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Elisabeth Staudinger

Elisabeth Staudinger, MA, has been a Member of the Siemens Healthineers Managing Board since December 2021. She has spent nearly three decades with the company, taking on leadership roles across procurement, strategy, and global business, building a broad, end-to-end perspective on healthcare. Prior to joining the Managing Board, she served as President of Asia Pacific, including Greater China.

Her leadership is driven by a clear belief that digitalization and strong partnerships can make healthcare more accessible, affordable, and available to more people. Today, she is responsible for Global Customer Services, Enterprise Services, External Affairs, Marketing and Customer Excellence, Quality, Technology Centers, in addition to regions Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific Japan, and China.

Having worked extensively across Europe and Asia, Elisabeth brings a global perspective to tackling some of the most pressing healthcare challenges, particularly the growing burden of non-communicable diseases. She is passionate about the role of medical technology, from precision therapies to Healthcare AI, in improving outcomes and reaching patients earlier.

Since January 2024, Elisabeth has been a board member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Alliance for Women’s Health, where she works to close the gender health gap and advance more equitable healthcare systems worldwide.

Born in Graz, Austria, Elisabeth studied Economics, Sinology, and History in Vienna, Beijing, and Nanjing, an early experience that shaped her global mindset and continues to influence her leadership today.

Elisabeth Staudinger
Elisabeth Staudinger

We have set ourselves very ambitious targets to address opportunities for global health systems. One of our priorities is to change the status quo, as around half of the world’s population lack access to essential healthcare services. We are committed to do this through innovation, digitally-enabled services and solutions, and multi-stakeholder collaborations. For everyone, everywhere. Sustainably.

Elisabeth Staudinger, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens Healthineers

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Leapfrogging, trust, and the right mindset enable better access to care: Following Managing Board Member Elisabeth Staudinger’s round the world trip looking at the digital laboratories of the future, listen to her summary of what she has learned.

Events

Fraunhofer Podcast Zukünfte2Go
09/01/2026
Online
What will shape the world of tomorrow? At the heart of the podcast “Zukuenfte2Go – A Glimpse into What’s Next” by Prof. Dr. Marion Weissenberger-Eibl, Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), are the innovations that are shaping the future. Together with guests from society, academia, business, and politics, the podcast explores alternative futures and discusses how they can be achieved. In the latest episode, the Fraunhofer ISI joins Member of the Managing Board Elisabeth Staudinger, to examine how we can rethink healthcare and what action we need to take today to ensure that Germany remains a global leader in research and medical technology in the years to come.
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UNGA High-level Week - Brain Days
09/23/2026
New York, USA
As part of the UNGA High-level week, Member of the Managing Board Elisabeth Staudinger will participate in the Brain Days organized by the European Brain Council. She will be one of the panelists of a session on “Closing the Brain Health Gap: Challenges and Opportunities Across the Global North and South” taking place on September 23, from 4.40 pm to 5.20 pm CEST.
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TECH Conference
May 31 - Jun 2, 2026, 3:35 pm
Munich, Germany
The TECH (Technology Experience Convention Heilbronn) by Handelsblatt is, according to its own description, Europe’s leading platform for technology, innovation, and future business models. It wants to bring together the continent’s most influential leaders from industry, technology, politics, and science to foster strategic collaboration and meaningful exchange, aiming to strengthen Europe’s role in the global tech landscape and shape a sovereign digital future. Member of the Managing Board Elisabeth Staudinger will participate in a Panel Session on “Healthy Growth: Rewriting the Future of EU Medicine”, taking place on Monday, June 1, from 3.35pm to 4.25pm.
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Munich Management Kolloquium
Mar 10 - 11, 2026, 09:15 a.m. (CET)
Munich, Germany
The annual Munich Management Kolloquium (MMK) is - according to own information - the largest business conference in Germany. For more than 30 years, top executives and C-level managers have been meeting at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to discuss current business challenges with representatives from academia and students of TUM. On March 11th, 2026, at 09:15 am, Member of the Managing Board Elisabeth Staudinger will give a keynote speech on “Elevating Health Globally”.
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