Wednesday 27th
November '24
12:30 - 19:30
at Electric House,
Croydon

Register now

Future
Health
South
London

Wednesday 27th
November '24
12:30 - 19:30
at Electric House,
Croydon

Register now

Our Business, Innovation & Growth Summit is back for the third year in a row! After a highly successful 2023 event, this year we’ll be focusing on health and care in South London.

Uniting healthcare governing bodies, trailblazing academic experts and investment agencies with innovators, businesses and service users from across South London – we’ll be tackling some of the most pressing issues and trends in healthcare.

Come along to this free-to-attend event to immerse yourself in interactive panels, discussions and pitches to help shape the future of health, including the role of new technologies and innovations, ageing well, health and the Net Zero transition and workforce retention and upskilling.

We’ll be asking
the BIG questions

INNOVATION

Bringing entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors together, as well as showcasing emerging developments like St Mary’s University Medical School and City St George’s, University of London, how can we widen the innovation lens outside the public sector anchor institutions?

RESEARCH

Through cutting-edge idea exploration, best practices sharing, and collaboration amongst strategic investment sites across South London such as London Cancer Hub and City St George’s, University of London, how can we shape the best sector growth beyond 2030 for our healthcare systems and businesses?

DEVELOPMENT

What workforce, recruitment, and skills development challenges is the healthcare industry facing? What can the NHS and South London do to help chart the innovation trajectory of our region’s healthcare ecosystem?

Summit Agenda

COMPELLING INSIGHTS

We’ve planned a unique and significant opportunity for key health leaders and stakeholder representatives from across South London to deliver an exciting and innovative agenda.

Take an active role in joining discussions or sit back and hear from our talented keynote speakers as they address transforming healthcare through innovation across South London. Highlighting the positives and growth opportunities within the sector, you can form new partnerships, explore solutions, grow your network and shape our futures.

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Business Exhibitions

INNOVATION SHOWCASE

Businesses right here in South London are creating innovative technologies, products and services, and many of these have been supported by BIG South London and South London Partnership programmes. At this Showcase, you’ll get the opportunity to see the latest cutting-edge initiatives being created in South London.

FUTURE HEALTH BUSINESS EXHIBITION

An exciting list of organisations providing healthcare services and support to South London businesses, offering help or inspiration and showing what support is available.

Full exhibitor list coming soon

Summit Speakers

Hear from an inspiring line-up of expert speakers and panellists.

Dr Ambalika Batra-Penny

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Dr Ambalika Batra-Penny

Head of Enterprise, Innovation & Contracts, City St.George’s University of London

As an experienced innovation leader, Ambi brings a strong track record in building impactful partnerships, driving change, and commercializing intellectual property within higher education and NHS Trusts. Currently serving as Head of Enterprise, Innovation and Contracts at City, St George’s University of London, she leads strategic knowledge exchange initiatives, manages a diverse portfolio of research contracts and fosters entrepreneurship among researchers and clinicians. 

Ambi’s experience spans various leadership roles, including at St George’s University of London and the University of Surrey, where she successfully drove the commercialisation of cutting-edge technologies ranging from medical diagnostics to sustainable energy solutions.  With a PhD in Virology, she combines her scientific expertise and practical experience to facilitate the translation of research into real-world applications.

Dr Rishi Das Gupta

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Dr Rishi Das Gupta

CEO, Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London

Dr Rishi Das-Gupta is the Chief Executive of the Health Innovation Network (HIN South London. He has worked to improve healthcare, patient experience and outcomes for over 20 years in a variety of roles focused on shaping and implementing government policy, working with health and care providers and redesigning services. He is passionate about the use of technology to enable clinical and operational change and to empower patients to manage their own conditions. Rishi’s experience spans UK and US healthcare systems and he is a fellow of the Sciana programme collaborating with German and Swiss healthcare leaders.

Before this role, he held executive roles at NHS trusts as CITO, Director of Innovation and Director of Operations and worked as a medical doctor. Rishi also has experience working as a strategy consultant at Oliver Wyman and McKinsey and Company. In addition to his primary medical qualification (M.B., B.S.). Rishi holds an M.A. in Law (University of Cambridge) and an M.B.A. (London Business School).

Deborah Bowen

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Deborah Bowen

Director of Croydon Campus, London South Bank University

With more than 25 years of experience within higher education settings, Deborah started her career delivering pastoral care and academic guidance to undergraduate students. She then went on to manage student support teams and has since developed and delivered expertise in change management within centralised and decentralised student support and professional services teams within university settings. 

Deborah was part of a team that delivered a new postgraduate campus on the Olympic Park, with responsibility for the delivery of all professional services and for embedding a quality control process. Most recently, Deborah joined LSBU as Director of the Croydon campus with a remit to develop and deliver a new vision to take the campus to its new phase of growth.

Rui Barros Silva

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Rui Barros Silva

Entrepreneur Manager, South Bank Innovation

Rui Barros Silva is the Entrepreneurship Manager at South Bank Innovation, part of London South Bank University. 

With nearly a decade of experience in enterprise education, Rui is dedicated to championing entrepreneurship and supporting early-stage entrepreneurs and startups. His extensive expertise is complemented by a strong passion for fostering innovative thinking and entrepreneurial skills.

Lorissa Page

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Lorissa Page

Chief People Officer, South West London Integrated Care System

Lorissa Page is the Chief People Officer at the South West London Integrated Care Board. Lorissa is an established professional with a portfolio spanning Workforce Transformation, Organisation Development and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.  An experienced leader with a creative, dynamic and personable approach to strategy development and transformation.

Over the past 20 years, Lorissa has held a variety of Director level roles with recognised success and has supported challenged organisations through her Consultancy working with senior leaders across a range of sectors and businesses to improve their workspaces, leadership potential and impact with diverse workforces.

As a thought leader, Lorissa is invited to speak at public events and conferences, most recently at the CloudWorld Tour 2024 at the ExCel.

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