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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Markus Söder
Markus Söder is the Minister-President of the German Free State of Bavaria. A member of the Christian Social Union party, he was elected in 2018 and previously served as Bavarian Minister of Finance, Regional Development and Regional Identity.
Speaker ProfileFabian 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 ProfileFerenc Krausz
Ferenc Krausz is a director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Chair of Experimental Physics – Laser Physics at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU). In 2023, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his achievements in studying electron dynamics in matter with the help of extremely short light pulses (attosecond physics).
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 ProfileSurjo Soekadar
Surjo R. Soekadar, MD is Chief Innovation Officer at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Einstein Professor of Clinical Neurotechnology. He is a physician-scientist and innovation leader working at the intersection of neurotechnology, artificial intelligence, and digital health.
Speaker ProfileBernhard Meyer
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Meyer is Chair of Neurosurgery at TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar in Munich. A particular focus of his work are brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Under his leadership, a BCI with 256 microelectrodes was implanted for the first time in Europe in a patient with high-level spinal cord injury. (Photo Credit: ©Astrid Eckert/TUM)
Speaker ProfileSusan Thomas
Dr. Susan Thomas is the Director of Google Health for Europe. She joined the company in 2021 after more than 15 years of consulting in the health and life sciences industry, most recently as a senior partner at Ernst & Young. Prior to that, Susan was a practicing physician in both the U.K. and Australia, where she undertook her training in medicine for the elderly.
Speaker ProfileAlessia Sinzger
Alessia Sinzger is Co-CEO of DLD, the global platform for technology, business and society. Her focus lies on expanding national and international business partnerships, developing new formats and business models, and growing DLD as the premier community of anyone driving radical innovation worldwide.
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Agenda
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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