The field of health technology is booming like never before, with funding to digital health startups reaching an all-time high in 2018. The use of technology to improve the delivery and consumption of care has the potential to drastically alter doctor-patient interactions, reduce costs, and improve health outcomes. In addition, the scope of big data and analytics to personalize medicine and improve patient experiences present an unprecedented window of opportunity in the healthcare industry, in which spending will balloon to $8.7 trillion by 2020. This panel will explore the interaction of technology and health, and the potential of HealthTech to change the future of medicine.

Moderator:

Jeannette Ickovics Dean of Faculty and Professor of Social Sciences, Yale-National University of Singapore

Speakers:

Jeremy Cao General Manager, BGI-Asia Pacific, BGI Genomics

Julien de Salaberry Founder and CEO, Galen Growth Asia Christopher Hall Head of Health Solutions (APAC), Fitbit

Joseph Wong Managing Partner, AID Health Tech Fund, AID Partners

Lihan Zhou Co-Founder and CEO, MiRXES