Interviews

Interview: Simon Bain, CEO of Omnilndex

How can patients, providers and researchers create records which are usable by patients, aid research, but also protect patient anonymity and protect from cyberattacks? HBI speaks to Simon Bain, CEO at data platform Omnilndex, to find out more.

Interview: Jonathan Broomberg, CEO of Vitality Health International, Global Head of Health Insurance for Discovery

For nearly 20 years Broomberg has been intimately involved in the development of one of the world’s most sticky health care apps. If you have life or health care cover from Vitality or one of its partners you have access to an app which can reward you for exercise, diet, online or physical check ups with a range of rewards, ranging from a weekly free coffee to 50% off gym membership and discounts on flights. And in South Africa, even cheaper healthy food! Just like airlines, Vitality has different levels of status. The difference is you can move from Blue to Platinum with Vitality without spending a penny - just by better diet and exercise.

Interview: Andrew Cowley, Impact Healthcare REIT

HBI speaks to Andrew Cowley, investment manager at Impact Healthcare REIT, a listed real estate investor that invests in UK nursing homes.

Interview – Ingeborg Oie, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer, Huma 

In this wide ranging interview we discuss the future of remote patient monitoring (RPM) software and government progress in ehealth. Through its RPM platform,  Huma claims to massively cut costs and improve outcomes for patients with chronic conditions.

Interview: Ewan Davis, Quadria Capital

HBI speaks to Ewan Davis, partner at Quadria Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in Singapore. With offices in New Delhi and Ho Chi Minh, it invests in health care companies across South and Southeast Asia. 

Interview: Annabelle Neame, VP for new markets and innovation, HCA UK

HBI catches up with Annabelle Neame, vice president for new markets and innovation at top five UK hospital player HCA UK, and hears how HCA and others are using concierge services to help tourists navigate tricky foreign patient pathways as London is increasingly “more on the map” for health care tourism.

Interview: Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, CEO and Founder, Proximie

HBI catches up with Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, the CEO and founder of global health technology platform Proximie to hear about how MedTech can improve surgical education and performance, address variations in quality of care, and bring the operating theatre into the 21st century.

Interview: Tom Whicher, DrDoctor

Tackling no-shows is a key part of better utilising NHS capacity. HBI speaks to Tom Whicher, founder of NHS-facing technology platform DrDoctor to find out how it can be done.

Interview: Mark Ugbomah, Chief Technology Officer at AfyA Care and Co-Founder, CEO at Octosoft

Healthcare delivery in Nigeria is extremely fragmented. At HBI London 2023, we caught up with the chief technology officer of investor AfyA Care, and CEO of health-tech start-up Octosoft - Mark Ugbomah - to hear about plans to create more vertically integrated healthcare institutions in the region.

Interview: Dr Marta Jansa Perez, Bridge Clinic

Demand for fertility is rising, but access can still be difficult. HBI speaks to Dr Marta Jansa Perez, director of embryology at low-cost UK fertility provider Bridge Clinic, to find out what can be done.

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