Fellows

Meet the latest Fellows of Sciana: The Health Leaders Network

The Sciana Network is delighted to reveal 18 new Fellows selected to join its sixth cohort.

The Fellows actively contribute to at least one of the health systems in Germany, Switzerland, and the UK and have been selected by our founding partners: the Health Foundation, Careum, and Bosch Health Campus.

Cohort 6 includes:

• Dominique Allwood, Chief Medical Officer, UCL Partners, and Director of Population Health, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, United Kingdom
• Stefanie Becker, Director, Alzheimer Switzerland, Switzerland
• Urs Brügger, Independent Consultant in Health and Education, Methodix AG, Switzerland
• Lars Clarfeld, Secretary General, Swiss Society for General Internal Medicine, Switzerland
• Freia De Bock, Professor, Department Head, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany
• Sarah Holloway, Programme Director, King’s Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust, United Kingdom
• Sang-Il Kim, Professor of Medical Informatics, Bern University of Applied Science, Switzerland
• Sonja Kahlmeier, Head of the Department of Health and Head of Health Research, Swiss Distance-Learning University of Applied Science, Switzerland
• Nick Kirby, Managing Director, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, United Kingdom
• Katharina Kappelhoff, CEO, Gesundheitsnetzwerk PORT Willingen-Diemelsee, Germany
• Valerie Kirchberger, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Heartbeat Medical, Germany
• Maxine Mackintosh, Programme Lead, Diverse Data, Genomics England and Co-Founder, One HealthTech, United Kingdom
• Dimitra Panteli, Programme Manager, Lead on Innovation - European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Belgium
• Marek Rydzewski, Chief Digital Officer, Barmer, Germany
• Karin Strube, Managing Director, Strube Stiftung GmbH, Germany
• John Thomson, National Associate Clinical Director, NHS Scotland Centre for Sustainable Delivery, United Kingdom
• Mark Tuckett, Executive Director, Strategy & Planning, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
• Mirjam Weber, Member of the Executive Board, Swiss Cancer League, Switzerland

This cohort’s theme is “Systems leadership for new forms of health, care and wellbeing.” Cohort 6 will have its first residential meeting at Schloss Leopoldskron in May 2024. 

In addition to getting to know one another at this meeting, Fellows will focus on systems leadership and learning about the health systems across each country. During four residential meetings over two years, they will continue to explore personal leadership goals as a cohort and learn from one another on how to shape new forms of health, care, and wellbeing.

Fellows will also be introduced to an applied leadership project, the Sciana Challenge, and Cohort 5 Fellows. They will work alongside Cohort 6 programme co-leads Sir David Behan and Mary Helen Pombo.

Sir David said, “As we look to the middle of the 21st century, the challenges and opportunities faced by health and care systems leaders are significant. This programme will enable the Fellows to work collaboratively to seize the opportunities and discover solutions to the challenges whilst at the same time developing their leadership skills.”

Mary Helen said, “I’m thrilled to welcome this cohort of health leaders to the Sciana Network! They bring commitment, experience, and, most importantly, vision for advancing new forms of health, care, and wellbeing. I’m confident that they will bring much value and insight to the growing Sciana Network, and I look forward to supporting these leaders to shape a healthier future.”