THE HEART OF MEDICINE 2026

An International Gathering of Compassionate Leaders in Medicine

About Dr. Verena

Dr. Voelter is driven by her passion for the patient. This being her North Star for over 25 years, she summarized that experience working in medicine, science and health care in her book, entitled "t Takes 5 to Tango – from Competition to Cooperation in Health Care".

After more than a decade as a clinician at the patient’s bedside (Bonn, München, Lausanne) and another as an executive in pharma in Europe, the US and Asia (Celgene, Novartis), she came to conclude that a fundamental mindset change is needed. VALUE and COOPERATION instead of transactional selling and silo-mentality are the two key themes that forge her activities as a consultant, lecturer, moderator, podcaster, and writer today.

Breaking down silos, removing roadblocks, and strengthening the connectivity between the actors along the 5P value chain is at the center of her motivation: PATIENTS receiving care, PROVIDERS providing care, PHARMA developing care, PAYERS paying for care and POLICY setting the regulatory framework.

As the CEO and Founder of 5P Health Care Solutions® she and her team deliver executive COACHING for collaborative negotiation skills, CONSULTING for complex 5P projects as well as MODERATING panel discussions and keynote speeches for all audiences within the 5P ecosystem. In addition to her consulting work, Verena has been serving as a lecturer at various institutions: Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management in Chicago, ETH in Zürich, IMD in Lausanne as well as VBHC center Europe.

Supporting 5P health care leaders in implementing valuebased health care and in adopting collaborative negotiations skills is a constant source of inspiration to her. Her company’s client base spans across hospitals and academia; pharma and MedTech; life science startups; insurances and health authorities; and patients.

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