Imagine digital tools making nursing or speech therapy easier, not because they replace work, but because they free up time for what really matters: spending more time with people.That is exactly what the Ideas Lab XXL is all about: the expert forum ‘Human-centred, smart technologies in the healthcare professions’Artificial intelligence and smart technologies are increasingly finding their way into the healthcare professions, but how can they be designed and deployed in such a way that they genuinely support the work of professionals rather than replacing them?The Ideas Lab XXL brings together professionals, researchers, innovators and interested parties to discuss this question together.
Here’s what you can expect:
Fascinating keynote speeches on AI in healthcare, nursing and speech therapy
Workshops & best practices to explore together what is already possible today
Panel discussion on the introduction and use of AI in the care and speech therapy sectors
Exhibition of AI applications, offering a hands-on experience of the technology
Exchange ideas and network with experts, researchers and participants
Date: 9 December 2025
Venue: ZESS, Bochum
For the programme: https://pretix.eu/medeconruhr/ideenlabor-2/page/programm/
To register: https://pretix.eu/medeconruhr/ideenlabor-2
Organised by:MedEcon Ruhr GmbH, Bochum University of Applied Sciences Health Campus, HUMAINE and ZESS – Centre for the Engineering of Smart Product-Service Systems
