Day OneTuesday, 29 April 2025

• How do we accelerate digital whilst ensuring an excellent standard of care?
• Narrowing the digital divide and not leaving out large populations
• Designing digital health products that promote health equity

• What progress has been made and what are the persisting gaps/challenges in care, research, and investment?
• Highlighting successful initiatives, innovative approaches and tech solutions that have improved women's health outcomes
• Scaling up for impact - collaboration, partnerships, and sustainable funding models
• Looking to the future - What else can we do as an industry to close the gaps and create a more equitable future for women’s health?

• What is hindering us from scaling digital health beyond the first generation?
• Evaluation of the current reimbursement frameworks (France, Germany, UK)
• Insight from companies who have gone through the approval processes
• Once reimbursement has been achieved, how do you get people to buy your product/ solution?

• Evaluating the effectiveness of the VC funding model for digital health startups
• How do alternative funding models measure up? (grants, crowdfunding, and corporate venture capital)
• Dealing with the pressure to achieve rapid growth/ profitability and the challenges facing digital health startups

What does it really take to have a successful partnership with pharma? The road may be long, with many twists, turns and hurdles but the ending.. worth it?

An interactive session with startups and pharma execs who have had successful partnerships. Our experts will share their experiences and provide valuable advice on navigating the complexities of a partnership with pharma, negotiating favourable terms, and maximizing the benefits of such collaborations. Most importantly, this is an opportunity to ask our expert panel burning questions you have.

The best partnerships are built on trust, knowledge-sharing, and co-creating mutually beneficial opportunities. As a digital health startup looking to scale, one of the hardest decisions is deciding who to partner with. Hear from our experts on identifying the right partner, assessing potential partners' strategic fit, building trust and collaboration, negotiating agreements and addressing common pitfalls and strategies for sustaining successful partnerships over time.

A thought-provoking debate with key leaders in the industry exploring the challenges and opportunities of scaling digital health solutions and achieving profitability. Despite significant advancements in technology, digital health has yet to fully realize its potential. This debate will delve into the key barriers hindering its widespread adoption, such as regulatory/reimbursement hurdles, privacy concerns, and technological limitations. Additionally, we will discuss the necessary conditions for digital health to succeed, including increased investment, policy changes, and a focus on patient-centred care.

• Keys to success as a digital health startup when looking to expand into new markets
• Scaling in Europe vs scaling in the US
• Evaluating funding availability, investor preferences, and market size in Europe and the US
• Going to the US can be seen as the “easier” option – what’s the truth in this? What are the challenges of entering the US market?
• How can Pharma & VC’s help with geographic expansion?