Agenda
Main Stage Agenda
Creative Stage Agenda

Main Stage Agenda

Day 1
Day 2
Day 1
Day 2
TIME
THEME
TOPIC
09:30-10:00
Opening
10:00-10:30
The Rising Trend of M&A in Healthcare
Keynote
- Nissim Darvish, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Managing Director at OrbiMed Advisors
The Rising Trend of M&A in the Life Science Industry
10:30-11:00
The Evolution and Opportunities in Healthcare
Keynote
- Lenny Chen, MPH, Executive Consultant, IBM Global Center of Competence for Healthcare & Life Sciences
Emerging Trends Transforming the Healthcare Ecosystem
11:00-11:20
Technology and Healthcare
Keynote
- Eric Hsia, Managing Director at TransLink Capital
How Healthcare is Evolving with Technology
11:20-11:40
What a Corporate Accelerator Program Could Bring
Keynote
- Munya Chivasa, Head of the Accelerator at the Merck Innovation Center
How Merck Accelerator Program Supports Startups by Leveraging Expertise and Collaborative Opportunities
11:40-12:40
Startup Fundraising: What Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Panel Talk (Moderator: Diana Cheng, M.D., MBA, Senior Investment Director in Buffalo II BioFund at Taiwania Capital)
- Michelle Yu, Head of Citi Commercial Bank, Citibank Taiwan
How Banks Help Start-ups from Angel Funds to IPO and Capital Market Trend
- Seemant Jauhari, Partner at HealthXCapital
Fuel Innovation in Asia: The Experience of Managing a Healthcare-focused Early Stage VC Fund
- Aayush Rai, Co-founder & CEO at Inito
Fundraising Mechanism: Startups in Y Combinator Accelerator Program
12:40-13:50
Break Time
13:50-14:30
Chronic Disease
Keynote
- Jerry Chen, MD., PhD., CEO at Brain Navi Ltd.
Robotics in OR: The Future is NOW
- Yi Yang, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Imperative Care
Using Technology to Transform the Treatment of Neurology Filed: How Technology Can Solve Stroke’s Unmet Needs
14:30-15:30
The Ways to Improve the Healthcare System
Panel talk (Moderator: Subhadeep Mondal, Co-founder of PregBuddy & Connected Care)
- Erwin Tenggono, Co-founder at Halodoc
The Way to Widen Healthcare Service and Optimize the Use of Health Resources
- Gunjan Bhardwaj, Founder and CEO at Innoplexus AG
Big Data: Using Blockchain and AI to Improve the Healthcare System
- Tony Chang, Associate at M Ventures
Measuring Real World Health Measurements with Voice-Based Technology
15:30-16:30
Technology-Reformed Healthcare System
Keynote
- Andrew Liu, Deep Learning Solution Architect at NVIDIA
How NVIDIA Redefines Medical Imaging through Project Clara
- Jack Pearson, Co-founder and Commercial Director at Cobotical
Key Trends in England’s Healthcare Technology Investment
- Adam Finkel, Partner at Orfin Ventures
Making Smart Investments with AI
16:30-16:50
Innovation Ecosystem in Healthcare in Europe
Keynote
- Michael Gamber, Head of Merck Innovation Center
An Insight to Innovation Healthcare Ecosystem in Europe
16:50-17:30
Health Insurance
Keynote
- Po-Chang Lee, M.D., M.T.L., Director General, National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Taiwan’s National Health Insurance: Improving Healthcare Efficiency and Quality with Information Technology
- Naoki Ikegami, Professor at St. Luke’s International University School of Public Health, and Professor Emeritus at Keio University, Tokyo
Lessons in Universal Health Insurance Models and Japan's Achievement
17:30-18:00
Doctor-Patient Relationship
Keynote
- Sarika Lakshmi Sivareena and Subhadeep Mondal, Co-founder of PregBuddy & Connected Care
Bridging the Gap Between Doctors and Patients to Improve the Health Outcome
TIME
THEME
TOPIC
08:30-09:30
Pitch Competition
09:40-10:00
Innovation Ecosystem in Healthcare in China
Keynote
- Sophie Sun, Managing Director at Merck Innovation Hub China and Vice President of Merck Strategy & Transformation China
China is Building An Innovation Ecosystem Ripe for Healthcare Startups: Here’s How Merck Do's and Don'ts
10:00-10:30
Real World Data
Keynote
- Darren Toh, Associate Professor in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Uncovering Trends in the Future of Real World Data
10:30-11:00
Future Fight
Keynote
- Hansen Huang, Healthcare & Life Science Development Head at Amazon Web Service Great China Region
Healthcare in 2030
11:00-11:20
Pharma Strategy
Keynote
- Diana Cheng, M.D., MBA, Senior Investment Director in Buffalo II BioFund at Taiwania Capital
Pharmaceutical Strategy to Optimize Patient Access for Innovative Medicine
11:20-11:35
Precision Medicine
Keynote
- Irene Hsu, General Manager at Roche Pharma Taiwan
Personalizing Healthcare: The Future is Now
11:35-12:00
Precision Medicine
Fireside Chat
- Po-Chang Lee, M.D., M.T.L., Director General, National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare
- Irene Hsu, General Manager at Roche Pharma Taiwan
- Darren Toh, Associate Professor in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School
12:00-13:00
Break Time
13:00-14:00
Social Determinants of Health: Health Inequities
Panel Talk (Moderator: Rahul Gandhi, Innovation Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital)
- Nohémie Mawaka, Founder of Stats Congo
The Social Determinants of Global Health
- Christopher Peng, Co-founder and Head of Product at Kiipo
How to Make the Most Advanced Health Technology Accessible to Everyone
- Rahul Gandhi, Innovation Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital
The Importance of Public-Private Partnerships in Solving Health Inequity: Real-Life Lessons
14:00-14:30
Igniting Taiwan’s Biomedical Innovation
H. Spectrum & Merck Innovation Lab Opening
- Terry Gou, Founder of YongLin Healthcare Foundation
- Michael Gamber, Head of Merck Innovation Center
14:30-15:00
Break Time
15:00-15:20
Health Inequity in Women
Keynote
- Aayush Rai, Co-founder & CEO at Inito
Building a Fertility Clinic on Your Phone
15:20-16:20
Mental Illness
Keynote
- Chia-Ming Chang, M.D, Ph.D., President of Taiwan Association Against Depression
Unmet Need in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in Taiwan
- Arun Gupta, Founder and Executive Chairman of Quartet
The Coming of Technology Native Healthcare enterprises: A Case Study on Scaling Mental Health Integration
- Michael Tang, Head of Dr. Tang Psychiatric Clinic and Mind Center
The Neuroscience Mechanism of Stress and Mood Disorders: New Trends in Precision Psychiatry and Clinical Applications
16:20-17:00
Aging Population Care
Keynote
- Janice Chia, Founder & Managing Director at Ageing Asia Alliance
The Aging Population: Innovative Business Trends on the Rise in Asia Pacific
- Liang-Kung Chen, Director of Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
How to Build Up an Aging-friendly Society
17:00-18:00
Great Minds Don’t Always Think Alike
Keynote
- Manuri Gunawardena, Founder and CEO at HealthMatch
How to Help Patients Access Potentially Life-saving Clinical Trials
- Alexei Mlodinow, Founding CEO of Surgical Innovation Associates
Idea to Operating Room - Clinical Partnership for Rapid Surgical Innovation
- Alex Azuike, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Helium Health
The Digital Transformation of the Healthcare System
18:00-18:30
Closing
Keynote
- Lily Born, Chairwoman, Chief Invention Officer at Imagiroo, LLC
User Centric Device Design- Case Study: A 7 Year Old Designs a Tip Resistant Cup

Creative Stage Agenda

Day 1
Day 2
Day 1
Day 2
TIME
TITLE
SPEAKER
11:20-11:30
Welcome Address
11:30-13:00
Special Screening
<<The Third Option>>
James Teng
14:00-14:10
Welcome Address
14:10-14:40
Walk to Me on His Legs
Coordination and Donation of Organ Transplantation
Chun-Cheng Huang
14:50-15:20
You are the Spoiled Apple of My Eye
The Value and Myth of Cosmetic Surgery
Pang-Yun Chou
15:30-16:10
Sorry! It’s Over Midnight!
But You Still Have to Work lol
Overworked or Lazy? Labor Issues in the Medical Field
Yu-Wen Liao
Wei-Hsiang Liao
16:20-17:00
Dismaland
Healthcare Startup Lightning Round
TIME
TITLE
SPEAKER
11:30-11:40
Welcome Address
11:40-12:20
Maleficent’s True-Love-Incantation
Medical Students Equal to Doctors?
ChanHaw Liu
Jack Yang
12:30-13:00
Chuck this Glass and Indulged in Wonderland
Alcohol and Addiction
Miranda Chen
13:00-14:00
Refuel and Rest
13:00-14:00
Welcome Address
14:10-14:50
The (Un)Happy Prince
Kaobei Medical Staff
Yu-Chih Liu
Peter Fu
15:00-15:40
Tossed and Turned All Night Because of You
Conflicts and Negotiations of Intimate Behaviors in Partnerships
Hao-Chien Hsu
16:00-16:40
Dismaland
Healthcare Startup Bingo