Transformation Zone
Join visionaries who are revolutionizing healthcare across the continent and gain insight into the biggest issues driving the industry as well as explore strategies for meaningful innovation within the region.
Transforming the future of healthcare
Push the frontiers of medicine with us at Africa Health. The Transformation Talks and Techquity Talks, located at the Transformation Zone, will unveil future predictions, new technologies and innovations that will change the way we diagnose and treat disease.
Tailor-made for C-suite health care leaders who are leading the transformation and innovation of the health care industry in Southern Africa, discover the latest insights and cutting-edge developments from thought leaders, innovators, industry experts, and tech giants.
Speakers at the Healthcare Transformation Talks
Garry Edwards
Vice President EMEA, Wolters Kluwer Clinical Effectiveness - Health
Wolters Kluwer, United Kingdom
Jean Pierre Horne
Head of Healthcare South Africa
Amazon Web Services, South Africa
Michael Wilkening
Vice President Strategy & Business Development Medical Division
Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Germany
Partners
Day 1: Wednesday, 26 October
Stand 3.K30
Transformation ZoneTalks
10:00 | COVID recovery and digital solutions to facilitate workforce transformation
Prof Ged Byrne OBE, Global Director, NHS Health Education England, Manchester, UK
10:15 | Introducing AWS for Health: How we are helping customers improve quality of care delivery across Africa
Jean Pierre Horne, Head of Healthcare South Africa, Amazon Web Services, Cape Town, South Africa
11:30 | Enhancing access to healthcare through technology
Dr Shivon Byamukama, Managing Director, Babyl Health, Kigali, Rwanda
12:30 – 14:00: Lunch Break
14:00 | Digital hub and interpretation center with hardware deployed locally
Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick, Chief Operating Officer, Royal College of General Practitioners, London, United Kingdom
14:45 | Advancing health equity through technology – how much potential is there in Africa?
Dr Conrad Tankou, CEO, Global Innovation and Creativity Space (GIC Space); Winner, Africa Young Innovators for Health Award, Yaoundé, Cameroon
15:30 | Primary healthcare in marketplaces - connecting care and social needs
Dr Yetunde Ayo-Oyalowo, 2021 Fellow, Cartier Women's Initiative; Founder, Market Doctors Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
16:00 | Close of Day One
Day 2: Thursday, 27 October
Stand 3.K30
Transformation Zone Talks
10:00 | Powering healthcare quality and patient outcomes in Africa
Garry Edwards, Vice President, Wolters Kluwer Health, UK
10:45 | Tectonic shifts or “merely” disruptors? The impact of telemedicine and point of caretesting
Dr Iain Barton, Founding Principal, Health4Development, Cape Town, Western Cape, SouthAfrica
11:30 | Improving acute care through the ‘internet of medical things’
Michael Wilkening, Vice President Strategy & Business Development Medical Devision, Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, Lübeck, Germany
12:15 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a catalyst to healthcare democratization
Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst, Chil AI Lab, Kampala, Uganda
16:00 | Close of Day Two
Day 3: Friday, 28 October
Stand 3.K30
10:30 – 12:30 | Scientific Poster Viewing – Meet the Authors
13:30 – 14:40 | Medical Research Grant Ceremony
15:00 – 15:30 | Africa Health Charity Giveaway Ceremony
17:00 | End of Event
