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