Devex

Going Digital:

Creating enabling ecosystems for digital health

Date

September 24, 10AM-12PM ET

Location

Online

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Event Overview

Despite a plethora of digital health solutions, many of them are fragmented and lack interoperability – so how can we ensure such efforts are streamlined to produce the best possible health outcomes? During this event, we’ll go beyond discussing the possibilities of digital health tools to further explore what it takes to create a practical enabling environment – including the right regulatory frameworks, infrastructure, and partnerships – to ensure digital tools drive progress on UHC.

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Speakers

Birtanov Yelzhan Amantayevich

Minister of Health, Republic of Kazakhstan

He has been the Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development of Kazakhstan since 2015. Before that, he was the chief executive officer of the Public–Private Partnership Advisory Center in the Kazakh capital of Astana and of the National Medical Holding company that runs six health-care providers. Birtanov served as an adviser to the Kazakh prime minister in 2008. From 2005 to 2008, he directed the Institute of Healthcare Development, a health ministry think-tank that develops evidence-based health-care standards and bench-to-bedside technology transfers.

Emmanuel Blin

CEO, Tech Care for All

Emmanuel Blin is the founder and CEO of Tech Care for All (TC4A), a social impact company whose goal is to accelerate digital health in Africa and Asia as key enabler to improve health outcomes in underserved communities. Having grown up in sub-Saharan Africa, Emmanuel has a deep commitment to making our world a healthier and more equitable place. His vision is to bridge digital health innovation happening in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Africa and with the numerous unmet healthcare needs of Africa and Asia.

Moderator

Catherine Cheney

Senior Reporter, Devex

Catherine Cheney is a Senior Reporter for Devex. She covers the West Coast of the U.S., focusing on the role of technology, innovation, and philanthropy in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. And she frequently represents Devex as a speaker and moderator. Prior to joining Devex, Catherine earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale University, worked as a web producer for POLITICO and reporter for World Politics Review, and helped to launch NationSwell. Catherine has reported domestically and internationally for outlets including The Atlantic and the Washington Post. Outside of her own reporting, Catherine also supports other journalists to cover what is working, through her work with the Solutions Journalism Network.

Steve Davis

Chief Executive Officer, PATH

Steve Davis is president and chief executive officer of PATH. Combining expertise as a technology business leader, global health advocate, and social innovator, he has led PATH’s growth and evolution into a leading social enterprise advancing health solutions across the globe. Before joining PATH in 2012, Mr. Davis served as Director of Social Innovation at McKinsey & Company, Interim CEO of the Infectious Disease Research Institute, CEO of global digital media firm Corbis, and practiced law at the international law firm K&L Gates. Earlier in his career, he worked on Chinese politics and law, and refugee programs and policies.

Stefan Germann

CEO, Fondation Botnar

Stefan is the Chief Executive Officer of Fondation Botnar, a Swiss-based foundation which champions the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people in growing urban environments. He is a global child health and wellbeing expert with over 30 years’ experience - living in 7 and working in over 80 countries with the single passion of the progressive realisation of children’s rights. He started up several social development organisations and programs in Africa and Asia (Masiye Camp, REPSSI, One Goal Asia). As a leadership principle Stefan believes that “Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge (Simon Sinek)”.

Dr. Githinji Gitahi

Chief Executive Officer, Amref Health Africa and Co-Chair of the UHC2030 Steering Committee

Dr Gitahi is the Group CEO/Director-General Amref Health Africa and also Co-Chair of the UHC2030 WHO and World Bank initiative for achievement of UHC by 2030. Until his appointment at Amref Health Africa, Dr Gitahi was the Vice President and Regional Director Smile Train, a Global cleft charity. As a medical doctor, he worked both in the public and private sector. He has extensive experience working in the private sector having worked in senior executive roles at GlaxoSmithKIine and Nation Media Group.

Jan Kimpen

Chief Medical Officer, Philips

Jan Kimpen is the Philips Chief Medical Officer, a position he has held since January 2016. As the leader of the global clinical team, Jan works with his team in collaboration with Philips businesses, markets and enabling functions to advance clinical capabilities and customer growth opportunities. He is a strategic advisor for commercial and clinical strategy, market reimbursement, R&D roadmaps and partnerships and M&A. Jan leads the Philips Medical Leadership Team at Philips – a team 40 clinicians and medical PhDs with responsibility for advocacy, customer partnerships, clinical research and medical consulting, and he is responsible for the annual publication of the Philips Future Health Index.

Irene Koek

Acting Assistant Administrator, Global Health Bureau, USAID

Irene Koek is currently the deputy assistant administrator in USAID's Global Health Bureau. Prior to this, she was the senior Infectious disease advisor for the Global Health Bureau and the Global Health Security Agenda lead at USAID. From 2010-2014 she was director of the Health Office in USAID/Indonesia where she also served as health attaché and PEPFAR coordinator. After her return to Washington from Indonesia and until April 2015, Ms. Koek served as the deputy director of the Office of Population and Reproductive Health in the Global Health Bureau.

Bich Le

Chief Business Leader, Ultrasound

As the leader of Philips Ultrasound business, Bich Le is responsible for expanding the accessibility of ultrasound to new users, driving the development of new applications and advancing solutions for Cardiology, General Imaging, OB/GYN and Point-of-Care customers globally. She is dedicated to expanding global access to care and radically impacting patient outcomes and improving patient lives through innovative ultrasound solutions that address patients across the continuum from prevention and diagnosis to treatment. She is focused on achieving this goal through advancements in automation, quantification and the use of artificial intelligence to make Ultrasound a more objective and intelligent solution.

Bernardo Mariano Jr.

Chief Information Officer, WHO

Bernardo Mariano Junior is the Director of the Department of Digital Health and Innovation, and the Chief Information Officer of WHO. He is responsible for setting and maintaining the vision and direction of WHO’s strategy of health in the digital age. As CIO, he ensures that the digital transformation of WHO enhances the organization’s collective performance and efficiency to deliver the ‘Health for all’ global development agenda. Prior to joining WHO, Mr. Mariano held senior managerial positions in the International Organization for Migration as Senior Regional Adviser for Sub-Saharan Africa in the office of the Director-General, Chief Information Officer/Director, Information & Communications Technology, and Regional Director for East and Southern Africa.

Alan Robbins

Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, Devex

With a passion for the concept of mainstreaming development, Alan works with Devex members to help them do their work even more effectively, or, as the tagline goes, to Do Good. Do It Well.™ A member of the team that founded Devex, he is responsible for building new and innovative partnerships with all types of development actors, from aid agencies to corporations to NGOs and everything in between. Whether it's through a ground-breaking event, a multimedia digital communications initiative, a perception survey or any of a number of other ways, he always enjoys helping organizations find new and improved ways to impact development.

Nicole Spieker

Quality Director and Director East Africa, PharmAccess Foundation

Nicole Spieker is Director Quality of PharmAccess Foundation and Managing Director of SafeCare, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. PharmAccess is a Dutch not-for-profit organization dedicated to the strengthening of health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Working with local public and private partners, PharmAccess’ mission is to create access to affordable, quality healthcare for low income groups. This is achieved through the introduction of standards, the creation of health insurance systems, the provision of affordable loans to private clinics, medical and administrative capacity building, HIV/AIDS and healthcare workplace programs, and learning and analysis through operational research. In Kenya, PharmAccess in partnership with Safaricom and CarePay is improving access to healthcare, directly, through people’s mobile phones.