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  • Understanding FDA approval pathways for women's health drugs and devices.
  • Addressing regulatory gaps and challenges in clinical trial design and data collection.
  • Strategies for working with regulators to accelerate innovation and ensure patient safety.
Drug Development
Med Device

Author:

Rachel Robinson

Chief Operating Officer
MassMedic

Rachel Robinson

Chief Operating Officer
MassMedic
  • Examining the growing uptake in menopause treatments that cater specific stages and symptoms of menopause.
  • Ensuring that personalized menopause treatments are accessible to all women, including socio-economic, cultural, and healthcare system barriers.
  • Analyzing trends in provider menopause education & support and payer coverage for holistic menopause care.

 

Menopause and Longevity

Author:

Claire Gill

Founder and President
National Menopause Foundation

Claire Gill

Founder and President
National Menopause Foundation

Author:

Carol Huffman

Vice President, Clinical Innovation & Implementation
MVP Health Care

Carol Huffman

Vice President, Clinical Innovation & Implementation
MVP Health Care

Author:

Jannine Versi

CEO
Elektra Health

Jannine Versi

CEO
Elektra Health

Author:

Kristie Baisden

Medical Director, Women’s Healthcare
Bayer

Kristie Baisden

Medical Director, Women’s Healthcare
Bayer
 

Christine Metz

OBGYN & Lab Head, Medicinal Biochemistry
Northwell Health, Feinstein Institutes of Medical Research

Christine Metz

OBGYN & Lab Head, Medicinal Biochemistry
Northwell Health, Feinstein Institutes of Medical Research

Christine Metz

OBGYN & Lab Head, Medicinal Biochemistry
Northwell Health, Feinstein Institutes of Medical Research
 

Antonio Gargiulo

Medical Director of Advanced Reproductive Surgery
Fertility Centers of New England

Antonio Gargiulo

Medical Director of Advanced Reproductive Surgery
Fertility Centers of New England

Antonio Gargiulo

Medical Director of Advanced Reproductive Surgery
Fertility Centers of New England
  • Expanding access to robotic-assisted excision surgery to address the shortage of trained surgeons and technologies.
  • Integrating AI and imaging tools to enable surgical pre-staging, real-time surgical intelligence, and personalized planning.
  • Introduction of prehabilitation devices to precondition surgical sites and improve pelvic health outcomes.
  • Bridging clinical innovation and business investment to scale precision care models.
Reproductive Health

Author:

Gaele Lalahy

Chief Operating Officer
Plexaa

Gaele Lalahy

Chief Operating Officer
Plexaa

Author:

Kate Drake

Global Director of Product Marketing
MMI

Kate Drake

Global Director of Product Marketing
MMI

Author:

Manisha Shah-Bugaj

CEO
Activ Surgical

Manisha Shah-Bugaj

CEO
Activ Surgical

Author:

Richard Meiklejohn

Program Manager
Lahey Innovation Hub

Richard Meiklejohn

Program Manager
Lahey Innovation Hub
 

Tamara Orlova

CFO
Flo Health

Tamara Orlova

CFO
Flo Health

Tamara Orlova

CFO
Flo Health
  • Sharing examples of partnerships between technologies enabling scalable and sustainable femtech solutions across fertility, menopause, pelvic health, and maternal health.
  • Learn how infrastructure & software services are bridging data, clinical care, and benefits to power integrated women's health ecosystems.
  • Hear from leaders building the digital backbone that supports innovation, provider partnerships, and better patient outcomes through patient monitoring & engagement
Digital Health
Consumer Health

Author:

Himani Thakkar

Senior Frontier Engineer
STN

Himani Thakkar

Senior Frontier Engineer
STN

Author:

Christopher Platt

Field Strategist and CT
HPE

Christopher Platt

Field Strategist and CT
HPE

Author:

Kathryn Heffernan

Senior Director, Strategic Product Management
UPMC

Kathryn Heffernan

Senior Director, Strategic Product Management
UPMC

Author:

Lisa Marceau

CEO
Joyuus

Lisa Marceau

CEO
Joyuus
 

Rashmi Kudesia

Reproductive Endocrinologist
CCRM Houston

Rashmi Kudesia

Reproductive Endocrinologist
CCRM Houston

Rashmi Kudesia

Reproductive Endocrinologist
CCRM Houston
  • Sharing how the industry can approach longevity from a women’s health perspective across fertility, bone health, and brain health.  

  • Shed light on Mayo Clinics’ expansion into longevity medicine and the benefits this field has for women.
  • Discussing the role of AI and pharmaco-genetics, and how this is weighed against food as medicine, mental health, and wellness plans.
  • How diagnosis influences lifestyle medicine from pre-conception to menopause and across a women’s reproductive health journey.
Fertility
Menopause and Longevity

Author:

Rashmi Kudesia

Reproductive Endocrinologist
CCRM Houston

Rashmi Kudesia

Reproductive Endocrinologist
CCRM Houston

Author:

Maryon Stewart

CEO & Founder
Femmar

Maryon Stewart is an award-winning author, TV presenter, healthcare expert & campaigner.  She is the CEO at Femmar, and Creator of N-HRP™, the Natural Hormone Rebalancing Protocol. She is the author of Manage Your Menopause Naturally and 27 other books. A world-renowned healthcare expert who is often referred to as the Pioneer of the Natural Menopause Movement. She has helped hundreds of thousands of women around the world overcome PMS and menopause symptoms without using drugs or hormones. Maryon and her team at Femmar help women reclaim their wellbeing in the workplace in both the US and the UK. She has had her own TV and radio shows in the United Kingdom.  She currently presents Maryon Stewart’s Menopause Solutions, the first TV series dedicated to menopause, which is airing on Public Television in the US.  In 2018, she was awarded the British Empire Medal and was recognized as one of the 50 most inspirational women by the Daily Mail. In 2022 she was included by Forbes as one of 11 female scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs changing the narrative on menopause. 

Maryon Stewart

CEO & Founder
Femmar

Maryon Stewart is an award-winning author, TV presenter, healthcare expert & campaigner.  She is the CEO at Femmar, and Creator of N-HRP™, the Natural Hormone Rebalancing Protocol. She is the author of Manage Your Menopause Naturally and 27 other books. A world-renowned healthcare expert who is often referred to as the Pioneer of the Natural Menopause Movement. She has helped hundreds of thousands of women around the world overcome PMS and menopause symptoms without using drugs or hormones. Maryon and her team at Femmar help women reclaim their wellbeing in the workplace in both the US and the UK. She has had her own TV and radio shows in the United Kingdom.  She currently presents Maryon Stewart’s Menopause Solutions, the first TV series dedicated to menopause, which is airing on Public Television in the US.  In 2018, she was awarded the British Empire Medal and was recognized as one of the 50 most inspirational women by the Daily Mail. In 2022 she was included by Forbes as one of 11 female scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs changing the narrative on menopause. 

Author:

Megan Greenfield

Affiliate Leader, McKinsey Health Institute
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Megan Greenfield

Affiliate Leader, McKinsey Health Institute
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Author:

Giuliana Zaccardelli

Chief Of Staff, Prenuvo Clinics
Prenuvo

Giuliana Zaccardelli

Chief Of Staff, Prenuvo Clinics
Prenuvo
 

Ushma Upadhyay

Professor
UCSF

Ushma Upadhyay

Professor
UCSF

Ushma Upadhyay

Professor
UCSF