Programme 2024

Prof. Deborah Mc Namara

President, RCSI

Dr. Michael Daly

Training Tomorrow’s Doctors: Nurturing Humanity Through Simulation

Visiting Professor, Stanford; Consultant Cardiologist, Connolly Hospital

Dr. Patrick Collier

Rounds on the PGA Tour vs the Cleveland Clinic! Can Sports Help a Career in Medicine?

Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Alan Moss

Realising the Potential of Patient Advocacy Organisations in Research Innovation

Chief Scientific Officer, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation; Professor of Medicine, Boston University

Dr. Patrick O’Gara

Prepare for the Next Technological Revolution: What the MD Needs to Know about AI

Watkins Family Distinguished Chair; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Invited Comment: Mark Eskandari

System Chief & Program Director, Vascular Surgery, Northwestern

Dr. Tim Sullivan

From Surgeon to Journal Editor and Entrepreneur

Retired Vascular Surgeon; Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Vascular Surgery

Dr. Aoife Brennan

Relations with Industry & Investors: Advice from an MD turned Biotech CEO

CEO, Eliem Therapeutics

Dr. Conor Delaney

Academic Surgery: A Great Foundation for Healthcare Leaders

EVP, Cleveland Clinic; President, Cleveland Clinic Florida

Dr. Austin Duffy

Medical literature should not be the only thing you read and write!

Author; Consultant Oncologist, Mater Hospital

Dr. Gregory Dumanian

Lessons learned developing a startup: Importance of partnership

Plastic Surgery Division Chief, Northwestern University

Justin Lynch

No Safe Harbour

Partner, Fountain Healthcare Partners

Invited Comment: Dr. Yvonne Curran

Neurologist, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Dr. Mary Collins

RCSI Centre for Positive Health Sciences; Chartered Psychologist; Author & Senior Practitioner Coach

Prof. Michael Kerin

Director, Saolta Cancer Centre; Professor of Surgery, University of Galway; Vice President, RCSI

Dr. Carrie Cunningham

Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Section Head, MGH Endocrine Surgery Unit

UPMC Best Spinout Company Competition

Chair: Conor MacCormack (RCSI Innovation) • Presenters: Dr. Cormac Farrelly (La Nua), Richard Costello (Phyxiom), Cristina Purtill (PLIO Surgical) • Judges: Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi (Pioneer Group), Jennifer McMahon (Seroba)

James C. Carr Medal

Chair: Prof. Arnie Hill • Presenters: Margaret “Maggie” Reilly (Vascular, Northwestern), Gregory Offiah (Cardiology, St. James’s), Darragh Waters (IR, St. Vincent’s) • Judges: Manuel Garcia Toca, David Tuite, Elrasheid Kheirelseid

Vincent Forde

CEO, Gasgon Medical

Valerie O’Brien

Director of Business Development, RelateCare

Niall O’Neill

Chief Product & Strategy Officer, Oneview Healthcare

Sandra Powell-Elliott

Chief Innovation Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health

Eva-Maria Hempe

Healthcare & Lifesciences Leader EMEA, NVIDIA

Dr. Paul Burton

Global CMO, Amgen

Mathias Goyen

CMO EMEA, GE

Dr. Margaret Hartnett

Founder, Hartnett Innovations & Progessio AI

Dr. Monica Rho

Medical Doctor to US Women’s Soccer Team

Paul Flynn

CEO, Mobile Medical Diagnostics; Six-time All-Ireland Winner

Conor Niland

Ireland Davis Cup Team Captain; Author

John Power

CEO & Founder, Aerogen

Shane Kimbrough

NASA & SpaceX Astronaut, Georgia Tech

Dr. Lisa McNamee

Co-Founder, Space Medicine Ireland

Andrew Dunne

Founder, Personal Health

Additional Presenters

Disha Suresh Kumar • Aidan McKenna • Kacper Bogalecki • Philip O’Callaghan • Nicola Skelly

Brian Thornes

CEO, X-Bolt Orthopedics

Samir Abboud

Chief of Emergency Radiology, Northwestern

David Walsh

Executive Chairperson, HaloCare Group

Martin Ryan

Design Lecturer & Innovator

JOURNEY

Bioinnovate — Jonathan Bouchier-Hayes (Endowave) • Spark — Dr. Caitríona Heffernan (HSE) • HiHI — Dr. Michael Twomey (Health Innovation Hub Ireland) • Invited Comment — Des O’Toole (HSE)

IP

Dr. Margaret Hartnett (Hartnett Innovations & Progessio AI) • Raymond Hegarty (Funding Innovation; author “Billion Dollar IP Strategy”) • Barry Scannell (Partner, William Fry)

SUPPORT

Ecosystem supports and mentoring

FUNDING / MARKET

Kate Beckett (TAWKX) • Marina Donohoe (Enterprise Ireland) • David Liebovitz (Northwestern)

Alan Shortt

Applying AI-Powered Innovation with Copilot in Healthcare

Brian Beeler (Zoi Capital) • Dr. Daniel Derman (NMH) • Martin Curley (Maynooth University) • Prof. Ronan Killeen (UCD; xWave)

“AI is for eejits” — interactive ideation segment

Judi O’Malley

CEO & Co-Founder, Spiorad

Keith O’Neill

CEO, Novus Diagnostics

Greg Dumanian

Founder & Medical Officer, Mesh Suture Inc

Deborah Dullen

CEO, BioTraceITT