Connect: Health Tech – Live! will harness the success of our thriving online community. It is a one-day conference aimed at those working or interested in the interdisciplinary health tech field, from research facilitation and translation to entrepreneurship and investment.
At this event you can explore the world of health tech collaborations, understand why it’s the future for enabling innovations and addressing our most pressing healthcare challenges. Built around distinct themes, the day will provide an environment for you to learn, share and be inspired both professionally and personally. This event has been designed to maximise opportunities for making connections and knowledge exchange, event sessions include keynote talks, panel discussions, roundtable discussions, workshops, and mentoring sessions.
Keynote speakers: Prof. Anne Ferguson-Smith FRS (University of Cambridge) and Prof. Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS (Churchill College, Cambridge)
Sessions speakers include: Kathryn Chapman (Babraham Research Campus), Kath Mackay (Alderley Park, Cheshire), Jane Kennedy (Discovery Park, Kent), Araminta Ledger (Cambridge University Health Partners), Aga Iwasiewicz-Wabnig (Maxwell Centre), Prof. Colin Watts (University of Birmingham), Claire McGlynn (University of Cambridge), Prof. Jane Clarke (Wolfson College), Paul Deemer (NHS Employers), Manaz Javaid (Judge Business School), Tarquin Bennett-Coles (SCi Partners), Siwan Smith (ARUP), Joanna Gould (VisusNano), Prof. Rebecca Fitzgerald OBE (Cyted), Hanadi Jabado (Sana Capital), Umaima Ahmad (52 North Health), Juliette Lee (EQT Partners), Jason Mellad (Start Codon), Emma Fadlon (Innovate UK/KTN), Jeroen Verheyen (Semarion), Namshik Han (CardiaTec), Gina Warren (University of Cambridge), John Amaechi OBE (APS Intelligence)
For access to the full programme with session titles and guests go to the event space on Connect: Health Tech after registering to attend.
Event Themes and Benefits of Attending
- Make new connections, foster introductions across disciplines/sectors, and engage in discussion and debate on hot topics.
- Hear how different disciplines and sectors approach the same challenge. Learn how interdisciplinary collaborations can unlock the potential of the most pressing health tech challenges.
- Catalyse your knowledge or project through one of our curated sessions, developed to engage and inform, such as creating a diverse and inclusive work environment to drive up innovations in health tech.
- Gain insights into entrepreneurial journeys or new approaches for research impact from expert speakers.
- Communicate ask questions relevant to you and hear from leading experts on topics including diversity and inclusion as a driver for research innovation, how to build the right team for your spinout and what changes are needed to increase early-stage investment for female founders.
We are all about community and committed to fostering serendipity, a culture of democratising access to expertise, knowledge and talent and developing a thriving innovation ecosystem.