Date                 

April 1^st, 2025 

Time                

9:00h – 13:00h (CET) 

Location          

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, main entrance at De Boelelaan 1117 in Amsterdam, wing F, 10^th floor, room Vergadercentrum Nieuwe Meer which is accessible via the lift in wing F to the 9^th floor

09:00 – 09:30   

Arrival and registration

09:30 – 09:35   

Opening by Josine Stuber 

09:35 – 09:45   

History of the Upstream Team, its mission and vision and evolution of research focus by Jeroen Lakerveld 

09:45 – 10:05   

Built environment indices and cardiovascular disease risk by Paul Meijer  

10:05 – 10:20   

Commercial and political determinants of obesity by Charlotte Nuijten  

10:20 – 10:45   

Break 

10:45 – 11:15   

The power of maps, and our Dutch geospatial database by  Alfred Wagtendonk, Food retail data of all outlets across Europe by Mohan Raju, and Innovations for high-resolution mapping at large scale by Nishit Patel  

11:15 – 11:55   

Reflections on and challenges of upstream research and implementation by guest speaker Prof. Manuel Franco*  

11:55 – 12:05   

Closing by Nicole den Braver 

12:05 – 13:05   

Lunch, networking, and poster walk 

End of the symposium   

13:45 – 15:00   

Public defence of Thao Lam: "Characterizing the Obesogenic Built Environment using Composite Indicators" at the auditorium in the main building of the VU University (close to the symposium venue)