WHI 2022 ADVISORY BOARD
WHY ATTEND?
The final event of the Women’s Health Innovation Series 2022, the Women’s Healthy Aging Innovation Summit is back for a second year to reconvene face-to-face in California on the 9th and 10th November.
Having brought together an underserved area of women’s health for the first-time last year, this year’s summit will take the opportunity to deep dive into specific focus areas, looking to incite conversations about the challenges and opportunities that are unique to midlife women. Going further than just outlining why we need to innovate; this year we will be exploring how we can accelerate this innovation.
The Women’s Healthy Aging Innovation Summit will cover areas such as menopause, perimenopause, healthy aging, osteoporosis, cardiovascular health, sexual wellness, pelvic floor health, brain health, oncology, and preventative health measures, stimulating conversation and breaking down taboos. Our aim is to serve this neglected and underserved market to ultimately improve the access and quality of care for midlife women worldwide.
Best In Showcase
Discover the latest innovation at the forefront of women’s healthy aging. Covering the entire spectrum of challenges and issues faced by midlife women, our prestigious selection committee will select 1 winner from each of the following categories:
Each category winner will get 4 minutes to present their focus area; highlighting key trends, key innovation, and key takeaways. The audience will then get 4 minutes to ask questions, ensuring we take a collaborative approach towards understanding and propelling the women’s healthy aging innovation industry further. Applications close on Monday 3rd October 2022.
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Selection Committee
Attendee Breakdown
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Join the Women's Healthy Aging Innovation Summit to:
- Learn about the unmet needs of midlife women, and the specific challenges and opportunities that lie within areas such as menopause, perimenopause, healthy aging, osteoporosis, cardiovascular health, sexual wellness, pelvic floor health, brain health, oncology, and preventative health measures.
- Understand the benefits to treating the needs of midlife women holistically and learn about what this means for innovation and investment opportunities in women's health.
- Connect with the latest consumer facing innovation, products, goods, and services, and deep dive into innovation focused on specific disease areas.
View our agenda for the Women's Healthy Aging Innovation Summit 2022
2022 Speakers
Rachel Braun Scherl
Colette Courtion
Beth Battaglino
Christine Marie Mason
Alessandra Henderson
Alessandra Henderson is the Co-Founder & CEO of Elektra Health, a next-gen women's healthcare platform on a mission to smash the menopause taboo. Elektra empowers the 50M women navigating menopause in the US – and the millions more abroad – with evidence-based education, care & community. Prior to Elektra, Alessandra spent 10+ years building early stage consumer businesses from the ground up at Artsy, the MIT NYC Startup Studio, and Human Ventures. She holds a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and MBA from Sloan MIT, where she received the Martin Trust Community Fellow Award and the Patrick McGovern Entrepreneurship Award. Her work has been covered by The NY Times, Fast Company, Techcrunch, and the Financial Times.
Alice Zheng
Carolee Lee
Carolee Lee is an innovator, entrepreneur and thought leader dedicated to improving women’s health and wellbeing, and their opportunities to succeed. She was founder and CEO of Carolee Designs, one of the world’s leading accessories brands. Carolee launched WHAM (Women’s Health Access Matters), a nonprofit organization working to bring awareness and funding to women’s health research to transform women’s lives. Carolee forged a research partnership with the RAND Corporation to create The WHAM Report, the first study to analyze the economic costs, benefits and social impacts of health research that focuses specifically on women. The WHAM Report is changing the conversation around women’s health research, proving women’s health research is an economic issue we cannot afford to ignore. Through partnerships with leading advocacy groups, business leaders, researchers and economists, WHAM is using this data drive change.
Carolee is also a mentor and leader in business, philanthropic and educational organizations. She is a past Chair and Foundation Board Chair of the Committee of 200, a community of the most successful women in business, and has served as director on the board of DSW, Inc. Carolee is a founding board member of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, where she has served since 1986. She currently sits on the Women’s Leadership Board at The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Denise Pines
Dina Radenkovic
Hasti Nazem
Hasti is part of the founding team of Kindra, leading product development and education. Kindra is developing innovative estrogen-free solutions targeting the top pain points of the 34+ symptoms of menopause. With nearly 10 years of experience at the intersection of life sciences, health and wellness, and consumer brand building, Hasti integrates targeted product formulation development with cutting edge technical advancements. Her deep scientific communications experience helps to empower consumers to better understand their health, and bridge gaps often overlooked in women's health. Hasti's work has been featured in has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes.com, (O) Oprah Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Women's Health Magazine, and in healthcare public affairs and pharmaceutical trade association publications.
Jamie White
Lina Borgo
Michelle Mielke
Michelle M. Mielke, Ph.D. is Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention and Professor of Epidemiology and of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Mielke works as a translational epidemiologist to further understanding of the etiology and epidemiology of neurodegenerative and other aging-related diseases. One focus of her research is understanding the utility of blood-based biomarkers at the population for screening and diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Another focus of Dr. Mielke’s research is on understanding sex and gender differences in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease and of other aging-related conditions. She directs the Mayo Clinic Specialized Center of Research Excellence (SCORE) on Sex Differences. Dr. Mielke is co-Chair of the Sex and Gender Diversity Group for the Alzheimer’s Association Professional Interest Area. She received the John R. Raymond Mentor Award from the Women Scholars Initiative. She is the PI of several NIH-funded clinical- and epidemiological-based grants and has published over 360 manuscripts.
Missy Lavendar
Natalie Waltz Fretwell
Natalie Waltz is the founder of Tabu - a new kind of sexual wellness brand for bodies that change. Previously, Natalie was the VP of Marketing and Communications at The Chernin Group (TCG). Prior to that, she was an early employee at Collective Health, and recently served as a product advisor to Dadi. She started her career in the crisis communications practice group at Hill & Knowlton Strategies.
Peony Li
Rachel Bartholomew
Rachel Bartholomew is a 2 time entrepreneur who is now working on her second company, Hyivy Health, created after her recent fight with cervical cancer. Hyivy Health is creating a pelvic rehabilitation device for the 1 in 3 women worldwide who will experience a pelvic health complication in their lifetime. Rachel is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and has been working in various roles in the entrepreneurship ecosystem for over 10 years.
Sally Mueller
As the co-founder and CEO of Womaness, Sally is a consummate business builder specializing in retail and brand innovation. Her trend-forecasting Midas touch has benefited companies such as Target, Who What Wear and VERSED skincare, among others. She is a seasoned executive with impeccable entrepreneurial acumen. Sally spent over two decades of her career at Target Corporation, first in Apparel Merchandising and then in Marketing, helping to build the bullseye from a regional discount retailer to one of the world’s most recognized and influential global brands. She developed and implemented Target’s designer program and Design for All platform, transforming the regional discount retailer into a global phenomenon.
Sarah Foley
Asima Ahmad
Betsy Bluestone
Ines O’Donovan
Karen Drexler
Nikolina Lauc
Somi Javaid
Daisy Robinton
Dr. Daisy Robinton is passionate about elevating women’s health and challenging the status quo of female aging. She launched Oviva Therapeutics with the vision to tackle aging in women while addressing the historic gender disparity in biomedical research and healthcare. Dr. Robinton completed her PhD in Human Biology and Translational Medicine at Harvard University and landed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her scientific discoveries. Her writing has been published in periodicals such as Nature, Vanity Fair and NEO.LIFE. Her work as a molecular biologist, writer, public speaker, and lifestyle & fitness model, contribute to the unique lens with which she examines the intersection of science and culture.
Laura Yecies
Laura Yecies is the CEO of Bone Health Technologies, maker of OsteoBoost, the first effective and safe non-drug treatment for low bone density. Previously she was CEO of SyncThink a medical diagnostic company, Catch, which she sold to Apple and SugarSync which was acquired by J2Global. Earlier she led the Browser division at Netscape, was general manager of Yahoo Mail and VP of Marketing at Check Point. Ms. Yecies has led commercialization and product development programs that have resulted in the use by over 350m customers. She received her MBA from Harvard, has an MSFS from Georgetown and her AB in Government Magna Cum Laude from Dartmouth. She has been profiled in the NYTimes and multiple periodicals and is a prolific speaker and writer on health care and technology.
Kathryn Schubert
Anna Butterworth
Anna Butterworth is a FemTech pioneer. She has been at the epicentre of the industry for over six years - before the term was even coined. Starting her career in PR she quickly found her calling in wider creative campaign strategy and moved through cause led organisations that support marginalised communities and promote their voices.
Landing at Elvie in 2015 she was the first communications hire and quickly grew the brand across 60+ territories leading the way in FemTech marketing strategy. Since branching out to create the world's first FemTech focused creative agency Ultra Violet, she has worked with global disruptors such as Thinx, Become, Doppel, Wuka, Mooncup, Womanizer, Soho House, The Eve Appeal and more.
Monica Mallampalli
Joanna Strober
View the agenda
Join the Women's Healthy Aging Innovation Summit to:
- Learn about the unmet needs of midlife women, and the specific challenges and opportunities that lie within areas such as menopause, perimenopause, healthy aging, osteoporosis, cardiovascular health, sexual wellness, pelvic floor health, brain health, oncology, and preventative health measures.
- Understand the benefits to treating the needs of midlife women holistically and learn about what this means for innovation and investment opportunities in women's health.
- Connect with the latest consumer facing innovation, products, goods, and services, and deep dive into innovation focused on specific disease areas.
View our agenda for the Women's Healthy Aging Innovation Summit 2022
2022 Partners
Gold Partner
HerMD
Physician-founded, patient-forward, and mission-driven, HerMD is revolutionizing the future of women’s healthcare through an integrated, evidence-based model. At HerMD we are redefining women’s health by combining medical care (gynecology, menopause, sexual health, mental health) with aesthetic services to treat the whole woman.
We are hyper-focused on on the underserved specialties of menopause and sexual health and we have created a highly patient-centric experience in a beautiful, modern, and comfortable space. HerMD centers provide a safe, welcoming space for women to discuss all their health care needs - shame and stigma free. HerMD patients can access providers of medical care and ancillary wellness services under a single roof, as well as a virtual care platform that helps patients access care from across the country.
HerMD is a female-led organization, founded by a leading women’s health physician in 2015, and backed by Jazz Venture Partners, a leading venture firm focused on companies that extend the boundaries of human performance. HerMD is currently operating out of two clinics in Cincinnati, OH and Crescent Springs, KY and also offers virtual care services.
Watkins-Conti Products Inc
Website: http://www.watkinscontiproducts.com/
Watkins Conti Products, Inc. is a Female founded and owned, Platform Women’s Healthcare company and product design firm that is focused on the creation of innovative and affordable consumer medical devices.
The company’s flagship product is a non-invasive solution for stress incontinence in women. The problem impacts and estimated ONE in THREE women globally. The disruptive, patented product offers multiple recurring revenue streams. Watkins-Conti has additional products in the pipeline to improve the consumer experience, specifically for health related issues that women face that are often seen as shameful or taboo.
Event Partner
Astellas
Website: https://www.astellas.com/us/
“Astellas is committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the U.S. and around the world.”
Media Partners
FemTech Focus
Website: www.femtechfocus.org
Femtech Focus is a 501c3 non-profit entity empowering the femtech industry through increased awareness of femtech in the tech world, providing resources to femtech founders, and creating opportunities to support femtech startups through exposure, networking, and access to capital.
How we are contributing to women's health space:
Femtech Focus has a popular podcast with thousands of listeners around the world. This supports our efforts to increase awareness of the femtech industry.
Femtech Focus is launching a femtech accelerator this Fall. Follow our social pages and subscribe to our newsletter to know when applications open!
@FemtechFocus - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin
Ultraviolet
Website: https://www.ultraviolet.agency/
Founded by FemTech veteran Anna Butterworth and futures expert Rhiannon Jones, Ultra Violet Futures addresses the burgeoning market currently ignored by traditional trends agencies. As one of the fastest growing areas of innovation it's vital to have a dedicated collective focused on mapping the forthcoming changes and developments to better align product developers, trading teams and marketeers with the needs of the future consumer.
Ultra Violet Futures is uniquely placed to combine intimate industry knowledge, contacts and experience to provide insightful and, most importantly, accurate forecasts within the now thriving field. Working with us gives you a unique perspective in the future of your consumer allowing your business to not only envisage but define the future of this category
Springboard
Website: https://sb.co
Springboard’s mission is to accelerate the growth of entrepreneurial companies led by women through access to essential resources and a global community of experts. We are a leading network of influencers, investors and innovators dedicated to building high-growth companies led by women who are transforming industries in technology and life science.
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