Medicine and Sports Speakers

He is Professor of Exercise & Sport Science & Director of Research in the Clinical Exercise Physiology Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

He is Visiting Professor in of Human Movement Science at the Vrije Universiteit-Amsterdam. Mr. Foster received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas- Austin in 1976, with post-doctoral work at Ball State University.

He worked at Sinai Samaritan Medical Center in Milwaukee from 1977-1998 leading the Clinical Physiology program from 1988-1998. He has also published ~ 400 scientific papers or chapters and 20 books, monographs, position stands and videos.

... how using Technology + Medicine + Activity can be a path for Heart Patients to get their active lives back.

As a lifelong heart patient, Heidi did not want to be a victim of heart disease. Instead she wanted to pursue her desire to become an athlete and competitive cyclist. After having open heart surgery in 2010, with the help of wearable devices and technologies, Heidi had the information she needed to go from the hospital bed to back on the bike and across the finish line of her first bike race.

The goal of Tour de Heart is to empower patients to become accountable and knowledgeable for their health care by having the information that they need. This goal is supported by the work she does at Google.

... human performance experts. Pioneering the concept of integrated performance training (Mindset, Nutrition, Movement, Recovery), Mr. Verstegen has brought that system to the world’s top athletes, teams, and sports organizations; the United States military; and leading global companies, such as Google, Intel, Walgreens, Tesla, LinkedIn, and Sheraton Hotels and Resorts.

Mr. Verstegen leads more than three thousand employees across eight owned World Class Performance centers and within 300 client sites globally. Verstegen and the EXOS Performance Innovation Team consult for high-performance companies including adidas, SKLZ and KEISER.

Mr. Verstegen also serves as the director of performance for the NFL Players Association for 15 years.

... and the Charité University Medicine Berlin. After his medical studies in Freiburg, and 10 years as a deputy chief at the Department of Sports Medicine at the Technical University Munich he moved in 2014 to his current position in Berlin.

Prof. Dr. Wolfarth is head physician of the German ski association and for the German biathlon team since several years.

Since 2002 he worked with the German Olympic team. He served as the head physician for the German Olympic Team in the Vancouver 2010, London 2012 and Sotchi 2014 Olympic Games.

Since 2011 he is chair of the medical expert committee of the German Olympic Sports Federation.

... in 1994 in Brussels, Belgium, as a programme manager in the International Organization for Migration (IOM), before working as a policy officer for the European social insurance partners.

In 2001, she joined the European Commission. During the first years, in the Directorate-General for Trade, she was in charge of coordinating international trade relations.

Today she is the Deputy Head of the Sport Unit in the Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture.

Over the past years, she has played a central role in developing the Commission’s agenda for sport, the promotion of physical activity in particular. Mrs. Hollmann holds an academic degree in economics.

... from same institution in 2006. Andrew started his career at NYU Medical Center/The Rusk Institute, where he specialized in pediatric physical therapy, vestibular, and neurologic rehabilitation.

Following his work at NYU/Rusk, Andrew started his own private practice, which he has owned and run for the past 12 years. In 2009, Andrew founded, a distribution company specializing in state-of-the-art medical devices for sale in professional and consumer markets. This evolved into a full scale manufacturing, research and development firm.

XtreemPulse is healthcare technology company focused on advanced preventive health care and antiaging products and solutions for wellness, spa, fitness and medical professionals.

... enhance their lives by drawing actionable insights out of their datashpere.

Sue oversees product development, long-term marketing strategies and investor relations.

Sue’s working experience in world class branding and manufacturing companies allowed her to develop her vision early-on for how a network of wearable devices can actively care for consumers – their physical and mental wellbeing, homes, loved ones, and more.

... cabinet of Commissioner Vanni d’Archirafi, he integrated the Foreign Trade Association (FTA) and became member of the Board.

He developed and improved the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), became Member Services Manager in 1996, Secretary General in 2000 and continuously improved FESI’s overall reputation as the unique voice in Europe for the sporting goods industry.

In 2008 he became Executive Director of EPSI: European Platform for Sports and Innovation and in 2012 Director of Government Affairs for HDS-L representing The German Footwear & Leather Industry Association.