Chair: Gil Bashe, Chair, Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners
9:15 AM
From Vision to Validation: Framing the Next Three Days of Digital Health Transformation
Gil Bashe, Chair, Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners
TRACK
Startup Growth, Scaling & Alternative Funding
9:35 AM
Scaling Smarter in Digital Health: Strategies to Accelerate Sustainable Growth in a Regulated Industry
Dr. Jerrold Jackson, Director, Partner Enablement, Mayo Clinic
Gil Bashe, Chair, Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners
9:55 AM
Opportunities for Growth in NYC: Identifying Non-Traditional Funding and Resources
Kyle Kaneicki, Vice President of Life Sciences and Healthcare, NYCEDC
10:15 AM
Scaling Digital Health Startups: Biggest Wins, Mistakes, and Lessons Learned
Sally Frank, Global Lead – Health & Life Sciences | Microsoft for Startups, Microsoft
Gil Bashe, Chair, Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners
10:35
Networking BREAK
TRACK
Investment & Funding Landscape
11:00 AM
Going Global and Staying Compliant: Building, Securing, and Sustaining Critical Resources for Startups
David Carey, Senior Partner, FINN Partners
11:20 AM
Global Shifts in Digital Health Investment: From Treatment to Prevention and AI-Powered Care
Pooja Majmudar, Investment Partner, Keles
Noosheen Hashemi, CEO & founder, January AI
Gil Bashe, Chair, Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners
11:40 AM
Inside the Investor Mindset: Approaches to Evaluating Early vs. Growth-Stage Digital Health Startups
Ruth Segall, Associate, WINDHAM Capital Partners
Isabelle Chae, Investor, DigiTx Partners
12:00 PM
Closing the Digital Gap: Strengthening Technology Adoption in Infectious Disease Care
Dr. Leighland Feinman, Medical Director, New Products and Innovation, US Vaccine Med Affairs, Sanofi
Dr. Terri Christene Phillips, Executive Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, PIDS Foundation
12:20 PM
LUNCH
TRACK
Startup Showcases & Live Demos
1:30 PM
From Concept to Care: The OptixDX Technology Powering Pretika MedTech
Thomas Nichols, CEO & Founder, Pretika Medtech
1:50 PM
From Concept to Clinic: Live Demonstrations of Digital Health Tools Designed to Improve Outcomes
Dr. Jamie Wisser, Co-Founder, Board Chairman, CEO, Actual Healthcare Solutions
Robert Holton, President & COO, Actual Healthcare Solutions
2:10 PM
Why Most Healthcare Pilots Fail—and How to Break Through to System-Wide Adoption
Dr. Joshua Tamayo-Sarver, MD, Vice President of Innovation at Vituity & Inflect Health
2:30 PM
Drug-Free Innovation: Microbicidal Light for Women’s Vaginal Health
Gregg Klang, CEO, Cern Corporation
2:50 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
TRACK
Innovation & Evidence Generation
3:30 PM
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Digital Health and Pharma
Jim Parshall, Executive Director – Drug Delivery R&D, Eli Lilly & Company
3:40 PM
What’s Next for Digital Health & Pharma? Navigating the Rebuild
Jim Parshall, Executive Director – Drug Delivery R&D, Eli Lilly & Company
Romain Marmot, President, Digital Health, Aptar
Julie Fishman, Advisor and Startup Board Member, formerly Global Head of Commercial at Astellas Pharma, RX+BA
4:00 PM
From Data to Impact: Translating Insights into Actionable Evidence for Growth and Adoption
John Glaser, Program Director, Global Health Care Leaders, Harvard Medical School
4:20 PM
Day 1 Wrap-Up: Top Insights, Big Questions, and What to Expect Tomorrow
Gil Bashe, Chair, Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners
