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Jo M. M. Ritzen, PhD
"Word of welcome on behalf of Maastricht University"

President of Maastricht University

Jozef Ritzen, a Dutch national, is President of Maastricht University.

Before assuming his current position in February 2003, Mr. Ritzen was Vice President of the World Bank’s Development Economics Department. He assumed this position in August 1999. In July 2001 he assumed the position Vice President of the World Bank's Human Development Network, which advises the institution and its client countries on innovative approaches to improving health, education and social protection. Mr. Ritzen joined the Bank as Special Adviser to the Human Development Network in September 1998.

Prior to coming to the Bank, he was Minister of Education, Culture, and Science of The Netherlands, one of the longest-serving Ministers of Education in the world. During his term, he enacted a series of major reforms throughout the Dutch education system. Mr. Ritzen has also made significant contributions to agencies such as UNESCO and OECD, especially in the field of education and social cohesion. Prior to his appointment as Minister in 1989, Mr. Ritzen held academic appointments with Nijmegen University and Erasmus University in The Netherlands, and the University of California-Berkeley and the Robert M. LaFollette Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States.

Mr. Ritzen obtained a master's degree in physical engineering in 1970 from the University of Technology in Delft, and a PhD in economics in 1977 from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. His dissertation on education, economic growth, and income distribution earned him the Winkler Prins prize.

He has written or co-authored eleven books. Many articles written or co-authored by him are published in the fields of education, economics, public finance and development economics.

Other speakers

Below you can find an alphabetical overview of the other speakers participating in the Frontiers in Computational Electrocardiology workshop. Click on a name for more information.

Inge R. Boulet, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Martin Bürger, PhD, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany
Phillip S. Cuculich, MD, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
Tammo Delhaas, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Jordi Heijman, MSc, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Washington University, St. Louis
Nico H. L. Kuijpers, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Peter van Leeuwen, PhD, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
Alexander V. Panfilov, PhD, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Ralf L. M. Peeters, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
Wouter A. Serdijn, PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Sander Verheule, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Paul G. A. Volders, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands
Ronald L. Westra, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Ronald Wilders, PhD, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Program

All presentations will take place at Maastricht University (see location for more information). For the detailed program please refer to the program page

09:00	Registration

09:45	Word of welcome
	Jo M. M. Ritzen, PhD President of Maastricht University

09:55	Introductory remarks
	Paul G.A. Volders, MD, PhD Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands

10:00	Which are the frontiers in electrocardiology in 2008?
	Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands

10:20	Session 1: Microscopic Models of Cardiac Bioelectricity Chairs: Paul G. A. Volders, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands and Inge R. Boulet, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
	1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
	2. Jordi Heijman, MSc, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Washington University, St. Louis
	3. Ronald Wilders, PhD, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

11:25	Coffee break

11:45	Session 2: Modeling of Activation and Repolarization in Cardiac Tissue Chair: Tammo Delhaas, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
	1. Alexander V. Panfilov, PhD, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
	2. Sander Verheule, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
	3. Nico H. L. Kuijpers, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

12:55	Lunch

14:30	Session 3: Signal Analysis, Processing and Reverse Engineering Chairs: Ronald L. Westra, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Peter van Leeuwen, PhD, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
	1. Ralf L. M. Peeters, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
	2. Wouter A. Serdijn, PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
	3. Martin Bürger, PhD, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany

15:30	Coffee break

15:50	Session 4: ECG Imaging Chair: Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands
	1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
	2. Phillip S. Cuculich, MD, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

16:35	The final word
	Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands

16:45	Drinks and diner