Philips Pulse Connect – Innovation and AI

The future of healthcare innovation

Philips is organizing a global media event – Philips Pulse Connect – focused on AI and innovation in healthcare.

This event will bring leading international media together to experience how AI-driven healthcare solutions are already transforming patient care today - not as future concepts, but as real, deployed technologies in clinical practice.

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Topics that will be covered during the event

Philips innovation showcases

Hands-on demonstrations

Direct interaction with clinical experts

Observe a live AI-powered DeviceGuide cardiac procedure

Explore how AI is advancing healthcare

Philips Pulse Connect Media Backgrounder - DeviceGuide

0.5 MB - A new AI real-time guidance solution to help doctors perform one of the most complex heart procedures
Philips Pulse Connect Media Backgrounder - ePatch

0.2 MB - Wearable ECG and AI that analyses continuously for signs of irregular heartbeats and flags suspicious patterns
Philips Pulse Connect Media Backgrounder - SmartSweep

0.3 MB - AI-guided ultrasound that helps frontline caregivers identify pregnancy risks earlier
Philips Pulse Connect Media Backgrounder - AI CT diagnostics

0.2 MB - AI-Powered Philips CT: supporting productivity, confidence, and care
Philips Pulse Connect Media Backgrounder - RATE

0.2 MB - Philips RATE: Algorithms that see the invisible
Philips Pulse Connect Media Backgrounder - Cardiac MR

0.3 MB - AI-Powered Cardiac MR: How Philips is helping more patients get access to advanced heart imaging
AI as a force for solving healthcare’s biggest challenges

2.0 MB - Presentation of Shez Partovi, Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Business Leader Enterprise Informatics
From minimally invasive to intelligent treatment

1.4 MB - Presentation of Bert van Meurs, Chief Business Leader, Image-Guided Therapy
Future Health Index 2026: Patient insights

0.2 MB - Media backgrounder on patients insights of the Future of Health Index 2026
AI as a force for solving healthcare’s biggest challenges

1.4 MB - Presentation of Patrick Mans, Head of Data Science & AI Engineering
Philips: Delivering innovation that matters

1.1 MB - Presentation of Ozlem Fidanci, Chief of International Region
Global views of doctors and patients on AI in healthcare

1.4 MB - Presentation of Carla Goulart Peron, Chief Medical Officer

Philips Pulse Connect event 15-16 June

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Philips Pulse Connect event 1-2 July

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Program overview

A high-level look at the program for our upcoming media events.
Timings and program details are subject to change.

Monday June 15

Time	Session	Speaker / Detail
10:30–10:45	Welcome and introduction	Steve Heywood / Philips Innovation Campus Eindhoven North – Experience Center
10:45–11:15	AI as a force for solving healthcare’s biggest challenges	Shez Partovi
11:30–11:45	Shaping the Future of Intelligent Patient Treatment	Bert van Meurs
11:45–12:00	Q&A
12:00–13:00	Lunch
13:15–14:45	AI Solutions Tour at the Philips Experience Center Explore six interactive stations showcasing how AI is advancing healthcare: Autonomous MRI AI-powered diagnosis with Spectral CT AI-enabled obstetric application for midwives RATE — AI-based health-risk prediction using physiological data Philips DeviceGuide — AI-guided device navigation for cardiac interventions ePatch + Cardiologs — predictive heart rhythm monitoring	Customer Experience Center, Best
15:30–16:15	Tour through the Philips Augmented & Virtual Reality Lab	High Tech Campus 33
18:30–20:30	Dinner in Strijp-R, one of the iconic Philips industrial locations in Eindhoven given a new purpose	Piet Hein Eek Green Restaurant, Beeldbuisring 201, Eindhoven

Tuesday June 16

Time	Session	Speaker / Detail
10:00–10:40	Welcome and introduction to St. Antonius Hospital; introduction to the hospital’s Cardiology Center and the live case	Amber Goedkoop (St. Antonius Hospital); Dr. Martin Swaans and Dr. Leo Timmers (Cardiologists)
11:00–12:30	Live case using DeviceGuide; meeting Erica (Cardiac patient), a former patient of Dr. Swaans	Dr. Martin Swaans
12:30–13:00	Closure with Q&A	Dr. Swaans and Dr. Leo Timmers
13:00–14:00	Lunch	St. Antonius Hospital

Wednesday July 1

Time	Session	Speaker / Detail
10:15–10:30	Welcome	Lian Vergeer-Langens / Head of Brand / Philips Innovation Campus Eindhoven North – Experience Center
10:30–10:45	Introduction	Ozlem Fidanci / Philips Chief of International Region, Member of the Executive Committee
10:45–11:15	AI as a force for solving healthcare’s biggest challenges	Patrick Mans / Philips Global Head of Data Science and AI
11:15–11:30	Global views of doctors and patients on AI in healthcare	Carla Goulart Peron / Philips Chief Medical Officer
11:30–11:45	Q&A
12:00–13:00	Lunch
13:15–14:45	AI Solutions Tour at the Philips Experience Center Explore six interactive stations showcasing how AI is advancing healthcare: Autonomous MRI AI-powered diagnosis with Spectral CT AI-enabled obstetric application for midwives RATE — AI-based health-risk prediction using physiological data Philips DeviceGuide — AI-guided device navigation for cardiac interventions ePatch + Cardiologs — predictive heart rhythm monitoring	Customer Experience Center, Best
14:50–15:05	Introduction to the future of image-guided therapy and what participants will see at St. Antonius Hospital the following day	Bert van Meurs / Philips Chief Business Leader Image-Guided Therapy and Member of the Executive Committee
15:30–16:15	Tour of the Philips Augmented & Virtual Reality Lab	High Tech Campus 33
18:30–20:30	Dinner in Strijp-R, one of Eindhoven’s iconic Philips industrial sites that has been given a new purpose	Piet Hein Eek Green Restaurant, Beeldbuisring 201, Eindhoven

Thursday July 2

Time	Session	Speaker / Detail
10:00–10:40	Welcome and introduction to St. Antonius Hospital; introduction to the hospital’s Cardiology Center and the live case	Amber Goedkoop (St. Antonius Hospital); Dr. Martin Swaans and Dr. Leo Timmers (Cardiologists)
11:00–12:30	Live case using DeviceGuide; meeting Erica (Cardiac patient), a former patient of Dr. Swaans	Dr. Martin Swaans
12:30–13:00	Closure with Q&A	Dr. Swaans and Dr. Leo Timmers
13:00–14:00	Lunch	St. Antonius Hospital

Speakers of the event

Martin Swaans

Cardiologist

St. Antonius Hospital

Martin Swaans is a cardiologist specializing in cardiac imaging and transcatheter interventions. His expertise includes supporting advanced cardiac procedures and minimally invasive treatment approaches.

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Leo Timmers

Cardiologist

St. Antonius Hospital

Leo Timmers is a cardiologist with a subspecialty in interventional cardiology. His work focuses on catheter-based cardiac procedures and the treatment of cardiovascular disease.

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Amber Goedkoop

COO

St. Antonius Hospital

Amber Goedkoop is a Chief Operating Officer with leadership responsibilities across operations and organizational execution. Further details on her organization and area of expertise can be added when available.

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Cardiac patient

Sharing her own experience with heart treatment.

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Shez Partovi

CIO & CBL EI

Philips

Shez Partovi leads Philips’ global Innovation & Design organization and the Enterprise Informatics business. He is a neuroradiologist, clinical professor and global executive with experience in healthcare, cloud transformation, AI and machine learning.

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Bert van Meurs

CBL IGT

Philips

Bert van Meurs is Executive Vice President and Chief Business Leader of Image Guided Therapy at Philips. He has more than 30 years of leadership experience across R&D, clinical science, marketing and sales, with a focus on image-guided therapies and minimally invasive treatment solutions.

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Steve Heywood

Global Head of Communications

Philips

Steve Heywood leads global communications at Philips, covering the company’s reputation across internal, external, investor, regulatory and stakeholder audiences. He joined Philips as VP and Head of External Relations.

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Lian Vergeer-Langens

Head of Brand

Philips

Lian Vergeer - Langens is Head of Global Brand, Experience Design and Integrated Agency Management, building a global brand and creative ecosystem in which more than 150 marketers and agency teams collaborate.

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Ozlem Fidanci

Chief of International Regions

Philips

Ozlem Fidanci is Chief of International Region, responsible for the results of all Philips geographies (with the exception of North America and Greater China). She is a member of the Royal Philips Executive Committee.

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Patrick Mans

Head of Data Science & AI Engineering

Philips

Head of Data & AI Engineering. In this position, he is responsible for creating and securing capabilities in Data Science and AI.

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Carla Goulart Peron, MD

Philips Chief Medical Officer

Philips

Carla Goulart Peron is a medical doctor with over 15 years’ leadership experience in the healthcare industry. She leads the centralized, independent medical office with expertise in multiple medical specialties, clinical research, medical safety, product development and post market surveillance, among other areas.

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The Insight Behind Philips Pulse Connect

Philips Pulse Connect is built around AI and innovation in healthcare. It also coincides with the launch of the Future Health Index 2026 - Philips' 11th annual global report, the largest survey of its kind. This year's edition looks past AI's promise to measure its real, present-day impact on care.

The headline? AI is already delivering measurable results in healthcare - but systems risk falling behind on the training and integration needed to scale it.

3+

weeks

Clinicians say AI saves them time every week. Close to half (46%) reported time savings of at least 132 hours annually on average, or more than three full working weeks handed back to patient care.

8x

Additional patients seen per week by clinicians who report increased capacity (global median; up to 30 in China).

39%

Say AI has helped identify or prevent a potential medical error at least three times in the past three months.

70%

Say AI training is inadequate, inconsistent or unavailable at their organization.

Interested in the full findings?

The Future Health Index draws on insights from 2,000+ healthcare professionals and 20,000+ patients across 10 countries (Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, the UK and the US. We’re happy to share the full FHI report, supporting data, and launch materials ahead of Philips Pulse Connect. Please contact the Philips media team if you would like embargoed access.

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Spotlight Technology: DeviceGuide

AI-powered guidance for complex cardiac procedures

One of the technologies featured during Philips Pulse Connect is DeviceGuide, Philips’ AI-powered image-guided therapy and device-tracking solution.

Designed for minimally invasive heart valve repair procedures, DeviceGuide translates complex imaging data into real-time visual guidance, helping clinicians navigate the beating heart with greater clarity, confidence and procedural efficiency.

Introduced in November 2025, the technology is still in its early stages of clinical adoption and is now being used to actively assist physicians during live procedures.

Live case at Philips Pulse Connect

Attendees will observe Dr. Swaans and Dr. Timmers, the first clinicians globally to perform this procedure using the technology. Currently, only a small number of hospitals worldwide are able to carry out this technique.

This will also be the first occasion on which media can observe Philips AI solution that provides real-time guidance during complex minimally invasive heart valve repair procedure.

A detailed DeviceGuide fact sheet is available.