Jens Werner, MD, MBA is Professor of Surgery, Director and Chairman of the Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery at the LMU, University Hospital Munich in Germany since 2014. At the LMU, he is the Head of Gastrointestinal Oncological Center, Head of the Pancreatic Center; Deputy Chair of the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC LMU), and Member of the board ofthe Medical Faculty at the LMU.

Medical School in Heidelberg, Birmingham and Baltimore (1986-1992), surgical trainingat the University of Heidelberg (1993-2013), research fellowship, MGH, Harvard Medical School, Boston (1995-1997), Executive MBA in Health Care Management (2005-2007).

Member of the scientific advisory board of the German Medical Association (BÄK), Member of the Bavarian Council for Health Security, Scientific Executive Board Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung.

Executive Board Member: German Society of Gastrointestinal Surgery (DGAV, President 2023), German Society of Surgery (DGCH, President elect 2026), Executive Boards ACO (Surgical Association of Oncology) and CAROBIN (Surgical Working Group of Robotic Surgery and Surgical Innovations) of the DGAV, Council member IAP, Executive Board International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS); Scientific Focus: Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatology (Inflammation and Carcinogenesis),

Gastrointestinal Oncology, Technical Innovations of Surgical procedures, Translational Oncology.