The MedCity INVEST conference, scheduled for May 20-21 at Willis Tower in Chicago, is a boutique investor event highlighting healthcare innovation trends.
Here’s a look at the agenda.
- The Investor Perspective in Healthcare: What’s Hot and What’s Not: Hear from a panel of investment leaders from different healthcare industry sectors about the current investment climate. Learn about their strategic priorities and get advice on how startup founders can best succeed in fundraising.
- Healthcare AI Champion: 10 minute presentation by a startup followed by Q&A with the startup presenter and the AI Champion – they may be a doctor, pharma lead, payer lead, or employer lead.
- How is AI Reshaping the Life Sciences? AI is not just about boosting hospital operational efficiency or radiological capability. It is reshaping other parts of the healthcare industry, be it in pharma or medical devices. Hear from leaders in the medtech and pharma world about how AI can have an impact on everything from disease management to drug development.
- How are Employers and Payers Covering the Cost of GLP-1 Drugs? GLP-1 drugs have proved to be highly effective weight loss drugs and have benefits tied to hypertension as well. But these expensive drugs are often a headache for self-insured employers and payers. Learn from a panel of experts the various strategies that these stakeholders are employing to offer the benefit without breaking the bank.
- What are Health Systems’ Strategic Priorities in the Post-Pandemic Era? Now that the immediacy of the public health emergency has receded, how are hospitals looking at achieving the Quadruple Aim in healthcare? Learn from leaders of our nation’s health systems.
Additionally, INVEST’s Pitch Perfect contest highlights health tech, medtech, and biotech innovation addressing unmet or inadequately met healthcare needs. Here are the tracks, each of which has a focus:
- Biopharma: infectious disease
- Health tech consumer/employer: Care navigation and coordination
- Health tech payer/provider: AI boosting workflow
- Devices/diagnostics: diabetes
Hurry and sign up today, before the extreme early bird rate ends on December 13, 2024.
Secure your seat at the lowest rate now. This isn’t just an event; it’s your chance to be part of something transformative in healthcare.
