MED-TECH MALTA 2023
SPEAKERS

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…

Jo Etienne Abela was born in Gozo on 29 November, 1975. He lives in Sliema, married and has three children. Attended Sir Arturo Mercieca Primary School in Victoria, Ninu Cremona – Junior Lyceum Complex and sixth form Sir Michelangelo Refalo, all in Gozo. He studied medicine and surgery at the…

Oliver joined MedTech Europe in 2017, originally heading the department which supports members in implementing new and changing EU regulatory requirements affecting the medical technology industry. In January 2023, Oliver assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer, responsible for the association’s overall management and strategy and reporting to the Board…

Giovanni Lauricella is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Lifeblood Capital, has a Bachelor’s in Finance, a Master’s in Regulatory Affairs in Medical Devices, a Harvard University Certificate for Advanced Negotiation Strategy, and a Università Bocconi Certificate for Private Equity and Venture Capital. Additionally, he has travelled to 43+ countries…

A digital health futurist, An innovation enthusiast and a strategy advisor to healthcare authorities and ministries in the middle east with an experience of 23 years in healthcare economy. Areas of experience are: Digital Health Innovation, Health Informatics workflow optimization, eHealth Regulatory Framework and Compliance, Health Information Systems/Health Information Exchange, Digital Maturity and Accreditation

Kelsey Crossman is a business development manager at German startup Simq, which specializes in the adoption of computer simulations and digital twins in healthcare. She has a deep understanding of the healthcare industry and how technology can be used to improve patient outcomes.

Susan is a visionary marketing executive with a proven career in global brand and marketing strategy for market leaders such as Edwards Lifesciences, Thomson Reuters, and LexisNexis. She uniquely established herself as a pioneer and leader in harnessing the power of digital innovation in the medical device industry to positively…

Adel is Medical Director for Ada’s enterprise partnerships and is an experienced practicing NHS physician. He is also the co-founder of 'Doctors in Tech', an organisation established to create a network to support clinicians working in this newly emerging 'specialty'. Adel is passionate about empowering patients and enhancing the clinician…

Dr Sarah Bateup is Chief Clinical Officer at Oliva. Sarah is a CBT Therapist. She founded the first primary care CBT service in the UK, before becoming the CCO at ieso where she was instrumental in learning how to use technology to amplify the effect of psychological therapy, resulting in…

Przemek is an experienced executive advisor with over 100 completed strategy and commercial development projects for leading medical devices companies. His work spans areas such as asset and portfolio strategy, new market entry, commercial due diligence and licensing, as well as regulatory approval, and market access strategy in the US…

Dr Ayesha Rahim is a psychiatrist, with 20 years’ experience in the UK National Health Service. She has worked in health tech for a number of years, and is the national clinical lead for Digital Mental Health in England. Her other interests include workforce development, diversity & inclusion, and user-centred…

Eugenio is an award-winning Data Science Leader at CVS Health, a Fortune 500 company and the #1 healthcare company in the world. He is a Forbes 30 Under 30, TEDx Speaker and studied across MIT, Harvard and Imperial College. Eugenio’s analyses helped develop policy recommendations for The White House, CEOs and leading research institutions to…

Videha is a doctor in the NHS and a lecturer in Health Informatics. His expertise include digital transformation, health data science and user-centred design. He currently leads a portfolio of projects aimed at impacting patient care by translating new and emerging technologies into clinical practice.

Harry is the founder, managing director and lead engineer. He is passionate about all things digital, specifically designing effective and safe care pathways, data analysis and artificial intelligence. Harry is a skilled and innovative software developer and practising orthopaedic surgeon. He became interested in software at the age of 12,…

Kaisa Kauppinen is a seasoned design professional having worked within design over 20 years. For the last four years she has focused on social welfare and healthcare IT solutions at Tietoevry. Kaisa is also doing a PhD on human-centered design and benefit realization management at the University of Oulu in Finland.

He leads Sanara Ventures, an Israeli based healthcare innovation fund, backed by Phillips and Teva, since its inception in 2015. Mr. Barnea is also the Managing Partner of Sanara capital, a follow-on fund to Sanara ventures that invests in Digital Health, Medical Devices & Bio-Convergence companies, and a recognized keynote…

Rik Renard is a nurse turned into a startup operator. In the past four years, he improved +100 care processes ranging from oncology to musculoskeletal to cardiovascular diseases leading to improved patient outcomes and time gained for care teams.

Mr. Aloys RUKUNDO is the Founder & CEO at Hellomed, a telemedicine Startup based in Kigali, Rwanda providing easy and affordable accessible healthcare using modern technology. Prior to Hellomed, Aloys Co-founded Watotosmile ltd a social enterprise that focused on literacy boost for children and teenage girls from low-income communities

Associate Professor Sandeep Reddy is an Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare researcher based at the Deakin School of Medicine besides being the founder/chairman of Medi-AI, a globally focused AI company. He also functions as a certified health informatician and is a World Health Organisation recognised digital health expert. He has…

Oliver is a strategy adviser and applied ethicist. He was Strategy Director and Head of Ethics at Koa Health from 2016 to 2022. He was also a Senior Civil Servant in the UK Department of Health and a Policy Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit under Tony Blair.

Ralf-Gordon Jahns is the Managing Director of Research2Guidance, a leading market analyst and strategy consultancy company for the global digital health market. Since 2008 Ralf has strategically advised healthcare companies and start-ups to better understand the value of adopting digital innovations, navigate through new market opportunities, and build successful partnerships.

With knowledge about how to get regulatory approval, I decided to take matters into my own hands and create a digital platform, with a work-break-down-structure that would allow MedTech companies to accelerate a compliance framework into organisations to become and remain compliant, at a fraction of the cost and hassle.

Matthieu is a GP registrar in London, who uses data and medical technology to improve patient care and health equity.

A medical doctor by background, Avi is an Associate Partner for Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Clinical Safety Officer at IBM. He is also the Co-Founder of Doctorpreneurs, a non-profit organisation and global community for medical innovators and entrepreneurs. Avi is an experienced and entrepreneurial healthcare leader and clinical strategist working…

Kurt Farrugia was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Malta Enterprise on 1st August 2019. Previously, he served as Head of Government Communication and spokesperson for the Prime Minister between 2013 and 2019. In August 2017, the Prime Minister appointed Mr Farrugia on the Malta-UK Business Promotion Task Force where he…

Senior NHS manager with extensive experience managing analytical and business intelligence teams to ensure delivery of timely, accurate reporting, analysis, intelligence, insight and predictive analytics in service improvement, service redesign, transformation and integration. Working on digital and data strategy to support intelligence with a strong emphasis on Population Health Management.

Dr. Jan Lio is a physician with a passion for technology, in particular AI. He is the founder of DyagnosticoAI, a platform that utilizes AI to improve diagnostic accuracy in healthcare. He is also the founder of Sygnal, a marketing agency, and the author of "Lo Que Importa". Dr Lio´s…

Novalins is a triply-ISO-certified medical translation provider working exclusively in the healthcare sector. We have over ten years' experience providing certified medical translation services to 220 healthcare companies, including 130+ global MedTech companies with the most challenging needs in over 120 languages across Europe, America and Asia, making use of…

Alex has extensive experience in business and engineering, specifically in the healthcare industry. He is passionate about the convergence of modern IT technologies and medicine. In 2020, Alex founded Medentee, a web-based platform and mobile application that facilitates secure, efficient, and convenient communication between healthcare organizations, medical professionals, and patients

Michael Maylahn was trained in California as a biomedical engineer. He’s the Founder and CEO of Stasis, bringing the mass-market a more connected healthcare future. Michael’s global mission to accelerate proactive patient care is fueled by childhood exposure, supporting 80+ hospitals in India, collaborating with a top US medical center,…

Jonathan Johnson, MD, MBA, CWSP, FAPWCA is the founder and surgical director of Comprehensive Wound Care Services based in Washington, DC. Also known as “Dr. Wounds” he is board certified by the American Board of Wound Management and a fellow of the American Professional Wound Care Association. Dr. Johnson trained…

Mr Kenneth Brincat has been appointed MDIA’s CEO in 2021. Enhancing the successes achieved during the initial years of the MDIA, Mr Brincat is spearheading the strategic direction of digital innovation in Malta. He holds a Master of Science Degree in HR and Training and currently reading for a Doctorate…

Wiktoria is a medical doctor, having graduated from King's and Imperial College London. She co-founded Medtechly, a platform that connects individuals passionate about MedTech. Wiktoria has co-organised national and international conferences, won the Healthcare Leadership Academy essay prize in healthcare management, and completed research in patient safety and orthopaedics.

Philippe is a TEDx and inspirational speaker, a digitalisation humanist and a futurist. Philippe is regularly speaking at major international events all over the World and mainly in the Healthcare space. He recently received an “Outstanding Leadership in Healthcare Award” in March 2022 in Dubai.

Ana, a COO with an Executive MBA from IE Business School and digital transformation executive training, brings 15+ years of medical technology experience to the table, specifically in fertility, women's health, and related applications. She directed operations at Overture, automating assisted reproduction labs that secured Google Ventures' first investment in…

CEO of Softcare Studios, a digital health startup developing VR solutions for drug-free pain management. Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology, he is also an advisor on digital safety and privacy in the Metaverse (focus on child safety and medical XR) as a member of the Extended Reality Safety Initiative (XRSI).

Daniel is a Health & Pharma Lawyer. As a Partner of PRA-Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados, he is the Head of the Health, Pharmacy & Biotech Economic Unit. Based in Portugal, he was also a member of the National Board of Bioethics, to which he was elected by the national…

Pilar is a Go-to-Market expert with 20+ years of experience in international sales, partnerships, and business development in the Health and Tech sectors. Currently, Pilar is the founder of i-Expand, an advisory firm a boutique advisory firm focused on assisting Health Tech companies grow and scale faster, with less cost and less risk.…

James is the founder of SomX, a healthtech-specific communications agency, host of The Healthtech Podcast and Editor-In-Chief of Healthtech Pigeon. He is an anaesthetics and ICU doctor by training, has held roles at NHS England, Health Education England and the British Medical Journal and previously directed two healthtech accelerators.

Jessica is co-founder and CXO at SomX. Previously an associate director at FleishmannHillard, a global PR agency, Jessica brings experience working with big pharma clients, NHS organisations and the Royal College of Physicians.

Patient Advocate, Health adviser in health and patient experience. Chief Patient Officer. Worked as Commercial Director in the Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic, and FMCG, both nationally and internationally. Founder of MamaTieneMigraña, BeOriginal.es and Co-founder of COVIDWarriors and AIREAMOS.org. Founder and President of VISIBLE Foundation. Prize of the Catalan Society of Neurology 2022…

Daniel Young is the founder of Digital Health Works, a commercialization agency. He is an entrepreneur and an international expert, with 18 years’ experience in the health sector. He concentrates on development and monetization of AI/ML and hardware-based digital health applications. He advises on product readiness, regulatory, revenue strategies.

Cancer and Exercise Rehabilitation Specialist. Italian project and implementation Manager of VIVICA lifestyle digital health solution. More than 2 years experience in research methodology (RCTs), developing strategic expansion and projects on digital health solutions for improving lifestyle and symptoms monitoring in cancer patients.

The Unicorn Builder: turning science & technology into $Bn companies. Working with ambitious founders & CEOs to develop world-leading propositions, strategies, & stand-out marketing that secure investment & win customers. Pete has spent over 22 years working at the intersection of science & technology, business, and funding. He’s driven by…

Dr. Mendoza is a highly experienced medical doctor specializing in gastroenterology, with an impressive 20-year career spanning across Spain, Portugal, and The Netherlands. In 2017-2018, they obtained a Master's degree in Digital Health from LaSalle University in Barcelona, further enhancing their expertise in the field. In 2020, they completed a…

Abass Kargbo is the founder and CEO of the biotech firm Hyeia Medical Group. As a result of his personal health experience and his family's health history, he founded the company to assist families in managing their exposure to multifactorial diseases with a high unmet need by utilizing precision medicine.

Uzay is an entrepreneur and researcher passionate about transforming healthcare with technology, currently based in London. He is the co-founder and CTO of Hibi, a digital care coordination platform for families caring for children with additional needs and long-term conditions. Previously he co-founded Nodr, a startup for next-generation healthcare task…

Prof Alexiei Dingli is a Professor of AI at the University of Malta. He has been conducting research and working in the field of AI for more than two decades, assisting different companies to implement AI solutions. His work has been rated World Class by international experts and he won…

He’s an expert in innovative health. He hosts a Youtube webserie with EIT Health to popularize topics such as AI and Metaverse. Benefiting from this vast experience, he became board advisor of CoralApp that is one of the most promising young American start-ups supported by the Binance Labs.

Clinical Pharmacist and Drug Information Center Specialist. Digital health enthusiast with a focus on blockchain and SaaS applications in healthcare. Founder of MedSaaS Inbound, a growth engine and a marketing agency that helps MedTech Enterprises scale their digital health solutions.

Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, PhD is Professor and Head of Digital Health at European Campus Rottal-Inn (ECRI) of Deggendorf Institute of Technology (DIT-ECRI) in Germany; a Digital Health Consultant for WHO Europe; the Founder and Head of the Center of Digital Head at Russian-Armenian University (RAU-CDH), and the Founding President of…

Anuj Patel is a seasoned digital health innovator and operator with over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry. He is the CEO & Founder of Motto, a venture backed digital health platform for autoimmune care and currently serves on the board of the Barcelona based healthcare venture capital…

Mr. Kenneth Shaw is a regulatory and quality consultant, as well as the founder and director of Specculo, a consultancy firm providing high-quality and professional consulting services to manufacturers and other economic operators around the world. Specialising in medical devices, Kenneth has experience in helping countless manufacturers obtain their CE…

Hematologist. And Master in E-health and “Leadership in Digital Transformation in Healthcare" from Harvard Medical School. Authored over 100 articles and international speaker like in the Metaverse World Congress. The areas of expertise includes medicine Digital Transformation with the implementation of new technologies as PI of the Spanish HEMATOINNOVA Grou

Przemek is an experienced executive advisor with over 100 completed strategy and commercial development projects for leading medical devices companies. His work spans areas such as asset and portfolio strategy, new market entry, commercial due diligence and licensing, as well as regulatory approval, and market access strategy in the US…

Mysty is a second-career healthcare advocate that brings over twenty years of prior health care industry experience into the practice of law. Mysty advises clients on health care regulatory, reimbursement, and litigation matters.  She helps health care companies achieve their strategic goals through her legal representation.

Finn is having a passion for realising Strategy and Benefits through Project, Portfolio, Change and Transformation management. His focus is to maximise the performance of the organisation he works in, focusing on the people that makes and take advantages of projects implemented but also value and benefits are made sustainable.

Oshin Behl is a Harvard-certified leader in medicine with a physician-scientist background. Apart from being a venture manager at the Creative Destruction Lab (an early stage startup mentorship program), Oshin also serves as partner at a boutique digital health and medtech-startup consulting firm, FuturaHeal and as president at a global…

Alice McGee is a medical doctor, medical advisor and clinical research fellow. She founded Mara Health in 2022 and she has consulted for over 10 different companies and start-ups in the digital health and health technology space. She has strong consulting experience in clinical safety, product, content and strategic management.

Dr. Mariana Zamir is board-certified dermatologist and experienced Mohs surgeon passionate about MedTech innovation. Dr. Zamir is committed to leveraging healthcare outcomes by improving accessibility to medical services and integrating digital health in everyday patient care. Ambassador of healthcare equity through various volunteering platforms, Dr. Zamir advocates for patient rights…

I am a project manager with IT and technical writer background. Currently, I manage several MedTech projects and work with excellent software professionals in the blood banking industry, where we cover everything from donor recruiting to laboratory testing.

Elina has committed her decade of experience in social entrepreneurship to empowering people and companies to be more productive and fulfilled. Essence targets the intersection of women’s health and tech by using the menstrual cycle to boost productivity. Elina's mission: to build a world where periods are a superpower.

Dr. Jin Lee is a digital health investor and  entrepreneur. She was formerly the Global Director of Digital Health at Astellas Pharma Inc and worked in the innovation  and venture arms of Humana, 4th largest health insurance, and Providence St. Joseph Health, 3rd largest nonprofit hospital system in the USA.

Dr Michelle Griffin, Director of MFG Health Consulting is a women's health expert and strategy advisor in women's health tech. She has helped start ups and companies such as Clue, Vira Health and Dama Health develop, grow and diversify.  She has nearly 20 years experience in women's health as an…

Ravi Ramaswamy, post his retirement from Philips (Sr. Director & Head-Health Systems at the Philips Innovation Campus at Bangalore) in Sept 2020, is now CEO, RV Consultants.  He advises Global and Local Healthcare Corporations on Strategy, Growth and diversification as also Product & Program Management. He is on the Board…

Sanchita Pasi is a Senior Investment Manager at Sagana with a Pharm.D and an MBA from SDA Bocconi. Sanchita’s experience spans across international MedTech product management and commercialization from her time at Abbott Laboratories. She then transitioned to venture capital starting at Nina Capital and now impact investing at Sagana.…

Konrad is National Director of the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) which supports exceptional individuals to scale best in class business across NHSE for patient, system and staff benefit. He is also the Chief Enterprise Officer for UCL Partners, an NHSE ASHN, driving the innovation pipeline, adoption readiness of mainly digital…

I am a medical doctor specialized in pediatrics, with over 7 years of experience. I work in Health Informatics, where my focus is on exploring how technology and software tools can create a more efficient, agile, and pleasant experience for users. My ultimate goal is to improve the quality of…

Melissa is an award winning Doctor working at the prestigious St Thomas' Hospital in London. She has achieved a First Class  Bsc, in Medical Sciences with Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Imperial College London and a MBBS from Kings College London.  Melissa is interested in combining her business, management and leadership…

Dr. Joseph Pearson, a clinician with 26+ years of experience in Primary care and Occupational Health across public and private sectors. Passionate about enhancing clients' and patients' health and wellbeing, he focuses on early intervention to identify employee health risks. His goal is to detect early signs of diseases, preventing…

José is a medical doctor graduated from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, where he also obtained his PhD in Artificial Intelligence. He’s founder and Head of Science at Ancora Health, a Dutch digital therapeutics startup delivering solutions for the prevention, cure and management of chronic health conditions.

Dubbed as “one of Israeli’s leading emerging tech lawyers”, Gil Solomon acts for clients in a variety of cross-border corporate transactions with an emphasis on technology related matters such as mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, cryptocurrency and blockchain. Gil is the host of the Dealmaker podcast and publishes articles…

"Saurabh is a Corporate venture builder turned Investment professional. With this PhD in Molecular Biology, his work on Rare diseases, working with Med tech ventures and Consulting (Hello Tomorrow and BCG) experience with large corporations on high-impact projects, he firmly believes and represents the intersection of Research, Business and Education…

Mike is the CEO and of Oxford Endovascular Ltd, a spinout from Oxford University, developing a medical device, to treat brain aneurysms.He has over 30 years MedTech experience, studied Pre-Clinical Medicine, Physiology & Pharmacology at Southampton University, and an MBA, Henley Business School, UK.

Dr. Gelvan is a seasoned life-science executive and investor with over thirty years of experience in healthcare. Dan is CEO of t-syte, an early-stage digital health VC venture lab and he is Executive Chairman of Biobeat, Ltd., a leading patient monitoring company. Dan holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics from…

Linus serves as a Principal in 415 Capital. He currently holds a board observer role at TRiCares and previously worked for 4K Invest as an Associate and for RBC Capital Market’s as Analyst in Healthcare IBD. Linus holds a BSc. (Hons.) from King’s College London and an MPhil from the…

Dr. Barreto is a global key opinion leader in women's health innovation and widely known as the Voice of FemTech. She is a Molecular Geneticist by training with experience founding and investing in startups. She is founder of FemHealth Insights and host of the FemTech Focus podcast.

Sanchita Pasi is a Senior Investment Manager at Sagana with a Pharm.D and an MBA from SDA Bocconi. Sanchita’s experience spans across international MedTech product management and commercialization from her time at Abbott Laboratories. She then transitioned to venture capital starting at Nina Capital and now impact investing at Sagana.…

Godwin Chan is a pharmacy student at the University of Toronto, co-founder of Inner Circle, and an angel investor with Hustle Fund (interests include healthcare, web3, fintech, and the creator economy).