Lucien Engelen
Lucien Engelen is one of the world’s leading keynote speakers on healthcare innovation, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. For more than three decades, he has worked at the intersection of technology, healthcare, and societal change. Through sharp analysis, inspiring storytelling, and a refreshingly pragmatic approach, he helps organizations look beyond the hype and turn the future of healthcare into practical action.
As founder of Transform.Health, he advises governments, corporations, and healthcare organizations on innovation and strategy. Previously, he held key leadership and advisory roles at Radboud University Medical Center, Zuyderland Medical Center, Laurentius Medical Center, Deloitte, Vodafone, Sanofi, and several other organizations.
Lucien gained international recognition as the founder of the REshape & Innovation Center at Radboud University Medical Center and as Strategic Advisor to its Board of Directors (2007–2018). During that time, he also founded the National Health(care) Innovation School. His career began in ambulance services and emergency dispatch, giving him a perspective that keeps innovation firmly rooted in the realities of frontline healthcare.
Today, he also serves in a part-time role at Maastricht University Medical Center, where he focuses on the implementation and impact of AI in healthcare. (All roles are non-clinical and non-prescribing.)
Keynotes
Lucien delivers more than 100 keynotes, masterclasses, executive board sessions, and leadership events every year across Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. Whether on stage or broadcasting from his professional studio, he combines strategic insight with real-world experience. His message is not about a distant future, but about the decisions organizations must make today to remain relevant tomorrow.
His presentations are characterized by:
* A realistic perspective on AI and digital transformation—without the hype.
* Inspiring storytelling with practical, actionable insights.
* A unique combination of executive leadership, entrepreneurship, and frontline healthcare experience.
* A global perspective translated into the day-to-day reality of organizations.
* An engaging style that resonates with executives and professionals alike.
His mission is to help organizations embrace digital transformation responsibly, contributing to a sustainable and future-ready healthcare system.
Topics
Lucien regularly speaks on topics including:
-From Healthcare to Health: The shift from treating illness to preventing it, enabled by AI and consumer technology.
-Future Technologies: The technologies that will have a real impact on healthcare over the next 5, 10, and 25 years.
-AI and Healthcare’s Biggest Challenges: How AI can help address today’s challenges while ensuring that people always remain at the center.
-Making AI Implementation Work: Moving from isolated AI tools to a sustainable AI infrastructure.
-When Healthcare Loses Society: Exploring the growing gap between citizens’ digital expectations and the traditional structure of healthcare.
Engelen is an influential voice in global healthcare innovation. He was among the first 100 LinkedIn Influencers worldwide, building an audience of more than 750,000 followers. He also publishes two newsletters with a combined readership of more than 150,000 subscribers, approximately 50,000 of whom are active readers.
His work has been featured by The Guardian, BBC Horizons, Dutch national television, and TED.com.
Lucien is fast, highly knowledgeable, approachable, collaborative, and reliable. A true pleasure to work with!
— S. Verpaalen, Ambulance Care Cooperative South Holland South
Lucien at the Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed: Wellness in the Future: A Holistic Approach to Healthcare
Lucien Engelen (REshape Center) on Where Opportunity & Responsibility Collide | TNW Conference 2017