Health~Holland, the Netherlands Business Support Office Texas (NBSO) and The Task Force Health Care (TFHC), have the pleasure of inviting you to the Health Holland “Digital Reconnect Texas” on Tuesday, June 29th 2021.
Learn more about the Texan Life Science and Health sector from local experts. Get an overview of the healthcare landscape in Austin and Houston. Have in-depth round table discussions with local LSH stakeholders. Digitally network with like-minded people who are interested in doing business in Texas. See our speakers below!
Torrey AdamsSr. Director – Global Life Sciences, Economic Development Division at Greater Houston Partnership. Torrey is responsible for leading the Partnership’s work to position Houston as the Third Coast for Life Sciences. He works to coordinate the efforts to support the growth of the life science ecosystem and assist with the recruitment of both domestic and international life science companies to the Greater Houston region. Torrey has a B.S in Chemistry from Marquette University and a PhD in Synthetic Organic/Organometallic Chemistry from Wake Forest University. He also has an MBA with a concentration in Marketing from Wake Forest University, Babcock Graduate School of Business. https://www.houston.org/
Gus CardenasPresident, CEO and Co-Founder Austin Healthcare Council. CEO/President/Principal Co-Founder of the Austin Healthcare Council. AHC comprised of prominent healthcare leaders/members acts as enablers between disparate organizations to improve collaboration leading to business growth opportunities and better delivery of healthcare. The Austin Healthcare Council is leading the charge towards innovation and collaboration in our healthcare ecosystem. Ultimately improving the health of our community through collaboration, leadership, and innovation. Mr. Cardenas is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, with a BBA degree with an emphasis on Business Management and continuing education courses through The George Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership. www.austinhealthcarecouncil.org
Roundtable Digital Health
Nora BelcherExecutive Director at Texas e-Health Alliance. Nora Belcher is the Executive Director of the Texas e-Health Alliance, a non-profit advocacy group that she started in 2009 to give health information technology stakeholders a voice in public policy. The Texas e-Health Alliance serves as the state’s leading advocate, from local communities to the national level, for the use of information technology to improve the health care system for patients. She is widely considered to be one of the state’s leading experts in digital health care, having worked on the issue for over 20 years in a variety of roles. During the most recent Texas legislative session, Ms. Belcher led the passage of a number of bills related to telemedicine, telehealth and remote patient monitoring. Ms. Belcher holds a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin. She owns a hardcover first edition of Game of Thrones. https://txeha.org/
Roundtable Medical devices and Bio design innovation
Fiona Mack, Head of JLABS @ TMC. Fiona is responsible for external engagement, innovation sourcing, company onboarding, portfolio management, operational excellence, educational programming and P&L. In this role, she catalyzes and supports the translation of science and technology into valuable solutions for patients and consumers across the pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer, and health tech sectors. Prior to joining JLABS, Fiona was Senior Director of External Innovation at Ipsen, supporting the expansion of the Rare Disease and Neuroscience portfolios. Before joining Ipsen, Fiona was a Director of External Innovation Oncology Discovery at Roche. Notable activities include the acquisition of Tensha Therapeutics, Tusk Therapeutics and Ignyta, in addition to early discovery academic collaborations. Fiona earned her PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and her undergraduate degree in Biology from Cornell University. Her innovative work has been published in high impact journals and she also has several granted patents. https://jlabs.jnjinnovation.com/locations/jlabs-tmc
Roundtable Digital health at Memorial Hermann
Eric Smith, Chief Digital Officer for Memorial Hermann. Memorial Hermann is a not for profit community health system, comprised of 6,500 affiliated physicians and 28,000 employees serving the Houston area across more than 270 care delivery sites and 17 hospitals. Eric joined the Memorial Hermann family 2020. Serving in Chief Digital Officer role, Eric has responsibility for digital, data, and contact center strategies for the system. Prior to Memorial Hermann, Eric spent a good portion of his career at USAA in San Antonio, Texas. During his tenure at USAA, Eric held multiple leadership roles across technology and digital organizations. He served as the Chief Technology Officer as well as the organizations first Chief Data and Analytics Officer. While at USAA, Eric was able to bring a number of innovative solutions to production, including natural language capabilities within the voice response system, a first to market mobile-based virtual agent, real-time transcription within the contact center, and an enterprise data and insights marketplace. Eric’s tenure at USAA culminated in leading the digital, data, design and innovation teams for the enterprise. https://www.memorialhermann.org/
Did you know?
Texas can be characterized by it’s..
Huge Market: US 2nd biggest state in size and population (28.7 million people) and has the 9th largest economy (1.706 trillion GDP) in the world.
Epicentre of Health: home to most healthcare professionals and health clinics, amongst others the world’s largest medical centre (Texas Medical Centre/TMC), world’s largest children’s hospital (Texas Children’s Hospital) and world’s largest cancer hospital (MD Anderson Cancer Center).
Health Giants: although the healthcare market is very independent, every health system (hospital) in Texas is larger than any hospital in the Netherlands serving very large regions and populations. Only in Houston, you can find more than 85 hospitals and medical centres, more than the Netherlands has combined.
Register today!
Please register here. For more information on the event, please contact Jennifer Schrage, programme manager TFHC North America. We are looking forward to seeing you on June 29th, 2021.
