About this event

  • Date and time Fri 28 Feb 2025 from 12:30pm to 8:30pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Join this event focused on the intersection of innovation, technology, and women's health. It aims to explore the latest advancements in FemTech and how these innovations can improve patient outcomes in women's healthcare.

Attend academic lectures, workshops and panel discussions covering topics such as digital health solutions, reproductive health tech, and the role of data in addressing disparities in women's health.

By attending this event, you will:

  • Provide an overview of the key technological innovations in women's health, particularly femtech
  • Enable healthcare professionals to understand the impact of digital health solutions on patient outcomes
  • Assist in the development of strategies to integrate femtech into clinical practice to reduce health disparities

 

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Tickets

Early Bird pricing available until 17 January 2025.

Member

RSM Fellow RSM Associate RSM Retired Fellow RSM Trainee RSM Student
£77.00 £46.00 £46.00 £46.00 £24.00

Non - Member

Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors AHP / Nurse / Midwife Non Healthcare Professional Trainee Student
£141.00 £84.00 £84.00 £84.00 £44.00

Agenda

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Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Professor Eugene Oteng-Ntim, President of Obstetrics and Gynaecology section, Royal Society of Medicine 

Session 1: Pioneering innovations in women's health, fertility and AI-enhanced health care

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and Innovations

Professor Lucy Chappell, Chief Executive Officer, NIHR

Developing therapeutics to elevate egg quality for IVF success

Professor Agata Zielinska, Co-founder, Ovo Labs

Aneira Health

Dr Nikita Kanani, Co-founder, Aneira Health

Cradle Smart

Dr Alex Ridout, Clinical Lecturer in Global Health

Closing the Women’s Health Gap

Isabella Tagliaferri, Senior Knowledge Analyst for Life Sciences, Mckinsey & Company

Panel discussion

Professor Lucy Chappell, Dr Agata Zielinska, Dr Nikita Kanani, Dr Alex Ridout, Isabella Tagliaferri

Tea and coffee break

Session 2: Innovations and solutions for reproductive health: How diagnostics, data, robotics and AI are shaping the future of reproductive health care

Welcome back and introduction

Anthonia Osagie, Digital Health Research Lead for Women’s Health Services, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust and Lead Analyst, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust, King's College London NHS Trust 

Futuristic IVF: Automation, robotics and the (Very Bright) future of embryology

Dr Stephanie Kuku, Chief Knowledge Officer, Conceivable Life Sciences

Diagnostic solutions for women’s health using data and AI

Dr Helen O’Neill, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Hertility

Innovating for Equity: Bridging gaps in women's health through technology

Valentina Milanova, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Daye

Flo: The power of real world data for managing women’s health

Dr Anna Klepchukova, Chief Medical Officer, Flo Health App

BoobyBiome: Utilising the breast milk microbiome to revolutionise infant feeding

Dr Sioned Jones, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of BoobyBiome

Investing in Women’s Health – Harnessing the Power of Technology and Collaboration

Dr Afua Basoaha, HealthTech Venture Capital Investor, Fern Capital Group

Panel discussion

Dr Stephanie Kuku, Dr Helen O’Neill, Valentina Milanova, Dr Anna Klepchukova, Dr Sioned Jones and Dr Afua Basoaha

Closing remarks

Anthonia Osagie, Digital Health Research Lead for Women’s Health Services for Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust, Lead Analyst for Guys and St Thomas' and KCL NHS Trust

Dinner break
Welcome back

Professor Eugene Oteng-Ntim 

Session 3: Policy and investment in women's health: Strategic Implementation, innovation, and the future of reproductive care

What can we do to implement women’s health strategy?

Dame Professor Lesley Regan, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imperial College London, Women's Health Ambassador for England

The future of women's health and FemTech innovations

Dr Ranee Thakar, President, Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 

Innovations to address maternal obesity

Professor Hassan Shehata, Vice President, Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 

Investing in life science and innovation, UK policy

Sam Gyimah, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SG& and Former minister of Innovation, Science and Research 

Panel discussion

Dame Prof Lesley Reagan, Dr Ranee Thakar, Prof Hassan Shehata and Sam Gyimah

Closing remarks

Professor Eugene Oteng-Ntim

Close of meeting

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Disclaimers:

Registration for this event will close on 27 February 2025 at 1:00am (GMT). Late registrations will not be accepted. 

The agenda is subject to change at any time  

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations. 

We are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. This is at the presenter and the RSM’s discretion. 

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels. 

 

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