Maarten den Braber

Current

Innovator, analyst and connector at Nexthealth
Initiator at TheNextHealth Conference
Business Analyst at The Decision Group

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Past

Organizer at Health 2.0 Unconference NL
Mechanic at MTD expotechniek
Intern at Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

Event worker at EnschedePloeg-UT
Teaching Assistent at Universiteit Twente
Chairman at Stichting Drienerlose Pop Organisatie
Receptionist at Universiteit Twente
Secretary at Student Union Orientation Week Committee
IT professional at INTERVANE
Webdeveloper at BRAVO International

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Education

Universiteit Twente
Arbodienst Drienerlo
Universiteit Twente

Vrijhof Cultuurcentrum
CSG Het Noordik

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2 more...

Recommended

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Connections

275 connections

Industry

Hospital & Health Care

Websites

Maarten den Braber’s Summary

I am passionate about improving healthcare. From a background of business and technology and a profound interest in people I am always looking to find new ways to connect the dots to build true consumer-centric care.

Together with other people passionate about improving healthcare I have started Nexthealth - a non-profit initiative improve healthcare by connecting people - online and offline. I am currrently writing my thesis on (new) hospital business models, analyzing the evolution of Health2.0 and working on the realization of new innovative business concepts to build care that focuses on people.

I love talking, presenting and connecting with people and organizations in healthcare interested in how to innovate and implement new ideas in healthcare.

Maarten den Braber’s Specialties:

Innovation and inspiration in healthcare

Technology - Healthcare IT, Health2.0, new media
Strategy - analysis, development, innovation
Events - organizing, connecting, engineering

Maarten den Braber’s Experience

Innovator, analyst and connector

Nexthealth

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

April 2008 — Present (5 months)

Nexthealth is an open non-profit initiative to connect people, online and offline, to innovate and improve and healthcare. Nexthealth initiatives include the website http://www.nexthealth.nl, OpenHospital sessions, TheNextHealth 2009 conference.

Connect with us through the website http://www.nexthealth.nl for more information or other requests!
Initiator

TheNextHealth Conference

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

April 2008 — Present (5 months)

TheNextHealth Conference connects and inspires people who change the future of healthcare - both online and offline.

TheNextHealth is the first European conference that connects the dots between offline and online (Health2.0) innovators, interrogators and implementers.

The first conference will be organized in Spring 2009 in The Netherlands.
Business Analyst

The Decision Group

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

October 2007 — Present (11 months)

Cooperating in projects to help clients to take better strategic decisions. Special interest in the health care sector, focusing on hospitals.
Organizer

Health 2.0 Unconference NL

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

March 2008 — April 2008 (2 months)

Organized the first European Health 2.0 event from scratch in 3 weeks. Connecting concept creators, translators and implementers. Through Twitter and different other social media got 45 people to attend. See http://www.health20.nl for more information.
Mechanic

MTD expotechniek

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Events Services industry)

May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

Providing temporary water facilities at small and large-scale events. Recent projects: FIA GT/F3 (Bucharest, RO), Scouting World Jamboree 2007 (Chelmsford, UK), Lowlands (Biddinghuizen, NL)
Intern

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

February 2007 — May 2007 (4 months)

Research at the radiology department optimizing patient planning methods. Internship for the deparment Operational Methods of Production and Logistics at the University of Twente.
Event worker

EnschedePloeg-UT

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Events Services industry)

September 2003 — February 2007 (3 years 6 months)

Support of large-scale / stadium events. Lightning, sound, rigging and sitecrew support.
Teaching Assistent

Universiteit Twente

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2003 — January 2007 (3 years 6 months)

Communication and Design of IT projects (first year course Business Information Technology). Gave lectures and workshops about technical webdevelopment skills. Graded technical aspects of final assignment (implementation of a dynamic website). Supervised peer review sessions and gave feedback on group dynamics. One-quartile position for four times.

BIT Inc (third year course Business Information Technology). Revised and updated the reader for this course. One-quartile position for one time.
Chairman

Stichting Drienerlose Pop Organisatie

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Events Services industry)

November 2005 — November 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Organisation of pop concerts, comedy nights and support (bar, security, wardrobe) of medium-scale events with volunteers. Coordination of 90 volunteers for three day stand-up comedy festival Laughing Matters (3000+ visitors). Coordinated organization concerts of Beef and Green Lizard.
Receptionist

Universiteit Twente

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

February 2003 — May 2006 (3 years 4 months)

Receptionist of one of the main university buildings (Bastille)
Secretary

Student Union Orientation Week Committee

(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)

November 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 1 month)

Organized a 10-day Orientation Week programme for 1050+ bachelor and 175 master students. Raised 50K+ euro in sponsorship deals, implemented a new centralized information management system, developed new orientation-group allocation procedures and organized a recordbreaking snowball-throwing event in the middle of summer!
IT professional

INTERVANE

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1997 — September 2004 (7 years 1 month)

Developed several small websites for SMB and schools. Longer contracts for content management. Support of IT-related issues.
Webdeveloper

BRAVO International

(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

February 2002 — June 2003 (1 year 5 months)

Implemented complete new website (designed frontend and backend). Developed and implemented booking module for online travel bookings and price calculations.

Maarten den Braber’s Education

Universiteit Twente

MSc, Industrial Engineering and Management, Healthcare Technology & Management, 2005 — 2008

Activities and Societies:

Theatre Sports Association Pro Deo, Programming Committe Vrijhof Cultuurcentrum, Stichting Drienerlose Pop Organisatie, Introduction Database Committee
Arbodienst Drienerlo

BHV, Emergency Response Team, 2004 — 2005
Universiteit Twente

BSc, Business Information Technology, 2001 — 2005

Minored in Knowledge Transfer in Educational Settings, which included a six-week internship as a math teacher at Pius X College (Almelo, Netherlands). Teached mathematics to second to fifth-year VWO-pupils

Activities and Societies:

Student Union Orientation Week Committee, Education Evaluation Committee, Education Debate Committee, Student Recruitment Committee, BIT Lustrum Committee
Vrijhof Cultuurcentrum

Basic course Theatre Technics 2003 — 2003
CSG Het Noordik

VWO, Calculus, Physics, Business Economics, History, Dutch, Latin, English, 1996 — 2001

Additional Information

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Maarten den Braber’s Interests:

swimming, speed cycling, health2.0, innovating healthcare, architecture, politics, arts, events

Maarten den Braber’s Groups:

Terschellings Oerol Festival (support technical production), Stichting Het Buitenhof (coordinater adapted holidays mentally disabled people), Amsterdamse Studenten Kunst Vereniging Particolarte