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Agenda

Day 2 — June 10, 2026

6 Sessions
14:00–15:30
14:00–15:30

Crossing the Valley: Translating Frugal Biomedical Innovations into African Health Systems

Track:

Track 6 – Entrepreneurship

Room: Armoury (Room Africa)

Track 6 – Entrepreneurship

Moderator:

• Dr. Margaret Mutumba (Director, Africa Institute and Frugal Biomedical Innovations, Western University)

Speakers

  • • Dr. David Holdsworth (Professor, Medical Biophysics, Western University)
  • • Dr. Maria Drangova (Professor, Medical Biophysics, Western University)
  • • Dr. Abdullah Saleh (Chief Executive Director, Innovative Canadians for Change (ICChange))
  • • Annie Theriault (Managing Partner, Cross-Border Impact Ventures)
  • • Dr. James Lacefield (Director, School of Biomedical Engineering, Western University)
  • • Rob Beyer (Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Villgro Africa)
  • • Chaitali Sinha (Senior Program Specialist, Global Health, IDRC)
  • • Mesrak Lissanu (District Sales Manager & Co-founder ABTiP,Abbott / ABTiP)

Track 4 – Digital Transformation

1
14:00–15:30
14:00–15:30

Crossing the Valley: Translating Frugal Biomedical Innovations into African Health Systems

Track:

Track 6 – Entrepreneurship

Room: Armoury (Room Africa)

Track 6 – Entrepreneurship

Moderator:

• Dr. Margaret Mutumba (Director, Africa Institute and Frugal Biomedical Innovations, Western University)

Speakers

  • • Dr. David Holdsworth (Professor, Medical Biophysics, Western University)
  • • Dr. Maria Drangova (Professor, Medical Biophysics, Western University)
  • • Dr. Abdullah Saleh (Chief Executive Director, Innovative Canadians for Change (ICChange))
  • • Annie Theriault (Managing Partner, Cross-Border Impact Ventures)
  • • Dr. James Lacefield (Director, School of Biomedical Engineering, Western University)
  • • Rob Beyer (Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Villgro Africa)
  • • Chaitali Sinha (Senior Program Specialist, Global Health, IDRC)
  • • Mesrak Lissanu (District Sales Manager & Co-founder ABTiP,Abbott / ABTiP)

AHC

1
14:00–15:30
14:00–15:30

Crossing the Valley: Translating Frugal Biomedical Innovations into African Health Systems

Track:

Track 6 – Entrepreneurship

Room: Armoury (Room Africa)

Track 6 – Entrepreneurship

Moderator:

• Dr. Margaret Mutumba (Director, Africa Institute and Frugal Biomedical Innovations, Western University)

Speakers

  • • Dr. David Holdsworth (Professor, Medical Biophysics, Western University)
  • • Dr. Maria Drangova (Professor, Medical Biophysics, Western University)
  • • Dr. Abdullah Saleh (Chief Executive Director, Innovative Canadians for Change (ICChange))
  • • Annie Theriault (Managing Partner, Cross-Border Impact Ventures)
  • • Dr. James Lacefield (Director, School of Biomedical Engineering, Western University)
  • • Rob Beyer (Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Villgro Africa)
  • • Chaitali Sinha (Senior Program Specialist, Global Health, IDRC)
  • • Mesrak Lissanu (District Sales Manager & Co-founder ABTiP,Abbott / ABTiP)

Armoury (Room Africa)

1
14:00–15:30
14:00–15:30

Crossing the Valley: Translating Frugal Biomedical Innovations into African Health Systems

Track:

Track 6 – Entrepreneurship

Room: Armoury (Room Africa)

Track 6 – Entrepreneurship

Moderator:

• Dr. Margaret Mutumba (Director, Africa Institute and Frugal Biomedical Innovations, Western University)

Speakers

  • • Dr. David Holdsworth (Professor, Medical Biophysics, Western University)
  • • Dr. Maria Drangova (Professor, Medical Biophysics, Western University)
  • • Dr. Abdullah Saleh (Chief Executive Director, Innovative Canadians for Change (ICChange))
  • • Annie Theriault (Managing Partner, Cross-Border Impact Ventures)
  • • Dr. James Lacefield (Director, School of Biomedical Engineering, Western University)
  • • Rob Beyer (Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Villgro Africa)
  • • Chaitali Sinha (Senior Program Specialist, Global Health, IDRC)
  • • Mesrak Lissanu (District Sales Manager & Co-founder ABTiP,Abbott / ABTiP)
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