Dr. Daniel Dettling is the founder of the think tank Institut für Zukunftspolitik and heads the Berlin office of the Zukunftsinstitut. Following his civilian service in Israel, the lawyer and political scientist studied law, public administration, political science, and political economy at the universities of Freiburg, Fribourg (Switzerland), Berlin (Second State Examination), and Potsdam (doctorate). He is editor of the edition Zukunftspolitik, co-founder of the German Association of Political Consultants (degepol), and is considered one of Germany’s leading political experts. He has published extensively on issues relating to democracy, demographics, digitalization, social and economic policy, civil society, and political communication, among others, in publications such as Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung, WELT, and Welt am Sonntag. For many years, Daniel Dettling has also been a sought-after keynote speaker for companies, NGOs, ministries, associations, political parties, and foundations.

Daniel Dettling is a frequent guest and commentator on television (WELT, N24, ntv, ProSiebenSat.1) and on radio stations (Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandradio, Inforadio, Radio Eins, WDR).

Professor Christine von Arnim, MD, is Director of the Department of Geriatrics at University Medical Center Göttingen, with a particular focus on cardio-neuro-geriatrics.

Following her medical studies and doctoral degree in Freiburg im Breisgau, she completed her specialist training in Heidelberg/Mannheim and Ulm. She subsequently conducted research at Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts General Hospital) under Bradley T. Hyman, focusing on the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease. From 2007 to 2012, she was a fellow of the WIN College (Junior Academy for Young Scientists) of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. From 2005 to 2019, she was affiliated with the University of Ulm, where she completed her habilitation in Alzheimer’s disease research in 2006 and was appointed Adjunct Professor in 2009. In 2019, she accepted a professorship in Göttingen.

Within her area of expertise, Professor von Arnim focuses on the prevention and treatment of dementia through so-called lifestyle factors such as nutrition, physical activity, and cognitive engagement. She is an expert in the clinical diagnosis and biomarker-based assessment of dementia and leads clinical studies on the prevention and treatment of cognitive impairment and delirium, as well as on the optimization of patient preparation for cardiac interventions.

Her laboratory investigates the pathophysiology of cognitive disorders and ageing in the context of cardiovascular and neurological diseases, combining research on human biomaterials with experimental models.

Prof. Dr. Mark Dominik Alscher is Chief Executive Officer of the Bosch Health Campus and Medical Managing Director of the hospitals of the Robert Bosch Hospital (RBK), the Robert Bosch Medical Research (RBMF), and the Ambulatory Health Care Center at the Robert Bosch Hospital. He also holds a teaching appointment at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Tübingen.

Prof. Alscher has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare sector. Among other roles, he serves as Chairman of the Board of Digitale Gesundheit Baden-Württemberg e.V. and as spokesperson for the Health Industry Location Baden-Württemberg initiative.

He studied medicine in Freiburg and, following the completion of his doctoral degree in 1990, undertook specialist training in internal medicine, including rotations in gastroenterology, cardiology, hematology, and nephrology.

Dr. Katja Vonhoff specializes in innovation processes in the social and healthcare sectors. Since November 2024, she has been Director of the Robert Bosch Center for Innovative Health at the Bosch Health Campus. Prior to this role, she established and led the Innovation and Sustainability division at Diakonisches Werk Baden. As an independent consultant, she also supported social and healthcare organizations in the development, financing, implementation, and long-term integration of innovative projects. In her doctoral research in political science at the University of Tübingen, she focused on interorganizational networks, including in the fields of social innovation and technology and innovation transfer. Following an interdisciplinary course of study in Frankfurt am Main and Cardiff (UK), she began her professional career in the foundation sector, working for the Hertie Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung.

Dr. Katharina Graffmann-Weschke studied medicine after completing her nursing training and, following ten years of clinical practice as a physician, earned a degree in Public Health from the Freie Universität Berlin. In 2007, she served as a seconded policy officer at the Federal Ministry of Health in the division responsible for Fundamental Issues of Prevention, Personal Responsibility, Self-Help, and Environmental Health Protection, where she contributed to the development of the National Action Plan for Prevention. From 2007 to 2016, she was Head of Prevention at AOK Nordost and subsequently Director of the divisions for Care Support Centers and Care Counseling. In 2016, she founded the AOK Care Academy, focusing on the qualification and continuing education of care advisors as well as training programs for family caregivers. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, she contributed to care-related topics within the Public Health Competence Network on COVID-19. As Coordinator for Safe Care, she established the Non-violent care network for Berlin at the State Office of Criminal Investigation between 2022 and 2024 and provided investigative support. Since July 2024, she has been a member of the Executive Board of the newly established Independent Patient Advice Service for Germany Foundation (UPD).

Susanne Kluge-Paustian is an experienced medical and science journalist as well as a TV and event moderator. She also works as an author, media business coach, and trainer.

From 2017 to 2020, she was a presenter in the business news division of ARD’s Tagesschau24. Since 2009, she has been presenting medical topics for the health magazine Visite on NDR Television, where she has also worked as a reporter and voice-over artist since 2005. Other stages of her career include NDR formats such as Operation Leben, MutMachMenschen, Markt, and DAS!, as well as DW (Deutsche Welle TV), ProSieben, SAT.1, and R.SH.

Alongside her media career, she has been active as a media business coach and trainer since 2010 and is also a dance teacher. In April 2024, her book Dance Like Nobody Is Watching was published by Kneipp Verlag Vienna. She completed her journalistic training and television traineeship at SAT.1 in 1991. Her academic background includes studies in German and Romance languages and literature at Kiel University (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel) from 1988 to 1989. Prior to that, she qualified as a medical-technical radiology assistant at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein.

For her work, she received the Herta Seebaß Media Award from the German Rheumatism League in 2010 and the Journalism Award of the German Society for Angiology in 2020.