We are happy to announce that our Annual Congress 2023 will take place on November 29 and 30 at Het West-Indisch Huis, Herenmarkt 99, 1013 EC, Amsterdam. Please save the date!

Worldwide 19.3 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year. The numbers are growing and the majority of those who die from cancer live in low- and middle-income countries. There are a number of reasons for this e.g. lack of awareness, late-stage diagnoses, lack of access to medicine etc. however, in the end, it all comes down to global inequality. At Inspire2live we are raising our voice to find a global solution to the global disease which is cancer. This requires awareness, education and the involvement of current and future patients, physicians, researchers, regulators, industry representatives and payers, because they all have their part of responsibility. We have to be at the table to bring in our voice:

If about us, not without us

With the community that Inspire2Live has built over the years, with more than 90 professional volunteers in 37 different countries, we are able to discuss matters with healthcare decision makers on an equal footing. We do this by creating a coalition of the willing to influence the people who pull the strings. This means involving all stakeholders, not only by talking but by executing on a clear project plan and our annual congresses have proven to be the start of many such initiatives. 

Topics for this year’s congress are advocacy, molecular diagnostics, early detection, data, registries, quality of life, personalised medicine and paediatric cancers. 

If you want to join us, please register here:

For further information on the programme content, please contact me by phone on: 

+31 6 52496604 or by email at: ilona.schelle@inspire2live.org 

Our congress is free of charge, but a donation via our website will be highly appreciated. 

Ilona Schelle
Patient Advocate Inspire2Live 

Inspire2Live was founded in the Netherlands in 2010 and works globally with professional volunteers. We have initiated dozens of projects by simply bringing the right people together and supporting them to cooperate productively. Not just talking about cooperation but really working together and delivering concrete results and this is what distinguishes us from most other organisations. We are also supported by our ambassadors, including several Nobel prize winners.