Innovations in Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health

Social Impact Pitches:

• PAHAL's Innovative Financing Mechanism to Reduce Catastrophic Maternal Care Expenditure for Urban Underserved," Shoumik Guha, Senior Expert Advisory, IPE Global Limited

• “Urogynecology Global Health Initiative: Combining Education, Training, Research and Service to Tackle Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in the Dominican Republic," Anna Pancheshnikov, PGY-4 OB/GYN, Yale New Haven Hospital

• "NeMo: Empowering Mothers to Identify Neonatal Illness," Grace Weyand, MSE Student, Johns Hopkins University

• "Advancing Oral Health of Mothers and Young Children Leveraging Existing Prenatal Oral Health Programs," Hyewon Lee, Assistant Clinical Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

• "Pediatric Preventable Blindness: The Suriname Project," Adriana Grossman, Public Health Director, Pediatric Preventable Blindness Initiative; SOAR Fellow, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute; MD Candidate, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  • Expert Panelists:

    • Rebecca Wear Robinson, Founder and President, Make the Minute Matter, Inc.

    • Marie H. Martin, Associate Director, Education and Training, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health; Assistant Professor, Health Policy, Vanderbilt School of Medicine

Innovative Tools to Address Global Health Challenges

Social Impact Pitches:

• "The MAMI Project," Justo Vera, Project Director, The Kayros Group

• "The Perfect Fit: A Smart Entry Point to Reshape Menstrual Health Education in Indonesia," Tungga Dewi Winarno Putri, Senior Analyst, Kopernik

• "Socio Connect: A Novel Digital Platform for Increasing Access to Social Determinants of Health," Semran Thamer, Co-Founder, Socio Connect; MD Student, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

• "VecTech: AI-Driven Mosquito Surveillance Tools for Targeted Disease Prevention," Adam Goodwin, CTO and Co-Founder, VecTech LLC

• "'Jojolo' by Neo Childcare: A Mobile Sick Bay Service for Schools Reducing Childhood Mortality in Africa," Yusuf Shittu, Executive Director, Neo Childcare

Expert Panelists:

• Marie H. Martin, Associate Director, Education and Training, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health; Assistant Professor, Health Policy, Vanderbilt School of Medicine

• Elizabeth Johansen, Founder, Spark Health Design; Adjunct, Olin College of Engineering; formerly Design that Matters and IDEO 

Health Innovations

Social Impact Pitches:

• "Increasing the Sensitivity of Sputum Smear Microscopy," Bonolo Mathekga, Co-Founder, Drizzle; Graduate Student, Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design, Johns Hopkins University

• "Innovative Financing in Healthcare: World's First Pay-for-Performance Instruments For Tuberculosis," LM Singh, Project Director, PAHAL

• "Equitable Innovation in Cataract Surgery," Joshua de Souza, Co-Founder, ForSight Innovation; Graduate Student and Abell Fellow, Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design, Johns Hopkins University

• "Innovation for Global Nutrient Management," Alison Weber, Global Health Analyst, Biomass Controls PBC; PhD Student, Behavioral and Social Health Sciences, Brown University

• "Providence Care: A Community-Based, Innovative Health Solution to an Aging Crisis, Bringing Quality Home Care to Our Elderly," Mathias Larivière, MD Student, Université de Sherbrooke; Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellow

Expert Panelists:

• Paris Pitsillides, Founder and Director of Strategy, Matchboxology

• Paul Ellingstad, Managing Partner, PTI Advisors

Technology Interventions for Global Health Challenges

Social Impact Pitches:

• "PETRA Test: Preventing Diabetic Foot Amputations by Harnessing the Invisible Warning Signs," Kayla Huemer, Biomedical Engineering Affiliate Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• "HELP Hand," Fatima Israr, Undergraduate Student, Santa Clara University

• "Lediscan: A Novel Hand-Held, Point-of-Care Device to Detect and Treat Cervical Precancerous Lesions in Developing Countries," Obieze Nwanna-Nzewunwa, Maine Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Portland Maine; Joint Medical Lifesavers Foundation, Nigeria

• "OmwanaThrive: A Mobile Application for Neonatal Survival in Rural Uganda," Tatiana Valentine, Undergraduate Student, Santa Clara University

• "Beat Betel: Using an AI-Driven Tool to Prevent and Detect Mouth Cancer," Jacklyn Liu, Research Affiliate, Association for the Global Advancement of ENT Surgery and Head and Neck Cancer Research

Expert Panelists:

• Rebecca Wear Robinson, Founder and President, Make the Minute Matter, Inc.

• Charles MacCormack, President Emeritus, Save the Children; Senior Fellow, Interaction: The American Council for Voluntary International Action