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Fall 2025 Innovators Summit – Day 1 (Main)

Driving Innovation, Investment, & Market Transformation in Health Tech

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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