May 6-8, 2024 • New York City

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Agenda

Day 1
5/6
Day 2
5/7
Day 3
5/8

Digital Horizons in Healthcare

9:00 – 9:15 am

Opening Keynote

Andrew Kimball, President & CEO, NYCEDC

9:15 – 9:30 am

Evidence Based Digital Therapeutics for Women- Our Journey from Concept to FDA Clearance!

Digital Health & Innovation

Shailja Dixit, CEO, Curio Digital Therapeutics

9:30 – 9:45 am

Innovative Partnerships: Collaboration for Advancing Healthcare

Digital Health & Innovation

Wayne Talleur, Chief Financial Officer, FFF Enterprises

9:45 – 9:55 am

Health Care Disrupted? Are we going to get Digital Transformation to Better Outcomes?

Digital Health & Innovation

Matthew Holt, Founder & Author, The Health Care Blog 

9:55 – 10:00 am

Questions from the audience

10:00 – 10:15 am

Advancing Respiratory Preventative Care

FFF Enterprises

Tony Pansy, Chief Commercial Officer, FFF Enterprises

10:15 – 10:30 am

High- and Low- Tech Solutions to Pharmaceutical Distribution Challenges

FFF Enterprises

Jesper Ostergaard Jensen, Executive Vice President Business Development, FFF Enterprises

10:30 – 10:35 am

Questions from the audience

10:35 – 10:55 am

Networking Break

10:55 – 11:10 am

Unlocking Investment Opportunities: Addressing Healthcare Access Challenges in Emerging Markets

Track: Global Healthcare Access

Bill Taranto, President, Merck Global Health Innovation

11:10 – 11:20 am

Global Innovations: Advancements in Women's Health Technology and Initiatives

Track: Global Healthcare Access

Amy West, Head of US Digital Transformation & Innovation at Novo Nordisk

11:20 – 11:35 am

AI for Good: Applications in Global Health and Accessibility

Track: Global Healthcare Access

Mark Michelet, Strategic Client Technology Director, Microsoft 

11:35 – 11:40 am

Questions from the audience

11:40 – 11:55 am

Zocdoc Insights: The Future of Telehealth is In-Person — Exploring Trends Across Specialties

Track: Telehealth & Telework

Oliver Kharraz, MD, Zocdoc founder & CEO

Kelly Zou, Head, Global Medical Analytics, Real World Evidence, Viatris

11:55 am – 12:00 pm

Questions from the audience

12:00 – 12:10 pm

Prescriptions to pixels (and back again?)

Track: Virtual Pharmacy

Prem Tumkosit, Managing Director, Merck Global Health Innovation

12:10 – 12:25 pm

Concrete Jungle Catalyst: Engineering NYC’s Life Sciences Futures Through Support & Strategic Investments

Track: Virtual Pharmacy

Kyle Kaniecki, Vice President of Life Sciences and Healthcare, NYCEDC 

12:25 – 12:30 pm

Questions from the audience

12:30 – 1:10 pm

LUNCH

1:10 – 1:25 pm

Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Rise of Digital Therapeutics

Track: Digital Therapeutics

Richard Kedziora, Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer, Estenda Solution

Nejeed Kassam, CEO, Middle Way Games

1:25 – 1:40 pm

Developing Patient-centered Digital Therapeutics to Improve Mental Health at Scale

Track: Digital Therapeutics

Abhishek Pratap, Senior Clinical Program Leader, CNS, Boehringer Ingelheim

1:40 – 1:55 pm

Breaking Barriers: Integrating Digital Therapeutics into Traditional Medical Practices

Track: Digital Therapeutics

Glennis Mehra, Director, Biolabs @ NYU Langone

1:55 – 2:00 pm

Questions from the audience

2:00 - 2:10 pm

Policy and Practice: Bridging the Gap for Improved Healthcare Outcomes

Track: Healthcare Policy & Reforms

April Smith-Hirak, Regional Administrator, US Department of Health & Human Services

2:10 - 2:25 pm

Balancing Act: Navigating Federal Healthcare Policy Priorities through Partnerships

Track: Healthcare Policy & Reforms

Michael Banyas, SBIR/STTR, Program Manager, National Institute Of Minority Health & Health Disparities

Jennifer Bland, CEO, New York BIO

2:25 - 2:30 pm

Questions from the audience

2:30 – 3:00 pm

NETWORKING & BREAK

3:00 – 3:10 pm

Medication Adherence: Partnering across the Healthcare and Life Sciences Ecosystem

Track: Medication Adherence

Joanne Watters, General Manager/Director. Intelligent Devices SEZC Inc.

3:10 – 3:30 pm

Smart Packaging and Monitoring: Innovations in Medication Adherence

Track: Medication Adherence

Ashlee Bessolo, Head of Digital Innovation Hub, US Business Innovation Garage, Novo Nordisk

Joanne Watters, General Manager/Director. Intelligent Devices SEZC Inc.

Felix Lee, US Digital Healthcare Medical Head, Sanofi

3:30 – 3:35 pm

Questions from audience

3:35 – 3:50 pm

Beyond the Hype: Realizing the Potential of AI in Healthcare

Track: AI in Healthcare

Dr. David Berger, CEO, SUNY Downstate

3:50 – 4:05 pm

AI Revolution in Pharma: Aligning Digital Health Opportunities

Track: AI in Healthcare

Bethany Hills, Partner, DLA Piper

Bill Taranto, President, Merck Global Health Innovation

4:05 – 4:15 pm

Applying AI to Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Track: AI in Healthcare

Blake Richards, CEO, Elucid 

4:15 – 4:20 pm

Questions from audience

4:20 – 4:30 pm

Closing Statements

Matthew Holt, Founder & Author, The Health Care Blog 

Empowering Wellness

9:00 – 9:15 am

Opening Keynote

Meg Columbia-Walsh, Managing Director M&A; Technology, Healthtech, Women Founders, Oberon Securities

9:10 – 9:25 am

Health is Wealth: The Economic Case for Investing in Women's Well-being

Track: Investments in Women’s Health

Abigail Pohl, Associate at Merck Global Health Innovation Fund

Meg Columbia-Walsh, Managing Director M&A; Technology, Healthtech, Women Founders, Oberon Securities

9:25 – 9:40 am

AI's Impact for Women's Health

Track: Investments in Women’s Health

Marissa Fayer, CEO, DeepLook Medical

9:35 – 9:45 am

Empowering Women's Health: A Portfolio for Positive Returns

Track: Women’s Health Across Her Lifespan

Pooja Majmudar, Director Startup Banking, Sillicon Valley Bank

9:45 – 10:00 am

Advancing Women's and Family Health Equity: Challenges and Opportunities

Track: Women’s Health Across Her Lifespan

April Smith-Hirak, Regional Administrator, US Department of Health & Human Services

Michael Banyas, SBIR/STTR, Program Manager, National Institute Of Minority Health & Health Disparities

Dr. Zahirah McNatt, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Brooklyn Neighborhood Health

10:00 – 10:10 am

Navigating Reproductive Health: Birthvue's Mission to Improve Labor and Delivery Outcomes

Track: Reproductive Health

Helene Rutledge, COO, BirthVue

Roshane Sasson, CEO, BirthVue

10:10 – 10:25 am

Advancing Women's and Family Diagnostic Health Equity: Challenges and Opportunities

Track: Reproductive Health

Komal Bajaj, Chief Quality Officer, AHRQ

10:25 – 10:30 am

Questions from the audience

10:30 – 11:00 am

Networking & Break

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Breakthrough Alliance Challenge - Introduction & Pitches

Jerry Antimano, Senior Community Development Manager, HITLAB

12:00 – 12:45 pm

Breakthrough Alliance Challenge - Keynote & Awards

Riley Fink, Innovation Strategy Manager, HITLAB

12:45 – 1:40 pm

LUNCH

1:40 – 1:50 pm

Beyond SBIRs: NIH as Your Technology Development and Commercialization Partner

Track: Wearables & Sensors

Joseph Conrad, Senior Technology Analysis & Marketing Specialist, Technology Analysis & Marketing Unit, NIH

1:50 – 1:55 pm

Questions from the audience

1:55 – 2:10 pm

Wearable Wellness: Stress Monitoring in the Digital Age

Track: Wearables & Sensors

Cris Salinas, MD, Global Head, Industry Advisory and Innovation – Life Sciences, Salesforce

2:10 – 2:25

Smart Strides: Wearables Transforming Personal Health

Track: Wearables & Sensors

Gil Bashe, Chair Global Health and Purpose, FINN Partners

2:25 – 2:40

Navigate Maternity: The Future of Reimbursed, FDA-Cleared Medical Devices for Maternal Health—Solutions to the Crisis and Advancing Equity

Track: Wearables & Sensors

Jim Fischer, Partner, DLA Piper

Ariana McGee, Founder & CEO and of Navigate Maternity

2:40 – 2:45

Questions from the audience

2:45 – 3:20 pm

Networking & Break

3:20 – 3:35 pm

Making Aging Easier for Everyone: How the AgeTech Collaborative(™) from AARP helps businesses develop solutions that will help older adults live longer, happier, healthier lifespans.

Track: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Aurelie Cornett, Startup Collaboration Director, AgeTech Collaborative

3:35 – 3:50 pm

The Role of Nutrition in Health Equity

Track: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Lauren Driscoll, Founder & CEO, NourishedRx

Meg Columbia-Walsh, Managing Director M&A; Technology, Healthtech, Women Founders, Oberon Securities

3:50 – 4:05 pm

Challenges & Opportunities at the Intersection of LGBTQ Health, Innovation, and Technology

Track: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Greg Rider, Founder of Prism, the LGBTQ Employee Resource Group, Emblem Health

4:05 – 4:20 pm

Leveraging Technology for Health Equity

Track: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Randy Subramany, Director, Supply Chain, New York Presbyterian

Sindhu Pandit, Global Healthcare, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Salesforce

Jon Hahn, Chief Information Officer, FFF Enterprises

4:20 – 4:25 pm

Questions from the audience

4:25 pm

Closing Statements

Meg Columbia-Walsh, Managing Director M&A; Technology, Healthtech, Women Founders, Oberon Securities

Future Horizons in Healthcare

9:00 – 9:10 am

Opening Keynote

John Hammitt, Global Director, HITLAB

9:10 – 9:25 am

Value-based care

Track: Value Based Care

Burt Zweigenhaft, Executive President, FFF Enterprises

9:25 – 9:40 am

Leveraging Technologies for Value-Based Care

Track: Value Based Care

Dr. Dipul Patadia, Global Lead – Health System Strategy and Innovation, Salesforce

Jay Erickson, Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Modus

9:40 – 9:45 am

Questions from the audience

9:45 – 9:55 am

The New Research Order: How Digital Health Buyers Must Test New Innovations & AI

Track: Value Based Care

Stan Kachnowski, Chair, HITLAB

9:55 – 10:20 am

Networking & Break

10:20 – 10:30 am

Predict and Prevent: The Dawn of Early Disease Detection Technologies

Track: Predictive Disease Analytics

Jason Lazar, Vice Dean of Education at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

10:30 – 10:40 am

Predict and Prevent: The Dawn of Early Disease Detection Technologies

Track: Predictive Disease Analytics

David Griffith, Senior Director, Data Analytics, Deerfield

10:40 – 10:50 am

Precision Medicine | State of the Market + Advancements

Track: Predictive Disease Analytics

Rachel Ravens, Founder & Managing Partner, 46 Health

11:00 – 11:10 am

Navigating Real-World Insights: Harnessing Data for Impact

Track: Real World Evidence & Data

Todd Rogow, President & CEO, Healthix, Inc.

11:10 – 11:15 am

Questions from the audience

11:15 – 11:25 am

Innovating for Inclusion: A DIH Overview and Commitment to Community-Powered Solutions

Track: Startup

Carmen Minsal, Program Manager, Diversity Innovation Hub, Mount Sinai

11:25 – 11:35 am

Asynchronous Medicine Revolution – The HelixVM Story

Track: Startup

Robert Rodriguez, CEO, HelixVM

11:35 – 11:45 am

Trailblazing Tactics: Startup Survival in a Dynamic Market

Track: Startup

Gracyn Robinson, CEO, RenovaHealth

11:45 – 11:50 am

Questions from the audience

11:50 am – 12:00 pm

Investing in Disruption: The Future of Digital Health Ventures

Track: Venture Capital

Laurent Van Lerberghe, Digital Health Investor, Ballas Invest / Chair of Breakthrough Alliance Europe

12:00 – 12:10 pm

Unlocking European Real World data with AI

Track: European Startups

George De Feu, CEO, Lynxcare

12:10 – 12:20 pm

AI opening a new age of predicting and monitoring for CNS diseases

Track: Venture Capital

Olivier Courrèges, CEO, Qynapse

12:20 – 12:30 pm

Changing paradigm: Exoskeleton in Homes

Track: Venture Capital

Matthieu Masselin, CEO, Wandercraft

12:30 – 12:35 pm

Questions from the audience

12:35 – 1:30 pm 

LUNCH

1:30 – 1:45 pm

Digital Health Unleashed: A Venture Capitalist's Perspective

Track: Venture Capital

Bill Taranto, President, Merck Global Health Innovation

1:45 – 2:00 pm

From Seed to Success: Strategies for Investing in Digital Health Startups

Track: Venture Capital

Michael Norsen, Principal – Head of Alexandria LaunchLabs at Columbia – NYC

Michael Hummel, CEO, Establish

2:00 – 2:10 pm

Venture Nexus: Connecting Ideas, Capital, and Innovation: A VCs story of why digital health and why now

Track: Venture Capital

James Drage, Venture Capitalist, HEROIQ

2:10 – 2:15 pm

Questions from the audience

2:15 – 2:25 pm

Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies: A Roadmap to Digital Innovation

Track: Digital Technologies

Chrysanthi Dori, Vice President of Technical Services, Medidata

2:25 – 2:30 pm

Questions from the audience

2:30 – 3:15 pm

NETWORKING & BREAK

3:15 – 3:30 pm

Supplying Medical Knowledge at the point of care with AI

Adrian Yanes, Chief Technology Officer of Virtual Care and Digital Health for Providence Health

3:30 – 3:45 pm

Ensuring Supply Chain Integrity: Anti-Fraudulent Measures

Track: Supply Chain

Venu Gutlapalli, CEO, Tag N Trac

Dean Brotzel, Chief Technical Officer, Information Mediary Corp

3:45 – 4:00 pm

Innovations in Last-Mile Delivery: Revolutionizing Supply Chains

Track: Supply Chain

Randy Subramany, Director, Supply Chain, New York Presbyterian 

Joanne Watters, General Manager/Director. Intelligent Devices SEZC Inc.

Tim Fleischer, Chair & Cofounder, Transvoyant

4:00 – 4:05 pm

Questions from the audience

4:05 – 4:20 pm

Navigate, Embrace Advancement of Regulatory Science to Enable Innovations

Track: Regulatory Affairs Leadership

Zina Manji, Global Fellow, HITLAB ; Founder, Regulatory Strategist, InnoPathwayz

4:20 – 4:25 pm

Questions from the audience

4:25 pm

Keynote: Closing Statements

Stan Kachnowski, Chair, HITLAB