Dr. Deo Debattista is a family medical doctor by profession and an elected Maltese politician. In his role of Parliamentary Secretary, he is responsible for the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA), Malta Medicines Authority, Malta Laboratories Network, National Accreditation Board and the Cleansing and Maintenance Division.

After graduating from the University of Malta as a Doctor and Surgeon Mr. Fearne pursued his studies in various hospitals in the UK including the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He has worked as a doctor and paediatric surgeon for over 30 years and also lectured students of medicine at the University of Malta. In April 2016 he was appointed Minister for Health after holding the position of Parliamentary Secretary for Health since April 2014. In July 2017, Hon. Fearne was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister.

Hon. Silvio Schembri is a an elected Maltese politician and academic currently serving as Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business. Hon. Schembri was born in Luqa, the second child among four siblings. His father John Schembri has been occupying the office of Mayor of Luqa since 2001. Silvio is an experienced Lecturer In Economics with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Political Communication, Negotiation, Sustainable Development, Political Science, and Analytical Skills. Strong education professional with a Master of Arts and a Bachelors Degree of Honours focused in Economics from L-Università ta’ Malta.

Anthony Serracino Inglott is a Professor at the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Malta. He is Chairperson of the Malta Medicines Authority. Serracino Inglott is a member of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, and in the board of governors of the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority. Professor Anthony Serracino Inglott is Chairperson of the Malta Laboratories Network.

Daniel is a Health Lawyer, Head of the Health Economic Unit and Partner of PRA-Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados. Based in Portugal, he was also a member of the National Board of Bioethics, to which he was elected by the national parliament. Daniel is the President of the Portuguese Association of Health and Law. Having a degree in Law and an L.LM in Innovation, Technology and the Law by the University of Edinburgh, Daniel has focused his research and professional career in IT and Health Law. In this field, he has been following closely the recent legal developments concerning medical cannabis in Portugal, a country recognized at the forefront of drugs policies and now of medical cannabis policies.

The company is developing a revolutionary medical device to cure brain aneurysms; a life-threatening disease affecting 1 in 50 persons in a strongly growing market valued over $1 billion. In 2017 it won ‘Best Med-Tech Start-Up’ at the Oxford Bio Network awards, 1st place at the BioTrinity ‘Perfect Pitch’ competition and an award at the ‘European Health Catapult’ finals. Mike has 28 years of growing international businesses in large corporations & start-ups. Experienced in strategic planning, execution, team building, gaining regulatory approvals & fundraising including winning a prestigious Horizon 2020 SME instrument grant. Mike mentors budding entrepreneurs, is a panelist at industry conferences and sits on the ‘Misfit’ organization steering committee. He studied Pre-Clinical Medicine, Physiology & Pharmacology at Southampton University and holds an MBA from Henley Business School, UK

Victor Grech is a professor of paediatrics and runs paediatric cardiology services at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta. He has a PhD in paediatric cardiology, a second PhD in English Language and is finalising a third dissertation that deals with factors that influence the sex ratio at birth. He is the most published academic in Malta and has been invited to speak abroad about his research on several occasions. He is also the creator of the international WASP (Write a Scientific Paper) course which has been held not only in Malta but also in London and in Bahrain. Victor has also been involved in the organisation of several international conferences and helps to edit the local journals: Malta Medical Journal and Malta Medical School Gazette.

Dr Malcolm Falzon is a partner in Camilleri Preziosi’s Corporate & Finance practice group. His areas of specialisation comprise capital markets, corporate, M&A, insurance and gaming law. Malcolm also heads Camilleri Preziosi’s Blockchain & Fintech team, part of which is focussed on the firm’s growing MedTech practice. Malcolm obtained his doctorate in law from the University of Malta in 2004 and read for a LL.M in Corporate & Commercial Law at University College, London in 2005.

Dylan Attard graduated as a medical doctor from UoM in 2017 and works as a surgical trainee at Mater Dei Hospital. Dr. Attard went on to obtain a Master in Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship the following year, during which he worked on assessing the feasibility of launching telemedicine in Malta, under the mentorship of Prof. Russel Smith from the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation at UoM. Having a passion for digital health, he co-founded Digital Health Malta in 2017, a non-governmental association that aims to transform the healthcare sector through digital health, using technology and innovation to facilitate the transition.

Dr Ryan Grech MD, has a background in surgical training currently a Radiology Registrar within the NHS where he also forms part of the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Diagnostics Directorate AI imaging group. Co-founder of Digital Health Malta, his focus is to transform healthcare through digital, using technology and innovation to facilitate the transition.

Dr Buttigieg is the Co-founder of Digital Health Malta and Specialist in Public Health Medicine. He lectures at the University of Malta on Digital Health and Social Media. Within the WFPHA Governing Council, he represents Students and Young Professionals and he is the Vice-President of the EUPHA Section on Digital Health.

Liz Ashall-Payne is co-founder and CEO of ORCHA, the world’s leading provider of digital health accreditation ad distribution services. A trained Speech and Language Therapist, for almost 20 years Liz led NHS transformation programmes, helping to unlock the power of digital across the UK and Europe. In 2015 Liz founded ORCHA, attracting investment from Sir Terry Leahy and Bill Currie. The organisation has grown exponentially, now providing digital health assessment and distribution services in eleven countries and in the UK to organisations in 50% of NHS regions. ORCHA has won numerous awards, whilst Liz has been selected as a Tech Trailblazer by the BIMA 100, picked as a Healthcare IT Leader by the HIMSS Future 50, named Entrepreneur of the Year by the British Chamber of Commerce and has featured within the LDC top 50. Liz was appointed a NHS England NIA fellow, is a coach for the NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur program, a member of the OCS Advisory Board, the Tech UK Health and Social Care Council and is the Associate Vice Chair for Standards for the British Computing Society.

Dominnique Karetsos is CEO and co-founder of The Healthy Pleasure Group, a pioneering collective that seeks to define, reshape and revolutionise everyone’s sexual empowerment globally. HPG is dedicated to the future of Sexual Health & Technology, helping startups and market leaders who innovate in this space become consumer lifestyle brands.

Dr. Gege Gatt is the CEO of London-based company EBO.AI, an Artificial Intelligence enterprise which enables the automation and personalisation of engagement. He is a digital entrepreneur and IT-Law specialist. He serves as the Vice President of the Malta IT law Association and a specialist examiner at the University of Malta. He’s a Board Member of Humanity 2.0 developed by the Holy See in Rome and a consortium of thought-leaders to identify impediments to human flourishing and then work cross-sector to remove them.

Dr GylesMorrison is a medical doctor and Clinical UX specialist where he improves the usability, accessibility and satisfaction people have with healthcare technology. He has a special interest in behaviour change and digital therapeutics to improve health for all. He is also a Clinical UX instructor.