The World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) is a global platform aimed at fostering innovation in healthcare by bringing together various stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and patients. The summit provides a collaborative environment for sharing knowledge, ideas, and best practices to address global health challenges. Here are some key aspects and objectives of the WHIS:
THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE FROM SICK CARE TO HEALTH, WELLBEING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.
AGENDA:
- Future of Healthcare and Economic Growth 9.30am - 10.15am
Host: Gareth Presch, Dr Amir Hannan, Denis Naughten, Roxanne Lavie
- Climate & Health 10.30am - 11.15am
Host: Gareth Presch and Alison Raw - FIRESIDE CHAT
- Emerging Diseases of Concern (AMR, ONE HEALTH) 11.30am - 12.15pm
Host: Gareth Presch, Dr Ron Daniels, Abigail Herron, Dr Tom Ashfield
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
- Digital Health (AI, Space Medicine) 2pm - 2.45pm
Host: Gareth Presch, Dr Shawna Pandya, Ben Wilkins, Prof Piero Formica, Karl G. Schlegel III
- Women's Health 3pm - 3.45pm
Host: Gareth Presch, Vanessa Carter, Dr Khadija Owusu, Meghna Joshi-von Heyden
- Future Investment Opportunities 4pm - 4.45pm
Host: Gareth Presch, Markus Muller, Royston Flude, Holly Ruxin, Nick Stoop
*Times above BST - 1 hour ahead for CET
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
WHIS brings patients, clinicians, managers, voluntary sector, academic and the business community together to co-create
solutions that support people's health and wellbeing.
We offer a platform that supports opportunities to implement solutions worldwide.
"The future of business is aligned to societal impact" Gareth Presch, CEO, Founder World Health Innovation Summit
SESSIONS INCLUDE KEYNOTES FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION BETWEEN SPEAKERS WITH Q&A
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE
If you are attending you can download your very own social media card here!
Academia institutions - colleges, universities, schools who wish to partner email: info@whis.world
For sponsorship opportunities contact gareth@whis.world
Dr. Ron Daniels BEM
Dr Khadija Owusu
Founder of AKAYA FOUNDATION
Managing Partner
Renovatio Global
The People Partnerships Company
Prof. Daniel Etya’ale MD
Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology & Global Health
Founder & CEO, DE HEALTH
Abigail Herron, Global Head of Health and Nature Policy, Sustainable Finance Centre for Excellence - Aviva Investors
Founder and CEO World Health Innovation Summit
Markus Müller
Managing Director
Chief Investment Officer ESG & Global Head of Chief Investment Office Deutsche Bank - Private Bank
Holly Ziegel Ruxin Founder & CEO Montcalm TCR
Ben Wilkins - Community health specialist
Prof Piero Formica - Italian Writer, Academic and International Speaker in the field of Knowledge
Nick Stoop - Founder and CEO Pangea Impact Investments
Denis Naughten – Chairperson of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Working
Group on Science and Technology and Member of Parliament in Ireland.
Shawna Pandya, MD
Astronaut, Aquanaut, Physician, Scientist, Explorer, Director - IIAS Space Medicine Group.
Chairman World Health Innovation Summit
Dr Royston Flude FRSM FRSA FRGS
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whis VALUES AND FUNDING POLICY
Your donations do more than sustain us—they scale impact.
Through our 501(c)(3), we fund health innovation, empower strategic partners, and grow WHIS programmes like WHISKids, WHISatWork, and WHISSeniors. Every dollar is used to improve lives.