Investing in Success: Scaling West Yorkshire's HealthTech Sector
Join us for Investing in Success: Scaling West Yorkshire’s HealthTech Sector, a premier exchange event designed to connect high-potential HealthTech start-up and scale-ups with leading investors and funding experts. Hosted in the heart of West Yorkshire, this event celebrates the achievements of the Launchpad programme while paving the way for future growth and investment opportunities.
Why Attend?
• Learn from industry leaders and investors about what drives successful funding.
• Build valuable connections with investors, innovators, and ecosystem partners.
• Discover investment resources and opportunities available for HealthTech start-up and scale-ups in West Yorkshire.
• Celebrate the legacy of the Launchpad programme and explore what’s next for HealthTech innovation in West Yorkshire.
EVENT AGENDA
10.30 – 11.00 Registration
11.00 – 11.30 – Welcome & keynote addresses
- Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire
- Richard Stubbs, CEO, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber
- Jordan Dargue, Co-Founder, Lifted Ventures
11.30 – 12.30 – Scaling Innovation: How West Yorkshire Supports High-Potential HealthTech Businesses
- Dr Nicholas Furtak-Wells, CEO, NIQS Tech
- Carly Walter, CEO, MAGI
- Ari Billig, UK Country Manager, Peilivision
- Henry Dunne, CEO & Co-founder, Microneedle Solutions
12.30 – 13.15 – Lunch
13.15 – 13.45 – Celebrating West Yorkshire’s Health Technologies Launchpad
- Rick Holland, Deputy Director for Place, Innovate UK
- Jane Green, West Yorkshire Strategic Lead for Emerging Tech, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- Jude Gordon, Workstream Lead for Scale-Ups, Propel HealthTech Accelerator
- Natalie Allen, Head of Business Partnerships, Research and Enterprise Services
- Lottie McMahon, HealthTech Innovation Engagement and Delivery Manager, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber
13.45 – 14.45 – Investor Insights Panel
- Virginia Driver, Leeds Angels
- Mattia Scalabrin, Early Stage VC Investor, Mercia Ventures
- Chloe Zhang, Investor Relationships Manager, CPI Enterprises
- Charlie Lyon Carroll, Investment Director, IW Capital
- David Porter, Founding Partner, Apposite Capital LLP
- Tony Kypreos, Managing Partner UK, United Founders VC
14.45 – 15.00 – Refreshment break
15.00 – 16.30 – Scaling HealthTech: Pathways to Investment Workshop
A practical, facilitated session matching HealthTech innovators with the right investors and funding support appropriate to their stage and technologies.
- David Porter, Founding Partner , Apposite Capital LLP
- Linda Nguyenova, Investor, BGF
- Chloe Zhang, Investor Relationships Manager, CPI Enterprises
- Andrew Round, Investment Director, Deepbridge
- Dace Dimza-Jones, National Life Sciences Specialist , Department for Business & Trade
- Annabel Stork, Investment Analyst, DSW Ventures
- Rory Southworth, Angel Manager, Fhunded Angels
- Charlie Lyon Carroll, Investment Director, IW Capital
- Virginia Driver, Angel, Leeds Angels
- Mattia Scalabrin, Early Stage VC Investor, Mercia Ventures
- Goran Hankich, Director, Novi Ventures
- Lis Hawkins, Director, Novi Ventures
- Ryan Sorby, Partner – Head of North, Palatine Growth Credit LLP
- Ben Davies, Marketing Director, PXN Group
- Elizabeth Young, Investment Manager, PXN Group
- Vivien de Tusch-lec, RYSE Asset Management
- Hunter Moore, Principal, SVV (Sure Valley Ventures)
- Tatum Getty, General Partner, THENA Capital
- Tony Kypreos, Managing Partner UK, United Founders VC
16.30 – 18.00 – Networking drinks
Please note, this is a curated event designed for HealthTech innovators whose needs align with the event focus. Registration via this page represents an expression of interest rather than a confirmed place.
Innovators are encouraged to register their interest, we will then check the event is right for your business and confirm your place shortly afterwards.
Places are limited, so early registration is encouraged.