Keynotes
Meet our keynote speakers
Keynotes
Dr. Lea den Broeder
Lea den Broeder works at the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and serves as a professor in ‘Health and Environment’ at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Lea has focused on Integrated Health Policy, specifically examining the interaction between people and their living environment. She is a leading expert in citizen science approaches and resident participation, particularly among vulnerable groups. Lea has extensive experience in (community-based) Health Impact Assessment, contributing to methodology and instrument development and providing training both in the Netherlands and abroad. In a partnership with dr. Chrisje Couwenbergh, she has led the most recent edition of the national Public Health Foresight Study, an extensive scientific project including a range of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches, cooperating with a vast network of experts, stakeholders and citizens.
Prof. dr. Lilian Lechner
Lilian Lechner is a Professor of Health Psychology at the Open University and the chair of the Health Psychology Department. Her research focuses on understanding health related behaviors and on strategies for behavior change, as well as the development, evaluation, and dissemination of interventions aimed at promoting health by encouraging healthy lifestyle choices and effective self-management.