Scientific Committee
Twenty members, from twelve countries across four continents. More are named here as they are confirmed.
What the committee does
The Scientific Committee shapes the scientific programme of the Summit: the call for abstracts, the review of what is submitted, and the balance of the programme across every part of the field.
The members
Twenty confirmed so far, and the committee is still being appointed. Each name links to that person’s LinkedIn profile.
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Prof. Elegast Monbaliu on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Chair · Belgium
Neurorehabilitation and complex movement disorders, rehabilitation technology, wheeled mobility, automated assessment.
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Prof. Saranda Bekteshi on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Co-Chair · Belgium
Hasselt University; EACD Technology Innovation Taskforce Chair, neurorehabilitation and assistive technology, cerebral palsy and eye-tracking technology.
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Bart Van der Heyden on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Co-chair · Belgium
Wheelchair seating and positioning, wheelchair mobility, pressure injury prevention and wound management.
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John Coughlan on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Luxembourg, Ireland/UK
International Cerebral Palsy Society and Cerebral Palsy Europe; cerebral palsy policy, advocacy and disability inclusion.
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Christiana Hennemann on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Germany
rehaKIND; paediatric assistive technology provision, family participation and advocacy.
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Dr. Guy Letellier on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · France
ESEAN–APF France handicap, Nantes; SFERHE; paediatrics and paediatric physical and rehabilitation medicine.
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Dr. Carlotte Kiekens on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Italy
Director, Cochrane Rehabilitation, Functioning, and Disability; ISICO and IRCCS Galeazzi Sant’Ambrogio Hospital, Milan; spinal cord injury and evidence-based rehabilitation.
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Prof. Dr. Unni G. Narayanan on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Canada
SickKids and University of Toronto; paediatric orthopaedics, cerebral palsy, lower-limb deformity and outcome measurement; AACPDM.
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Prof. Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Canada
McMaster University, Hamilton; Co-Director, CanChild; developmental paediatrics, childhood-onset disability, participation and family-centred care.
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Prof. Brian Hoare on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Australia
La Trobe University, Melbourne; Director, Cerebral Palsy Group; occupational therapy and evidence-based upper-limb interventions for children with cerebral palsy.
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Prof. Anke Van Bladel on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Belgium
KU Leuven & UGent; stroke rehabilitation, gait and movement analysis, and technology-supported gait assessment and training.
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Dr. Clémence Paquin on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · France
Cirris, Université Laval, Québec; President, Association Positi’F, France; wheelchair seating biomechanics, pressure injury prevention and assistive technology.
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Dr. Linda J. Valent on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · The Netherlands
Heliomare; wheelchair mobility, handcycling, spinal cord injury rehabilitation and physical activity.
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Prof. Dr. Ilona Kopyta on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Poland
Medical University of Silesia, Katowice; European Paediatric Neurology Society (EPNS); paediatric neurology and childhood stroke.
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Prof. Eva Swinnen on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Belgium
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB); Treasurer, BSNR; member of the European Stroke Organisation guideline working group on motor and gait rehabilitation; neurorehabilitation, rehabilitation technology and robotics.
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Alexander Kamadu on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · South Africa
International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP); occupational therapy, global wheelchair-service provision and professional education.
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Prof. Bruno Bonnechère on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Belgium, UK
Hasselt University; digital health, artificial intelligence, virtual reality and serious games in rehabilitation, including accessible technologies for low-resource settings.
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Dr. Sebastian Schröder on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Germany
Klinikum Stuttgart, Olgahospital; Medical Director, paediatric neurology, cerebral palsy and rehabilitation, EACD.
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Prof. Hans Hallez on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Belgium
KU Leuven; engineering, digital health, wearable and assistive technologies, sensor systems, artificial intelligence and rehabilitation robotics.
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Prof. Dr. Peter Feys on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
Scientific Member · Belgium
Hasselt University; neurorehabilitation, mobility and multiple sclerosis research, WHO.
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More to be confirmed
Appointments continuing
The committee is still being appointed. Further members are published here as each one is confirmed.
