Women's health remains one of the most underserved and underfunded sectors in healthcare, creating both an urgent unmet need and a significant opportunity for innovation. Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 2nd Annual HERS: Health Executive and Research Summit brings together the leaders shaping the future of women's health, from investors, entrepreneurs, and industry executives to researchers, clinicians, and technology innovators. Across dedicated tracks in Venture & Innovation, MedTech, and Therapeutics, attendees will explore investment trends, breakthrough technologies, emerging therapies, and commercialization strategies. Join the women's health community to connect, collaborate, and accelerate the innovations transforming outcomes for women worldwide.
Building the Innovation Ecosystem
Joanne Armstrong
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Women’s Health & Genomics
CVS Health
Trish Costello
CEO & Founder, Portfolia
Marlena Fejzo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Cathy Friedman
Executive Venture Partner
Google Ventures
Anula Jayasuriya, MD, PhD
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Kidron Capital
Petrina Kamya, PhD
Global Head of AI Platforms & Vice President
Insilico Medicine
President
Insilico Medicine Canada
Jessica Karr
General Partner
Coyote Ventures
Kathryn Rexrode
Chief Academic Officer & Chief, Division of Women’s Health
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Carlos Roberts
Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Women’s & Children’s Service Line, Wellspan Health
Gina Wang, PhD
Senior Director & Distinguished Scientist
Genentech
Wendy Young, PhD
Scientific Advisor & Board Director, Former Senior Vice President, Small Molecule Drug Discovery
Genentech
Alice Zheng, MD
Partner
Foreground Capital
