SPEAKERS 2023
GIANT Health brings together the world’s leading Healthtech experts, government cabinet ministers, entrepreneurs, founders of unicorn businesses, and more, to provide you with invaluable business networking and learning opportunities.

Piyush Mahapatra
Chief Innovation Officer at OpenMedical
Consultant trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon

Nadia Audhali
Paediatric Emergency Registrar
Co-chair of Green At Barts Health

Dr Jonny Groome
Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist
Associate Medical Lead for Sustainable Healthcare at Nuffield Health

Sarah Ouanhnon
Head of NetZero Delivery and Partnerships

Heidi Barnard
Head of Sustainability at NHS Supply Chain

Pete Waddingham
National NetZero lead for the AHSN Network

Luke O'Shea
Director Of Innovation at UCLH NHS Foundation Trust

Paul Chandler
Deputy Director, Net Zero Travel & Transport at NHS England

Lizz Summers,
Head of Brand & Marketing, Medico Digital

Sylvia Stevenson,
Founder, Absolute Diversity

Dr. MaryAnn Ferreux,
Medical Director, Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex

Lina Chan,
Holland & Barrett General Manager Wellness Ventures and CEO, Founder at Parla

Bridget Gorham,
Health Economic Partnerships Lead, NHS Confederation

Sarah Henry,
Race & Ethnicity Trainer, Counsellor

Karina Vazirova,
Co-Founder & CEO, Femtech Lab

Melisa Guven,
Associate, Monograph Capital

Dr. Heather Duncan,
Chief Medical Officer, Isansys Lifecare

Shane Tickell
Vice Chair
Tech UK Health & Social Care

Andreas Bovens,
Head of Media Platform and Developer Marketing, Whereby

Kenn Milton,
Founder & CEO, MyBlueLabel Compliance Services A/S

Matthew Brown,
Digital Technology Lead, Mental Health, Wellcome

Allan Young,
Professor Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London

Prof. Til Wykes,
Professor & Head of School, King's College London

Michael Chang
Programme Manager, Planning and Health, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities

Pete Gladwell
Director, Social Impact, Legal & General

Magali Thomson
Project Lead for Placemaking, Great Ormond Street Hospital

Natasha Reid
Founder, MATTER SPACE SOUL

Lisa Finlay
Group Leader & Partner, Heatherwick Studio

Dr. Johannes Kreuzer,
CEO, Cosinuss GmbH

Liam Cahill,
Advisor to national bodies, local providers and healthtech companies, founder of Together Digital

Malte Gerhold,
Director of Innovation at The Health Foundation

Katherine Ward,
former system director, and Chief Commercial Officer, Managing Director UK and Europe at Healthy.io

Masood Ahmed,
Integrated Care System CDIO & DCMO, NHS NED, experienced healthcare executive, board advisor, international speaker, lecturer at world's first Global Business School for Health.

Amanda Begley,
Co-founder and National Director for the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA); Co-founder and Director of Strategy and Partnerships for the Health Research Data UK Hub for cancer DATA-CAN

Rajesh Sivaprakasam
Consulant Transplant and Robotic Surgeon
Bartshealth NHS trust

Engin Demirel,
Olympus EMEA Business Unit Manager, Moderator

Dr. Maria Pellise,
Hospital Cliníc de Barcelona, Physician

Dr. Ed Seward,
University College London Hospital, Director of Endoscopy

Alastair Walker,
Owner & Consultant, Lorit Consultancy

Paul Mussenden,
Chief Executive Officer, Cydar Medical

Dr. Chindu Kabir
CEO, Post Op

Jan Heyligers,
Vascular Surgeon

Keith Errey,
CEO, Isansys

Tim Murdoch,
Cambridge Design Partnership Business Development Lead – Digital Products

Tautvydas Karitonas,
TestLabs, Managing Director

Michael Bell,
Partner, Acorn Compliance

Henry Whorwood
Head of Research & Consultancy at Beauhurst

Benjamin Storey
Head of Investor Connectivity, Platforms & Proposition, Barclays Bank UK

Max Herrmann
Managing Director Stifel

Jenny Tooth
Executive Chair UK Business Angels Association

Mayer Schreiber,
CEO Discovery Park

Jane Kennedy
Chief Business Officer Discovery Park

Renos Savva
Head of Innovation Discovery Park

Joanna Gould
CEO VisusNano

Johnny Downs,
NIHR Clinician Scientist and Clinical Senior Lecturer, King's College London

Maria Loades,
Clinical Psychologist, University of Bath

Liz Ashall-payne,
Chief Executive Officer , ORCHA

Jasmeet Rai,
Associate Director, RCH Care Homes

John Witt,
CEO and Co-Founder of Stotles

Mark Thomas,
Chief Information Officer at Bedford Luton and Milton Keynes ICS

Rammy Arafa,
Head of Sales four the South of England at Open Medical

Dr Tim Ringrose,
CEO and Founder, Cognitant Group Ltd

Nathan Moore,
Managing Director, Primum Digital Limited

Krista Burslam-Dawe,
COO, Opto Health

Dr Sarah Phillips,
Chief Medical Officer, Kent Community Health foundation Trust

Redmond O'leary,
Sales Manager UK & Ireland, InterSystems

Dr. Adam Perkins,
Research Affiliate, King's College London

Russell Blackmore,
UK General Manager, Ummanu Health

Dominic Jaques,
UK & European Patent Attorney, Gill Jennings & Every LLP

Jack Severs,
Senior Associate , Gill Jennings & Every LLP

Verena Wieser,
Medical Device Consultant, Lorit Consultancy

Dr. Dylan Attard,
Co-Founder & CEO, Med-Tech World

Rana Ersgard,
Deputy CEO, Beetroot AB

Dr Raj Arora,
NHS GP

Jenny Partridge,
Innovation Manager, Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex

Katherine Church,
Women’s Health Tech expert

Victoria Betton,
UCD and service design expert

Heather Wade,
Menopause X

Leila Thabet,
Vice-President of Global Growth at Maven Clinic

Natasha Phillips,
Founder of Future Nurse, Former Chief Nursing Information Officer for England

Wendy Powell,
CEO and Founder of MUTU Systems

Dr. Helen O'Neill,
CEO & Founder of Hertility Health

Teodora Popa
Scientist (Fertility and Genetics)
UCL and Evewell

Lesley Soden,
DirectorDirector, Succoris Ltd

Kelly Klifa,
CEO & Co-Founder of Ally Health

Tatiana Klimanova,
Accelerator Director, FemTech Lab

Kayleigh Hartigan,
Founder and CEO, Fertility Mapper

Monica Franklin,
Senior Project Manager, Perinatal Pelvic Health Service - South East London ICS

Sara Nelson,
Programme Director, DigitalHealth.London

Bella D’Almeida,
Clinical Lead, Sussex PPHS

Monique Carayol,
Founder and Managing Director of Your New Avenue

Elina Navydenoa,
CEO and Co-founder of Feebris