Mission
Vision
Spirit

Create a network of international health leaders equipped for future challenges in health and wellbeing

Improve the health systems in each participating country and beyond, enabling healthy lives and well being for all.

Leading with compassion and collaboratively, ensuring no one is left behind and committed to improving health, access and coverage for all.

Fellows

GER
Bernadette Rümmelin
Kath. Krankenhausverband Deutschlands e.V.
Bernadette Rümmelin
Chief Executive Officer and Spokeswoman for the Management Board, Catholic Hospital Association of Germany e.V. (kkvd), Berlin, Germany
SUI
Andy Fischer
Medgate
Andy Fischer
CEO, Medgate, Switzerland
GER
Marc Augustin
Protestant University of Applied Sciences
Marc Augustin
Professor, Protestant University of Applied Sciences Bochum, Germany
GER
Wiebke Loebker
Federal Institute of Drugs and Medical Product
Wiebke Loebker
Personal Assistant of the President; Federal Institute of Drugs and Medical Products; Head of Innovation Office, Change Management Staff Unit, Germany
SUI
Carl Rudolf Blankart
University of Bern
Carl Rudolf Blankart
Professor of Regulatory Affairs, University of Bern, Switzerland
SUI
Sven Streit
University of Bern
Sven Streit
General Practitioner; Associate Professor in Primary Care, University of Bern, Switzerland
GBR
Adrian Jonas
NHS England
Adrian Jonas
Chief Analyst for the North West Region, NHS England, United Kingdom
SUI
Nicola von Lutterotti
Self-employed
Nicola von Lutterotti
President of the Board of Trustees, the Max-Planck Institute for Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg; Science Writer; Author, Germany
SUI
Dunja Nicca
University of Zürich
Dunja Nicca
Research Group Leader and Head, Advanced Practices Nurses (APN), Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Switzerland
SUI
Ursula Bonhage
Stiftung Stöckenweid
Ursula Bonhage
CEO, Stiftung Stöckenweid
GER
Thorsten Langer
University of Freiburg, Medical Center
Thorsten Langer
Professor, Director Social Pediatric Center, Children's Hospital Freiburg, Germany
GBR
Adam Doyle
Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups
Adam Doyle
Chief Executive Officer/National Director - System Development, NHS Sussex/NHS England, United Kingdom
GBR
Rishi Das Gupta
Health Innovation Network (HIN)
Rishi Das Gupta
Chief Executive, Health Innovation Network (HIN), United Kingdom
GER
Alexander A. Schellinger
Techniker Krankenkasse
Alexander A. Schellinger
Head of Healthcare innovation, Die Techniker (TK), Germany
GER
Anna Babette Stier
Federal Ministry of Health
Anna Babette Stier
Head of Directorate for Health Protection and Sustainability, Federal Ministry of Health, Germany
GBR
Rupert Suckling
Doncaster Council
Rupert Suckling
Director of Public Health, Doncaster Council in the North of England; Board Member, Association of Directors of Public Health, UK

Our People

SUI
Stefan Spycher
Careum
Stefan Spycher
CEO, Careum, Switzerland
GBR
Jennifer Dixon
The Health Foundation
Jennifer Dixon
Chief Executive, The Health Foundation, United Kingdom
GER
Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Bosch Health Campus GmbH
Ingrid Wünning Tschol
Senior Vice President, Robert Bosch Center for Innovative Health at the Bosch Health Campus, Stuttgart, Germany
GER
Louise Baker-Schuster
Bosch Health Campus GmbH
Louise Baker-Schuster
Chief Foundation Partners' Officer, Sciana and Bosch Health Campus, Germany
SUI
Ilona Kickbusch
Graduate Institute of International Studies
Ilona Kickbusch
Chair, International Advisory Board, Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
DEN
Bogi Eliasen
Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies
Bogi Eliasen
Director of Health, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies and Sciana Co-Chair, Cohort 4, Denmark
ESP
Jose M. Martin-Moreno
Valencia University
Jose M. Martin-Moreno
Professor of Public Health, University of Valencia, Spain
GBR
Ruth Thorlby
The Health Foundation
Ruth Thorlby
Assistant Director of Policy, The Health Foundation, United Kingdom
GBR
Hugh Alderwick
The Health Foundation
Hugh Alderwick
Director of Policy, The Health Foundation, UK
GBR
Navdeep Sidhu
The Health Foundation
Navdeep Sidhu
Marketing and Communications Manager, The Health Foundation, United Kingdom
UNKN
Gina-Maria Tscherrig
Careum
Gina-Maria Tscherrig
Research Associate, Careum, Switzerland
GBR
David Behan
Health Education England
David Behan
Chairman, Health Education England, United Kingdom
SUI
Bettina Borisch
University of Geneva
Bettina Borisch
Professor and Executive Director, World Federation of Public Health Associations, Geneva, Switzerland
GER
Edelgard Bulmahn
Humboldt University of Berlin
Edelgard Bulmahn
Chair of the Board of Trustees, Humboldt University of Berlin; Former Member of the German Bundestag; Former Federal Minister for Education and Research, Germany
GBR
Fiona Godlee
Self-employed
Fiona Godlee
Medical Doctor, Editor, Writer and Campaigner; former Editor in Chief, British Medical Journal and Sciana Advisor Cohort 4-5, United Kingdom
SUI
Thomas Zeltner
Swiss Red Cross
Thomas Zeltner
President, Swiss Red Cross and WHO Foundation and Sciana Advisor Cohort 3-5, Switzerland

Thomas Zeltner has really helped me recognize the need to consider “how” I work now, to ensure I work and lead in a sustainable way, to deliver my role, but also protect my and my staff’s health and well-being.

Sarah Anderson, Consultant in Public Health, Programme Delivery Unit (PDU), Health Protection Operations, UK Health Security Agency

Discussion within our challenge group during and after our visit was most useful, helped bring a whole new dimension to my thinking about leading transformation.

Amit Kutthi, Entrepreneur, Co-founder, Zava (previously DrEd), Europe's largest online GP service

This is such a wonderful opportunity for busy leaders to take time out, to think with colleagues and to be tested in terms of traditional ideas about leadership. Wonderful!!

Sarah Hughes, Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health, London, UK

The networking opportunity is outstanding. It helped me to enlarge my network and to reach out and access people that I would not have had a direct and informal access before. The sharing of leadership models and other experiences enlarged my perception of leadership and provided me with concrete examples.

Manuela Eicher, Director, Institute of Higher Education and Research in Health Care, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

The Sciana programme gave me the time to look at myself as [a] leader and to reflect what being a leader means.

Oliver Gröne, Vice Chairman, Board, OptiMedis AG, Germany

Multimedia

Sciana Lecture | Elhadj As Sy - Lessons on Leadership

In November 2023, the Sciana Network welcomed Elhadj As Sy, chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, to deliver the Sciana Lecture. He imparted some lessons on leadership he picked up from his career and experiences.
21 Jan 2024
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Fiona Godlee on how health leaders can prepare for future challenges

In May 2022, Sciana Advisor Fiona Godlee spoke to us about the discussions emerging about leadership among Sciana Fellows.
22 Sep 2023
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Fiona Godlee on being the first female editor of the British Medical Journal

In May 2022, Sciana Advisor Fiona Godlee spoke to us about being appointed the first female editor of the British Medical Journal.
22 Sep 2023
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Challenges facing health leaders in the next five years

In May 2022, Jose M. Martin-Moreno, co-chair for Cohort 5, and Sciana Advisors Fiona Godlee and Edelgard Bulmahn discussed the biggest challenges that health leaders may face in the next five years.
22 Sep 2023
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Edelgard Bulmahn on women’s experience during the pandemic

In May 2022, Sciana Advisor Edelgard Bulmahn spoke to us about women's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
22 Sep 2023
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Meet the Partners

Sciana: The Health Leaders Network is a programme supported jointly by the Health Foundation (UK), Careum (CH) and the Bosch Health Campus (DE) in collaboration with Salzburg Global Seminar.