GIANT Health is a rapidly expanding national community across the entire UK (of over 345,000 people): of everyone who's business is health, tech, and innovation

Founded by the international tech entrepreneur Barry Shrier

The GIANT (Global Innovation and New Technology) Health Event is an unmissable 2-day innovation festival with 6 conferences, 150+ speakers, immersive workshops, a health-tech startup competition, and more. Our vision is to improve the health and well-being of people across the UK, by promoting healthcare innovation and supporting health-tech entrepreneurs.

GIANT's Family

The Amazing People Behind GIANT's Success

Barry Shrier

Barry Shrier

Founder

Barry is a “Visionary Pioneer”. He is a serial entrepreneur with a successful track record in launching new businesses that solve commercial needs with leading-edge innovations.

Prof Shafi Ahmed

Prof Shafi Ahmed

Chairman

Shafi is a surgeon, teacher, futurist, innovator, entrepreneur, and an evangelist in augmented and virtual reality. He is a 3x TEDx and international keynote speaker and faculty at Exponential Medicine.

Jeremy Sewell

Jeremy Sewell

Board Member

Giant Health, Global Innovation and New Technology is an international community of some 200,000 people whose business is health technology. Its mission is to improve health outcomes and well-being by promoting and facilitating innovation in healthcare technology.

Mariusz Lubkowski

Mariusz Lubkowski

Chief Technology Officer

I'm a honer - opposite of a hacker. I take a software solution or a process and squeeze every last ounce of potential out of it, usually way beyond original design and plan.

Anna Khodakivska

Anna Khodakivska

Head of Partnerships at GIANT Health

Established for 6 years, GIANT Health is a vibrant, engaged global health-tech business community of over 177,000 contacts. We run "Europe's largest and most valuable international festival of health-tech innovation".

Denica Si

Denica Si

Social Media Manager

Denica manages the social media strategy and enhances the online presence of GIANT Health.

Manuel Brando

Manuel Brando

Director of Sales (Exhibitions & Sponsorships)

Overall responsibility for leading sales and marketing of annual events. Managing and coaching 20+ business researchers; coordinating sales activities with relevant departments.

Overall responsibility for leading sales and marketing of annual events. Managing and coaching 20+ business researchers; coordinating sales activities with relevant departments. Designing and implementing sales strategy to maximize revenue and exceeding sales targets; defining market and client research. Revenue generated from Exhibition & Sponsorship deals in particular with global enterprises like IBM or Microsoft. Largest deals closed with Barclays Labs - £75,000.

Pooria Namdari

Pooria Namdari

Sales Manager (Exhibitions & Sponsorships), VEP Tech Support

Graduate in Mechanical Engineering; passionate about Marketing and marketing strategies; responsibility for sales and marketing of GIANT events.

Graduate in Mechanical Engineering; passionate about Marketing and marketing strategies; responsibility for sales and marketing of GIANT events. Coordinating sales activities with relevant departments; implementing sales strategy to maximize revenue and exceeding sales targets; sales and marketing lead generation; professional Tech user.

Aneta Atanasova

Aneta Atanasova

Sales

Aneta is focused on driving sales initiatives and building relationships with clients.

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Our Mission

We all share the same goal

Connect healthcare innovators worldwide and create opportunities to bring people together to find solutions for a better future.

Inspire healthcare innovators through the world’s most creative, valuable, and innovative industry event.

Accelerating innovation and commercial success in an inspirational and creative environment.

Showcasing leading health technologies from around the world to improve health care systems.