FemTech 2023: Navigating the Path to Success, Growth and Innovation
The world of technology is constantly evolving, and the femtech movement is leading the way in empowering women and improving the lives of millions.
Join us on International Women's Day as we come together to celebrate the achievements in women’s health, discuss what more could be done to drive innovation and growth, and support founders and innovators in this industry.
Our panel of industry leaders and experts will share their predictions for the future of Femtech, as well as practical advice and tips for Femtech founders to help them succeed, raise funding and grow their businesses. Whether you are a founder, entrepreneur, or simply passionate about technology and innovation, this event is a must-attend for anyone interested in femtech and women’s health.
Speakers
Kirsten Shastri, Head of Life Sciences at Tokio Marine Kiln
Kirsten Shastri, Head of Life Sciences at Tokio Marine Kiln, specialises in providing bespoke insurance products for the Life Sciences industry. With a science degree from UCL and time spent in research, Kirsten brought a fresh perspective to the field of Life Sciences insurance and a desire to help companies properly protect their innovations.
She played a pivotal role in developing covers for vaccine manufacturers during the COVID-19 pandemic and has also developed innovative solutions for the technology-enabled healthcare sector for products such as smart medical devices, medical software, and telemedicine.
It has become evident that there is more focus needed for the FemHealth/FemTech space from an insurance coverage perspective. Tokio Marine Kiln is dedicated to working together with both start-ups and larger companies to assist in creating the right insurance coverages for the novel ideas being developed in the FemHealth/FemTech world, and making sure such products and services are protected if the unexpected occurs.
Sophie Park, Managing Director - Bayer’s G4A Investments & Partnerships
Sophie Park is the Managing Director of G4A Investments & Partnerships at Bayer. Sophie joined Bayer's Digital Strategy team in 2016 under the Board of Management for Innovation leading the development and implementation of Bayer AG's digital and transformation strategy. For a decade, she has held various roles within the healthcare industry through advising, consulting, and leading NGOs, multinational corporates, and government institutions in not only developing their digital health growth and investment strategy but also launching innovation frameworks and programs both in the United States and abroad. She is passionate about public health and scaling sustainable and equitable access for people through digital health. Currently, she leads the strategic digital health investments through G4A as the Managing Director of G4A Strategic Investments and Partnerships.
G4A is Bayer’s digital health partnerships and investments team dedicated to scaling digital health companies to change the experience of health. Our team’s vision is to reach health for all through digital health. We are working together with like-minded start-ups, offering early-stage start-up investments as well as commercial partnerships and late-stage investments.
Mariama Boumanjal, Google for Startups UK lead
Mariama Boumanjal is the Google for Startups UK lead managing their programs and portfolios of 200 startup alumni from the UK and across EMEA. Mariama also manages the Black Founders Fund, having deployed $13m to over 170 Black Founders Fund across Europe and Africa in the last two years with founders securing over $200m in follow-up funding. Mariama celebrated her 8th Google anniversary last month and is passionate about how technology can tackle women's health issues at scale across various sub-industries. In 2021, she launched the first Google for Startups Women Health Founders Academy in Europe and Israel that helps rising stars in space take their products to market.
Dr Elina Berglund Scherwitzl is the co-founder and co-CEO of Natural Cycles, the women’s health company that developed the world’s first birth control app. As a Class II medical device, the NC° app is cleared by the FDA in the United States and certified to be used as a contraceptive in Europe, Australia, and Singapore. It has also received regulatory clearances to integrate with third party wearables. Prior to founding Natural Cycles, Elina was part of the team that discovered the Higgs boson at the CERN laboratory, which led to the Nobel Prize in physics in 2013. Following this success, Elina was looking for an effective, natural birth control and decided to apply her skills from particle physics to create a unique algorithm that could accurately pinpoint when a woman was fertile. From there, Natural Cycles was born. Today, Natural Cycles has over 2 million registered users.
Webinar partner
Tokio Marine Kiln is a forward-thinking international insurance underwriting business operating in Lloyd’s insurance market. As part of one of the world’s largest insurance groups, Tokio Marine, enables its clients to fulfill their ambitions by addressing complex and ever-changing risks. They have five specialist underwriting teams focused on Property & Motor; Liability; Specialty; Aviation; and Marine & Energy risks, which are complemented by their “outstanding” Claims team. Backed by 60 years of expertise and our reputation for innovation, their people are empowered to insure a better tomorrow. Tokio Marine Kiln benefits from a Standard & Poor’s rating of A+ for its Lloyd’s syndicates. For more information, visit www.tmkiln.com.
AGENDA
(*All time slots are GMT)
6 pm - Opening words by organising team
6:05 pm - Company introduction - presentation delivered by Kirsten Shastri, Head of Life Sciences at Tokio Marine Kiln, Natasha Mitchell Stewart, Head of the International Liability team for BMS Group in London and Olivia Bellingham, Life Sciences lead at BMS Group in London
6:15 pm - Company introduction - presentation delivered by Sophie Park, Managing Director - Bayer’s G4A Investments & Partnerships
6:25 pm - Company introduction - presentation delivered by Mariama Boumanjal, Google for Startups UK lead
6.35 pm - Company introduction - presentation delivered by Dr Elina Berglund Scherwitzl, co-founder and co-CEO of Natural Cycles
6:45 pm - Panel discussion
7:10 pm - Q&As
7:25 pm - Closing words by organising team
About Women of Wearables
Women of Wearables (WoW) is a leading global organization and ecosystem aiming to connect and support women and allies in wearable tech, health tech, and femtech, providing them with opportunities to succeed in their careers and grow their businesses.
With headquarters in London (UK) and more than 20,000 members located around the globe, WoW has become a global movement that supports its growing community through events, mentorship, educational programs, a job board, and collaboration with its network of collaborators and partners. Our members are startup founders, designers, technologists, industry experts, researchers, bloggers, journalists, investors, and many more.
HOW TO JOIN US
➡️ Become a WoW member to learn from and connect with our community of entrepreneurs, designers, and technologists, leverage valuable resources, and discover career and business opportunities! By joining, you’ll get the opportunity to promote your company at one of the leading global organizations for women in tech, advertise in our newsletter and collaborate with us for our webinars, conferences, and content.
➡️ Follow us on Twitter / LinkedIn / Instagram.
➡️ Join our WoW FemTech group on LinkedIn.
➡️ Get in touch if you’d like to become our partner!