[London] Panel event: Challenges in healthtech expansion in the UK

​Welcome to the Tech Brews London: 'Unfiltered'.
A panel event series for honest conversations with professionals within the healthtech, digital health and AI in healthcare space.

​The theme for this event is around enterprise expansion, procurement and deployment in the NHS.

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​Panelists:

1. ​Valerie Cai (Medical Operations @Tandem)

2. ​Hannah Gibson (CCO @Visiba)

3. ​Omar Bhakri (CRO @Patchwork)

​Moderator: David Tang

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​What to expect from this meetup:

• ​5:45 - 6:30pm : Doors open + Registration

• ​6:30 - 7:30pm : Panel

• ​7:30 - 9:00pm : Networking + food

​Food and drinks provided.

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​Who should Attend:

​Whether you're experienced or exploring the healthcare or life sciences ecosystem, this series provides valuable insights and practical tools by experts to help you excel in your career or as an entrepreneur.

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​About the event series:

​Tech Brews started in Singapore as a casual meetup for healthcare and life sciences community. It's free and open to all, anyone can drop by, learn, and network. We are also very happy to dispense some pro-bono advice consulting based on my experience in the ecosystem.

​This meetup is with our London Chapter.

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​Organizers:

​Techbrews a community founded by Terence Tan, an experienced tech/healthcare leader dedicated to empowering individuals across the Pacific in navigating the evolving landscape of healthcare and lifesciences. With a mission to support professionals in embracing various careers and entrepreneurship in this industry, Tech Brews offers a wealth of resources, including events, special roast sessions, and networking opportunities tailored to the unique needs of the trans-Pacific Region.

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​Speakers:

​Dr Valerie Cai leads Medical Operations at Tandem Health, a European clinical AI company trusted by more than 10,000 care organisations across 11 markets, with three Class IIa certified products covering documentation, coding, and clinical decision support. In the UK, Tandem is rolling out to over 200,000 NHS clinicians. She is also a doctor, ex-startup founder, and co-founder of XX Combinator, a consulting platform for women's health startups.

​Hannah Gibson is Chief Commercial Officer of Visiba, a Nordic AI start-up partnering with European healthcare providers on their AI strategies. This includes working with NHS England on the roll-out of AI in the NHS App. Hannah has 10 years of experience scaling health tech start-ups, and also holds roles as Board Member of the Digital Health and Health Alliance and Age UK.

​Omar is Chief Revenue Officer at Patchwork Health with a background in clinical pharmacy. After experiencing firsthand the healthcare staffing crisis, both from his time on the wards and as a management consultant, he joined Patchwork as one of the early employees. Patchwork now works with over half of all UK Trusts & Health Boards, saving the NHS millions each year by driving productivity while simultaneously improving clinician experience through their groundbreaking technology.

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​Sponsors:

​Quantspark.ai - Mid-market to enterprise software consultants and software engineers, with a track record of delivering for FTSE 100 companies, PE-backed portfolios, government departments and high-growth scale-ups.

​Tandem Health - A complete AI medical assistant built in response to that reality. It supports clinicians before, during, and after the patient visit, helping reduce the time and effort spent on documentation so attention stays with the patient. Built and run by clinicians, Tandem fits into existing systems and reflects everyday clinical work.

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​Hosts:

David Tang specializes in LLM safety, evaluation, and engineering for healthtech. Based in London, he’s spent six years building tech communities and champions collaboration between tech and healthcare.

Dylan Goh is a GP resident working in South London. He is passionate about global health and the advances in medicine.

​David Rassam is Head of Clinical Product at HeliosX, one of Europe’s leading D2C healthcare businesses. A doctor and healthtech leader, he works across clinical medicine, product and commercial growth to build and scale consumer healthcare.

​Hutan Momtazian is a foundation year 3 doctor who is passionate about bringing people together. Prior to being a doctor, he was a project manager for pharmaceutical firms.

Zhu Yihan Founder of FemTech Weekend, a China-rooted, globally connected women’s health innovation ecosystem. Formerly in finance in London, she launched Tech Brews Johannesburg and later led Tech Brews Shenzhen in China. Now in London, she continues building cross-border community partnerships to advance both women’s health innovation and broader biotech/medtech.

​Harsha Kittur is a Medical Science Liaison covering APAC and the US, with 12+ years in science communication and cancer research. He is new to London and is excited to foster connections in the biotech / medtech space.