Women's Health
Innovation Forum
Scotland
Tackling inequalities and improving health: Join us at the first femtech and women's health innovation conference in Edinburgh on March 24 & 25, 2022!
Last summer Scotland became the first country in the UK to have a Women's Health Plan, which outlines ambitious improvement and change in areas including menopause, heart health, menstrual health including endometriosis, and sexual health.
On March 24 & 25, 2022 innovators from all corners of the women's health innovation are coming together in Edinburgh to share their insights on the state of women's health, discuss how technology, life sciences and innovation can support the health of women and why now is the right time to invest in women's health companies.
Join entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, analysts, and other experts at this first Women's Health Innovation Forum in Scotland organized by Goddess Gaia Ventures!
THE CONFERENCE IS FREE TO ATTEND.
Date & Time
Thu 24 Mar 2022, 8:00 - Fri, 25 Mar 2022, 13:00
Location
National Museum of Scotland, Chamber Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF, United Kingdom
and
Virtual Zoom Webinar (Thu 24 Mar, Afternoon)
Agenda
DAY 1: Thu, March 24, 2022
8:00 - 9:00am
Registration & Breakfast
9:00 - 9:10am
Welcome & Introduction
Priya Oberoi
Alex Lemacon
Aya Suzuki
(GGV Team)
9:10 - 9:30am
Opening Remarks
Maree Todd
(Member of Scottish Parliament and Minister of Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport)
Early morning
Educational content around Femtech & empowering women
9:30 - 10:20am
Panel
View from the top: a perspective from women building, leading and growing successful healthcare companies
Angela Scott
(Founder & COO at TC BioPharm)
Dr. Deborah O’Neil
(CEO at NovaBiotics)
10:25 - 11:25am
Panel
Female/underrepresented founders: challenges, fundraising & market opportunities
Dr. Poonam Malik
(Head of Investments at University of Strathclyde)
Dr. Pahini Pandya
(Co-Founder & CEO at Panakeia)
Dr. Chen Mao Davies
(Founder & CEO at LatchAid)
Wendy Lamin
(Co-Founder & MD at Holoxica)
Angela Malik
(Founder & CEO at Planet Nourish)
11:25 - 11:45am
Coffee Break
Mid-late morning
Focus on Start-up learning
11:45 - 12:40pm
Panel
What good early-stage companies look like
Nathan McNally
(Co-Founder & COO at P4 Precision Medicine Accelerator, Scale up Coach & Mentor Manager at Capital Enterprise)
· Katerina Sanchez-Schilling
(Program Manager Oncology, AI, & Tech at Capital Enterprise)
· Samira Ann Qassim
(Co-Founder & Partner at Pink Salt Ventures)
· Saloni Bhojwani
(Co-Founder & Partner at Pink Salt Ventures)
12:45 - 1:20pm
Presentation
Advisers: Friend or Best Friend
Anna Brown
(Partner at Addleshaw & Goddard)
· Sukhjit Dhaliwal
(Associate Director at NCM Fund Services)
· Charlotte Walker
(Manager at Alvaraz & Marsal)
1:20 - 2:40pm
Lunch & sponsors' booths (80min)
Afternoon
Live Stream
Focus on International growth
2:40 - 2:55pm
Live stream & recorded
presentation
Introducing Goddess Gaia Ventures
Priya Oberoi
(Founding and General Partner at Goddess Gaia Ventures)
3:00 - 3:30pm
Live stream & recorded
presentation
Scaling and opportunities in the
Middle East
H.E. Asila Al Samsamiya
(Undersecretary of Investment Promotion at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Investment Promotion, Oman)
Mr. Saif Al Rubaiey
(Director of Her Excellency's Office)
3:35 - 4:20pm
Live stream & recorded
presentation
Creating Healthcare Unicorns in the US
Brandon Kortokrax
(Director of Corporate Development & Innovation at Prysm institute)
Catherine Yaldoo
(Prysm institute)
Ian Akash Morrison
(Advisor at Prysm institute)
Q&A
Dominique Kagele
(Advisor at Prysm institute, Corporate & Business Development at Roche/Genetech)
Joann MacMaster
(CEO at the Desert Angels)
4:20 - 4:40pm
Coffee Break
4:40 - 5:10pm
Live stream & recorded
interview
Femtech through the eyes of a physician
Jane van Dis, MD
(Assistant Professor at University of Rochester, Maven Clinic, CMO at Biorithm)
5:15 - 5:45pm
Live stream & recorded
presentation
State of the industry
Femtech, a $1 trillion underserved TAM
Reenita Das
(Partner at Frost & Sullivan, Healthcare and Life Sciences)
5:50 - 6:00pm
Closing Remarks
Priya Oberoi
Alex Lemacon
Aya Suzuki
(GGV Team)
6:00 - 8:00pm
Cocktail reception and founders’ booths
DAY 2: Fri, March 25, 2022
8:00 - 8:50am
Breakfast
8:50 - 9:00am
Opening day 2
Priya Oberoi
Alex Lemacon
Aya Suzuki
(GGV Team)
Early morning
Empowering women in the ecosystem
9:00 - 9:50am
Panel
Women in science:
from bench to market, and the power of commercialising solutions
Dr. Caroline Barelle
(CEO at Elasmogen)
· Ishani Malhotra
(CEO at Carcinotech)
· Dr. Kate Cameron
(Founder & CEO at Cytochroma UK)
· Dr. Claudia Freigang
(CEO at Hearing Diagnostics)
9:55 - 10:20am
Keynote Speech
Debunking the stories behind women-led businesses: what research tells us
Professor Eleanor Shaw OBE
(Associate Principal at University of Strathclyde)
10:25 - 10:50am
Presentation
Why women should invest
Carolyn Jameson
(Chief Trust Officer at Trustpilot)
10:50 - 11:10am
Coffee Break
Mid-late morning
The role of impact & marketing in female health
11:10 - 11:55am
Panel
How investing in women’s health creates impact in the world
Lama Khaiyat
(Managing Partner at Awtada, GGV Impact Partner)
· Claire Barnett
(Executive Director at UN Women UK)
Dr. Stuart Hannah
(Founder at Microplate Dx, Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellow)
12:00 - 12:25pm
Presentation
How Tech is Democratizing Wellness
Beth Lauren
(Founder and Producer of the Well-Tech World Summit, CEO at Sangha NYC)
12:30 - 12:55pm
Presentation
From Patient to Entrepreneur: The Ups and Downs of Building in Women's Health
Kathrin Folkendt
(Founder at Femtech Insider, GGV Advisor)
12:55 - 1:00pm
Closing Remarks
Priya Oberoi
Alex Lemacon
Aya Suzuki
Kathrin Folkendt
Sajni Chotai
Lama Khaiyat
(GGV Team & Advisors)
Thank you All
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