2020 Judges
Katerina Pascoulis
Product lead at Lantum
Katerina is a product lead at Lantum, responsible for building solutions to the problems with staffing and scheduling within the NHS. Lantum’s mission is to unite clinicians and healthcare providers on one platform so that they can deliver the best patient care, together. Previously, Katerina founded Personably, a Saas start-up to help companies onboard their new employees. Their customers included Monzo, GoCardless and Carwow and they raised their £500K seed round from Rocket Internet. Before that she spent time working as a freelance software engineer building MVP products for other founders. Katerina also has a law degree from the University of Cambridge.
Katerina is a product lead at Lantum, responsible for building solutions to the problems with staffing and scheduling within the NHS. Lantum’s mission is to unite clinicians and healthcare providers on one platform so that they can deliver the best patient care, together. Previously, Katerina founded Personably, a Saas start-up to help companies onboard their new employees. Their customers included Monzo, GoCardless and Carwow and they raised their £500K seed round from Rocket Internet. Before that she spent time working as a freelance software engineer building MVP products for other founders. Katerina also has a law degree from the University of Cambridge.
Adam Shaw
The Heart Guy, Author of the Lunatic Gene
Adam worked as a senior nurse for over a decade before moving into the worlds of Corporate Finance and Stress Management. These days he runs his own business network and works with businesses who are looking to position and pitch themselves correctly for funding. He also works with Angel Investment Networks totaling over 150k investors, always seeking great businesses to introduce to them for funding.
Adam worked as a senior nurse for over a decade before moving into the worlds of Corporate Finance and Stress Management. These days he runs his own business network and works with businesses who are looking to position and pitch themselves correctly for funding. He also works with Angel Investment Networks totaling over 150k investors, always seeking great businesses to introduce to them for funding.
Simon Hooper
Co-founder, RemindMeCare
Courtesy of personal experience of the lack of person-centred care tech available during his families care journey and with a background in business development, Simon has deep experience of tech in the care industry, from usability and adoption to interoperability.
Courtesy of personal experience of the lack of person-centred care tech available during his families care journey and with a background in business development, Simon has deep experience of tech in the care industry, from usability and adoption to interoperability.
Pilar Fernandez Hermida
Founder, i-Expand
Pilar is a Go-to-Market expert with 20 years of experience in international sales, partnerships and business development in the Health & Tech sector. Currently, Pilar is the founder of i-Expand, an advisory firm headquartered in London focused on helping Digital Health companies scale and go global. A passionate believer in innovation through technology, Pilar has assisted both high-profile organisations and start-ups across 6 continents. In the private sector, she has been part of the global leadership teams of Cisco and Wolters Kluwer. She has also led delegations to the UN/WHO, and standardised public health solutions at national level. Pilar holds two First-class degrees and is fluent in 9 languages and an active participant and speaker in the global Health Tech community.
Pilar is a Go-to-Market expert with 20 years of experience in international sales, partnerships and business development in the Health & Tech sector. Currently, Pilar is the founder of i-Expand, an advisory firm headquartered in London focused on helping Digital Health companies scale and go global. A passionate believer in innovation through technology, Pilar has assisted both high-profile organisations and start-ups across 6 continents. In the private sector, she has been part of the global leadership teams of Cisco and Wolters Kluwer. She has also led delegations to the UN/WHO, and standardised public health solutions at national level. Pilar holds two First-class degrees and is fluent in 9 languages and an active participant and speaker in the global Health Tech community.
Lorena Macnaughtan
Digital Health Advisor
Lorena Macnaughtan, MBA, PhD, has been involved in healthcare transformation and innovation for a decade, working with both big companies and digital health startups. She's also founded and run a healthtech event, iCEE.health for three years, and spoke on many stages around the world - TEDx, Stanford Medicine X, Doctors 2.0 and You (Paris, France), Giant Health Event (London, UK), amongst many others. Lorena was honoured to be included in 2018 in the Europe HIMSS Future 50 community in healthcare.
Lorena Macnaughtan, MBA, PhD, has been involved in healthcare transformation and innovation for a decade, working with both big companies and digital health startups. She's also founded and run a healthtech event, iCEE.health for three years, and spoke on many stages around the world - TEDx, Stanford Medicine X, Doctors 2.0 and You (Paris, France), Giant Health Event (London, UK), amongst many others. Lorena was honoured to be included in 2018 in the Europe HIMSS Future 50 community in healthcare.