Since 2011, the StartUp Health Festival has gathered thousands of CEOs, investors, world leaders and entrepreneurs to focus on solving the world’s biggest health challenges. This invite-only experience, taking place alongside the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, will rally a global army of Health Transformers who are reimagining the future of health. Attendees will leave with actionable insights, powerful connections and a new mindset on collaboration.
Join us in the StartUp Health Village for an experience like no other. Fireside chats with global leaders, CEOs and athletes; interviews with hundreds of Health Transformers from StartUp Health's portfolio; curated one-to-one meetings; wellness activities and powerful networking make the StartUp Health Festival the must-attend global event for health innovators.
Here’s a sneak peek the 2020 StartUp Health Festival:
- A two-day experience with 2,000+ of the world’s most innovative, passionate and interesting Health Transformers, investors, world leaders and industry executives who all care about achieving health moonshots
- Exclusive access to the StartUp Health Connect Lounge for real-time collaboration and deal-making with hundreds of health entrepreneurs, investors and industry peers
- Book a year’s worth of business development meetings in 48 hours
- Early access to StartUp Health’s mobile networking app for matchmaking and meeting bookings while at JPM
- More than 40 Fireside Chats with global CEOs, legendary athletes, patient advocates and innovative founders
- Front row seat at the world premiere of StartUp Health TV where we’ll interview and broadcast live more than 120 startup founders
- Collector’s editions of our newest issue of StartUp Health Magazine
- Hot off the press year-end StartUp Health Insights Report – featuring 10 years worth of health innovation insights data
- Meet face to face with global CEOs, government leaders, inspiring athletes, mission-driven patient advocates and entrepreneurs and investors from over 40 countries…
The StartUp Health Festival is a curated, executive-level invitation-only event.
We are accepting applications for a limited number of passes for qualified investors and
healthcare leaders responsible for evaluating solutions for their organization.
Entrepreneurs in attendance must be active members of the StartUp Health portfolio.
Monday, January 13, 2020
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Marty Makary, MD, MPH, New York Times bestselling author, THE PRICE WE PAY, Johns Hopkins surgeon and professor of public health, and Editor-in-Chief of MedPage Today
Zubin Damania, MD, Founder & Creator, ZDogg Industries (Moderator)
Ed Simcox, CTO, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Sara Holoubek, CEO, Luminary Labs (Moderator)
Kristi Henderson, Clinical Operations Leader, Amazon
Molly McCarthy, RN, National Director of US Health & Chief Nursing Officer, Microsoft
Lynda Moyer, Technology Strategist
Shawna Butler, Nurse Economist and Host, See You Now (Moderator)
Victor Penev, CEO & Co-founder, Edamam
Mario Anglada, CEO & Co-founder, Hoy Health
Linda VanHorn, CEO, President & Co-founder, iShare Medical
Kimberly Gandy, MD, MPH, CEO & Founder, Play-it Health
Brett Shamosh, CEO, CareDox
Cristian Pascual, CEO & Co-Founder, Mediktor
Sumeet Maniar, CEO & Co-Founder, WellBrain
Noel Zimmerman, VP, Business Development & Co-founder, AsiaBiome
James Richards, CEO & Co-founder, QwikScript
Susan Bratton, CEO & Founder, Savor Health
Gail Port, CEO & Co-founder, eHealthAnalytics
Howard Rosen, CEO & Founder, LifeWIRE Corp
Ben Flynn, CEO & Founder, Zeleo
Jennifer Meller, MD, CEO & Founder, Navimize
David Haddick, CEO, PSYCHeANALYTICS
Jacqueline Iversen, Head of Clinical Development & Co-founder, Sen-Jam Pharmaceutical
Hal Gilreath, COO, Electronic Health Network
Miguel Johns, CEO & Founder, DiabetesCare
Samant Virk, MD, CEO & Founder, MediSprout
Jenny Gallagher, CEO & Co-founder, Help-Full
Joseph Schneier, CEO & Co-founder, Trusty.care
Jean Anne Booth, CEO & Founder, UnaliWear
Stephanie Canale, MD, CEO & Founder, Lactation Lab
Kelli Thomas-Drake, CEO & Co-founder, MyPurpleFolder
Jam Ghajar, MD, PhD, CMO, Co-founder, SyncThink
Javier Cardona, CEO & Co-founder, 1Doc3
Leon Eisen, PhD, CEO & Co-founder, Oxitone Medical
Cathy Cather, CEO & Co-founder, Parallel Profile
Yossi Shahak, CEO & Co-founder, Maverick Medical AI
Jessica Corbin, Co-founder, REVITA5
Marcelo Venegas, MD, Founding Partner, KnowNOW Health
Danny Hui, CEO & Founder, sameview
Eric Gombrich, CEO, Tickit Health
Susan Schneider Williams, Fine Artist and Passionate Advocate for Brain Health and Lewy Body Dementia Awareness
Mylea Charvat, PhD, CEO & Founder, Savonix (Moderator)
Mark Greget, CEO & Founder, NuEyes Technologies
Wayne Heidle, Director of Community Relations, University Eye Center at Ketchum Health Anaheim
Jane Metcalfe, CEO, Founder & Editor in Chief, NEO.Life (Moderator)
Renee Ryan, CEO, Cala Health
Sylvia Hooks, Retired Professional Tennis Player
Jane Metcalfe, CEO, Founder & Editor in Chief, NEO.Life (Moderator)
Ken Mayer, CEO & Co-founder, SAFE Health
Lauren Weiniger, President & Co-founder, SAFE Health
Polina Hanin, Portfolio Director, StartUp Health (Moderator)
Naheed Kurji, CEO & President, Cyclica
Srinivas Rao, MD, PhD, CSO, ATAI Life Sciences
Polina Hanin, Portfolio Director, StartUp Health (Moderator)
Jill Angelo, CEO & Founder, Gennev
Lisa Kaselak, Filmmaker, Hellopause
Polina Hanin, Portfolio Director, StartUp Health (Moderator)
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
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Jeanne Kehren, Senior VP Digital & Commercial Innovation, Bayer
Unity Stoakes, President, Co-founder & Managing Partner, StartUp Health (Moderator)
Esther Dyson, Executive Founder, Wellville
Jane Metcalfe, CEO, Founder & Editor in Chief, NEO.Life (Moderator)
Toby Cosgrove, MD, Advisor, Google Cloud & Cleveland Clinic
Carm Huntress, CEO & Founder, RxRevu
Roy Schoenberg, MD, MPH, President & CEO, American Well
Howard Krein, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, StartUp Health (Moderator)
David Weingard, CEO & Founder, Cecelia Health
Luca Emili, CEO & Founder, InSilicoTrials
Natalie Davis, MD, CMO & Co-founder, PreventScripts
Bryan Okello, CEO & Founder, BabyMed
Nancy Koenig, CEO, Caremerge
Anupam Khandelwal, CEO & Co-founder, SageSurfer
Kate McGinley, Senior Vice President, Biome Analytics
Pinaki Dasgupta, CEO & Founder, Hindsait
Justin Nicols, CEO & Founder, Sift Healthcare
Sarah Iranpour, Founder, PerSoN Clinic
Ranga Jayawardena, CEO & Co-founder, Beam Health
Jamey Edwards, CEO & Co-founder, Cloudbreak Health
Brian Neman, CEO & Founder, Sanguine BioSciences
Shameet Luhar, CEO & Co-founder, Vheda Health
Shireen Abdullah, MBA, CEO & Co-founder, Yumlish
Bentley Adams, CEO & Founder, Mealshare
Daniel Warner, CEO & Founder, Mediseen
Chrissa McFarlane, CEO & Founder, Patientory
Troy Bannister, CEO & Founder, Particle Health
David Ewing Duncan, Author, Talking to Robots, and CEO & Curator, Arc Fusion (Moderator)
Josh Stein, CEO & Co-founder, AdhereTech
David Ewing Duncan, Author, Talking to Robots, and CEO & Curator, Arc Fusion (Moderator)
Doug Adams, CEO & Founder, Qura
David Ewing Duncan, Author, Talking to Robots, and CEO & Curator, Arc Fusion (Moderator)
Bryan Mezue, CEO & Co-founder, Lifestores Pharmacy
Sarah Davidson, CEO & Founder, Resility Health
Arif Quronfleh, CEO & Co-founder, Tahmo
Kaakpema "KP" Yelpaala, CEO & Founder, access.mobile
Robert Niichel, CEO & Founder, SmartTab
Mory Bahar, CEO & Founder, Personal Remedies
Yared Alemu, PhD, Clinical Director & Co-founder, TQIntelligence
Michael DiChiappari, CEO & Co-founder, FitTrace
Katherine Curtin, PhD, CEO & Co-founder, Neolth
Andrei Zimiles, CEO & Co-founder, Doctor.com
Reed Mollins, CSO & Co-founder, Doctor.com
Katya Hancock, Investor Network Director, StartUp Health (Moderator)
Marina Borukhovich, CEO & Co-founder, YourCoach
Eugene Borukhovich, Advisor, YourCoach
Katya Hancock, Investor Network Director, StartUp Health (Moderator)
Imran Cronk, CEO & Co-founder, Ride Health
West Shell III, CEO, Chairman & Co-founder, Conversa Health
Zena Brown, MD, Vice President, Population Health Clinical Transformation, Northwell Health
Polina Hanin, Portfolio Director, StartUp Health (Moderator)
Jason Pyle, CEO, Vive Benefits
Brian Arnds, Chief Human Resource Officer, PhyNet
Polina Hanin, Portfolio Director, StartUp Health (Moderator)
Anish Sebastian, CEO & Co-founder, Babyscripts
Lauren Demosthenes, MD, OBGYN & Medical Director of High Value Care and Innovation, Prisma Health–Upstate
Grace Balding, Babyscripts user
Polina Hanin, Portfolio Director, StartUp Health (Moderator)
Jonathon Feit, CEO & Co-founder, Beyond Lucid Technologies
Katya Hancock, Investor Network Director, StartUp Health (Moderator)
Register “Yes” to the StartUp Health Festival using the RSVP link here. Once you’re confirmed, you’ll receive an email with a code to create a profile on the Festival Connect app.
Connect with the 2,000 Health Transformers and Festival attendees who also have access! Once you find a match, send a meeting suggestion and, and once it’s accepted, you’ll automatically be assigned a table. For ease, we suggest using a web browser for this part.
Download the Brella app via the App Store or Google Play. Along with your matches, you can review the agenda, a complete listing of StartUp Health portfolio companies in attendance, press and partners.
Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the app as it will be your go-to resource for all things StartUp Health Festival.
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StartUp Health is on a 30-year mission to collaborate with entrepreneurs to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in the world. Since 2011, StartUp Health has been investing in a global army of entrepreneurs -- called Health Transformers® -- to achieve health moonshots: Access to Care, Cost to Zero, Cure Disease, End to Cancer, Women’s Health, Children’s Health, Nutrition & Fitness, Brain Health, Mental Health & Happiness, Addiction, and Longevity.
StartUp Health has the world’s largest health innovation portfolio with more than 300 companies across six continents and 24 countries and is backed by leading investors including Advocate Aurora Health, Chiesi, Steve Case, Mark Cuban, Esther Dyson, Brad Feld, GuideWell, Jason Finger, Jerry Levin, Kaiser Permanente, Masimo, Novartis, Otsuka, Ping An and SeventySix Capital. Learn more at startuphealth.com.
