Symposium and award ceremony Alumnus of the Year 2023
06 February 2024 09:30 till 13:30 - Location: TU Delft Campus | Add to my calendar
TU Delft has awarded an ‘Alumnus of the Year’ prize every year since 2011. This is the prize for alumni who have more than proven themselves in the world of innovation and research. Hester Anderiesen–Le Riche is elected TU Delft Alumnus of the Year 2023.
“Hester Anderiesen-Le Riche is a classic example of how you can have an enormous positive impact on people and society using design and innovation. TU Delft is proud to have such a versatile and inventive engineer among its alumni.”
Jasper Peterich, Director Alumni Relations en Delft University Fund
Hester Anderiesen-Le Riche is the founder and CEO of Tover, the company behind innovations such as the Tovertafel (Magic Table). While doing her doctoral research at TU Delft, she designed a type of interactive game therapy that uses light projection for people with cognitive challenges such as dementia. More than 8,000 care homes across the world now use the Tovertafel games.
Symposium and award ceremony Alumnus of the Year 2023
On Tuesday 6 February Hester Anderiesen-Le Riche will return to her alma mater for the festive award ceremony. To mark the Alumnus of the Year elections, a plaque will be unveiled on the Alumni Walk of Fame at the Mekelpark at the TU Delft campus by rector magnificus and President Executive Board Prof. Tim van der Hagen.
Prior to the unveiling, the mini-symposium “Beyond Cure and Care - Symposium on Purposeful Play for better Health” will take place at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, where Hester graduated and obtained her PhD. The focus will be on how design can be used in healthcare. Speakers include Philip Scheltens, professor emeritus of Neurology, founder of the Alzheimer Centre at Amsterdam University Medical Centers and Head of EQT Life Sciences Dementia Fund; Richard Goossens, professor of Physical Ergonomics at TU Delft and Hester herself. The symposium is moderated by Assistant Prof. Jos Kraal.
Programme
09:00 - 10:00
Welcome with tea, coffee and refreshments (Hall, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering)
10:00 - 12:00
Beyond Cure and Care - Symposium on Purposeful Play for better Health (Van der Grintenzaal, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering)
12:00 - 12:30
Unveiling of 'Alumnus of the Year 2023' plaque at the Alumni Walk of Fame (Mekelpark)
NB: Because of the weather forecasts, the unveiling will take place immediately after the symposium in the Van der Grintenzaal at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering.
12:30 - 13:30
Networking Lunch (Hall, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering)
Livestream Symposium and award ceremony Alumnus of the Year 2023
The symposium starts at 10:00 am in the Van der Grintenzaal at the Faculty of Industrial Design.
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Because of the weather forecasts, the unveiling will take place immediately after the symposium.
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