Uwe SPETZGER GermanyChairman and ProfessorKlinikum Karlsruhe / Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Innovative, tech-savvy long-standing head of a neurosurgical department with teaching and research assignment at the Faculty of Computer Science of the KIT. Specific knowledge of computer-assisted and robotic medicine, as well as management experience as CEO of the Karlsruhe Klinikum with over 4,500 employees and sound expertise in construction planning and timely commissioning of the new hospital building in 2022. Neurosurgeon with over 20 years of professional experience in a management position. Extensive experience in the field of computer-assisted neurosurgery with research, teaching and application of the latest technologies, as well as expertise in the development of neurosurgical instruments and patient specific implants.