insight and experience fits well with his current position meeting the challenges in healthcare and technology. Dr. Jan Larsen received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in 1989 and 1994. Dr. Larsen is Professor of Computer Science and Complexity (as of January 1st 2016) at Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, DTU. Jan Larsen has authored and co-authored more than 150 papers and book chapters within the areas of machine learning, signal processing, and cognitive systems with application to audio, multimedia, sensor data, monitoring, biomedical, data/web-mining, and pattern recognition.
Jens Christoffersen (PhD) joined the VELUX Group in 2010, as part of Stakeholder Communications and Sustainability and member of the knowledge center in the area of daylight, energy and indoor climate. In that capacity, he works to improve our understanding of the role of daylight as a contributor to well-being, as well as various industry and standards committees related to daylighting. Before joining VELUX, Jens worked at the Danish Building Research Institute for almost 20 years. About the VELUX Group For more than 75 years, the VELUX Group has created better living environments for people around the world; making the most of daylight and fresh air through the roof. Our product program includes roof windows and modular skylights as well as a range of decoration and sun screenings, roller shutters, installation solutions and intelligent home controls. These products help to ensure a healthy and sustainable indoor climate, for work and learning, for play and pleasure. We work globally with sales and manufacturing operations in more than 40 countries and around 9,500 employees worldwide. The VELUX Group is owned by VKR Holding A/S, a limited company wholly owned by foundations and family. For more information, visit www.velux.com. Niels Christian Nilsson holds a PhD in natural interaction in virtual reality from Aalborg University Copenhagen. He currently works at the same institution as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology. Niels research interests include natural interaction in virtual reality, user experience evaluation, presence studies, perception and cognition within virtual environments. Stefan Kalmar is a Health Technology Engineer B.Sc. as well as a musician. He is employed at AudioCura Aps as project manager. Stefan has also worked at The Regional Hospital in Horsens as innovation consultant and at Aarhus University Hospital as project manager. Stefan is a pianist, composer and drummer.
Bjørn Wennerwald is a Healthcare Innovator at Wavecare ApS. Bjorn has worked with healthcare innovation for more than a decade with the purpose reduce hospital stress for patients and staff using the three elements light, audio and imagery combined into one application. Improved medicine uptake for contrast agent, safer deliveries and preventing force inside psychiatric wards are some of the subjects to be mentioned in this keynote under the subject, Ambient Applications". Jesper Roy, Founder of Takeawalk 360 has been a Tech entrepreneur for the last 8 years. Today he works with VR and 3D and uses his knowledge from both areas to improve the lives of elderly citizens at nursing homes! Jesper is participating in the development of several health solutions and always contributing with high energy and straightforward considerations about the technological impact on our future lives!