Catalysts of Change: Where Research Meets Policy and Business Leadership
March 26 and 27, 2025
Prof. Dr. Lothar Wieler and Prof. Dr. Ariel Dora Stern are honored to invite you to the HPI Digital Health Innovation Forum (DHIF) at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam-Griebnitzsee.
The 2025 Forum has two distinguishing features: it is international by design and focuses on the intersection of innovative digital health policy and business leadership, understanding that the success of healthcare’s digital transformation depends on interdisciplinary collaboration. The Forum will feature not only a diverse range of speakers but also engaging formats, including keynote addresses, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, research talks, and open networking events.
Among others, the following speakers will attend the DHIF:
- Brenya Adjei, gematik GmbH, Germany
- Inga Bergen, “Visionäre der Gesundheit” (health visionaries), Germany
- Claire Biot, Dassault Systèmes, France
- Prof. Dr. Karl Broich, President of Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), Germany
- Prof. Dr. Melinda Buntin, Johns Hopkins University, USA
- Prof. Dr. Ipek Ensari, Hasso Plattner Insitute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai, USA
- Marelize Gorgens, The World Bank, USA
- PD Dr. Maike Henningsen, Female Digital Health, Germany
- Dr. Matthies Henrik, Health Data Technolgies GmbH, Germany
- Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach, Federal Minister of Health, Germany
- Betsabeh Madani-Hermann, Philips, Netherlands
- Prof. Dr. Mandy Mangler, Vivantes, Germany
- Gloria Seibert, Temedica GmbH, Germany
At a glance
- Date: March 26-27, 2025
- Cost: 190 Euros
- Location: Hasso Plattner Institute
Conference Vision and Mission
Vision of the HPI Digital Health Innovation Forum
We envision an international ecosystem in which policy and business leaders are fully empowered to learn from global best practices, facilitating the use of digital technology to improve health, transform healthcare delivery, and generate lasting value for patients and society.
Mission of the HPI Digital Health Innovation Forum
The mission of the DHIF aims to foster a trusted, collaborative platform where diverse stakeholders and international thought leaders in the digital health ecosystem engage in meaningful dialogue, share insights, and drive impactful solutions to the most pressing challenges in digital health research, policy, and business.
Chairs of the HPI Digital Health Innovation Forum
Prof. Dr. Ariel Dora Stern
Alexander von Humboldt Professor and Head of Digital Health, Economics & Policy
Prof. Dr. Lothar Wieler
Head of Digital Global Public Health and Speaker Digital Health Cluster
