FINN Partners X humble ventures: Future of Health Day Brought to you by Doceree
A Day of Healthcare Innovation in partnership with Doceree
09.25 – 09.30 AM: Welcome || Opening Remarks - Ritesh Patel & Ajit Verghese, Founder, Humble Ventures
09.30 – 10.15 AM: Off Planet Healthcare: Shaping the Future of Space Medicine
Speaker: Savi Glowe, Co-Founder & CEO, BioAstra
A discussion to explore the fascinating intersection of space biology and the emerging technologies of space medicine. We will discuss some of the most cutting-edge discoveries at the core of biology and focus on how insights from Earth-based healthcare can inform and revolutionise medical practices beyond our planet.
10.15 - 10.45 AM: Generative AI and Health Systems
Speaker: Jay Bhatt, Managing Director, Center for Health Solutions & Health Equity Institute, Deloitte
10.45 – 11.30 AM: Bioengineering Approaches to Solve the US Organ Shortage: Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering
Moderator: Ritesh Patel, Chief Growth Officer, Doceree
Speakers:
Keith Cook, David Edward Schramm Professor and Head, Biomedical Engineering (CMU)
Rosalyn Abbott, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering (CMU)
Adam Feinberg, Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering (CMU)
C. Burcin Taner, M.D., Chair of the Transplant Center at the Mayo Clinic (Florida)
Organ transplantation is one of the greatest innovations of modern medicine. Unfortunately, there is an immense shortage in the number of organs available for transplantation, leading to long wait times, deaths on the waiting list, and patients who are never even considered for a transplant. Developing biomedical technologies have an opportunity to limit or, potentially, eliminate this shortage. This session will highlight an ongoing partnership between Carnegie Mellon University and Mayo Clinic and their research to repair dysfunctional organs or fabricate new organs from scratch. This research includes ex-vivo organ repair, in which an organ is perfused for days to weeks outside the body and treated to repair damage, and 3D bioprinting, in which living tissue can be printed to replicate the structure and function of native organs.
11.30 Noon –12.15 PM: Spurring Innovation: The Power of Local Ecosystems & Public-Private Partnerships
Moderator: Patric Rayburn, Head of Engagement, Catalyst by Wellstar
Speakers:
Allyson Eman, CEO, Venture Atlanta
Gareth Evans, Founder of VECKTA (Catalyst portfolio company, Wellstar strategic partner, and Engage cohort member)
Claire Ross, Founder & CEO, MixEatUp
While change has always been the constant in innovation, the pace of change has reached fever-pitch. In this engaging panel, founders, investors and innovation ecosystem leaders will discuss how local ecosystems are collaborating to maintain the momentum of innovation in healthcare and beyond.
This panel will explore how local innovation ecosystems and public-private partnerships are playing a crucial role in fueling venture activity, driving breakthrough solutions, and sustaining progress despite unpredictable challenges.
12.15 – 1.00 PM: Lunch Break and get to know people
1.00 - 1.30 PM: Delivering the Future of Pharmacy
Speaker: Amit Gir, CEO & Board-Certified Physician, Phox Health
1.30- 2.15 PM: AI and The Future of Pharma Marketing
Moderator: Kamya Elawadhi, Chief Client Officer, Doceree
Speakers:
Cozi Namer - VP of Consumer and Clinician Innovation, Pfizer
2.15 – 2.45 PM: TBD
Moderator: Ganesh Padmanabhan, CEO, Autonomize.ai
2.45 - 3.30 PM: Decentralising Public Health
Moderator: Leslie Kirk, CEO, Innsena
Speakers:
Brandon Talley, PhD- Chief of Programs and Innovation, CDC Foundation
J.T. Lane - SVP population health and innovation, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Kat McDavitt - CEO, Zorya Foundation
Dr. Matt Christiansen, MPH - Vice Chair, Board of Directors, West Virginia First Foundation and Chief Medical Officer, Valley Health System, Inc.
3.30 - 4.15 PM: An overview of The Pearl: Charlotte’s Innovation District
Speakers:
Santosh Mohan - Vice President, Innovation and New Ventures at Advocate Health
Developed in partnership between Atrium Health and Wexford Science & Technology, The Pearl leverages the partners’ experience and forward-thinking approach to embrace new ideas, research and technologies that will advance healthcare solutions and welcome people from all walks of life within our community
4.15 - 5.00 PM: The Brain-Healthy City: Where Longevity Meets Urban Design
Moderator: Rajiv Ahuja, JD, Executive Director On Aging Institute, American Society on Aging
5.00 - 5.45 PM: Patient Centricity
Speakers: Grace (Polanski) Cordovano, PhD, BCPA, Co-Founder, Unblock Health and Jen Horonjeff, Founder, CEO, Savvy Cooperative
5.45 - 6.00 PM: Closing remarks
6:00 pm – 7.30 PM: "humble hang" - music, cocktails & more.