5 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Welcome by the scientific director of the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg and the conference chair Dr. med. Elpiniki Katsari (Greifswald)

5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Musical introduction: Beltango, German-Finnish band with Annette Fischer (clarinet), Karen Salewski (accordion) and Hanna Silvennoinen (cello)

5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Greeting, Sylvia Grimm (State Secretary, Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Sport, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Public keynote speech
The future of surgery: gender-specific medicine as the key to better treatments
Professor Dr. med. Katja Ott (Rosenheim)

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Public panel discussion
Challenges and opportunities of gender-specific medicine in surgery: an interdisciplinary approach
Moderated by Professor Dr. med. Sabine Bleiziffer (Bad Oyenhausen)

• Manon Austenat-Wied (Die Techniker public health insurance company, Schwerin)
• Sylvia Grimm (State Secretary, Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Sport, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
• Professor Dr. med. Sabine Oertelt-Prigione (Nijmengen/Bielefeld)
• Professor Dr. med. Katja Ott (Rosenheim)
• Stefan Schwartze (Member of the Bundestag, Federal Government Commissioner for Patients)