The 1st Summit of the Israeli Society for HealthTech is a new in-person event merging visions and purpose at the intersection of medicine and healthtech innovation. We aim to build and strengthen bridges for the benefit of the patient and for the advancement of medicine in Israel and worldwide. The medical community and healthtech/biomed industry will meet in a unique dual format – Med Tech Dialogue – enabling open discussion to achieve common goals for tomorrow's healthcare, while addressing the diverse challenges and goals of both worlds.
PLEASE NOTE: This agenda is subject to change. Changes can occur up until the the event.
08:00-09:00
Registration & Coffee with light refreshments
SESSION I
YOUR LOCATION: AT THE INTERSECTION OF INNOVATION AND HEALTHCARE
09:00-09:10
Hedva Voliovitch MD, PhD, MBA
Chair, Israeli Society for HealthTech
Opening Remarks
Medicine Meets Industry: Common Goals for Tomorrow’s Healthcare
9:10-09:35
Prof. Rafael Beyar
Rambam & Technion
Managing General Partner, ALIVE Israel HealthTech Fund
KEYNOTE
Academia and Business – Medicine and Industry: My Perspective
9:35-09:40
Irit Yaniv MD, MBA
Summit Scientific Committee Chair
Founding Partner & CEO, Almeda Ventures
Launching the 1st Summit of the Israeli Society for HealthTech
09:40-10:00
Prof. Michal Rosen-Zvi PhD
Director, AI for Healthcare and Life Sciences, IBM Research
Michal Guindy MD
Head of Ventures and Innovation, Assuta Medical Centers
Med Tech Dialogue I
Adopting AI for Personalized Medicine: Oncology as an Example
10:00-10:30
Rapid Fire Talks
Meet top startups engaging the healthcare community
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10:30-10:40
Dr. Neta-li Feuerstein Ganor
Medical Head, Specialty Care, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals
AbbVie’s Strategy for External Innovation and Patient Care
10:40-11:10
Networking Coffee Break
SESSION II
INDUSTRY’S ROUTE TOWARDS HEALTHTECH
11:10-11:20
Dr. Irit Idan
Idan Technology Insights
Session Introduction
Industry’s Evolving Interest in HealthTech Solutions
11:20-11:40
Dr. Yishay Falick MD, MBA
Director, HealthTech & Bioconvergence Technologies Innovation, Israel Aerospace Industries
Israel Lupa
Executive VP and CTO, ELTA Systems Ltd.
Med Tech Dialogue II
Harnessing IAI’s Tech to Improve Healthcare
11:40-12:00
Prof. Ran Balicer MD, PhD, MPH
Chief Innovation Officer, Deputy CEO, Clalit Health Services
KEYNOTE
Healthcare Innovation in Practice
12:00-12:25
Moderator: Mgr. Michal Kfir
Business Strategy Director, Roche Pharmaceuticals (Israel) Ltd.
Prof. Anat Loewenstein
Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Prof. Dimitrios Karussis
Director of the MS Center, Hadassah Medical Center
Shachaf Snir
Director of Internal Innovation, Clalit Health Services
Panel Discussion
Healthcare Innovation: Applications of Digital Health in Clinical Practice
12:25-12:40
Shirley Shapiro Ben David MD
Director, Infectious Diseases Unit
Maccabi Healthcare Services
Uri Lerner PhD
Project Manager, Data & Modeling, Medical Informatics Department
Maccabi Healthcare Services
Med Tech Dialogue III
Can AI Prevent Antibiotic Resistance in Community UTI? New Horizons in Community Medicine
12:40-14:10
Lunch & Networking
13:15-13:45
ROUND TABLES
Can Your Employer Own Your Brain (Or at Least Part of It)? How to Maximize Your Rights
Real World Data: Opportunities vs Challenges
The Dynamics of Starting up a Startup – Outsourcing, Insourcing and Hybrid Approaches
Guiding the biotech/pharmaceutical industry in navigating complex medical regulatory environments.
Is it Enough to Be a Clinician? How About Getting to Know Healthtech?
SESSION III
DESTINATION: ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE
14:10-14:25
Dr. Tamar Raz
CEO, Hadasit – Hadassah Technology Transfer Company
From Concept to Cure: Navigating Through Complexity
14:25-14:45
Solomon Dadia MD
Head of the Levin Center for Surgical Innovation & 3D Printing
Orthopedic Oncology Surgeon
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Erez Ben Zvi
VP Medical, Stratasys
Med Tech Dialogue IV
Surgical 3D Printing at Point of Care: The Future is Here
14:45-15:05
Yael Gruenbaum-Cohen DMD, PhD
Venture Partner, aMoon
Israel’s Annual HealthTech Ecosystem Report
15:05-15:30
Moderator: Tili Fisher Yosef MD
GP & Medical Informatics Project Manager, Maccabi HealthCare Services
Podcaster, ISoH-Tech Fellowship Alumna
Prof. Dina Ben-Yehuda MD
Dean of the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School
Eran Peleg
GM R&D, PoC Ultrasound, GE HealthCare
Eran Harary MD
SVP, Global Head of Innovative Medicines & Clinical Development, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Prof. Pinchas (Pinny) Halpern MD
Assoc. Professor (Emeritus) of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Critical Care
Chair, Medical Oversight Board, Magen David Adom National EMS
Panel Discussion
Introducing New Technologies to the Healthcare Community – Challenges and Opportunities
15:30-16:00
Moshe Bar-Siman Tov
Director General,
Israel Ministry of Health
KEYNOTE
Upcoming Challenges in the Healthcare System and Our Strategy for the Coming Years
16:00-16:10
Israeli Society for HealthTech Team
Introducing: 2024
The 2nd Summit of the Israeli Society for HealthTech!
08:00-09:00
Registration & Coffee with light refreshments
SESSION I
YOUR LOCATION: AT THE INTERSECTION OF INNOVATION AND HEALTHCARE
09:00-09:10
Opening Remarks
Medicine Meets Industry: Common Goals for Tomorrow’s Healthcare
Hedva Voliovitch MD, PhD, MBA
Chair, Israeli Society for HealthTech
9:10-09:35
KEYNOTE
Academia and Business – Medicine and Industry: My Perspective
Prof. Rafael Beyar
Rambam & Technion
Managing General Partner, ALIVE Israel HealthTech Fund
9:35-09:40
Launching the 1st Summit of the Israeli Society for HealthTech
Irit Yaniv MD, MBA
Summit Scientific Committee Chair
Founding Partner & CEO, Almeda Ventures
09:40-10:00
Med Tech Dialogue I
Adopting AI for Personalized Medicine: Oncology as an Example
Prof. Michal Rosen-Zvi PhD
Director, AI for Healthcare and Life Sciences, IBM Research
Michal Guindy MD
Head of Ventures and Innovation, Assuta Medical Centers
10:00-10:30
Rapid Fire Talks
Meet top startups engaging the healthcare community
10:30-10:40
AbbVie’s Strategy for External Innovation and Patient Care
Dr. Neta-li Feuerstein Ganor
Medical Head, Specialty Care, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals
10:40-11:10
Networking Coffee Break
SESSION II
INDUSTRY’S ROUTE TOWARDS HEALTHTECH
11:10-11:20
Session Introduction
Industry’s Evolving Interest in HealthTech Solutions
Dr. Irit Idan
Idan Technology Insights
11:20-11:40
Med Tech Dialogue II
Harnessing IAI’s Tech to Improve Healthcare
Dr. Yishay Falick MD, MBA
Director, HealthTech & Bioconvergence Technologies Innovation, Israel Aerospace Industries
Israel Lupa
Executive VP and CTO, ELTA Systems Ltd.
11:40-12:00
KEYNOTE
Healthcare Innovation in Practice
Prof. Ran Balicer MD, PhD, MPH
Chief Innovation Officer, Deputy CEO, Clalit Health Services
12:00-12:25
Panel Discussion
Healthcare Innovation: Applications of Digital Health in Clinical Practice
Moderator: Mgr. Michal Kfir
Business Strategy Director, Roche Pharmaceuticals (Israel) Ltd.
Prof. Anat Loewenstein
Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky MC
Prof. Dimitrios Karussis
Director of the MS Center, Hadassah MC
Shachaf Snir
Director of Internal Innovation, Clalit Health Services
12:25-12:40
Med Tech Dialogue III
Can AI Prevent Antibiotic Resistance in Community UTI? New Horizons in Community Medicine
Shirley Shapiro Ben David MD
Director, Infectious Diseases Unit
Maccabi Healthcare Services
Uri Lerner PhD
Project Manager, Data & Modeling, Medical Informatics Department
Maccabi Healthcare Services
12:40-14:10
Lunch & Networking
13:15-13:45
ROUND TABLES
Can Your Employer Own Your Brain (Or at Least Part of It)? How to Maximize Your Rights
Real World Data: Opportunities vs Challenges
The Dynamics of Starting up a Startup – Outsourcing, Insourcing and Hybrid Approaches
Guiding the biotech/pharmaceutical industry in navigating complex medical regulatory environments.
Is it Enough to Be a Clinician? How About Getting to Know Healthtech?
SESSION III
DESTINATION: ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE
14:10-14:25
From Concept to Cure: Navigating Through Complexity
Dr. Tamar Raz
CEO, Hadasit – Hadassah Technology Transfer Company
14:25-14:45
Med Tech Dialogue IV
Surgical 3D Printing at Point of Care: The Future is Here
Solomon Dadia MD
Head of the Levin Center for Surgical Innovation & 3D Printing
Orthopedic Oncology Surgeon
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Erez Ben Zvi
VP Medical, Stratasys
14:45-15:05
Israel’s Annual HealthTech Ecosystem Report
Yael Gruenbaum-Cohen DMD, PhD
Venture Partner, aMoon
15:05-15:30
Panel Discussion
Introducing New Technologies to the Healthcare Community – Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Tili Fisher Yosef MD
GP & Medical Informatics Project Manager, Maccabi HealthCare Services
Podcaster, ISoH-Tech Fellowship Alumna
Prof. Dina Ben-Yehuda MD
Dean of the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School
Eran Peleg
GM R&D, PoC Ultrasound, GE HealthCare
Eran Harary MD
SVP, Global Head of Innovative Medicines & Clinical Development, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Prof. Pinchas (Pinny) Halpern MD
Assoc. Professor (Emeritus) of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Critical Care
Chair, Medical Oversight Board, Magen David Adom National EMS
15:30-16:00
KEYNOTE
Upcoming Challenges in the Healthcare System and Our Strategy for the Coming Years
Moshe Bar-Siman Tov
Director General,
Israel Ministry of Health
16:00-16:10
Introducing: 2024
The 2nd Summit of the Israeli Society for HealthTech!
Israeli Society for HealthTech Team
Miri Mizrahi Reuveni MD
Deputy CEO and Head of the Health Division, Maccabi Healthcare Services
Irit Yaniv MD, MBA
Founding Partner and CEO, Almeda Ventures
Noah Liel-Cohen MD
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Co-Founder, Dia Imaging Analysis