Innov8 Talks - The Start-up Competition

10:15am-4:00pm | Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Day Three | Tuesday, 11 October 2022

10:15 | Welcome by Emcee Mohanned Abu Al-Majd, Head of Creative Strategy – KSA, Snapchat, Riyadh, KSA

10:30 | Keynote: Stepping into a new era of healthcare
Dr Mohammed Alhumali, Director of Innovation and Business Development, Digital Health Center of Excellence, Ministry of Health, Co-Founder, Saudi AI Society & Saudi Lifestyle Medicine Society, Innovation and Partnership Lead, Saudi Artificial intelligence Society, Riyadh, KSA

Innov8 Talks – The Start-Up Pitch Competition 
Supporting Partners - Monsh’aat - SME General Authority & the Innovation Hub & Business Development - Digital Health Center of Excellence, Ministry of Health, KSA 

The most promising entrepreneurs from around the world will pitch-off how their solutions will address current gaps in healthcare to an audience of Investors

11:00 | Round 1
Start-ups pitch for 4 minutes each followed by 4 min of Q&A 

Judges:

  • Dr Sufana AlMashhadi, Director of Innovation, Saudi National Health Institute, Riyadh, KSA
  • Prof Dr Nazeeh AlOthmany, Vice Executive President for Medical Devices, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Board Member, Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering, Riyadh, KSA
  • Eng Khalid Aldhaayan, General Manager Ecosystem and Projects Management - Health Sector, National Center for Artificial Intelligence, Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Giles W.L. Boland, Executive Vice President, Mass General Brigham (MGB), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Bader Alshathryr, Vice President & Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Alturki Holding, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Jhonatan Bringas Dimitriades, Wearables and Digital Health Expert, CEO and Co-Founder, Lapsi Health, Partner and Managing Director, JBD Healthcare, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Start-ups pitching:

  • Eng Sara Asal, CEO and Founder, Shawerna Web-Design, Dubai, UAE
  • Khalid Ghaloua Adine, CEO, Stella Technology, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Nabil Alhakamy, CEO, Kinimmune, Inc., Jeddah, KSA
  • Hassan Atmeh, CEO, Repzo Inc., Amman, Jordan
  • Afsal Salu, Cofounder and CEO, BestDoc, Bengaluru, India
  • Zouaoui Haythem, CEO, Zcare, Ariana, Tunisia
  • Medark:
    Mohamed Elbadwi,
    Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Medark Healthcare, Madinah Munawarah, KSA
    Khuloud Abdullah Mohammad,
    Co-Founder, Medark Healthcare, Madinah Munawarah, KSA
  • Dr Umar Ahmad, CEO, Abtrace, London, UK
  • Shahad Al Zahrani, Lab Supervisor, Noor Diagnostics and Innovation, Jeddah, KSA
  • Dr Amal Hmaid, CEO, Afkar, Gaza, Palestine

12:30 | Networking Break

13:00 | Round 2
Start-ups pitch for 4 minutes each followed by 4 min of Q&A 

Judges:

  • Dr Mohammed Al Hamali, Director of Innovation & Business Development, Digital Health Center of Excellence- Ministry of Health, Cofounder & Director of innovation & Partnership, Saudi Ai in Healthcare Society, Cofounder, Saudi Lifestyle Medicine Society, Senior Advisor in the Healthcare Transformation for the Vision 2030, Entrepreneur in the Healthcare Industry, Riyadh, KSA
  • Eng Moath Ali Alzahrani, Director of Emerging Technology & Business Models, Digital Government Authority, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Huda Alfardus, CEO, Internet of Things Academy, GeniCure, Raqmiyan, HealthGena, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Abdulaziz Alhomod, Chief Medical Officer, SEHA Virtual Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
  • Sarper Tanli, Operating Partner, TVM Capital Healthcare, Founder and CEO, Diginova Health Solutions, Dubai, UAE
  • Samar Nassar, Managing Director, Healthcare Services and Devices, Ministry of Investment, Riyadh, KSA

Start-ups pitching:

  • Dr Robin Ohannessian, Director, Telemonica, Paris, France
  • Amira AlBusaidi AlBusaidi, CEO & Founder, MulhimVR, Muscat, Oman
  • Dr Homam Ageel, CEO, Medical Advance Analysis Co, Riyadh, KSA
  • Eng Osama Abu Kahil, Business Development Manager, Proven Solution- Reality, Riyadh, KSA
  • Bilal AlKhizzi, General Manager, Haven Scientific, Jeddah, KSA
  • Dr Aftab Ahmad Chattha, CEO, Chattha Bio Care, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Yousuf Jamjoom, CEO, Juleb, Jeddah, KSA
  • Pankaj Chatrala, Vice President, JC OrthoHeal PVT LTD, Vadodara, India
  • Shaymaa Malibari, Chief Operating Officer, ACCREPRO, Jeddah, KSA
  • Ravindranath A.V., CEO, Pinmicro India Pvt Ltd, Kochi, India
  • Eng Abdulrahman M Aljahhaaf, Executive Business Developer, Glance Care, Riyadh, KSA

14:30 | Networking Break

15:00 | Grand Finale
Finalists from Round 1 and 2 pitch for 5 minutes each followed by 5 mins of Q&A

Judges:

  • Omar Almajdouie, CEO, Raed Ventures, KSA
  • Majed Abu Alfaraj, Investment Manager, Waed Ventures, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Abdullah Alaraj, Co-founder and Board Chairman, Riyadh Angel Investors, Riyadh, KSA
  • Adwa AlDakheel, Saudi Arabian author, poet, pilot, musician and entrepreneur, CEO, Falak, Ns3a and Dar Technology, Co-Founder, Social Advisor
  • Faisal Alsaif, Angel Investor, Technical Content Creator
  • Abdulaziz Alnowaisser, Senior Manager, HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Foundation, MiSK Foundation, Member, OQAL Angel Investors Network, Riyadh, KSA

16:00 | Winner announcement and award ceremony
The winner will be awarded by Senior official, Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia and Othman Alkadi, Health Sector Development Director, Monsha’at

16:15 | End of Innov8 Talks

Innov8 Talks Judges

  • Dr Abdulaziz Alhomod, Chief Medical Officer, SEHA Virtual Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
  • Abdulaziz Alnowaisser, Senior Manager, HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Foundation, MiSK Foundation, Member, OQAL Angel Investors Network, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Abdullah Alaraj, Co-founder and Board Chairman, Riyadh Angel Investors, Riyadh, KSA
  • Adwa AlDakheel, Saudi Arabian author, poet, pilot, musician and entrepreneur, CEO, Falak, Ns3a and Dar Technology, Co-Founder, Social Advisor
  • Bader Alshathry, Vice President & Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Alturki Holding, Riyadh, KSA
  • Faisal Alsaif, Angel Investor, Technical Content Creator
  • Dr Giles W.L. Boland, Executive Vice President, Mass General Brigham (MGB), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Dr Huda Alfardus, CEO, Internet of Things Academy, GeniCure, Raqmiyan, HealthGena, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Jhonatan Bringas Dimitriades, Wearables and Digital Health Expert, CEO and Co-Founder, Lapsi Health, Partner and Managing Director, JBD Healthcare, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Eng Khalid Aldhaayan, General Manager Ecosystem and Projects Management - Health Sector, National Center for Artificial Intelligence, Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, Riyadh, KSA
  • Majed Abu Alfaraj, Investment Manager, Waed Ventures, Riyadh, KSA
  • Eng Moath Ali Alzahrani, Director of Emerging Technology & Business Models, Digital Government Authority, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Mohammed Al Hamali, Director of Innovation & Business Development, Digital Health Center of Excellence- Ministry of Health, Cofounder & Director of innovation & Partnership, Saudi Ai in Healthcare Society, Cofounder, Saudi Lifestyle Medicine Society, Senior Advisor in the Healthcare Transformation for the Vision 2030, Entrepreneur in the Healthcare Industry, Riyadh, KSA
  • Prof Dr Nazeeh AlOthmany, Vice Executive President for Medical Devices, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Board Member, Saudi Scientific Society for Biomedical Engineering, Riyadh, KSA
  • Omar Almajdouie, CEO, Raed Ventures, KSA
  • Samar Nassar, Managing Director, Healthcare Services and Devices, Ministry of Investment, Riyadh, KSA
  • Sarper Tanli, Operating Partner, TVM Capital Healthcare, Founder and CEO, Diginova Health Solutions, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Sufana AlMashhadi, Director of Innovation, Saudi National Health Institute, Riyadh, KSA

Innov8 Talks - Start-ups

  • Eng Abdulrahman M Aljahhaaf, CoFounder and CEO, Glance Care, Riyadh, KSA
  • Afsal Salu, Cofounder and CEO, BestDoc, Bengaluru, India
  • Dr Aftab Ahmad Chattha, CEO, Chattha Bio Care, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Dr Amal Hmaid, CEO, Afkar, Gaza, Palestine
  • Amira AlBusaidi AlBusaidi, CEO & Founder, MulhimVR, Muscat, Oman
  • Bilal AlKhizzi, General Manager, Haven Scientific, Jeddah, KSA
  • Hassan Atmeh, CEO, Repzo Inc., Amman, Jordan
  • Dr Homam Ageel, CEO, Medical Advance Analysis Co, Riyadh, KSA
  • Khalid Ghaloua Adine, CEO, Stella Technology, Dubai, UAE
  • Khuloud Abdullah Mohammad, Co-Founder, Medark Healthcare, Madinah Munawarah, KSA
  • Mohamed Elbadwi, Co-Founder, Managing Partner,
  • Medark Healthcare, Madinah Munawarah, KSA
  • Dr Nabil Alhakamy, CEO, Kinimmune, Inc., Jeddah, KSA
  • Eng Osama Abu Kahil, Business Development Manager, Proven Solution- Reality, Riyadh, KSA
  • Pankaj Chatrala, Vice President, JC OrthoHeal PVT LTD, Vadodara, India
  • Ravindranath A.V., CEO, Pinmicro India Pvt Ltd, Kochi, India
  • Dr Robin Ohannessian, Director, Telemonica, Paris, France
  • Eng Sara Asal, CEO and Founder, Shawerna Web-Design, Dubai, UAE
  • Shahad Al Zahrani, Lab Supervisor, Noor Diagnostics and Innovation, Jeddah, KSA
  • Shaymaa Malibari, Chief Operating Officer, ACCREPRO, Jeddah, KSA
  • Dr Umar Ahmad, CEO, Abtrace, London, UK
  • Yousuf Jamjoom, CEO, Juleb, Jeddah, KSA
  • Zouaoui Haythem, CEO, Zcare, Ariana, Tunisia