Speakers, Industry Experts, Panellists, and Moderators


Ahmed Albaiti
Medullan

Ahmed Albaiti

CEO & Founder
Medullan (United States)
Iordanis (Danos) Arzimanoglou
Genomedica SA

Iordanis (Danos) Arzimanoglou

EU-business innovation Coach at EASME and Strategic Advisor to Genomedica
Genomedica SA (Greece)
Roberto Ascione
Healthware Group

Roberto Ascione

CEO
Healthware Group (Italy)
Greg Behar
Nestlé Health Science

Greg Behar

CEO
Nestlé Health Science (Switzerland)
Stephen Bennett
Hogan Lovells

Stephen Bennett

Partner
Hogan Lovells (United Kingdom)
Mario Caria
SOFIMAC INNOVATION

Mario Caria

Venture Partner
SOFIMAC INNOVATION (France)
Alain Coudray
Medtronic

Alain Coudray

VP Corporate and Clinical Affairs
Medtronic (Switzerland)
Eric de La Fortelle
Seventure Partners SA

Eric de La Fortelle

Venture Partner
Seventure Partners SA (France)
Angelo De Rosa
Boston Scientific EMEA

Angelo De Rosa

Vice President & General Manager Rhythm Management EMEA
Boston Scientific EMEA (Switzerland)
Inga Deakin
Imperial Innovations

Inga Deakin

Associate, Healthcare Ventures
Imperial Innovations (United Kingdom)
Olivier Edwards
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

Olivier Edwards

Senior Counsel, Co-Chair of the Silicon Valley Europe Desk
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe (France)
Chris Fidyk
PatientsLikeMe

Chris Fidyk

VP Strategic Business Development
PatientsLikeMe (United States)
Claudio Giuliano
Innogest Capital

Claudio Giuliano

Managing Partner
Innogest Capital (Italy)
Lukas GUENTHER
ALSTIN

Lukas GUENTHER

ALSTIN (Germany)
Doug Hayes
Junto Health

Doug Hayes

CEO
Junto Health (United States)
Nikhil Jain
Endeavour Vision S.A.

Nikhil Jain

Investment Analyst
Endeavour Vision S.A. (Switzerland)
Daniel Mahony
Polar Capital

Daniel Mahony

Fund Manager
Polar Capital (United Kingdom)
Walter Masalin
Nokia Growth Partners

Walter Masalin

Principal
Nokia Growth Partners (United States)
Julie Meyer
Ariadne Capital

Julie Meyer

Founder
Ariadne Capital (United Kingdom)
Thom Rasche
Earlybird Venture Capital

Thom Rasche

Partner
Earlybird Venture Capital (Germany)
Frederic Reymond
Economic Development – Canton of Vaud (DEV)

Frederic Reymond

Senior Project Director
Economic Development – Canton of Vaud (DEV) (Switzerland)
Jan Rutherford
SEP

Jan Rutherford

Partner
SEP (United Kingdom)
Diana Saraceni
Panakès Partners

Diana Saraceni

General Partner
Panakès Partners (Italy)
Gabriel Scali
Healthware Group

Gabriel Scali

Partner
Healthware Group (Italy)
Alexander Schmitz
Endeavour Vision S.A.

Alexander Schmitz

Investment Director
Endeavour Vision S.A. (Switzerland)
Sebastian Schoefer
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Sebastian Schoefer

Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
Steve Seuntjens
PHS Fund

Steve Seuntjens

Partner
PHS Fund (Netherlands)
Levi Shapiro
mHealth Israel

Levi Shapiro

Founder
mHealth Israel (Israel)
William Stevens
Tech Tour Europe

William Stevens

Group Managing Director
Tech Tour Europe (Belgium)
Klaus Stoeckemann
Peppermint Venture Partners

Klaus Stoeckemann

Managing Partner
Peppermint Venture Partners (Germany)
Thomas Sutton
Frog Design

Thomas Sutton

Executive Creative Director
Frog Design (Italy)
Dominique Turpin
IMD

Dominique Turpin

Professor
IMD (Switzerland)
Arda Ural
Accenture Strategy Life Sciences

Arda Ural

Managing Director
Accenture Strategy Life Sciences (United States)
Leonardo Vinci
esenseventures

Leonardo Vinci

Partner
esenseventures (Italy)
Francesca Wuttke
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, LLC

Francesca Wuttke

Managing Director/Investment Principal Europe
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, LLC (Spain)
Steven Yecies
OrbiMed Advisors

Steven Yecies

Partner
OrbiMed Advisors (United States)
Moneshia zu Eltz
Philips

Moneshia zu Eltz

Head of Strategic Alliances and Corporate Venturing
Philips (Netherlands)