Meet the 2016 Healthtech Summit Team                      



President
Roberto Ascione
Healthware Group

Roberto Ascione

CEO
Healthware Group (Italy)


VP's Selection Committees
Thom Rasche
Earlybird Venture Capital

Thom Rasche

Partner
Earlybird Venture Capital (Germany)
Marc Sluijs
DIGITALHEALTH.NETWORK

Marc Sluijs

Managing Partner
DIGITALHEALTH.NETWORK (Switzerland)
Selection Committees

All companies attending the Healthtech Summit 2016 will be selected by the Selection Committees of the Summit. This Selection Committees are responsible for nominating over 200 companies and will be selecting the best 40 companies to attend and present at the Summit.

All Selection Committee Member profiles can be viewed by clicking on the black arrow on the right side of their name.

Ekaterina Almasque
Samsung Catalyst Fund

Ekaterina Almasque

Director of Investments, Samsung
Samsung Catalyst Fund (United States)
Roberto Ascione
Healthware Group

Roberto Ascione

CEO
Healthware Group (Italy)
Daniel Bertholet
Endeavour Vision S.A.

Daniel Bertholet

Investment Director
Endeavour Vision S.A. (Switzerland)
Medtech
Frederic Briguet
Boston Scientific EMEA

Frederic Briguet

Head of Digital Health Engagement
Boston Scientific EMEA (Switzerland)
Mario Caria
SOFIMAC INNOVATION

Mario Caria

Venture Partner
SOFIMAC INNOVATION (France)
Lionel Carnot
Bay City Capital

Lionel Carnot

Managing Director
Bay City Capital (United States)
David Cassak
Innovation in Medtech

David Cassak

Managing Partner
Innovation in Medtech (United States)
Todd Cozzens
Leerink Capital Partners

Todd Cozzens

Managing Partner
Leerink Capital Partners (United States)
Eric de La Fortelle
Seventure Partners SA

Eric de La Fortelle

Venture Partner
Seventure Partners SA (France)
Angelo De Rosa
Boston Scientific EMEA

Angelo De Rosa

Vice President & General Manager Rhythm Management EMEA
Boston Scientific EMEA (Switzerland)
Inga Deakin
Imperial Innovations

Inga Deakin

Associate, Healthcare Ventures
Imperial Innovations (United Kingdom)
Rudy Dekeyser
LSP Life Sciences Partners

Rudy Dekeyser

Partner
LSP Life Sciences Partners (Netherlands)
Janke Dittmer
Gilde Healthcare Partners

Janke Dittmer

General Partner
Gilde Healthcare Partners (Netherlands)
Maciek Drozdz
Entrepreneurs Fund Management LLP

Maciek Drozdz

Investment Manager
Entrepreneurs Fund Management LLP (United Kingdom)
Claudio Giuliano
Innogest Capital

Claudio Giuliano

Managing Partner
Innogest Capital (Italy)
Medtech
Lukas GUENTHER
ALSTIN

Lukas GUENTHER

ALSTIN (Germany)
Medtech
Brian Hashemi
Salus Partners

Brian Hashemi

Partner
Salus Partners (Switzerland)
Doug Hayes
Junto Health

Doug Hayes

CEO
Junto Health (United States)
Nikhil Jain
Endeavour Vision S.A.

Nikhil Jain

Investment Analyst
Endeavour Vision S.A. (Switzerland)
Martin Kelly
HealthXL

Martin Kelly

CEO
HealthXL (Ireland)
Daniel Mahony
Polar Capital

Daniel Mahony

Fund Manager
Polar Capital (United Kingdom)
Digital health
Walter Masalin
Nokia Growth Partners

Walter Masalin

Principal
Nokia Growth Partners (United States)
Matic Meglic
Medtronic

Matic Meglic

Digital Health & Patients Management Solutions Director EMEA
Medtronic (Switzerland)
Digital health
Julie Meyer
Ariadne Capital

Julie Meyer

Founder
Ariadne Capital (United Kingdom)
Digital health
Robert Mittendorf
NORWEST Venture Partners

Robert Mittendorf

Principal
NORWEST Venture Partners (United States)
Avi Molcho
Forbion Capital Partners

Avi Molcho

Venture Partner
Forbion Capital Partners (Netherlands)
Karl Naegler
Gimv

Karl Naegler

Partner Venture Capital
Gimv (Belgium)
Aaron Nelson
Aaron Nelson

Aaron Nelson

General Partner
DRX Capital (United States)
Digital health
Thom Rasche
Earlybird Venture Capital

Thom Rasche

Partner
Earlybird Venture Capital (Germany)
Joerg Richtsfeld
Allianz Ventures

Joerg Richtsfeld

Head of Allianz Ventures
Allianz Ventures (Germany)
Jan Rutherford
SEP

Jan Rutherford

Partner
SEP (United Kingdom)
Diana Saraceni
Panakès Partners

Diana Saraceni

General Partner
Panakès Partners (Italy)
Sebastian Schoefer
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Sebastian Schoefer

Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
Medtech
Min-Sung Sean Kim
XLHEALTH

Min-Sung Sean Kim

Partner
XLHEALTH (United Kingdom)
Steve Seuntjens
PHS Fund

Steve Seuntjens

Partner
PHS Fund (Netherlands)
Robert A. Simmons
Life Science Alliance Brandenburg-Berlin

Robert A. Simmons

Network Manager and Concept Designer
Life Science Alliance Brandenburg-Berlin (Germany)
Marc Sluijs
DIGITALHEALTH.NETWORK

Marc Sluijs

Managing Partner
DIGITALHEALTH.NETWORK (Switzerland)
Philip Stadtmann
DocCheck

Philip Stadtmann

Head of Finance and Controlling
DocCheck (Germany)
Digital health
Unity Stoakes
StartUp Health

Unity Stoakes

Co-Founder & President
StartUp Health (United States)
Klaus Stoeckemann
Peppermint Venture Partners

Klaus Stoeckemann

Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Peppermint Venture Partners (Germany)
William Taranto
MSD Global Health Innovation Fund

William Taranto

President
MSD Global Health Innovation Fund (United States)
Jeroen Tas
Philips International

Jeroen Tas

CEO
Philips International (Netherlands)
Leonardo Vinci
esenseventures

Leonardo Vinci

Partner
esenseventures (Italy)
Francesca Wuttke
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, LLC

Francesca Wuttke

Managing Director/Investment Principal Europe
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, LLC (Spain)
Digital health
Arek Wylegalski
Index Ventures

Arek Wylegalski

Associate
Index Ventures (United Kingdom)
Steven Yecies
OrbiMed Advisors

Steven Yecies

Partner
OrbiMed Advisors (United States)