Trailblazing the Next Wave of Healthcare Innovation

Leading the Next Wave of Healthcare Innovation is a high-impact event designed to bring together founders, investors, academics and institutional leaders to explore how we are shaping the future of healthcare innovation. Through a dynamic format that combines a keynote, three parallel deep‑dive discussions, and a final synthesis, the event aims to create a space where participants can confront real leadership challenges, exchange perspectives across sectors, and co‑generate actionable insights. The program is structured to maximize engagement and reflection: A keynote establishes the shared mental model around leadership under uncertainty. Parallel group sessions allow participants to explore core themes in depth: strategic decision-making, innovation culture, and mentorship/sponsorship dynamics. A plenary wrap‑up brings all threads together and concludes with a clear call to action, ensuring participants leave with practical next steps

Agenda
18:00–18:15 – Welcome
18:15–18:40 – Keynote Katharine D’Amico
18:40–19:25 – Parallel group discussions

Strategic Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: Leading in healthcare means making decisions with imperfect data, conflicting incentives, and real consequences for patients and systems. Leaders bring unique approaches to navigating ambiguity, risk, and inflection points. (Laura Carratala) Innovation Culture: From Vision to Execution, innovation requires more than creativity, it depends on incentives, governance, alignment, and scalable cultures.The future belongs to organizations able to turn ideas into impact with discipline and speed. (Clara Cano) Mentorship, Sponsorship & Power: Careers and capital move through networks, and women must have equitable access to those networks.Sponsorship is a power relationship, not just a developmental one, and it changes outcomes (Aline Noizet & Andrea Barbiero - femtech)

19:25–19:55 – Wrap-up, cross-panel synthesis, and Q&A
19:55–20:00 – Closing
20:00-21:00 – Networking

Learning Objectives

Navigate strategic healthcare decisions under uncertainty
Build innovation cultures that turn vision into scalable impact
Unlock mentorship & sponsorship networks to accelerate leaders

Additional Event Information

Online registration deadline: 25 March 2026
Event is open to: HBA Members and Non-members
This event is not refundable.
Onsite (walk -in) registration: Is Not Allowed

Featured Speakers

Andrea Barbiero
Director,

Maria Clara Cano Gracia
Unlimited Thinking

Laura Carratalà Peña
VP, Bio Supplies, Grifols
Speaker

Katharine D´Amico
The Swala Institute
Speaker

Aline Noizet
None Listed
Speaker

Pricing

	Member	Non-Member
Regular Registration - In-person	€10.00 / $10.00	€15.00 / $15.00

Members receive up to 50 percent discount

Event Policies

Photography Policy
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that you may be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio-taped during the meeting and hereby give permission for your image, voice, or survey comments to be used in education, training, promotion, and/or trade and communications media by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in any and all media throughout the world, without restriction as to frequency or duration of usage.

COVID-19 Policy
The HBA requires that all persons who participate in in-person events do so at their own risk and that each participant agrees to the following agreement before taking part in the activity and urges all participants to act in such a manner as to protect their own safety and the safety of others.

By registering for this event, I fully understand that my participation in the program is purely voluntary. I desire to participate and agree to act reasonably and prudently under the circumstances. I further understand that any HBA volunteers participating in the activity will act individually and will not represent the HBA. As a condition to my participation the activity, I waive and release the HBA and their officers, employees, and agents from any claim that I may have for any damage to property or injury to my person that may result in whole or in part from my participation.

Special Needs Policy
The HBA will make reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with special needs can enjoy all of its programs. Contact us if you require special accommodations for this event.