DLD Health x BAIOSPHERE – Pioneers of AI Medicine to Gather at Literaturhaus Munich

On 12 June 2026, DLD Health x BAIOSPHERE will bring together at Literaturhaus Munich the scientists, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers who are already building the medicine of tomorrow today. The joint conference hosted by DLD (Digital, Life, Design), Burdas international innovation platform, and the Bavarian AI agency BAIOSPHERE unites leading minds from research, business, and politics for a one-day program on the transformative role of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

In a single day, DLD Health x BAIOSPHERE brings together what is otherwise spread across continents: pioneers developing AI models that detect cancer earlier than any radiologist; researchers translating brain–computer interfaces from the lab into patients’ everyday lives; investors who specifically support academic founders rethinking medicine with AI; entrepreneurs deploying AI agents in patient communication—relieving medical staff of routine tasks; and architects of sovereign health data infrastructure showing how data can be made secure, usable, and patient-centered. CEOs are reimagining insurance and care systems. Policymakers are shaping the conditions for tomorrow—today.

A Conference with Foresight — and Proof of It

DLD has a proven track record of bringing together the right people at the right time. Uğur Şahin spoke at DLD about mRNA research in 2016—years before the world knew his name. Demis Hassabis discussed AI and protein folding at DLD long before AlphaFold received the Nobel Prize. Anne Wojcicki introduced 23andMe at DLD when genomics still sounded like science fiction. DLD meets the people who create trends—before they are trends.

As Bavaria’s AI agency, BAIOSPHERE brings Europe’s densest AI and health ecosystem into this context: LMU, TU Munich, Helmholtz, FAU Erlangen, Charité—connected with global players and political decision-making power. On 12 June, Munich will become a key hub of the international debate on AI in healthcare.

Confirmed Speakers (Selection)

• Lara Daniel, Co-Founder, Seedbox Labs

• Anna Bauer-Mehren, Head of Integrated Clinical Analytics, Roche

• Marion Bayer-Schiller, Member of the Board, HypoVereinsbank/UniCredit

• Markus Blume, Bavarian State Minister for Science and the Arts

• Björn Eskofier, Chair of AI-Supported Therapy Decisions, LMU Munich

• Prof. Dr. Simon Jacob, Professor of Translational Neurotechnology, TU Munich

• Manoj Kanakasabapathy, Senior Research Scientist, Shafiee Laboratory, Harvard Medical School

• Birgit König, CEO, Allianz Digital Health

• Andreas Maier, Head of the Chair of Pattern Recognition, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg

• Prof. Dr. Bernhard Meyer, Neurosurgeon, Klinikum rechts der Isar / TU Munich

• Anita Puppe, Head of Healthcare, Parloa

• Hajo Schiewe, Vice President BioSim Partnerships, Sandbox AQ

• Prof. Dr. Surjo R. Soekadar, Chief Innovation Officer, Charité

• Prof. Dr. Dr. Fabian Theis, Director, Computational Health Center & Scientific Director, HelmholtzAI, Helmholtz Munich

• Susan Thomas, Director, Google Health

• Nikita Tsimmer, Co-Founder & CEO, Fountain Health

• Esther Wojcicki, Founding Advisor, Treehub by AI Health Fund

For Journalists: Accreditation, interview requests, and background conversations with speakers are available.

Press contact: Marie Degenfeld-Schonburg | Marie.Degenfeld-Schonburg@dld-conference.com