Disrupt Health | Agenda Update
- Dasha Tyshlek
- 7 days ago
- 3 min read
WHAT TO EXPECT
PANELS ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN MEDICINE
CASE STUDIES IN BUILDING BUSINESSES IN HEALTH
BIG IDEAS TO TRANSFORM CARE AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES
From startup pivots that saved lives to live company-building sessions, Disrupt Health focuses on the bold decisions and unlikely partnerships driving healthcare transformation. Through founder stories, early adopter panels, and audience-driven discussion, we go beyond theory to show how healthcare innovation actually happens—messy, collaborative, and full of breakthroughs.
AGENDA
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Device to Company: Steps to Commercialize New Medical Technologies
Go behind the scenes of what it really takes to build a medical device company. Hear from speakers who participate in every part of the commercialization journey - from funding it during early development, to licensing, clinical trials, and exit. At the end of this session you will understand how to start with success in mind - whether you’re an inventor or an executive looking to license.
Eric Heinz, Founder and Managing Partner of Heinz Ventures
Duane Mancini, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Project MedTech
Emanuel Tkatch, MD, Chief Science Officer at Nunex
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Disrupting Cost: Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs, How We Got Here and Tools to Afford Care Again
Why does healthcare cost so much—and what can we do about it? This session breaks down the systemic drivers of rising costs and highlights disruptive startups, policy shifts, and digital tools that are helping patients and providers regain control.
Vinay Patel, Chief Pharmacy Officer of Proactive MD, Founder of MakorRx
More speakers to be announced
1:00 PM– 1:45 PM
The Future of Mental Health: Scalable Care for a Growing Crisis
The demand for mental health support is exploding, but the system wasn’t built to handle it. This session dives into the innovators reimagining how we detect, monitor, and treat anxiety and depression—using digital tools, AI, and behavioral science to reach more people, earlier and more effectively.
Angie LeRoy, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Principal Investigator of the University of North Florida HEAL Lab
Sean Orr, MD Neurologists, Co-Founder of the Neurogenesis Project and CEO of Florida Doctors Magazine
Alexandra Field, Clinical Director at Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Centerstone
Emily Adams, Co-Founder, Transformative Leadership LLC | Leadership + Operations
2:00 PM– 2:45 PM
OPTIONS:
Attend the Pitch Competition - where several speakers are presenting
Attend the “Innovation in Healthcare Education” session from MedNexus
Or stay in the room for Speed Networking
3:15 PM– 4:00 PM
They Said Yes: Why These Doctors Took a Chance on a New AI Tool
Winning your first customer can make or break an early-stage healthcare company. In this session, the founders of an AI-powered referral tool sit down with their earliest adopters to unpack what earned their trust, what made them take the leap, and how that first “yes” shaped the product’s future—including its surprising evolution into a tool for early cancer detection.
Jamie Wisser, MD, Trauma Surgeon and Founder & CEO of Actual Healthcare Solutions
Robert Holton, President and COO of Actual Healthcare Solutions
Kenny Powell, MD, Founder and Majority Owner at Coastal Health Care
JD Wilson, VP of Technology at Coastal Health Care
Jason Englehardt, Health Tech Investor and Founder of Silicon Beach
Logistics & Traveling to Disrupt Health
Prime Osborn III Convention Center is located in Downtown Jacksonville and is accessible by car (parking lot next to the center) and through public transportation (via the Skyway between Downtown and LaVilla Station) Doors Open at 8am and the Welcome address and Keynote begin at 9am.
SPONSORS
Ascension St. Vincent’s
ClinAsyst
MedNexus at UNF
MiAddvantage
STEERING COMMITTEE
Vinay Patel, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Proactive MD
Emily Adams, C-Founder of Transformative Leadership LLC
Emanuel Tkatch, MD, CSO at Nunex
Dasha Tyshlek, CEO & Chief Strategy Officer, StratCraft
MEDIA PRESENCE
Florida Doctor’s Magazine
Project MedTech Podcast
MedEvidence Podcast
Biomedical Frontiers: Stories with Innovators in Healthcare Podcast
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