Med-Tech World SUMMIT highlights innovations in emerging tech for the global medical ecosystem, bringing medicine into the future through TWO DAYS OF insightful, data-driven content created exclusively with the medical community in mind.
A meeting of minds
The event – which is organised and curated alongside a team of doctors, attracts legislators and policymakers, medical professionals, and investors from across the world, addressing the opportunities and challenges driving this million-dollar forum.
Malta: An Emerging Hub
The Maltese government has worked to position the country as a digital hub, integrating the digital sphere into government, business, education and healthcare. Offering some of the best healthcare in the world, it is well placed internationally as a place to connect, network, and do business
buzzing expo
The Med-Tech expo floor brings a carefully curated display of the products and solutions leading the market. This high-energy exposition offers a direct line to some of the top brands in the business – making it an ideal place for networking and deal-making opportunities.
Startup & investors
It is now estimated that the global digital health market will increase to around $640 billion by 2026. Through our expertise coupled with optimised networking, we will ensure that both investors and startups are on the ground floor of this health revolution.
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About med-tech
The launch of the inaugural edition of Med-Tech World highlights innovations in emerging tech for the global medical ecosystem. With so many countries realising the potential for exponential growth, Med-Tech World will address the opportunities and challenges driving this million-dollar forum – embracing the potential for technological innovation to change the face of medicine in this global sector.
The event – which is organised and curated by a team of doctors, medical experts and coupled with SiGMA Group’s years of holding successful events in gaming and emerging tech – will attract legislators and policymakers, medical professionals, investors, and industry peers from across the world, all looking to forge exciting new opportunities in this high-growth sector. As part of Malta Week, the Med-Tech summit is held strategically close to the AIBC event, enabling it to not only leverage the company’s long-standing expertise in other verticals but allowing delegates and investors to take advantage of multiple events.
AGENDA
17th Nov | Wednesday
18th Nov | Thursday
19th Nov | Friday
08:00
DELEGATES FLY TO MALTA
08:00 - 18:00
09:00
EXHIBITION
Explore the expo floor and discover new business opportunities.
09:00
CONFERENCE
Conferences
9:00 - 9:30
Introduction to Med-Tech World
MIRIAM DALLI
Ministry for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development
9:30 - 10:00
Regulation: friend or foe? (Regulation)
Regulation. It's a word that perhaps most businesses fear to hear, especially startups that need to be agile to get ahead of their competition. In the medical industry, regulation is involved in every nook and cranny. From regulating pharmaceuticals and medical devices to regulating healthcare professionals and radiation doses. And yes, this is understandable as in healthcare we are dealing with human lives day in, day out. It stands to reason then that in health tech, regulation is also paramount and whilst it can act like a foe at times, it can be a startup's greatest friend.
DIETER BROCKMEYER
Co-Founder & Director Innovation & TIME - Diplomatic World Institute
MAREIKE SEESSELBERG
Senior Consultant - CHINABRAND IP CONSULTING GmbH
DANIEL TORRES GONÇALVES
Partner - Raposo, Sa Miranda & Associados
JULIAN FEARNE
Head Medical Devices - Malta Medicines Authority
10:00 - 10:30
Digital Health Economics. Does it make sense?
Healthcare is expensive, a bottomless pit. It becomes costlier every year. So does it make sense to invest in all of this technological infrastructure? We think that the return on investment is good for several technological deployments such as automated scheduling, triage and customer care amongst many others and that healthcare institutions will save money in the long term. But don't take our word for it. That's why we brought you the experts.
JP FABRI
Co-Founding Partner - Seed Consultancy
DR STEFAN BUTTIGIEG
Co-Founder - Digital Health Malta
DOMINICK KENNERSON
Global Head G4A Digital Health Partnerships - Bayer G4A
DR SHRUTI JAYAKUMAR, MD
Consultant in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health - Deloitte
10:30 - 10:40
Keynote by DPM & Ministry for Health - Chris Fearne
Keynote by DPM & Ministry for Health - Chris Fearne
HON. CHRIS FEARNE
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health - Government of Malta
10:40 - 11:40
How are Microsoft Changing How We Do Healthcare?
MICROSOFT
RUTHY KAIDAR
Director Health Industry Sector, Central & Eastern Europe - Microsoft
KEVIN CASSAR
Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Clinical Lead Vascular Unit, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta; Professor of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta - Mater Dei Hospital, Malta
PREDRAG D. STEVANOVIC
Chief of the Desk - University of Belgrade // head of the Anesthesiology and intensive Care Clinic - University Clinical Hospital Center "Dr Dragisa Misovic - DEDINJE"
IGOR KONCAR
Vascular surgeon - Medical faculty, University of Belgrade
11:40 - 12:10
Data Driven Health (Clinical/Tech)
Data-driven technologies are set to transform the way that healthcare is delivered as well as how we manage our health. The amount of data that we are gathering from technologies such as wearable devices, mobile apps and intelligent monitoring devices, provide an opportunity for healthcare systems to harness patient data to support a healthier future for patients and the public. We are on the brink of moving from reactive to preventative medicine.
ALEXEI DE BONO
Director, IDEA Intelligence - IDEA Group
ERIK VAN DER ZIJDEN
Founder & CEO - Synappz Digital Healthcare
JAMES SOMAUROO
Founder & CEO - SomX
DR CONRAD ATTARD
Lecturer and Researcher & Chair of MSc in Digital Health Board of Studies - University of Malta
12:10 - 12:40
Forget the EMR: We need to work on the PMR (Clinical/Tech)
With the increasing shift towards owning your data and taking control of your health, the case for a PHR is ever increasing. Hospital departments perhaps should not be the silo of our health data but rather we should be administrators of our health data and decide what to share when to share. So is the time up for the EHR?
ARDY ARIANPOUR
CEO & Co-Founder - Seqster
DR STEFAN BUTTIGIEG
Co-Founder - Digital Health Malta
KHALID MALIKI
Co-founder & COO - Tykn
HUGO AGIUS MUSCAT
Consultant (Public Health Medicine) - Ministry for Health, Government of Malta
JOHN KLEPPER
CEO & Co-Founder - PIPRA
12:40 - 12:50
PRM - Patient Relationship Management (For Clinical Trials / Tech)
The expectation from patients is increasing in this digital world. It is important now more than ever that we maintain a healthy provider-patient relationship as this leads to more engagement, trust, and essentially better outcomes.
ARDY ARIANPOUR
CEO & Co-Founder - Seqster
12:50 - 13:20
Wearables, disrupting healthcare monitoring (Clinical/Scientific)
Wearable use has increased dramatically recently with the uptake in the population set to increase further as more start-ups and tech giants alike are eyeing this space. These wearable devices, especially those with medical-grade certification, are encouraging users to become more engaged in their health, and by doing so pushing data-driven delivery of healthcare. Wearables may be an important step in shifting care from reactive to proactive (preventative).
LORANDT FÖLKEL, M.ENG.
Global Business Consultant & FAE - Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH
ALEXANDER TOMIC
CEO - Alea
JOAO BOCAS
CEO - Digital Salutem
TANYA COLONNA
CEO & Founder - Oro Muscles BV
ALESSANDRO GALLOPPINI
Senior Biomedical Engineer - Umana Medical Technologies
13:20 - 13:30
Improving cancer research with synthetic data
Clinical cancer data is crammed full of sensitive personal data and therefore impossible to share between clinical research organizations. Can the solution be using generative adversarial networks (GAN) to create synthetic data? During a global sustainability hackathon, the data scientists from Amesto NextBridge together with the Cancer Registry of Norway showed how this could be done, receiving a third place of 1600 teams.
LARS RINNAN
CEO & futurist - Amesto NextBridge
13:30 - 13:40
“Putting the patient at the centre of The HealthCare Ecosystem” by UMANA
The paradigm shift of concepts such as "hospital at home" are becoming the standardized way of how the healthcare system is responding to our current times . This is further encouraged with new regulations and reimbursement schemes to make sure that everyone adheres to this new move . Technologies such a "telemonitoring" and "telediagnosis" are becoming a crucial part of these services , however the medical and other caring professionals are crucial for all this to work.
ADRIAN ATTARD TREVISAN
Co-founder & Managing Director - Umana Medical Technologies Limited / A Gpi Group Company
13:40 - 14:10
AI in diagnostics: Are we there yet? (Clinical/Scientific)
Media sensationalism has once again probably overhyped technology. We can't deny that AI is making huge strides in imaging but articles on news outlets seem to suggest that AI is imminently going to replace Radiologists. Lack of appropriate validation coupled with lack of clinical implementation/trials may suggest otherwise. So, are we there yet?
CHARLES DONLY
COO - Neurothink
MICHEL BIELECKI MD
CEO - Testasy
ILJA RADLGRUBER
AI Strategy Consultant - CEO - Pantaflow Digital Business GmbH
THOMAS BALKIZAS
AWS Principal Segment Leader, Healthcare and Life Sciences - EMEA
14:10 - 14:20
Bringing AI out of the Lab and into the Hands of Medical Professionals
AI has improved a lot of different sectors globally. Now it's time for it to revolutionize healthcare but if it remains siloed on its own never making it into the hands of clinicians it will be of no use. Hence it is time to discuss how we can bring AI safely into the hands of our clinicians.
BRIAN ROGERS
CEO - Neurothink
14:20 - 14:50
Siri will see you now (Clinical/Scientific)
Chatbots have sure come a long way and they are starting to form an integral role in different patient pathways. From managing your healthcare appointment to helping with minor injuries or engaging in empathic conversation in mental health services your next appointment might well be with Siri.
BRYAN OGDEN
Founder - Ninjamoba LTD
DR GEGE GATT, B.A., LL.D.
CEO - EBO.AI
NATE CLEGG
CRO - BOOM AI
MAXINE BRISTOW
Health Coach / Entrepreneur - Max Bristow Fit for Life
DANIELA CALLEJA BITAR
Chief Operations Officer - Richmond Foundation
14:50 - 15:20
Human and machine: how do we envisage working together to provide care?
Just like any polarising argument, there are always two sides to every coin. Whilst some individuals argue that AI will in the future replace human healthcare workers because who doesn't want a doctor that makes no mistakes? Others argue that AI will never match the cognitive abilities of a human mind and even more so the emotional intelligence of humans. After all, everyone wants a nice and caring doctor at their bedside, no? We will explore both of these viewpoints and see if the reality is a middle ground between both.
DR GYLES MORRISON, MBBS, MSC
Clinical UX Specialist and Director - Clinical UX Association
ABIOLA HAKEEMAT AYILARA
Founder - Lead Healthcare Clinics Ltd
DR MICHAEL WATTS
CEO - Blüm Health Ltd
MAX KANEVSKIY
Founder and CEO - Gaika Group
THOMAS HAGEMEIJER
Healthcare Lead - TLGG
15:20 - 15:30
On-demand Tinnitus Therapy (Clinical/Scientific)
Tinnitus is a debilitating condition that affects 1 in 8 people, but no easy way exists to access effective and affordable treatment. Oto is a UK company that is tackling this problem using digital therapeutics, which allow for instantly available tinnitus treatment that is accessible to all. Learn how they use technology present in everyone’s pocket to improve lives.
DR EDMUND FARRAR
Co-Founder - Oto
15:30 - 16:00
Exploring Digital Health Therapeutics (Clinical/Scientific)
The field of digital therapeutics is increasing especially since they are meant to deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions to patients driven by high quality software to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. So whats next for this expanding field?
DR MANUELE BIAZZO
CEO - The BioArte Limited
ALBERTO MALVA
Project Development Director - Idimea
JAMES SOMAUROO
Founder & CEO - SomX
STEPHAN GATH
Co-founder & CEO - DoryHealth
WEZ POOLEY
Performance Director - Muhdo Health
16:00 - 16:10
Data Driven Clinical Trials. How one company is shortening time to market? (Clinical/Scientific)
Each medical device takes years to develop, test and eventually make it onto your hospital's shelf. One company is looking at shortening this.
DR SIMON J. SONNTAG
CEO & Co-Founder - Virtonomy
16:10 - 16:20
The Aftermath of COVID-19. Challenges & Opportunities. (Reflection)
Whilst we hope that the worst of COVID-19 is over, it is time for a proper reflection of where we went wrong, what challenges it has created for the future and what's to come next.
JOAO BOCAS
CEO - Digital Salutem
16:20 - 16:45
Leveraging patients to harness digital healthcare (Reflection)
We tend to go on and on about how new technologies are going to improve the patient care pathway and how they are going to improve patient's lives - don't get us wrong, there is nothing wrong with that. However, we need to also be open to input and criticism from the key stakeholders, patients. So how can we work together with patients to build the best health systems we can?
TIM RINGROSE
CEO and Co-Founder - Cognitant Group Ltd
DOM RABAN
CEO - Xploro
DR GYLES MORRISON, MBBS, MSC
Clinical UX Specialist and Director - Clinical UX Association
JAMIE NORTH
CEO and Co-Founder - Few
16:45 - 17:15
Telemedicine in General Practice
Telemedicine has been long present before COVID although we can all agree that COVID has highlighted its importance. Over the past year or so Telemedicine has changed and adapted. Is it still as important in the post-COVID world? We also mostly see telemedicine as a diagnostic tool with most providers promoting it as such. However, in most cases a clinical consult ends in a prescription of sorts, so how should this be tackled? Does pharma have a place in telemedicine?
PROF VICTOR GRECH
Clinical Advisor - Tabib.mt; Leading Pediatrician
DR MALCOLM FALZON
Partner - Camilleri Preziosi
JULIANO NASCIMENTO SCHAEFER
KIRILL MICALLEF STAFRACE
Sports and Exercise Medicine Consultant - Mater Dei Hospital
CHRISTOPHER MORRIS
Consultant Surgeon advanced wound, chronic pain pain and PTSD management - Access Health SC
17:15 - 17:40
Always connected health systems. The emerging hybrid care model. (Clinical/Tech)
We've said it before and we'll say it again, as bleak as COVID is, at least the digital health industry has received the recognition it deserves both from governments as well as from the general public. Healthcare systems have adapted quickly to COVID through virtual consultations, telemonitoring and the use of intelligent systems. We must acknowledge though that we will never go back to the pre-COVID healthcare delivery method but rather we will have renewed healthcare models that should attend to the needs of the young and the old.
INNOCENT CLEMENT, MD MPH MBA
CEO and Founder - Ciba Health Inc.
JOHN LODGE
CEO - Hexitime
RADO ANDRIAN
Director Digital Health Strategy, Programs and Solutions - Cap Gemini Engineering - Andrian Consulting
STAN SHEPHERD
General Practioner & CEO - Instant Access Medical - Health One Global
17:40 - 18:05
How a holistic tech-approach enabled an Island to manage a pandemic?
Big countries typically more resources than their island counterparts. One island though was rapid to adapt to the sudden changes in our lifestyle via tech enabled solution with security and privacy at the centre of its adoption. In so doing, Malta managed to be one of the global leaders with low case numbers and deaths.
DR STEFAN BUTTIGIEG
Co-Founder - Digital Health Malta
NICHOLAS GALEA
Enterprise Architect - MITA Health Team
ROBERT MUSCAT
Specialist in Cyber Defense & Advanced Operations - MITA
Workshops
09:30 - 10:30
Coding with Code Med (Clinical/Tech)
Everyone can (and should) code. During this 1 hour workshop our friends at Code Med will teach you the basics of coding and show you that coding is not that hard. All you need is a laptop.
DR ARRON THIND
Co-Founder - Code Med
DR IMRAN QURESHI
Co-Founder - Code Med
DR JOSEPH HOGAN
Co-Founder - Code Med
10:30 - 11:30
Hexitime - Learn how banking time will revolutionise the way you improve yourself, your team and your service
For many years, people in healthcare have been asking for ways to exchange improvement skills and ideas in an open and collaborative environment. Some people want to learn from improvement work in other organisations whilst others want to pick the brains of subject matter experts irrespective of their location or seniority. Some want to support project teams that develop an idea in an area of their special interest or source 'hard to find' skills that could ignite programmes within their own organisations. Others simply gain a huge sense of satisfaction passing on their knowledge to others whilst many more have a demand for a specific skill to progress their improvement work. Hexitime is an elegant solution that responds to all of these needs.
JOHN LODGE
CEO - Hexitime
DR. HESHAM ABDALLA
Chair - Hexitime
11:30 - 12:30
Why every healthcare professional and/or company should have a MICROBIOME strategy
Description and cooperation opportunities across EU and North Africa: Just like the immune system, the microbiome will be part of every serious patient anamnesis and a factor to consider patient stratification and treatment. The amount of data generated from a microbiome analysis need to be properly generated and interpretated trough sophisticated algorithms and machine learning programs. Some indications will benefit from stand-alone live biotherapeutic product, but even more will improve existing treatment strategies based on microbiome analysis or adjuvant treatment. That is why every Healthcare company and/or professional should understand how the microbiome affects their indications and treatments and what strategy is best for them to address this challenge. We see the strength of The BioArte in our deep understanding of this new but ancient approach that can strongly support companies and medical doctors in their personalised treatments. It is time to realise that Homo Sapiens has been replaced by an ‘’ Homo Bactericus”
DRAGO LORENZO
Professor of Clinical Microbiology - University of Milan - Italy - Clinical Microbiota Expert
DR MANUELE BIAZZO
CEO - The BioArte Limited
CHRISTIAN DUCHOW
Director and co-Founder -The BioArte Limited
12:30 - 13:00
Muhdo - Lifestyle according to your genes.
WEZ POOLEY
Performance Director - Muhdo Health
13:00 - 14:00
T1 System and Test Cases by Umana Medical Technologies & Gpi
ADRIAN ATTARD TREVISAN
Co-founder & Managing Director - Umana Medical Technologies Limited / A Gpi Group Company
14:00 - 15:00
Electronic Patient Records and its Application
MASSIMO PARRELLA
Head of Project Management Office, International department - GPI
15:00 - 15:30
Setting up your Med-Tech Activity in Malta. A Workshop by Malta Enterprise
The workshop will focus on how to set-up a company in Malta and the ease of doing business on the island. Different stakeholders will share the process of accessing different public funds. A corporate service provider will also guide the attendees on how best to structure the company in Malta. This discussion will be reinforced by a company who has already gone through this process and will share it’s experience in Malta.
NICKY GOUDER
Co-Founding Partner - Seed Consultancy
IAN GAUCI BORDA
Executive National Contact Point (Health) - Malta Council for Science and Technology
MELANIE DEBATTISTA
Manager, Investment Promotion - Malta Enterprise
LILAC MANDELES
CEO - TechforCann Europe Accelerator
ANTOINETTE CEFAI
Manager of External Communications - Malta Enterprise
15:30 - 16:10
KEYNOTE SESSIONS
1) Increasing Pharmacovigilance regulation in Pharmaceuticals and Medical devices
CLAUDE VELLA BONANNO
Managing Director - Quintian Pharma
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2) Pharmaceutical dispensing Machines across Europe.
ISHMAEL DALLI
Founding Director - Isdafarma
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3) An overview of Good Manufacturing Practice.
DR AMY TANTI
Head of Quality Assurance and Pharmacovigilance - Materia Ventures
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4) Hiring vs Outsourcing in the pharmaceutical/medical device industry.
GABRIEL MICALLEF
Managing Director - Regulatory Affairs Hub
16:10 - 16:50
Challenges of Service providers in Malta and the Regulatory landscape of pharmaceuticals /med-devices
Discussing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to service providers in the pharma/med-tech industry in Malta. Also the impact of increasing Regulation on investment and growth in the maltese Pharma industry.
CLAUDE VELLA BONANNO
Managing Director - Quintian Pharma
DR ANTHIA ZAMMIT
Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property - Anthia Zammit Legal
DR AMY TANTI
Head of Quality Assurance and Pharmacovigilance - Materia Ventures
GABRIEL MICALLEF
Managing Director - Regulatory Affairs Hub
CHRISTIAN CUSCHIERI
Director - Pharma Regulatory Services Limited
16:50 - 17:30
KEYNOTE SESSIONS
1) Setting up and services offered by a notified body
CHRISTIAN CUSCHIERI
Director - Pharma Regulatory Services Limited
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2) Intellectual Property of Medical devices
DR ANTHIA ZAMMIT
Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property - Anthia Zammit Legal
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3) IP and Patents challenges in Europe and the US
DR ERNEST AZZOPARDI
Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Laser Specialist Harley Street and Senior Academic UCL and UoM
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4. Pros and cons of a bio tech company setting up in malta : a practical and legal perspective
SARAH TUA
Independent legal practitioner Corporate, Tax and Migration - Sarah Tua Law
18:00
VIP Networking Drinks By Muhdo Health
Would you like to be invited by the sponsor or get any more information please contact [email protected].
09:00
EXHIBITION
Explore the expo floor and discover new business opportunities.
09:00
CONFERENCE
Conferences
09:00 - 09:20
Clinical User Experience, do's and dont's (Clinical/Tech)
User experience is one of the most important things in the tech world. Whilst it is as important in the health tech world it is not as straight forward because it is unique in its own right. So let's talk about what to be aware of in Clinical UX.
DR GYLES MORRISON, MBBS, MSC
Clinical UX Specialist and Director - Clinical UX Association
JULIAN MOLITOR
Founder & CEO - Invenion & FetoLife
09:20 - 09:30
Digitalisation of Pharmaceutical Regulation
Digital transformation of pharmaceutical regulation reflects the value creation processes in the fourth industrial revolution as reflected in industry 4.0. Cyber-physical systems, such as smart machines, the use of modern control systems, embedding of an internet address to connect and internet of things reflect how the regulators should view digitalization. One has to consider that regulation does not serve as a barrier to this paradigm shift in pharmaceutical processes while at the same time one needs to recognize the social, economical and ethical implications.
PROF ANTHONY SERRACINO INGLOTT
Professor - The Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta
09:30 - 09:50
It's time for tech enhanced learning (Clinical/Scientific)
It's not just the delivery of healthcare that is being innovated by technology but even the delivery of medical education. With companies offering near life VR/AR solutions to surgeons to practice endoscopies or VR solutions to medical students learning anatomy amongst other innovations technology has taken education to the next level. Ultimately, it allows medical students and junior doctors to apply their knowledge and learn from their mistakes whilst improving their competencies.
DR STEFAN BUTTIGIEG
Co-Founder - Digital Health Malta
DR CONRAD ATTARD
Lecturer and Researcher & Chair of MSc in Digital Health Board of Studies - University of Malta
DR RYAN GRECH
Co-Founder - Digital Health Malta
DR ARRON THIND
Co-Founder - Code Med
9:50 - 10:00
Sea of Tranquillity: Palliative Care and VR (Clinical/Scientific)
Palliation has become one of the cornerstones of management for the terminally ill. It is directed at easing the severity of a pain or a disease in those cases where no cure exists. Medical students are always thought of the biopsychosocial approach, the interconnection between biology, psychology, and socio-environmental factors which reminds us to not only view end of life care as simply removing physical pain. VR can be an important tool palliation and alleviating suffering.
PROF ALEXIEI DINGLI
Professor of Artificial Intelligence - University of Malta
10:00 - 10:10
Keynote by Malta Enterprise CEO - Kurt Farrugia
KURT FARRUGIA
CEO - Malta Enterprise
10:10 - 10:35
Where do I put my money in healthtech next? (Investment)
Health tech investment has been on the steady rise in the past 5 years, accelerated even more by COVID. So what's the next big investment in health?
MIKKO PUHAKKA
Founder - Lion Partners
MELANIE DEBATTISTA
Manager, Investment Promotion - Malta Enterprise
JULIAN MOLITOR
Founder & CEO - Invenion & FetoLife
A. J. LAWRENCE
CEO -INSIGHTS LAB
10:35 - 10:45
The challenges that Health-tech start-ups face while raising capital
Health tech start-ups face numerous challenges when trying to raise capital particularly because due to red tapes investment may not appear as lucrative early on. Here's a round-up of what these challenges are and how to best approach them.
ADV. GIL SOLOMON
Founding Partner - Gil Solomon & Co.
10:45 - 11:05
Taking your product to market in a complex industry (Strategy)
Healthcare is not like other industries. We deal with people's lives day in day out. Innovation and scaling can be restrictive because of red tape. This is understandable in such a complex environment but how do you navigate this?
DR MICHAEL WATTS
CEO - Blüm Health Ltd
SALMA HOUARI
Founder & Managing Partner - RaiseV
RADO ANDRIAN
Director Digital Health Strategy, Programs and Solutions - Cap Gemini Engineering - Andrian Consulting
11:05 - 11:15
Deo Debattista
HON. DEO DEBATTISTA
Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Protection and Public Cleansing - Ministry for Tourism and Consumer Protection
11:15 - 11:30
Keynote by Galen Growth
DR. SARA SCHMACHTENBERG
Head of Data and Analytics - Europe & USA for Galen Growth
11:20 - 11:55
The real journey of a Med Tech Company: From Startup to Global Powerhouse (Strategy)
The story of two start-ups making their way to become global powerhouses in health tech.
DR SIMON J. SONNTAG
CEO & Co-Founder - Virtonomy
JASMIN HOUNSELL
CEO - Evolene Ltd
JAMES SOMAUROO
Founder & CEO - SomX
12:00 - 13:30
Top 10 Healthtech Startups Pitching Competition
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13:30 - 13:40
Scaling digital health cross-borders: a transatlantic view
DOMINICK KENNERSON
Global Head G4A Digital Health Partnerships - Bayer G4A
13:40 - 13:50
PEM, one piece of the Dementia Puzzle
Dementia can be debilitating for both the patient as well as his carers. Unfortunately, sometimes due to wandering patients are stopped from being active due to fear of the risk of injury and fatality. It becomes increasingly difficult to have a carer constantly by the patient's side but through a PEM system, which uses sensor-based monitoring, Dr Attard believes that we could give a leap in the quality of life patients with dementia have.
DR CONRAD ATTARD
Lecturer and Researcher & Chair of MSc in Digital Health Board of Studies - University of Malta
13:50 - 14:10
Access of Digital Health Solutions; Global Challenges & Opportunities, distributing an even future (Reflection)
It's easy perhaps for the richer countries to research and innovate in health tech. We however, have seen a lot of the poorer countries innovate when it comes to health tech which has enabled them to improve the quality of care drastically. How can we therefore make sure that the whole world gets access to the same future?
LAMBERT MONTEVECCHI
Founder and CEO - Boost Consulting
JULIAN MOLITOR
Founder & CEO - Invenion & FetoLife
NINA SESTO
Digital health director at Magdalena Clinic for cardiovascular diseases, CEO Megi startup - Magdalena Clinic, Megi
14:10 - 14:20
Breaking the taboo in Women's health (FemTech)
It is unfortunate that in the year 2021, the stigma surrounding women’s health is still present causing them to feel embarrassed and end up suffering in silence and ignore concerns about their wellbeing. This should never be the case and we must do more to address it and ultimately break down any taboos. We should be able to talk freely about having menstruation, breastfeeding and contraception. We should be educating and empowering women in their sexual health. We are sure that all of you are in agreement, but what role can technology play in all this?
DOMINNIQUE KARETSOS
CEO - Healthy Pleasure Group
14:20 - 14:50
Decentralizing patient records - a patient centered model (Clinical/Tech)
Decentralisation with patient control is what we should be aiming for. In a world where data is money, it is the patient who should be deciding on who can access their data and for what purpose.
ARDY ARIANPOUR
CEO & Co-Founder - Seqster
DR IAN GAUCI
Managing Partner - GTG Advocates
ANTON HASSELGREN
PhD Candidate in Medical Technology - NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
ADRIAN NICULESCU
CMO EMEA - CloudCoin Consortium
PRAVASH DEY
Disruptor in Chief - US India Blockchain Council
14:50 - 15:00
How to achieve real connectivity in this new healthcare world
When the healthcare professional and the patient do not know each other, how can we achieve a valuable connection to deliver good care? We need to know more about the experience and perception towards each other.
GABRIELLE SPEIJER
Radiation oncologist & founder - CatalyzIT
15:00 - 15:25
Healthcare Moonshot: The 2030 Healthcare experience (Reflection)
The future of healthcare is shaping in front of our eyes. From advances happening in AI to 3D-printing, robotics or even nano-technology. Although most of the promising technology is in the research phase and has not yet made it to mainstream clinical care the next 10 years will be pivotal for the integration of these technologies in our clinical workflow. In this panel, we aim to discuss what the year 2030 will look like for healthcare and what challenges we must overcome in the years to come to ensure the vision becomes a reality. From problems with interoperability to convincing patients and healthcare workers to trust these new technologies, this roundtable discussion will cover it all!
LAMBERT MONTEVECCHI
Founder and CEO - Boost Consulting
DR STEFAN BUTTIGIEG
Co-Founder - Digital Health Malta
STAN SHEPHERD
General Practioner & CEO - Instant Access Medical - Health One Global
15:25 - 15:35
Patient care is going digital - what the future holds
Patients demand digital health, and rightly so. It is unbelievable that your car can drive itself but you can't access your health record. The next 10 years will be defining for healthcare; what does the future hold?
LILIAN M. AZZOPARDI
Professor - Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta
15:35 - 16:05
The future of Mental Health and its workforce is Digital (Clinical/Scientific)
If COVID-19 showed us one thing it is that mental health should not be taken for granted. It has probably left a world riddled with mental health issues because of isolation, loss of social contact and in the case of our workforce it left scars akin to PTSD. How are we going to tackle this?
BERTHOLD GLASS
Entrepreneur & Speaker - Berthold Glass
DR DANIEL VELLA FONDACARO
Psychiatry Doctor
STEVE SAMMUT ALESSI
Psychiatry Trainee
TERRY WOU
Founder - Bien-être World
BRIAN WALLACE
Chief Medical Officer - Calmsie
16:05 - 16:15
Achieving Digital Process Automation within the Health Industry
“The Health landscape is changing. In an industry where time is of the essence, what is being done to maximize efficiency and resolve issues as quickly as possible? Francois Grech, Managing Director at Exigy, shares his insights into Intelligent Process Automation and what it means for the health industry
FRANCOIS GRECH
CEO - Exigy
Workshops
09:15 - 10:00
The power of play: reducing anxiety for young hospital patients
See how Xploro is using augmented reality, games and an artificially intelligent chatbot to empower, engage and inform young patients, whilst having fun at the same time
DOM RABAN
CEO - Xploro
10:00 - 11:30
Improving Safety of Transfused Patients Integrating Umana T1 Monitoring with GP14Blood Software Solutions by Umana Medical & GPi
DR MICHEL ANGUE
Business Development Consultant - Gruppo GPI, International Operations
11:30 - 11:45
Inaugaural Speeches
HON. DEO DEBATTISTA
Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Protection and Public Cleansing - Ministry for Tourism and Consumer Protection
11:45 - 12:00
Europe's Vision for Medical Cannabis
ALEX AGIUS SALIBA
Member of the European Parliament - European Parliament
12:00 - 12:30
Medical cannabis - Export and Import Regulation through the EU”
GOLAN BITTON
CEO - UNIVO Pharmaceuticals LTD
12:30 - 13:00
Women in Medical Cannabis
DR SANDRA CARRILLO
Co-Founder - Medical Cannabis Clinics Colombia Medicann IPS
MARION ZAMMIT
Head, Investment Promotion Unit - Malta Enterprise
YONA CYMERMAN
COO - TechforCann Europe accelerator
13:00 - 13:30
Keynote by CannaConsults
STEPHEN OLIVER
Co-founder - The Canna Consultants
MATTHEW LAWSON
Co-Founder - The Canna Consultants
13:30 - 13:40
Challenges, opportunities & Pitfalls of preclinical research in a small country
GIUSEPPE DI GIOVANNI
Professor - University of Malta/Cardiff University
13:40 - 14:00
Scientific Evidence in Medical Cannabis
DR SANDRA CARRILLO
Co-Founder - Medical Cannabis Clinics Colombia Medicann IPS
14:30 - 15:00
From Seed to Supply, ensuring consistent QC across Europe
STEPHEN OLIVER
Co-founder - The Canna Consultants
MATTHEW LAWSON
Co-Founder - The Canna Consultants
DOMINIC JOHN
General Manager - Panacea Farm
MARK GLEDHILL
Development Manager - Isle of Man Government
PHILIP EISENHART
Co-founder - Push Things Forward
RICHARD SANDERS
Investor and promoter - Medicinal Cannabis
DAVE CHARNICK
The Adam Dunn Show Cannabis Podcast & Founder of Kalyx Development
15:00 - 15:45
Industry shift - Integrating medical cannabis into biotech, pharma and big data
LILAC MANDELES
CEO - TechforCann Europe Accelerator
15:45 - 16:00
Combatting the Medical Cannabis Stigma
THOMAS GRIMA
Medical Scientific Liaison - Pharma.MT Ltd
16:00 - 16:10
The integrative future of cannabis based medication
How indigenous and western medicine need to come together and put the patient first.
ABHISHEK MOHAN
Co-Founder & CEO - Hempstreet India
16:10 - 16:30
Cannabis: The Canadian Experience
"On October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act came into force, legalizing, strictly regulating and restricting access to cannabis in Canada. The Act implements a new comprehensive public health approach that will be more effective in protecting youth and keeping profits out of the pockets of criminals and organized crime. We will discuss some mistakes of the past, practical implementation of the Cannabis Act in Canada and cannabis usage patterns and problems pre and post legalization."
CHRISTOPHER MORRIS
Consultant Surgeon advanced wound, chronic pain pain and PTSD management - Access Health SC
16:30 - 16:40
The Use of Minor Cannabinoids in the Management of Chronic Pain
DR ANDREW AGIUS
Medical Director - The Pain Clinic
16:40 - 17:00
Country By Country: Actualizing the Untapped Opportunities of Cannabis & Hemp
DR AIMON KOPERA
CEO - Geneomics Global
17:00 - 17:20
THC & CBD used via an Inhalation Device; Where are we at? By Tetra Bio-Pharma
JEKATERINA PAROVINCAKA
Regulatory Affairs Associate - Tetra Bio-Pharma
20:00
MED-TECH WORLD AWARDS
This evening will celebrate the best of the Med-Tech industry in a record-breaking awards night with a premium guest list.
Speakers nov 2021
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Platinum Package
€12,000
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5x5m space
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30 passes for Med-Tech World
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30 extra passes at 50% off for Med-Tech World
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50 word company profile on BLOCK Magazine
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15 standard passes for AIBC Summit
This package includes a 5x5m booth on the Med-Tech World expo floor.
Design of wall to be submitted by exhibitor. Printing of wall, carpeting, WiFi, and power supply of 16 AMP, stools and table included in price. Wired internet is also recommended against a charge.
Gold Package
€ 6,000
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3x5m space
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15 standard passes for Med-Tech World
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15 extra passes at 50% off for Med-Tech World
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7 standard passes for AIBC Summit
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50 word company profile on our BLOCK Magazine
Med-Tech World covers the costs of WiFi and power supply of 16 AMP. This package calls for a creative booth at the exhibitor’s expense. Wired internet is also recommended against a charge.
Silver Package
€3,000
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3x3m space
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7 standard passes for Med-Tech World
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7 extra passes at 50% off for Med-Tech World
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3 standard passes for AIBC Summit
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50 world company profile on our BLOCK Magazine
Med-Tech World cover the costs of WiFi and power supply of 16 AMP. This package calls for a creative booth at the exhibitor’s expense. Wired internet is also recommended against a charge.
Bronze Package
€ 2,000
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2x2m space
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5 standard passes for Med-Tech World
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2 standard passes for AIBC Summit
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50 word company profile on BLOCK magazine
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5 extra passes at 50% off for Med-Tech World
Med Tech World covers the costs of WiFi and power supply of 16 AMP. This package calls for a creative booth at the exhibitor’s expense. Wired internet is also recommended against a charge.
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€1,500
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€500
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€4,000
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€800
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€2,200
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€2,400
Online Opportunities
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A Day In The Life Of...
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Main Sponsors
Digital Health Malta
Digital Health Malta's vision is to help with the transformation of the Maltese healthcare sector through digital health. We want to do this by informing the general public, helping with innovation, and facilitating transition. They believe that focusing on these three things will not only help the Maltese economy and teach the general public but we believe that it will help the Maltese population to live healthier and happier lives.
IDEA Group
IDEA Group was founded in 2005 as IDEA Management Consulting Services offering advisory services in the field of business development, change management and human resources as well as corporate training. Today, IDEA Group offers a wide range of management, data, research, training and education services. The Group’s centric idea remains keeping clients at the centre of our service.
Malta Enterprise
Malta Enterprise is Malta’s economic development agency. We are here to help you start your business in Malta, scale up and grow! Malta is open for business. We host companies from various countries, in artificial intelligence, cyber security, fintech, medtech, medical cannabis, research & development, life sciences, manufacturing, drones, aviation and more. We look forward to welcoming you here, and assisting you, through a mixture of fiscal and financial incentives.
The Bio Arte Limited
The Bio Arte is an innovative player in the field of biomolecular research, highly specialized on the microbiota (collection of all the microorganisms living and evolving with us). In-depth knowledge, cutting-edge technology, and a team that is consistently up to date with the latest in scientific research: Those are the genes in our DNA. The subject of our diagnostic analyses are all types of Microorganisms, ranging from those which are essential for our well-being to those which are pathogenic.
The Canna Consultant
The Canna Consultants is a business facilitation consultancy dedicated to the service of the Cannabinoid industry, formed following the identification of an absolute need for those within the industry to have easy and simplified access to the necessary range of professionals, each with years of regulatory, scientific and trade experience behind them to provide the best advice and assistance to further your business.
Umana Medical
Umana Medical develops medical technologies to monitor critical vital signs. “Smarter Skin Technology”, a nanopolymer sensor that forms part of the Umana T1 system, is our flagship technology. Our products monitor patients in the fields of Cardiology, Diabetes and Telemedicine. In 2020, Umana joined multinational GPI Group operating across 60 countries.
UNIVO Pharmaceutical LTD
UNIVO Pharmaceuticals is a vertically-integrated medical cannabis company covering all aspects of cultivation, manufacturing and distribution, Our highly experienced researchers holding PhDs in chemistry, analytical chemistry, biomedicine and pharmaceuticals come together to create innovative and dosage formed products for next-generation medical cannabis.
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Business Center, Hilton
St Julian’s Malta
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Thursday to Friday
Nov 18 to 19, 2021
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