Farewell lecture
On behalf of the neurosurgery staff, Prof. Dr. P.A.J.T. (Pierre) Robe cordially invites you to attend the farewell lecture of Prof. dr. A. (Bart) van der Zwan, titled “OP NAAR DE BRON” (Towards the Source). Earlier that day, a symposium will be organized, titled ‘Go with the flow’. You can find the program for this symposium below.
Time: January 23, 2026, at 4:15 p.m.
Location: The Auditorium of the Utrecht University Academy Building (Domplein 29, 3512 JE in Utrecht).
Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to congratulate Bart at “De Rechtbank,” Korte Nieuwstraat 14, 3512 NM, Utrecht, a short walk from the Academy Building.Professors are requested to indicate whether they will be participating in the procession so that a place on the stage can be reserved and gowns can be made available in time. Fellow professors who wish to borrow a gown are also requested to indicate this.
The farewell lecture can also be followed online via this link. Are you planning to attend? Then we kindly request that you register in advance via the registration link.
Symposium
You are warmly invited to the symposium “Go with the flow?” on 23 January 2026 in the Groene Collegezaal at UMC Utrecht. Please register in advance via the the registration link.
Chair of the day: Rob Barnasconi
From Dentist to Connector
08:45
Arrival and registration
09:15
Water Flow in the Netherlands: Every Drop Counts
Speaker: Vincent Lokin, Water Authority Executive and Forest Promoter
09:45
Micro Flow in the Brain and the Fear of Damage
Speaker: Dara Niknejad, Vascular Neurosurgeon, UMC Utrecht
10:00
Data Flow and the Art of Understanding
Speaker: Tristan van Doormaal, Vascular Neurosurgeon, UMC Utrecht
10:15
Music and Fraud Flow: Playing Foul
Speaker: Eric Strootman, Head of Corporate Special Investigations, ING, and Pianist
10:30
Break
10:45
Emotional Flow, Music and the Art of Care
Speaker: Carlo Leget, Chair of the Care Ethics section, Professor of Care Ethics and
Special Professor of Palliative Care at the University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht
11:15
Student Flow towards the New Utrecht School
Speaker: Annet van Royen-Kerkhof, Director of Medical Education and Professor of Interdisciplinary Education in Medicine
11:45
Flow: A Metaphor of Life
Speaker: Fady Charbel, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, UI Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA
12:15
Reception