8. May 2017 The 2017 St. Gallen Symposium Copy 100 days of President Trump: disruption or health process? Last Thursday (4 May) I was invited to attend the annual St. Gallen Symposium and talk about my experiences as a CEO in the USA. The Symposium is a tremendously stimulating and refreshingly casual gathering of key decision-makers from all over the globe. And “Disruption” […]
22. August 2016 What the “Democratization” of Medicine will mean Eric Topol, doctor, futurologist and US-based digital health specialist I met Eric at a digital health congress in San Diego a couple of years ago. He’s an outstanding physician with an incredible feel for the digital revolution that we’re currently seeing in the medical field. His books, such as The Patient Will See You, are […]
20. January 2016 World Economic Forum Davos 2016: Changes are not optional. The WEF 2016 began in Davos, nestled in the Swiss Alps, today. Its main subject is “The Digital Transformation of Industries.” The President of the Swiss Confederation, Johann Schneider-Ammann, opened the WEF with a remarkable speech. His statement “Changes are not optional. They will happen whether we like it or not” no doubt also applies […]
20. January 2016 2016 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference / San Francisco: Lessons learned and megatrends
24. November 2015 Big data and digital health: more than just buzzwords. The most renowned consultancies around the world, such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group or Accenture, are exploring subjects relating to digitalization.