Leading the Next Wave of Healthcare Innovation is a high-impact event designed to bring together founders, investors, academics and institutional leaders to explore how we are shaping the future of healthcare innovation. Through a dynamic format that combines a keynote, three parallel deep‑dive discussions, and a final synthesis, the event aims to create a space where participants can confront real leadership challenges, exchange perspectives across sectors, and co‑generate actionable insights. The program is structured to maximize engagement and reflection: A keynote establishes the shared mental model around leadership under uncertainty. Parallel group sessions allow participants to explore core themes in depth: strategic decision-making, innovation culture, and mentorship/sponsorship dynamics. A plenary wrap‑up brings all threads together and concludes with a clear call to action, ensuring participants leave with practical next steps.
Agenda
18:00–18:15 – Welcome
18:15–18:40 – Keynote Katharine D’Amico
18:40–19:25 – Parallel group discussions
Strategic Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: Leading in healthcare means making decisions with imperfect data, conflicting incentives, and real consequences for patients and systems. Leaders bring unique approaches to navigating ambiguity, risk, and inflection points. (Laura Carratala) Innovation Culture: From Vision to Execution, innovation requires more than creativity, it depends on incentives, governance, alignment, and scalable cultures.The future belongs to organizations able to turn ideas into impact with discipline and speed. (Clara Cano) Mentorship, Sponsorship & Power: Careers and capital move through networks, and women must have equitable access to those networks.Sponsorship is a power relationship, not just a developmental one, and it changes outcomes (Aline Noizet & Andrea Barbiero - femtech)
19:25–19:55 – Wrap-up, cross-panel synthesis, and Q&A
19:55–20:00 – Closing
20:00-21:00 – Networking