Berkeley
Innovation
Forum

University of California, Berkeley, September 9 – 12, 2024

Open Innovation in Global Healthcare –

Emerging Technologies & Business Models

 

 

 

 

BIF Fall 2024 Agenda

Day 1: Monday, September 9

The Faculty Club: University of California, Berkeley, Minor Ln, Berkeley, CA 94720

4:00pm – 5:00PM
Tours – Healthcare Research Centers at Berkeley:
  • Innovative Genomics Institute | Stem Cell Center
  • Molecular Therapeutics Initiative | Center for Emerging Neglected Diseases

(Must register ahead – Limited spots available)

5:00PM – 5:15pm
Walk to Faculty Club
5:15PM – 6:00PM
Networking Reception
6:00PM – 6:15pm
Pre-Event: Welcome by Solomon Darwin
6:15pm – 7:15pm
Fireside Chat: Why Your Health is the Only Sustainable Edge to Succeed

Solomon Darwin

Executive Director, Garwood
Center, UC Berkeley

John Hagel

Chairman Emeritus,
Center for the Edge at Deloitte

7:15pm – 8:30pm

Day 2: Tuesday, September 10

University of California, Berkeley, Chou Hall: Spieker Forum, Cheit Ln, Berkeley, CA 94720

7:30 am
Transportation Arrangement (see logistics email for details) from Residence Inn Marriott
8:00 am – 9:00am
Registration and Networking Breakfast
9:00am – 9:15am
Opening Remarks by Henry Chesbrough

Henry Chesbrough

Faculty Director, Garwood Center, UC Berkeley

9:15am – 10:00am
Speed Dating
10:00am -11:00am
Fireside Chat: How Open Innovation in Life Sciences May Transform The Healthcare Landscape

Topic: Tackling Parkinson’s Disease with Basic Science

Randy Schekman

Professor, UC Berkeley Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology; 2013 Nobel Laureate

Moderator:

Julia Schaletzky

Executive Director, Molecular Therapeutics Initiative

11:00am – 11:30am
Networking Break

Top 10 Emerging Technologies Display Stations

11:30am – 12:15pm
How to Bring Healthcare to the Last Mile Empowered by GenAI Platforms and Business Models

Dorin Comaniciu

SVP AI and Digital Innovation, Siemens Healthineers

12:15pm – 1:15pm
Networking Lunch & Group Photo

Top 10 Emerging Technologies Display Stations

1:15pm – 2:30pm
How Emerging Technologies May Transform Our Healthcare Services

Aparna Katakam

Senior Marketing Director, Robotic Surgical Technologies, Medtronic

Kathryn Zealand

CEO of SKIP

 Ultralight Exoskeleton – Joyful Movement Revolution 

Jonathan Berent

CEO of Next Sense

 Brain Sensing Technologies to Improve Neurological Health 

2:30pm – 3:00pm
Networking Break

Top 10 Emerging Technologies Display Stations

3:00pm – 4:00pm
How Emerging Last-Mile Healthcare Services May Transform the Overall Healthcare Landscape

Sangita Reddy

Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals; Chair, G20 Empower; Former President, FICCI

Discusssants:

David Nussbaum

Founder & CEO, Proto Hologram

Ashir Ahmed

Founder and CTO, Associate Professor, Kyushu University

Brian Gonzalez

Executive Director, Intel

4:00pm – 5:00pm
Open Innovation Platforms in Healthcare

Henry Chesbrough

Faculty Director,
Garwood Center,
UC Berkeley

Asta Pundzienė

Professor, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania Visiting Scholar, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Discusssants:

Indradeep Ghosh

Chief Executive Officer, Fujitsu Research of America

Dr. Chi-Hung Lin

President, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Nitin Narkehede

GM, Wipro

5:00pm – 7:00pm
Networking Cocktails and Dinner

Closing Remarks by Professor Henry Chesbrough

 

7:00pm – 8:00pm
Fireside Chat: Evaluating Emerging Digital Services & Toolkits for Improving Healthcare Services

Dr. Chin-Lon Lin

CEO, Tzu Chi Medical Foundation

Manish Jiandani

VP, Intelligent Applications, Salesforce

Steve Tremitiere

Head of Health Innovation at Boomtown Innovation

Session Chair:

Toby Stuart

Professor, UC Berkeley, and
Faculty Director, Institute for Business Innovation

8:00pm
Transportation Arrangement (see logistics email for details) to Residence Inn Marriott
7:30am
Transportation Arrangement (see logistics email for details)
8:00am – 9:00am
Networking Breakfast at Wells Fargo Room (C420)

Welcome by Solomon Darwin

Solomon Darwin

Executive Director, Garwood Center, UC Berkeley

9:00am – 9:45am
Enabling the Next Generation of Patient Care with Cutting-Edge Technologies

Thomas Osborne

Chief Medical Officer, Microsoft

9:45am – 11:00am
How to Create Win-Win Open Innovation Ecosystems 

Sandeep Gopisetty

IBM Distinguished Engineer, Open Innovation Platforms, IBM

Discussants:

Chenyang Xu

CEO, CherAmi Investment Innovation Center

Topic: How to Bridge the Healthcare Gap for the Bottom 4 billion?

Latha Vishnubhotla

CPO, HPE

Mallik Tatipamula

CTO, Ericsson

11:00am – 11:30am
Networking Break

Top 10 Emerging Technologies Display Stations

11:30am – 12:30pm
The Future of Genome Editing to Improve Human Health and Positively Affect Climate Change

Bradley Ringeisen

Executive Director, Innovative Genomics Institute

Discusssants:

Stacie Calad-Thomson

AI in Healthcare and Life Sciences, NVIDIA

Fawad Butt

CEO, Penguin Ai

Open Healthcare Data Analytics Platform

Julia Schaletzky

Executive Director, Molecular Therapeutics Initiative

12:30pm – 1:00pm
Wrap-Up and Evaluations

by Henry Chesbrough and Solomon Darwin

1:15pm
Transportation Arrangement (see logistics email for details) to UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Anticipated Future Technologies

Tour: UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building
675 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94107

3:00pm – 5:00pm
Keynotes:

Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini

Director, Institute of Neurosciences, Memory & Aging Center, UCSF 

Topic: UCSF Neuroscience – the Future of Aging Diseases, Learning Differences and Neurology

Toby Ewing

Executive Director, Mental Health Commission

Topic: The Mental Health Problem and Innovation Solutions

Harris Eyre

Professor, UCSF Advancing the Brain Economy;
Senior Fellow, Rice University

Topic: The Brain Capital Economy and Business Opportunities

Steve Carnevale

Chairman, Sawgrass Technologies

Topic: Applying the New Neuroscience to Social Issues – Business Implications & Opportunities

5:00pm
Transportation Arrangement (see logistics email for details) to Residence Inn Marriott

Dinner on your own

Day 4: Thursday, September 12

Stanford University: 500 Pasteur Drive, Room M322, Stanford, CA 94305

7:30am
Transportation Arrangement (see logistics email for details) to Stanford University
9:00am – 9:30am
Partnering and Collaborating in the Changing Landscape

David Entwistle

President and CEO of Stanford Health Care

9:30am – 10:00am
Happenings at Stanford in Global Health

Michele Barry

MD, Senior Dean of Global Health

10:00am – 10:45am
Innovations and Challenges in Healthcare Knowledge Sharing

Matthew Strehlow

Professor and Executive Vice Chair, Director, Global and Population Health, Stanford University

10:45am – 11:00am
Networking Break
11:00am – 11:30am
From Sick Care to Health Care: Flipping the Healthcare Pyramid

Anurag Mairal

Director of Global Outreach Programs, Stanford Byers Center for Bio-Design

11:30am – 12:00pm
Emerging GenAI and Cloud Services for Innovative Healthcare Applications

Matthew Lungren

Adj. Professor & Chief Data Science Officer– ML in Healthcare, Microsoft

12:00pm – 1:00pm
Networking Lunch
1:00pm – 3:00pm
 Chief Innovation Officer Round Table: Open Innovation in Healthcare

Chaired by Solomon Darwin

Dipty Desai

CEO, CareAsOne (OI Platform)

Sampath Kumar

Principal Secretary of Healthcare, Meghalaya, India

Raj Kumar Songa

President and CEO, Center for Migration Medicine

Eugenijus Valatka

President, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

3:00pm – 5:00pm
Campus Tour of Key Centers