Cooperation with Expert Committees for OTWorld

Comprehensive know-how from companies and a regular exchange with industry representatives ensure a practical and up-to-date offer for all participants of OTWorld.
Numerous experienced experts from retail surgical stores, from hospitals and rehabilitation centers, the industry, associations, research institutes, universities and service providers advise and support the ongoing development of OTWorld. The committees meet on a regular basis with the organisers of OTWorld so that important advice and new ideas can directly be applied to the concept of OTWorld.
PROGRAMME AND WORKSHOP COMMITTEE
The members of the programme and workshop committee represent both trade and academic organisations. Hence, the composition of the committee corresponds to the guiding principle of an interdisciplinary event.
CONGRESS PRESIDENTS
The committee is headed by Dr. Doris Maier (on the left), Chief Physician, Specialist in Orthopaedics and Physical Therapy, Center for Spinal Cord Injuries with Neuro-Urology at BG Unfallklinik Murnau and Dipl.-OTM Thomas Münch (on the right), Managing Director Münch & Hahn GmbH & Co. KG, Duisburg.

The congress presidents Dr. Doris Maier and Dipl.-OTM Thomas Münch set the focus of the congress programme. They are supported by a high-profile programme and workshop committee and an extended advisory committee with associated members.
Members
- Merkur Alimusaj, Technische Orthopädie am Klinikum Heidelberg
- Matthias Bauche, Bundesinnungsverband für Orthopädie-Technik
- PD Dr. Philipp Bergschmidt, Klinikum Südstadt Rostock
- Prof. Dr. Frank Braatz, Private Hochschule Göttingen / UMG Universitätsmedizin Göttingen / VTO
- Prof. Dr. Martin Engelhardt, Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, / Klinikum Osnabrück/ GOTS
- Dr. Jennifer Ernst, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
- Oberstarzt Prof. Dr. med. Benedikt Friemert, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm
- Prof. Dr. Bernhard Greitemann, Klinik Münsterland der LVA Westfalen / Initiative ´93
- Dr. Marit Herbolzheimer, BGU Murnau
- Prof. Dr. Matthias Hoppe, Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät Leipzig, Universität Leipzig
- Lars Jäger, Bundesinnungsverband für Orthopädie-Technik / ORTHOVITAL GmbH
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Josten, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
- Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Mark Kraft, TU Berlin
- Dr. phil. Daniel Kuhn, BGU Bergmannstrost Halle
- Dr. Franz Landauer, ISPO Österreich
- Prof. Dr. Gerd Lulay, Klinikum Rheine, Mathias Spital
- Prof. Dr. Michael Maiwald, PhysioDeutschland
- Dr. Stefan Middeldorf, Schön Klinik Bad Staffelstein / IGOST
- Prof. Dr. Wolfram Mittelmeier, Universitätsklinikum Rostock / DGIHV
- Michael Möller, Möller Orthopädie-Schuh-Technik Münster
- Ralf-Thomas Münch, Münch&Hahn GmbH & Co. KG
- Martin Münch, Münch&Hahn GmbH & Co. KG
- Ingo Pfefferkorn, Scharpenberg e.K. / FOT
- Markus Rehm, Rahm Zentrum für Gesundheit GmbH
- Alexandra Reim, Mannl & Hauck / FOT
- Alf Reuter, Bundesinnungsverband für Orthopädie-Technik
- Michael Schäfer, Bundesinnungsverband für Orthopädie-Technik / Pohlig GmbH
- Dr. Urs Schneider, Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung IPA
- Dr. Madlaina Schöni, Uniklinik Balgrist
- Patrick Schröter, BG Klinikum Bergmannstrost Halle
- Axel Sigmund, Bundesinnungsverband für Orthopädie-Technik
- Dr. Stefan Simmel, BGU Murnau
- Tino Sprekelmeyer, Sprekelmeyer GmbH Orthopädie-Schuhtechnik und Sanitätshaus
- Dr. Hartmut Stinus, Orthopaedicum Northeim-Göttingen / GFFC
- Claude Tardif, ISPO International
- Dr. Harmen van der Linde, Schouder Centrum Nijmegen
- Michael Volkery, Technische Orthopädie Michael Volkery, Unna
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Wirth, Olgahospital Stuttgart
EXHIBITORS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The following members of the Exhibitors' Advisory Committee are actively involved in the further development of the OTWorld concept.
Members
- Jeannette Arend, SPRINGER AKTIV AG
- Georg Blome, BIV-OT / Confairmed GmbH
- Martin Buhl-Wagner, Leipziger Messe GmbH
- Heidi Dehler, medi GmbH & Co. KG
- Heiko Denk, Ofa Bamberg GmbH
- Klaus Ernst, Leipziger Messe GmbH
- Metin Eskinyurt, Thuasne Deutschland GmbH
- Peter Franzel, Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
- Janine Heimrich, Bauerfeind AG
- Melanie Kröning, Otto Bock HealthCare Deutschland GmbH
- Alf Reuter, BIV-OT
- Martin Sierant, Schein Orthopädie Service KG
- Dirk Spitthoff, opta data hard- und software GmbH
- Axel Schulz, ÖSSUR Deutschland GmbH
- Torsten Schweizer, SPORLASTIC GmbH
- Christoph Thiel, Wilhelm Julius Teufel GmbH
- Christian Walgenbach, Streifeneder ortho.production GmbH
- Hendrik Witzel, Witzel VACUPRESS e.K.