

Tom Braekeleirs
Professor
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Ghent University
Belgium🇧🇪
Tom Braekeleirs is an innovation leader in digital health. He is currently Visiting Professor Digital Medical Technology at Ghent University, speaker and moderator at Nexxworks and founded NEXXTT.HEALTH. Before this he was CEO of BlueHealth Innovation Center, a not-for-profit that supported digitalization in healthcare through the coaching of health-tech startups. He also has a vast experience working for BigTech companies, having worked for companies like Microsoft, Navision and EDS-ATKearney. He is a board advisor, podcaster, speaker, lecturer and author on topics such as the future of health, digital technology and innovation. He recently published his book 'Acceptable AI' (Pelckmans Publishers).
"For over 25 years I have worked at the intersection of enterprise technology, digital health and AI. What fascinates me today is not what technology can do, but what it does to us. I speak and advise on the human side of technological power:
- How AI reshapes leadership
- Why trust is the real bottleneck in innovation
- Why many digital transformations fail as narrative failures
I work with executive teams, boards and policymakers navigating high-impact technological decisions, where I combine three distinct perspectives:
- 25+ years in enterprise and tech
- Leadership in digital health ecosystems
- Academic reflection on responsible and acceptable AI
If you are leading technological change and sense that the real challenge is not technical but human — we should talk."

