22 Aug

Replay the WID-I4H Competition (Video on Demand)

Thursday, August 28, 2014

  • 10.00 – 10.10 Welcome address and introduction by:
    • Prof. Didier Pittet, MD, MS, WID Co-founder; Hospital Epidemiologist/Director of Infection Control Program & WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety at Univ. of Geneva Hospitals (HUG) and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Dr. François Gilardoni, WID Co-founder; Venture Capitalist and Innovation Expert, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 10.10 – 10.20 Welcome address:
    • Prof. Denis Hochstrasser, Vice-Rector, Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland
  • 10.20 – 10.45 Keynote 1: Innovation for Health: From Basic Science to Bedside … and beyond to Health Policy
    • Speaker: Prof. Francis Waldvogel, Chairman, Novartis Venture Funds; Chairman of the Board, Symbiotics SA Microfinance, Switzerland
  • SESSION 1: WID-I4H Competition – Round 1 – Competitors from Canada (W21C), Hong Kong (HKPU), South Africa (TIH) and Switzerland (HUG)
    • 10.45 – 12.15 Teams 1-6 pitch to Jury – “Scientific Pitch” (10 min. pitch & 3 min. Q&A)

 

  • SESSION 2: WID-I4H Competition – Round 2 – Competitors from Canada (W21C), Hong Kong (HKPU), South Africa (TIH) and Switzerland (HUG)

    • 14.00 – 15.30 Teams 7-12 pitch to Jury – “Scientific Pitch” (10 min. pitch & 3 min. Q&A)

  • SESSION 3: WID-I4H Competition – Grand Jury Q&A

    • 16.00 – 16.30 Teams 1 to 6 on stage
    • 16.30 – 17.00 Teams 7 to 12 on stage
  • SESSION 4:  “2 Mad Minutes” (inspired by W21C) (2 min. pitch; 2 min. Q&A)
    • 17.00 – 17.45   10 Best Poster pitches on stage
    • 17.45 – 18.00   6 Finalists Announced by Prof. John Conly, Founder W21C, Head of Dept. of Medicine at Univ. of Calgary, Canada
  • SPECIAL EVENT
    • 18.00 – 19.30 Health Care Innovation around the World:
      • Canada, Dr. John Conly & Jill De Grood, Director at W21C (15 min.)
      • Hong Kong, Dr. Alex Molassiotis (15 min.)
      • South Africa, Dr. Boitumelo Semete (15 min.)
      • Switzerland, Dr. Xavier Comtesse (15 min.)
    • Panel Discussion (30 min.)

Friday, August 29, 2014 

  • SESSION 5: WID-I4H Competition – Round 3 (6 finalists selected on Aug. 28th)
    • 9.00 – 10.30 Teams 1-6 pitch to Jury – “Investor Pitch” (10 min. pitch & 3 min. Q&A)
  • PLENARY SESSION
    • 10.30 – 11.15 Keynote 2: The Current VC Investing Landscape for Healthcare
      • Speaker: Dr. Ralph E. Taylor-Smith, Venture Capitalist, General Partner at Battelle Ventures LP, USA

  • SESSION 6: WID-I4H Competition – Grand Jury Q&A

    • 11.45 – 12.15 Finalists on stage for jury Q&A
  • 12.15 – 12.30 Case Study: How we Raised $14 million!
    • Speaker: Dr Jurgi Camblong, CEO, Sophia Genetics SA, EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 12.30 – 13.00 McLean Sibanda (video on Innovation) & Best Moments of WID-I4H (video)
  • 13.00 – 13.30 Prize Ceremony 
    • Poster Prize: Prof. Osman Ratib, Chair of the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Dept. of Medical Imaging and Information Sciences at HUG
    • Innovation for Health Award of Excellence: Prof. Alex Molassiotis, Endowed Professor in Health & Longevity/Head of School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • 13.30 – 13.45 Closing Address by Ambassador Walter Fust, Chairman, African Innovation Foundation, Former Head of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
  • 13.45 End of WID-I4H