A welcome to the event will be made by each of our delivery partners, including:

• Empact Ventures (Kosta Mavroulakis, Founder & CEO)
• Manchester Inward Investment Agency (Andrea Winders, Head of Inward Investment – Life Sciences & Healthcare)
• Hannah Churchman, Head of Innovation and Growth, Bruntwood SciTech

Isil Mirzanli, Commercial Partnerships Manager, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Judges include:

• Andrea Winders Head of Inward Investment – Life Sciences and Healthcare MIDAS
• Tan Ahmed (Partnerships Manager, ABGI UK)
• Lee Lindley (VC Investor, Mercia Ventures)
• James Reston (Investor, DSW Ventures)

Pitchers include:

• Simplex Molecular (Dr Parsa Pirhady, COO)
• LV8 Health (Dr Anand Patel, LV8 Health)

A short introduction to:

• Nomius (Exhibitor)
• Regulix Consulting (Exhibitor & Clinic Facilitator for Regulation and Compliance)
• SimpliMedical (Exhibitor)
• ND Axon (Exhibitor)
• Bailey Fisher (Recruitment Clinic Facilitator)
• GM Business Growth Hub (Growth Clinic Facilitator)

During the lunchtime break, attendees can check in at the registration desk before beginning their Super Connect Networking through:

• Super Support Expo: We will be joined by ABGI UK, Nomius (Regulogix Consulting and ZenBit), SimpliMedica and ND Axon

• Super Connect Networking*: The Super Connect team at Empact Ventures will super connect attendees who register, opt-in and check-in in person on the day with 5-7 potential partners, clients, funders, business support or collaborators (in addition to your own networking)

• • During the Event (by email): You’ll be super connected with exhibitors, pitchers, speakers or panellists you and they’ve arrived based on your preferences
  • During the Event (in-person) – Attendees will be able to consult the Lead Super Connector, Kosta Mavroulakis (CEO, Empact Ventures), to make warm introductions in person (if in attendance) to other attendees, speakers or exhibitors
  • During the Event (Super Connect Wall) – Attendees will be able to view the photos of all speakers, exhibitors, partners and attendees opted-in registrants to find them in the event or consult Kosta to introduce them where possible
  • After the Event: We may also super-connect you to a wider network of partners, clients, funders, collaborators, or business support based on your registration form up to 8 weeks after the event, subject to capacity

• Super Connect Clinics: If you need one-to-one business support around the following areas, please go to the following rooms to discuss your challenges with our experts:
  • Studio 3 (Recruitment Clinic): Justin Bailey (Partner, Bailey Fisher)
  • Studio 4 (Growth Clinic): Holly Young (Network Manager, GM Business Growth Hub) – only available to companies in Greater Manchester
• : We will be joined by

Learn More in the Rise of the Super Connectors piece in leading tech publication Maddyness here, and note that in some cases, we may introduce you to our delivery partners before the event subject to capacity

Dace Dimza-Jones, National Life Sciences Specialist l Global Entrepreneurship, Department for Business and Trade

Panellists include:

• Andrea Winders Head of Inward Investment – Life Sciences and Healthcare MIDAS
• Taryn Hobson (Key Account Manager, Solventum)
• Chris Taylor (Sustainability Lead UKI, Philips Health Systems)
• Professor Ralph James MacKinnon (CEO, Out There Healthcare) –

Pitchers include

• Vortex Liquid Biopsy Solutions (Paul Reeves, Managing Director)
• EarSwitch (Nick Gompertz, Founder)

• Kosta Mavroulakis (CEO, Empact Ventures – Chair)
• Emma Bennett (Head of Operations, Patchwork Hub)
• Nina Richards, Senior International Executive Search Consultant, RMG (Recruitment Management Group)
• Ashley Strong (Founder, Strong Pillars)