Fall 2025 Innovators Summit – Day 1 (Main)

Driving Innovation, Investment, & Market Transformation in Health Tech

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

Rethinking Capital for Health Tech: Unlocking Creative, Non-Dilutive, and Alternative Funding Pathways

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

Fern Lazar, Managing Partner, Global Health Practice Leader, FINN Partners

David Carey, Senior Partner, FINN Partners

11:20 AM

2025 and Beyond: Understanding Where the Smart Money Is Going in Digital Health

Laurent van Lerberghe, Founder & CEO, Ballas Invest

Noosheen Hashemi, CEO & founder, January AI

11:40 AM

Inside the Investor Mindset: What Matters Most When Evaluating Digital Health Startups

Ruth Segall, Associate, WINDHAM Capital Partners

Isabelle Chae, Investor, DigiTx Partners

12:00 PM

Capital Strategy for Health Tech Founders: Mapping Your Funding Journey from Seed to Series C and Beyond

Jacqueline Kapur, Chief Financial Officer, Health2047

12:20 PM

From Deals to Decisions: A Candid Investor Discussion on What Closes a Digital Health Investment

Erin Niehaus, Partner, DigitalDx Ventures

12:30 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

Jamie Wisser, 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

Presentation

Shaker Rawan, Co-Founder, Woddle Baby

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

Amy West, Principal, Advisory Services & Chair Women’s Health Tech Initiative, HITLAB

Romain Marmot, President, Digital Health, Aptar

Julie Fishman, Entrepreneur in Residence, Yale Ventures

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

4:30PM

Day 1 Wrap-Up: Top Insights, Big Questions, and What to Expect Tomorrow

Gil Bashe, Chair, Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners