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  • Highlighting the fastest-growing global markets in women’s health and explore the regional drivers of demand, from shifting demographics to evolving healthcare policies.
  • Discussing strategies for scaling women’s health solutions internationally, including navigating regulatory landscapes, reimbursement pathways, and local partnerships.
  • Identifying untapped opportunities and investment trends shaping the next wave of innovation across fertility, menopause, maternal health, and beyond.
Innovation and Investment

Author:

Navneet Kaur

Founder
FemTech India

Navneet Kaur

Founder
FemTech India
  • How phones evolved into a platform for telehealth and the landscape of innovations.
  •  Examples of AI-driven screenings, wearable integration, and remote monitoring.
  • The impact on underserved communities, women’s health, rural access, global health and addressing digital divide challenges.
Digital Health
Med Device
Drug Development
Innovation and Investment

Author:

Shawna Slack

Chief Strategy Officer
Monere

Shawna Slack

Chief Strategy Officer
Monere
  • Learn the importance of aligning FDA, reimbursement, and contracting strategies to accelerate time-to-market and maximize revenue opportunities.
  • Hear insider tips to help you navigate risks, close deals faster, and scale with confidence
  • Find out how laying the right legal and regulatory foundation can fuel investment, open the door to payer contracts, and unlock high-value partnership.
Innovation and Investment

Author:

Carrie Nixon

Founder & CEO
Nixon Law Group

Carrie Nixon

Founder & CEO
Nixon Law Group

Author:

Anish Sebastian

CEO
Babyscripts

Anish Sebastian

CEO
Babyscripts
  • Concrete guidance on accessing non-dilutive and dilutive funding - what’s available, what’s working, and how to get it.
  • Strategies for founders and funders to navigate uncertainty and build investable, scalable ventures in women's health.
  • How women, as both innovators and investors, are transforming the funding ecosystem - and how to leverage that shift now.
Digital Health
Innovation and Investment

Author:

Lisa Marceau

CEO
Joyuus

Lisa Marceau

CEO
Joyuus
  • Demystifying product-market fit in the context of digital health, where clinical need, usability, and reimbursement must align.
  • Identifying key indicators—user adoption, engagement, and outcomes—that show readiness to scale.
  • Strategies for translating validated need into scalable, sustainable digital health solutions.
Innovation and Investment
  • How to mitigate inappropriate drug use and dosing risk, leveraging mechanisms like Pre-Approval Information Exchange (PIE) and PDUFA timelines to shape understanding of indication, value, and safety.
  • How to engage payers as early as phase 2 to build trust and tailor future value-based contracts, launching with outcomes-driven frameworks to support access and reimbursement.
Innovation and Investment
Healthcare Costs and Outcomes

Author:

Jim Kenney

Founder – JTKENNEY
Former Manager, Specialty and Pharmacy Contracts - Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Jim Kenney

Founder – JTKENNEY
Former Manager, Specialty and Pharmacy Contracts - Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • How payers can apply AI and predictive analytics to optimize cost structures in women’s healthcare.
  • The role of structured and unstructured data in improving patient outcomes and reducing financial barriers.
  • Actionable insights for startups: what data to prioritize and how to maximize its value when working with payers and providers.

 

Healthcare Costs and Outcomes
Innovation and Investment

Author:

Angela Rastegar

CEO
Sunfish

Angela Rastegar

CEO
Sunfish

Author:

Bilikis Oladimeji

Senior Vice President, Clinical Programs
Progyny

Bilikis Oladimeji

Senior Vice President, Clinical Programs
Progyny

Author:

Ashley Campany

Associate Director, Innovative Finance
Milken Institute

Ashley Campany

Associate Director, Innovative Finance
Milken Institute
  • How remote monitoring and wearables are improving maternal outcomes through data-backed decision making.
  • Addressing the “fourth trimester” with digital tools and at home care.
  • Investment, commercialization, and coverage strategies for maternal health technology.
Maternal Health
Innovation and Investment

Author:

Asima Ahmad

Chief Medical Officer
Carrot Fertility

Asima Ahmad

Chief Medical Officer
Carrot Fertility

Author:

Ann Holder

CEO
Marani Health

Ann Holder is the CEO of Marani Health, where she is redefining maternal and infant care through technology, data, and vision. A seasoned leader in global medical technology, Ann has built her career at the intersection of innovation and access—scaling breakthrough health solutions and creating partnerships that reshape entire ecosystems.

At Marani, Ann is spearheading the development of digital health platforms, medical devices and remote monitoring solutions designed to do more than measure vital signs—they empower clinicians with richer, real-time insights and equip expectant mothers with the confidence, tools, and support to actively shape their maternity journey. Her work tackles one of healthcare’s most urgent challenges: improving outcomes for mothers and babies, everywhere.

Ann’s career spans senior executive roles at Medtronic and other Fortune 500 companies, where she drove market-expanding strategies, advanced reimbursement models, and global product launches. Her expertise bridges clinical innovation, commercialization, and operational excellence, making her a rare leader who speaks both the language of science and the language of business.

What sets Ann apart is not only her track record of bringing transformative technologies to market, but her conviction that maternal health deserves bold, disruptive solutions. She leads with purpose and builds with vision, championing organizations that are data-driven, patient-centered, and grounded in equity.

Ann’s leadership is fueled by a simple belief: healthier mothers and babies are the foundation of healthier societies. Through Marani, she is turning that belief into impact—one innovation, one partnership, and one family at a time.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anneholder/

Ann Holder

CEO
Marani Health

Ann Holder is the CEO of Marani Health, where she is redefining maternal and infant care through technology, data, and vision. A seasoned leader in global medical technology, Ann has built her career at the intersection of innovation and access—scaling breakthrough health solutions and creating partnerships that reshape entire ecosystems.

At Marani, Ann is spearheading the development of digital health platforms, medical devices and remote monitoring solutions designed to do more than measure vital signs—they empower clinicians with richer, real-time insights and equip expectant mothers with the confidence, tools, and support to actively shape their maternity journey. Her work tackles one of healthcare’s most urgent challenges: improving outcomes for mothers and babies, everywhere.

Ann’s career spans senior executive roles at Medtronic and other Fortune 500 companies, where she drove market-expanding strategies, advanced reimbursement models, and global product launches. Her expertise bridges clinical innovation, commercialization, and operational excellence, making her a rare leader who speaks both the language of science and the language of business.

What sets Ann apart is not only her track record of bringing transformative technologies to market, but her conviction that maternal health deserves bold, disruptive solutions. She leads with purpose and builds with vision, championing organizations that are data-driven, patient-centered, and grounded in equity.

Ann’s leadership is fueled by a simple belief: healthier mothers and babies are the foundation of healthier societies. Through Marani, she is turning that belief into impact—one innovation, one partnership, and one family at a time.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/anneholder/

From the latest drug developments, diagnostic devices and tools, the Startup Showcase brings you the best of the best innovators disrupting the space.

Join this rapid-fire pitching session to hear from our 6 seed / series A startup finalists developing the next generation of regulated medical products, followed by questions from a judging panel of expert investors. Come along to see the who’s who dominating the startup landscape.

Innovation and Investment

Author:

Peter Pacult, MBA

CEO & Co-Founder
Avana Health

Peter Pacult, MBA

CEO & Co-Founder
Avana Health

Author:

Stacy Blain, PhD

CEO, Founder
Concarlo Therapeutics

Stacy Blain, PhD

CEO, Founder
Concarlo Therapeutics

Author:

Mario Castellanos

Founder
Innovene Therapeutics

Mario Castellanos

Founder
Innovene Therapeutics

Author:

Laura Yecies

CEO
Osteoboost Health

Laura Yecies

CEO
Osteoboost Health

Author:

Peter Kayatz, PhD

Co-Founder & CCO
Sola Diagnostics

Peter Kayatz, PhD

Co-Founder & CCO
Sola Diagnostics

Author:

Liz Golden

Co-Founder & CCO
Wavelet

Liz Golden

Co-Founder & CCO
Wavelet

From the latest apps, wearables, digital therapeutics and diagnostics, AI and M/L, the Startup Showcase brings you 6 investor selected seed & series A disruptors poised to transform consumer women’s health.

Join this rapid-fire pitching session to hear from our startup finalists, followed by questions from a judging panel of expert investors. Come along to see the who’s who dominating the startup landscape.

Innovation and Investment

Author:

Shilpi Gupta

Founder & CEO
Step In Health

Shilpi Gupta

Founder & CEO
Step In Health

Author:

Jasmine Tagesson

COO & Co-Founder
Hormona

Jasmine Tagesson

COO & Co-Founder
Hormona

Author:

Sam Smith

Co-Founder & CEO
Amissa Health

Sam Smith

Co-Founder & CEO
Amissa Health

Author:

Francisco Nogueira

Co-Founder & CEO
Cleo Care

Francisco Nogueira

Co-Founder & CEO
Cleo Care

Author:

Thorsten Waloschek

Co-Founder & CEO
NeoPredics

Thorsten Waloschek

Co-Founder & CEO
NeoPredics