Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta, Malta

Speakers | MedTech World Europe

November 11–13th, 2026

Meet Our Speakers

Discover the leaders, investors, founders, clinicians, and innovators shaping the future of MedTech at MedTech World Malta. From early-stage innovation to global commercialization, our speakers bring practical insight from across the MedTech ecosystem.

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Hon. Minister Silvio Schembri

Hon. Minister Silvio Schembri

Minister for the Economy, Technology and Strategic Projects

Government of Malta

Dr Renzo De Gabriele

Dr Renzo De Gabriele

Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry for Health

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry for Health – Government of Malta

Hon. Dr. Alex Borg

Hon. Dr. Alex Borg

Leader of the Opposition Nationalist Party

George Gregory

George Gregory

CEO

Malta Enterprise

Diana Saraceni

Diana Saraceni

General Manager

Panakes Partners

Christian Espinosa

Christian Espinosa

Founder and CEO

Blue Goat Cyber

Harry Blumsack

Harry Blumsack

CEO

Infera

Amel Havkic

Amel Havkic

Founder & CEO

EvoMed Consulting

Edwin Lindsay

Edwin Lindsay

Director/Co Founder

RAF Solutions Inc.

Karl Farrugia

Karl Farrugia

CEO

Ministry for Health & Active Ageing – Primary Healthcare

S. Oğuz Savaş

S. Oğuz Savaş

Head of Notified Body

Malta Conformity Assessment

Dr. Anastasia Tousimis, MD, MBA, FACS

Dr. Anastasia Tousimis, MD, MBA, FACS

Deputy Director, WCI; Director, NWCC; Chief Physician Liaison, MSKCC

Baptist Health Hospital, Miami, Florida

Jian Cao

Jian Cao

Research Program Director and Technical Fellow

Medtronic

Steven Levy

Steven Levy

Partner

Unorthodox Ventures

Melanie Debattista

Melanie Debattista

Head FDI: Digital Innovation

Malta Enterprise

Hon Mr Predrag Andrejevic MD. FACS. FRCSI. FEBS/MIS

Hon Mr Predrag Andrejevic MD. FACS. FRCSI. FEBS/MIS

Consultant General, Colorectal, Emergency and Metabolic Surgeon

Consultant at Mater Dei Hospital, Malta Consultant at St. James Hospital, Malta

Mike Karim

Mike Karim

Chief Commercial Officer

Medistim ASA

Dr. Sascha Berger

Dr. Sascha Berger

Senior Advisor

ACP Healthtech

Michelle Lot

Michelle Lot

Principal and Founder

LeanRAQA

Shai Policker

Shai Policker

Managing Partner

Edge Medical Ventures

Rachna Dayal

Rachna Dayal

Founder & Managing Partner

Sugati Ventures

Steve Gompertz

Steve Gompertz

Partner

QRx Partners

Dr. Irit Yaniv

Dr. Irit Yaniv

Co-Founder and Chairperson

Almeda Ventures

Homer Quintana

Homer Quintana

Director, Center for Rapid Device Translation

Houston Methodist

Tasneem Dohadwala

Tasneem Dohadwala

Founding Partner

Excelestar Ventures

Professor Vincent Sai

Professor Vincent Sai

Group CEO and Partner; Honorary Professor of Practice

Modality Partnership; UCL Global Business School for Health

Dr. Melchior Cini

Dr. Melchior Cini

Director R&I Unit

Xjenza Malta

Marion Zammit

Marion Zammit

Medtech and LifeSciences Business Consultant

Sylvain Gioux

Sylvain Gioux

Director, Imaging Research

Intuitive Surgical

Amir Danino

Amir Danino

Founder and CEO

Innoventric

Emily Huang

Emily Huang

Clinical Fellow in Urologic Oncology

Massachusetts General Brigham

Frank Bulens

Frank Bulens

Partner

Xpand Partners

Anthony Zlaket

Anthony Zlaket

Venture Fund Manager

Tampa General Hospital Ventures

Manish Chand

Manish Chand

Robotic Surgeon and Technology Researcher

University College London

Suzy Engwall

Suzy Engwall

Sr. Director

PRIA Healthcare

Patrick O'Neil

Patrick O'Neil

Partner

MedTech Advantage Fund

Steve Bell

Steve Bell

Expert in medtech startups and medical robotics

Independent Advisor

Ken Nelson

Ken Nelson

Investor & Board Member

Nelson Jennings Ventures

Christopher Velis

Christopher Velis

Co-founder

AEIOU Academy

Rena Dharmawan

Rena Dharmawan

Senior Consultant Surgeon, National Cancer Center Singapore

National Cancer Center Singapore & Duke NUS Medical School

Antonio Caycedo-Marulanda

Antonio Caycedo-Marulanda

Colorectal Surgeon

Orlando Health

Kashif ikram

Kashif ikram

First Vice President – Total Solutions Surgical Robotics, Europe

MicroPort Scientific Corporation

Aselle Kurmanova

Aselle Kurmanova

Member, Health Care & Life Sciences Practices

Cozen O'Connor

Chris Japp

Chris Japp

Partner

Tramway Ventures

Angela Paterson

Angela Paterson

Managing Director & Principal Consultant

Evolution Medtech Ltd.

Tim Lawrie

Tim Lawrie

Founder and CEO

ProjectUS Consulting

  Erik B. Wilson, MD, FACS

  Erik B. Wilson, MD, FACS

Professor and Vice Chair of Surgery

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas

Dr. Adrian Attard Trevisan

Dr. Adrian Attard Trevisan

Founder

Voicebiota Ltd

Ery Sanchez

Ery Sanchez

Neuroscience-Certified Executive Presence & Leadership Perception Architect

SO Sanchez & Co

Blythe Karow

Blythe Karow

Founder & Principal

The Karow Advisory Group

Michael Nilo

Michael Nilo

President and Principal Consultant

Nilo Medical Consulting Group

Robert (Bob) Crutchfield

Robert (Bob) Crutchfield

Managing Director 1824 Health Ventures & the South Carolina Health Innovation Fund

The Medical University of South Carolina

Greg Madden

Greg Madden

Managing Partner

SV Health Ventures

Limor Sandach

Limor Sandach

Co-Founder

NeoFlow

Eric Garnier

Eric Garnier

President

Angels Sante

Allison Post

Allison Post

CEO

Rhythio Medical

Kevin Saem

Kevin Saem

Vice President, Strategic Enterprise Transformation

RQM+

Nadia Ivanova

Nadia Ivanova

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

Sparrow BioAcoustics

Kenneth Shaw

Kenneth Shaw

Founder and Director

Specculo

Mihai Diga

Mihai Diga

Ex. CTO and Board Member- ADG Group 

N/A

Sidharth R. Mehta, MD

Sidharth R. Mehta, MD

Director

Allele Capital

Julie Rachline

Julie Rachline

President

LallianSe

Rami Rajab

Rami Rajab

Chief Executive Officer

MECOMED

Dan Stoyanov

Dan Stoyanov

Professor of Robot Vision and Chief AI Scientist

University College London and Medtronic

Ivanny Franklin

Ivanny Franklin

Managing Partner

MedSight Capital

Dr. Kelleny Berchuck

Dr. Kelleny Berchuck

Managing Director, Global Enterprise Strategy 

Siemens Healthineers 

Andrea Cherubini

Andrea Cherubini

Chief AI Officer

Cosmo

Marielle Mailhes

Marielle Mailhes

Investment Director

Bpifrance Investment

Gautham Kainth

Gautham Kainth

Managing Partner

TCP Health Ventures

Leila Nicolas

Leila Nicolas

Partner

GO CAPITAL

Fred Ginnebaugh

Fred Ginnebaugh

EIR & Startup Executive   

KCK Medtech, Nutromics, OXOS

Linda Li

Linda Li

Partner

Cleveland Clinic Ventures

Antonino Spinelli

Antonino Spinelli

Director of the General Surgery

Humanitas Research Hospital

Ruth Segall

Ruth Segall

Senior Associate

Windham Capital Partners

Antonello Forgione

Antonello Forgione

General Director

Ircad France

Dr. Tim Horeman

Dr. Tim Horeman

Associate Professor in Sustainable Surgery & Translational Technology

Delft University of Technology

Anthony Pio Dimech

Anthony Pio Dimech

Resident Specialist in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Mater Dei Hospital

Prof. Michele Diana

Prof. Michele Diana

Director of Surgical Innovation

Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland

Prof. Audrius Dulskas

Prof. Audrius Dulskas

Head of Surgical Oncology Department & Associate Professor

Vilnius University

Julia Zarb

Julia Zarb

Principal & Founder

Blue x Blue Inc.

Anders Brantnell

Anders Brantnell

Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering and Management

Uppsala Universitet

Alexandra Abreu

Alexandra Abreu

VC Investor

Angelini Ventures

Joshua M. Lampert, MD, FACC

Joshua M. Lampert, MD, FACC

Cardiac Electrophysiologist & Medical Director of Machine Learning

Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Matthew Joe Grima

Matthew Joe Grima

 Consultant Vascular Surgeon & Academic Lecturer

Professor Tan Arulampalam

Professor Tan Arulampalam

Consultant Surgeon/Chief Clinical Safety Officer

School of Medicine Anglia Ruskin University

Simon Mifsud

Simon Mifsud

Chief Executive Officer

Garland Surgical

Livi Bickford-Smith

Livi Bickford-Smith

Associate Investor

THENA Capital

Deborah Keller, MS MD

Deborah Keller, MS MD

Surgery and Engineering

Mayo Clinic and Arizona State Alliance for Healthcare

Eli Yered

Eli Yered

Partner & CFO

Sanara Capital

Jorgen Souness

Jorgen Souness

CEO

St. Vincent De Paul

Gilad Peleg

Gilad Peleg

Founder

Neuro1 Capital

Sahir Ali

Sahir Ali

Founder & General Partner

Modi Ventures

Gwen Bromley

Gwen Bromley

Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Thomas Knox

Thomas Knox

Founder & CEO

VitVio

David Smekal

David Smekal

Associate Professor and head of Uppsala center for prehospital research (UCPR)

Uppsala University / Region Uppsala (Uppsala University Hospital)

Claudia Preziosi

Claudia Preziosi

Chief Business Officer HepaTx & Founder

Preziosi Consultancy

Alex Condon

Alex Condon

COO

Matrix One

Alex Joseph

Alex Joseph

CEO

Microsure

Gautam Kainth

Gautam Kainth

Partner

TCP Health Ventures

Carmel van den Berk

Carmel van den Berk

Principal

BVP

Dr. Avi Mehra

Dr. Avi Mehra

Clinical Safety Officer

IBM

PATRICIA SYLLA, M.D

PATRICIA SYLLA, M.D

System Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY

Stefano Pasquino

Stefano Pasquino

CEO

Tresquare Technologies

Tetsuya Nakanishi

Tetsuya Nakanishi

GM Medicaroid Europe GmbH, CEO Kawasaki Innovation Center Europe

Medicaroid

Christianne Gaudet

Christianne Gaudet

Head of Global Solutions

Karl Storz

Kris Verburgh

Kris Verburgh

Head of Science

BOLD Longevity Growth

Kenneth Brincat

Kenneth Brincat

CEO

MDIA

Silke Riemer

Silke Riemer

Founder and Commercialization Strategist

VIPz GmbH

Jacob BenArie

Jacob BenArie

CEO

OnePass Medical

Hanna Harkawy

Hanna Harkawy

Founder & CEO

Ouli

Pietro Mascagni

Pietro Mascagni

CMO, Director, Surgical Video Analysis

Scialytics, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Decuypere Lucas

Decuypere Lucas

CEO

Allegro

Sophie Brac de la Perrière

Sophie Brac de la Perrière

CEO & Co-Founder

Healshape

Anke Caßing

Anke Caßing

Principal

HTGF

Liridon Rrushaj

Liridon Rrushaj

Director of Venture Investing

OSF Ventures