Why you as a hospital group should join us...
The for-profit hospital market is becoming global with M&A creating massive players with sales of over $5bn. Meanwhile, the sector is becoming far more professional, with brand, quality, and marketing all changing fast. We haven’t seen anything yet. Healthcare Business International, now in its thirteenth year, is the only CEO event that brings together hospital CEOs from hospital groups and other stakeholders around the world to provide the market overview needed to steer their companies forward.
Leaders in hospital groups come for four reasons:
Network with investors
In 2023 no fewer than 128 investors in health care services attended this event. Meet and build relationships with the specialist investors who understand your industry.
Network with their peers
This is a rare opportunity to meet your opposite numbers, people who are wrestling with your issues.
Insights which boost sales and profits
We have two morning sessions dedicated to the acute sector where CEOs talk with remarkable honesty about their business models and experience. In other sessions, CEOs look at internationalisation, how the relationship with payors is set to change and the impact of Big Data and AI.
The broader vision you need
Today you need to understand the hospital sector internationally AND how other sectors, such as fertility, imaging, labs and ophthalmology, are changing. How is elderly and mental care evolving? All of this is covered in our agenda.
Perhaps it is not surprising that many hospital groups send CXO teams.
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Key Sessions for 2024
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As high interest rates and inflation continue to put pressure on the margins of ophthalmology groups, the playbook, particularly for private equity-backed groups has changed. Buy and build opportunities will only go so far and instead, groups must focus on other value-generating activities, process standardisation and optimisation to grow their top line. The demographic tailwinds remain strong and the dawn of new therapeutics to treat Dry AMD means that there continue to be huge opportunities in the space. But challenges remain around full-reimbursement, new payment models and standardising care delivery.
Groups need to decide what services to offer mixed with the right commercial model. Do they have to offer a complete spectrum of services to be successful or can they pick and choose the activities with the best margin? How do they ensure that their models are sustainable and can deliver care for the medium to long term? An image and data-rich discipline, the sector has the perfect conditions for AI and other technologies to make a huge and meaningful impact on patient access and outcomes. What investments should be made in tech and what has the potential to make the biggest impact?
This CxO roundtable discussion is an opportunity for providers and investors to come together in a non-competitive environment and discuss what the new ophthalmology playbook should be. It is a chance to bounce ideas off of one another and explore what investments in technology and infrastructure are needed to ensure the sector’s longevity and sustainability.
The roundtable features insights, lessons learned and follow-up discussion with contributions from:
Franz-Robert Klingan, Senior Partner, Bain & Company
Darshak Shah, Founder and Non Executive Director, NewMedica
Johanna Oberg, CEO Commercial Care, Bergman Clinics
Georgy Shakirin, Head of AI, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
This session is strictly limited by space and is by invitation only. You can apply for an invitation via this form.
By invitation only.
European markets are experiencing significant labour shortages, a trend sharpened by all-time-high employee sickness rates. Employers are now increasingly relying on Occupational Health providers that promise lower employee absence days, better talent recruitment and higher workforce productivity. The growth drivers in these businesses combined low-regulation, predominantly B2B and stable revenue models makes it an attractive space for investors. This session explores how such services are impacting employee health and what the best model to win in the space is. How does integration with primary care, PMI and tech-enablement transform delivery and scale access?
Moderator and investment overview: Rainer Hepberger, Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey
Speakers:
Petri Bono, Chief Medical Officer, Terveystalo
Jack Latus, CEO, Latus Group
Alex Goldsmith, CEO, Medigold Health
Design thinking is deployed to get to the heart of complex issues, a step-by-step approach involving a lot of listening to ensure that ideas aren’t just creative but are effective and practical – ultimately ensuring that they get adopted. For healthcare CxOs, now is the perfect time to deploy the process with the sector adopting technology at breakneck speed ensuring the voices of all stakeholders are heard as new products, services and care delivery models are developed.
Join Craig Wills, CEO of Hi Mum! Said Dad (an L.E.K. company) and L.E.K.’s Katya Zubareva, Klaus Boehncke and Jacqueline Thompson for this breakfast at HBI 2024, sharing case studies into successful projects that followed this approach and demonstrating the concept, based on working with a leading fertility clinic.
Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the process and when and how to deploy design thinking. If you are developing new products and services, looking to enhance patient and clinician experience, solving complex challenges, or looking to drive change this breakfast is a must-attend.
We hope that you can join us for what is sure to be a lively and informative discussion – with complimentary breakfast!
Please register to attend.
Dentistry is one of the most attractive outpatient investment opportunities with an explosion in self-pay and governmental willingness to see change. This session explores what is driving demand, how to boost organic growth and the potential for further digital disruption.
Speakers include:
Niklas Virta, Managing Director / CEO, Aqua Dental
Niti Kholsa, Head of Culture, Straumann Group
Daniel Fritz, Managing Director, Healthcare Group, Houlihan Lokey
Moderated by Katya Zubareva, Partner, L.E.K. Consulting
This exclusive invitation-only event will bring together a community of healthcare CEOs and investors for networking and dinner. It is for leaders who are committed to working together to deliver a positive social impact in healthcare through their business activities.
At 4.5% of total emissions, healthcare emits twice as much greenhouse gas as aviation. The huge energy bills of recent months has thrust this issue further up the priority list, whilst patients, employees and investors place huge importance on environmental sustainability. This session features three healthcare value chain members discussing how they are reducing their environmental impact, including analysing supply chains, waste management and smart buildings.
Speakers include:
Shikha Pillai, Global Head of Sustainability, Siemens Healthineers
Avanthi Parboosing, Chief People Officer, Life Healthcare
Tyson Welzel, Chief Innovation Officer, Mediclinic Group
Moderated by Ambika Jindal, Group Head Sustainability Integration & Implementation, ING Group
Healthcare’s stable and steady demand is attracting longer-term capital investors in infrastructure funds and family offices. So what does this new investor mean for the sector and for the businesses it is buying? What does value creation look like? How will this lead to the development of new delivery models and utilisation of community and urban space? This session featuring an Infrastructure investor and CEOs of infrastructure-owned providers includes a keynote from Italy’s Hippocrates Holdings. It will dive into the between this and other types of investors and discuss the opportunities in the market this new era heralds.
Keynote: Davide Tavaniello, Co-CEO, Hippocrates
Panellists:
Rodolfo Guarino, Co-CEO, Hippocrates
Assia Belkahia, Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners
Alberto Fernandez, CEO, Healthcare Activos
Moderated by Martin Henrichs, Managing Director and Head of Healthcare EMEA, UBS
Despite optimism in the market and positive macro-economic winds forming, getting deals across the line continues to be a challenge, especially where bid-ask spreads remain wide. This keynote directly follows the Investment banking perspective on the M&A market to give the lawyer’s view, delving into recent deals and analysing the strategies deployed to avoid deals going missing or stalling.
Dr Stephan Rau, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Sharon Lamb, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Healthcare needs in emerging markets are considerable and are often not met by existing supply. Investors entering these markets have to be ready for risks, understanding how to spot them early and how to overcome them. This summit developed in partnership with the IFC includes leading investors and healthcare providers operating in emerging markets, sharing their insights, debating key topics and interactive roundtable discussions.
14.00-14.30: Keynote: Lessons learned from investing in Emerging Markets
Farid Fezoua, Global Director, Health and Education, IFC
For the past 60 years, the IFC has been deploying private capital in emerging and developing markets, at present it has $3.5bn invested in healthcare businesses globally. Right now, emerging markets present an opportunity with huge potential but investors need to proceed with caution. In this opening keynote, Farid lays out the opportunities and gives advice on risks and how to overcome them, reflecting on the lessons the group has learned over the last half-century of investing.
14.30-15.30: The investor’s viewpoint
Following the opening keynote, a panel of Investors from a broad range of geographies reflect on the topics raised and share their perspectives and lessons learned from their own experience whilst also taking questions from the audience.
Speakers include:
Afsane Jetha, Managing Partner and CEO, Alta Semper Capital
Matthew Strassberg, Partner, MidEuropa
Abrar Mir, Managing Partner, Quadria Capital
Menka Shah, Partner, IFHA
Moderated by: Silven Chikengezha, Global Sector Lead, Health Services, IFC
15.30-16.15: Networking break
16.15-16.45: The audience’s viewpoint
Having heard the advice and opinions of investors, this interactive discussion is a chance for you, the audience, to share your reactions, debate ideas raised and to prompt further questions.
Moderated by: Charles Dalton, Global Sector Specialist, Health, IFC.
16.45-17.45: The provider’s viewpoint
Having heard from investors about the opportunities emerging markets offer, here providers tell their stories and what it really takes to achieve growth. Do they agree with the advice investors offer or is their experience different? What is their advice and how can you use that in your own investment strategies?
Speakers include:
Emmett Moriarty, Managing Director, Ennismore Advisory
Matt Williams, CEO, Africa Healthcare Network
Irfan Khan, Group Chief Commercial Officer & CEO, Evercare Group -Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan
Dr Zoe Kyriakou, SVP Global Head of Healthcare Consulting, Siemens Healthineers
Moderated by: Raju Narayan, Global Sector Specialist, Health, IFC
17.45-18.00: Closing reflections
Farid Fezoua, Global Director, Health and Education, IFC
Having listened to the perspective of investors, the audience and providers, Farid summaries the key takeaway messages from the afternoon.
Here is why your hospital industry colleagues attend this event...
![What struck me was the availability of some of the brightest minds in health care. I get to meet a lot of people in a very fluid way which I could not do anywhere else.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HBI-2023-Round-Blue-e1663070374814.png)
![What struck me was the availability of some of the brightest minds in health care. I get to meet a lot of people in a very fluid way which I could not do anywhere else.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HBI-2023-Round-Blue-e1663070374814.png)
What struck me was the availability of some of the brightest minds in health care. I get to meet a lot of people in a very fluid way which I could not do anywhere else.
Ronnie Van der Merwe, CEO, Mediclinic
![It's a great platform to discuss, deliberate and come up with solid conclusions, which could be the problem in solving for the healthcare needs. … It was an amazing networking of people. This was a great place to be. When you want to be in business in healthcare, this is a very important conference.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HBI-2023-Round-Blue-e1663070374814.png)
![It's a great platform to discuss, deliberate and come up with solid conclusions, which could be the problem in solving for the healthcare needs. … It was an amazing networking of people. This was a great place to be. When you want to be in business in healthcare, this is a very important conference.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HBI-2023-Round-Blue-e1663070374814.png)
It's a great platform to discuss, deliberate and come up with solid conclusions, which could be the problem in solving for the healthcare needs. … It was an amazing networking of people. This was a great place to be. When you want to be in business in healthcare, this is a very important conference.
Shamsheer Vayalil, Chairman and Managing Director, VPS Healthcare
![Really worth travelling for this one. Gives a really clear idea of what is happening in many different sectors right across Europe. High-quality speakers, delegates and discussions.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HBI-2023-Round-Blue-e1663070374814.png)
![Really worth travelling for this one. Gives a really clear idea of what is happening in many different sectors right across Europe. High-quality speakers, delegates and discussions.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HBI-2023-Round-Blue-e1663070374814.png)
Really worth travelling for this one. Gives a really clear idea of what is happening in many different sectors right across Europe. High-quality speakers, delegates and discussions.
Per Båtelson, Founder, Global Health Partner
This annual event gives healthcare operators a precise overview of what is taking place in the market.
Gian Luca Mondovi, Head of International Business Development, Humanitas, Italy
![Manages to cover a very broad range of subjects and provide good practical examples. A lot of very senior people came as delegates.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HBI-2023-Round-Blue-e1663070374814.png)
![Manages to cover a very broad range of subjects and provide good practical examples. A lot of very senior people came as delegates.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HBI-2023-Round-Blue-e1663070374814.png)
Manages to cover a very broad range of subjects and provide good practical examples. A lot of very senior people came as delegates.
Jayme Santos Neve, Espritu Santo Saud
![Very valuable - this is my fourth year. It gives a perspective on where the industry is heading and how the private and public sector are cooperating. I always find it useful, the content is very well selected, speakers very well prepared and I found it very helpful.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HBI-2023-Round-Blue-e1663070374814.png)
![Very valuable - this is my fourth year. It gives a perspective on where the industry is heading and how the private and public sector are cooperating. I always find it useful, the content is very well selected, speakers very well prepared and I found it very helpful.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/HBI-2023-Round-Blue-e1663070374814.png)
Very valuable - this is my fourth year. It gives a perspective on where the industry is heading and how the private and public sector are cooperating. I always find it useful, the content is very well selected, speakers very well prepared and I found it very helpful.
Klodian Allajbeu, CEO, American Hospital Albania
![HBI conferences have directly enabled me to triple sales to €10m and to quintuple EBITDA in four years. Every year I attend and every year I come away with ideas that my management team has executed.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/Oldrich-Subrt.jpeg)
![HBI conferences have directly enabled me to triple sales to €10m and to quintuple EBITDA in four years. Every year I attend and every year I come away with ideas that my management team has executed.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/Oldrich-Subrt.jpeg)
HBI conferences have directly enabled me to triple sales to €10m and to quintuple EBITDA in four years. Every year I attend and every year I come away with ideas that my management team has executed.
Oldřich Šubrt, Founder, Program Health Plus
![It's a great platform to discuss, deliberate and come up with solid conclusions, which could be the problem in solving for the healthcare needs. When you want to be in business in healthcare, this is a very important conference.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Dr.-Shamsheer-Vayalil-.jpeg)
![It's a great platform to discuss, deliberate and come up with solid conclusions, which could be the problem in solving for the healthcare needs. When you want to be in business in healthcare, this is a very important conference.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Dr.-Shamsheer-Vayalil-.jpeg)
It's a great platform to discuss, deliberate and come up with solid conclusions, which could be the problem in solving for the healthcare needs. When you want to be in business in healthcare, this is a very important conference.
Shamsheer Vayalil, Chairman and Managing Director, VPS Healthcare, UAE, Middle East
![You have payors to public to private to hospitals, from ophthalmology to dentistry to general practitioners and down to diagnostics. In one day you can have 3-5 meetings with C-suite executives. This would take you months to get all these meetings done.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Liane-Bauer.jpeg)
![You have payors to public to private to hospitals, from ophthalmology to dentistry to general practitioners and down to diagnostics. In one day you can have 3-5 meetings with C-suite executives. This would take you months to get all these meetings done.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/01/Liane-Bauer.jpeg)
You have payors to public to private to hospitals, from ophthalmology to dentistry to general practitioners and down to diagnostics. In one day you can have 3-5 meetings with C-suite executives. This would take you months to get all these meetings done.
Liane Bauer, AlinIQ & Enterprise Solutions Director EMEA Abbott Diagnostics
![HBI is an absolute must for anyone who wants to get a real feel of how healthcare is developing in Europe.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/logo-large.png)
![HBI is an absolute must for anyone who wants to get a real feel of how healthcare is developing in Europe.](https://www.healthcarebusinessinternational.com/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/12/logo-large.png)