Bart de Witte
Founder @Hippo Ai Foundation
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WORK HISTORY
Founder @Hippo Ai Foundation
Berlin, DE
The Hippo AI Foundation focuses on creating data and AI commons for the digital health ecosystem and facilitates and supports communities to accelerate the open-source development of medical artificial intelligence.
EDUCATION
University of Antwerp
(MSc) in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Sportscience
Sint Lievens College
Applied Science and Mathematics
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Bachelor, Dental medicine
SAP Education
SAP
Harvard Business School
Exec. Training, Leading High-Performance Healthcare Organizations
SKILLS
ABOUT BART DE WITTE
Bart de Witte is a leading European expert and visionary on healthcare\'s digital transformation, he is the co-founder of Isaree, a pioneering company developing an operating system for medical AI and AI Agents, which he calls the Spotify for medical intelligence. In 2019 he also initiated the HIPPO AI Foundation, a Berlin-based non-profit dedicated to accelerate open source AI for the medical sector. He serves on multiple boards and frequently advises global pharmaceutical companies on the future of digital transformation.With over 20 years of experience, including executive positions at SAP and IBM, he specializes in the application and impact of Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Open Data in healthcare. His remarkable ability to accurately predict technological breakthroughs and industry shifts has earned him recognition as one of healthcare\'s most prescient voices, with many of his predictions about AI, digital transformation, and healthcare innovation coming to fruition. He anticipated the DeepSeek moment as early as 2019 and expressed regret that Europe failed to take the lead in the open-source movement.His work has earned notable recognition, including selection as a Falling Walls conference finalist for Breakthrough of the Year in Engineering and Technology (2020) and winning Axel Springer\'s German AI Prize (2021). The UNESCO International Research Center for Artificial Intelligence recognized his HIPPO AI project among 100 global initiatives advancing the UN\'s Sustainable Development Goals. As a Scientific Board Member at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar and member of prestigious think tanks including the German Academy of Science and Engineering, de Witte advises governments and organizations on technology policy with a focus on healthcare\'s socio-economic impact. His vision is rooted in democratizing AI and digital technologies, aiming to drive innovation that is inclusive and accessible to everyone.
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