New leadership at BIV-OT – continuity for OTWorld
The German Association of Orthopaedic Technology (BIV-OT), conceptual partner of OTWorld, is restructuring its management team with effect from 1 January 2027.
At its Delegates' Assembly on 10 November 2026, BIV-OT elected Kirsten Abel as its new Managing Director and Dr Dajana Mohr as Deputy Managing Director. Both will take up their new roles on 1 January 2027. Kirsten Abel will also become Managing Director of Confairmed GmbH, which organises the OTWorld World Congress.
The new Managing Director has been working for BIV-OT since 2011 and has served as Spokesperson for the Executive Board since 2017. She has close ties to OTWorld spanning many years: from 2011 to 2022, she was responsible for communications for the world's leading event in the sector as Press Spokesperson and, most recently, for the OTWorld.eSummit 2026.
Kirsten Abel succeeds Georg Blome, who will step down at the end of the year at his own request after almost 25 years with BIV-OT, including 14 years as Managing Director. He has also headed Confairmed GmbH since 2010. Over the years, he has played a key role in shaping and advancing OTWorld's development together with its partners. He will continue to support the transition in an advisory capacity until the end of June 2027.
Together with the new management team, Leipziger Messe and numerous partners from around the world, the aim is to continue this close collaboration and build on OTWorld's success with fresh ideas and new momentum.
