The Founder’s Mental Health Dilemma

​Network Room - Ground Floor

​Mental health is no longer a “soft issue.” It is a material risk factor affecting valuation, execution, regulatory exposure, leadership stability, and long-term returns. In HealthTech—where credibility, ethics, and trust are non-negotiable—founder mental health is a governance issue, not a personal one. This panel will focus on:

• ​Creating a shared understanding about the relevance of mental health resilience in founders ("founder as the primary asset")

• ​De-stigmatizing & building resilience through supportive systems

• ​Recognizing poor mental health as a macro-risk to the bottom line and its mitigation through integration into due diligence and ESG reporting.

​17:55-18:25 The Founder’s Mental Health Dilemma

​Elisha London - (Founder & CEO Prospora Global, Founder United for Global Mental Health),

​Patrick J Kennedy - (Co-founder the Kennedy Forum, Partner Healthsperien LLC),

​Sabine Flechet (Co-Founding Partner Masawa VC Fund, Seed investor SF Ventures)

​Shawn Lesser - (The Real Mental Health Foundation)

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​Followe by a continued discussion in our Networking Room