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Dirk Ossenberg-Engels

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Dirk Ossenberg-Engels
Bayer

Dirk Ossenberg-Engels

Senior Vice President - Transformation Programs Lead at Bayer

Faculty Biography

About Dirk

Dirk Ossenberg-Engels is a Senior HealthCare Executive. He has decades of experience in the HealthCare sector where he operated as SVP and Head of Transformation Programs at Bayer Consumer Health, Lead Emerging Markets as well as Established Regions in EMEA. He has set up the BCH digital capability hub globally. Throughout his career, Dirk has focused on bringing HealthCare and Consumer businesses closer to the people they serve - building direct-to-patient and digital channels, launching new markets from the ground up, and expanding access to underserved consumers. He has also represented the industry on regulatory and policy matters as Vice-President of the AESGP and is currently working as Senior Advisor and Board Member with HealthCare companies scaling their operations, Dirk holds a Masters degree from Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf and is a state-certified pharmaceutical representative.

Agenda Schedule

My Sessions

Thursday - November 5, 2026
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
30 Minutes

EXECUTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION - Regulation vs Innovation: Building Trustworthy AI for Tomorrow's Healthcare

Experts debate whether regulation is enabling or slowing innovation.
  • Balancing patient safety with rapid innovation
  • Regulatory challenges around AI, DTx & MedTech
  • What policymakers and industry leaders must do next

Panel Speakers

Dirk Ossenberg-Engels
Dirk Ossenberg-Engels

Senior Vice President - Transformation Programs Lead

Mani Hussain
Mani Hussain

Deputy Director - UK Provider Assurance

Sara Nelson
Sara Nelson

Programme Director

Sandra Sapor
Sandra Sapor

Healthcare Development Chapter Lead - EMEA/LATAM

Susanne Zweyer
Susanne Zweyer

Commercial Innovation Co-Lead EMEA-LatAm on a GIG