Tackling Obesity Through Innovation
Obesity is one of the most pressing – and underserved – public health challenges of our time. Despite its scale and societal cost, it remains drastically underfunded and underserved by innovation.
At Cathay Innovation, we believe solving the world’s biggest challenges requires a holistic, cross-industry approach. This is why we are bringing together key actors from healthcare, food tech, pharma, and science for a focused session on how we can reshape the future of health, nutrition, and longevity — together.
What to Expect
Keynote and panel featuring experts across healthcare, food, and pharma
Perspectives on why tech-fighting obesity & overweight requires a cross-industry and holistic approach
Concrete ideas on where innovation is most needed — from prevention to treatment and everything in between
Networking with leading corporates, investors, and innovators driving health transformation
Value-add to participants
Cathay Innovation has spent the last decade uniting corporate and startup worlds to drive global impact. We've led innovation across the healthcare value chain — from drug discovery to digital health — and built long-term partnerships with leaders like Sanofi to tackle chronic disease at scale.
Now, we’re turning our model toward one of the most urgent issues of our time: obesity. If you’re operating at the intersection of health, food, pharma, or consumer wellness, this is a moment to engage, learn, and lead.
Confirmed Partners & Speakers
Denis Barrier, Co-Founder and CEO of Cathay Innovation
Jennie Kung, Vice Chair, Mayo Clinic Berg Innovation Exchange
Blair Tritt, Head of CVC at Schreiber Foods
Brandon Yahn, Partner, Convivialite Ventures
Alexia Lingart-Meltz, Growth Equity Investor at Creadev
🤝 Who is Cathay Innovation?
Founded in 2015, Cathay Innovation is a global multistage venture capital firm with over €2.5B AUM, 120+ startups, and offices across Europe, North America, Asia, Latam, and Africa. We recently launched our latest $1bn fund to bring vertical AI to industry.