DLD Health x BAIOSPHERE
June 12, 2026 • Munich
Artificial Intelligence is transforming healthcare in various ways, at an unprecedented speed: from early diagnosis to personalized treatment and data-driven prevention.
DLD Health, in close partnership with BAIOSPHERE, will bring together innovators, thought leaders, and decision-makers to explore the real-world impact of AI in healthcare and wellbeing.
The conference will foster exchange and collaboration across borders and highlight Bavaria’s role as one of Europe's leading ecosystems at the intersection of AI, medicine, and innovation.
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Fabian Theis
Fabian Theis is the Director of the Helmholtz Munich Computational Health Center and Scientific Director of HelmholtzAI. He uses artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of human cells, exploring the cellular mechanisms behind diseases. In 2023, was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize for his pioneering work in the analysis, modelling and interpretation of genomic data.
Speaker ProfileMarkus Blume
Markus Blume is Bavarian State Minister for Science and Art. Previously he was Secretary General of the CSU party from 2018 to 2022. Blume has been a member of the Bavarian state parliament since 2008.
Speaker ProfileAndreas Maier
Andreas Maier is Head of the Department of Computer Science and Chair of the Pattern Recognition Lab at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) in Erlangen, Germany. His research focuses on medical imaging, image and audio processing, digital humanities, and interpretable machine learning and the use of known operators.
Speaker ProfileAnita Puppe
Dr. Anita Puppe heads the healthcare, life sciences, and health insurance division at Parloa, one of the world’s leading companies in agentic AI voice technology. Formerly at IBM Consulting, she worked on projects focused on patient empowerment through chatbot technologies, as well as the validation of predictive stroke solutions.
Speaker ProfileBjörn Eskofier
A renowned researcher and entrepreneur in the field of digital health, Björn M. Eskofier heads the Machine Learning and Data Analytics Lab at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU). He has made significant contributions to the development of a “Digital Health Ecosystem” that connects patients with stakeholders through digital support tools.
Speaker ProfileMarion Bayer‑Schiller
Marion Bayer‑Schiller is a Member of the Executive Board of HypoVereinsbank, where she serves as Head of Large Corporates and is responsible for the international large corporate client business. With more than two decades of experience in banking, she brings extensive expertise in strategic business development, corporate finance, and capital markets.
Speaker ProfileMatthias H. Tschöp
Matthias H. Tschöp is President of the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU) and an internationally renowned physician-scientist and academic leader. For more than three decades, he has combined biomedical discovery, drug development, translational medicine, and large-scale scientific leadership.
Speaker ProfileMichael Klimke
As CEO of the Bavarian AI Agency, Michael Klimke leads BAIOSPHERE, Bavaria’s AI ecosystem, connecting science, industry and government, positioning it as a European lighthouse for responsible and sovereign AI. Previously, he was Managing Director of the Department of Aerospace and Geodesy at the Technical University of Munich, and served as Managing Director of the TUM Graduate School.
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Friday, June 12
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DLD Health Briefing
Welcome to DLD BAIOSPHERE
Reinventing Science with AI
Shaping the Future of AI: The Bavarian Approach
AI, Health & Confidentiality
AI in Healthcare: From Prototype to Production
AI and the Future of Medicine: From Sci-Fi to Your Doctor’s Office
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