Panel Discussion: Partnering: What works and what doesn’t?

This interactive, audience participation session, investigates the important questions surrounding what works and what doesn’t when considering partnering.  What is the recipe for successful partnerships? What are the barriers to partnering between university research hubs and innovative companies? How do you expedite the pathway to success? How to build trust and relationships when partnering? How to set shared objectives and principles: looking at conflicting requirements, risks and mitigation? Long-term strategy and looking beyond the person and key learnings and what does the future look like.

Michelle Martin, Director of Partnerships, Kings Health Partners, UK

Dr Federico Esposti, Chief Transformation Officer and Head of Strategy, IRCCS Opedale San Raffaele, Italy

Laia Arnal Arasa, Business Development Director, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca

Neil Wright, Commercial Director, Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Moderator: Max Hotopf, Founder and Chairman, Healthcare Business International