Demo Days Agenda

Day 1 – September 12, 2019

8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks/Event Kickoff 

Thomas J. Engels 
Acting Administrator
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Dr. Michael D. Warren, MD, MPH, FAAP
Associate Administrator
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Panel: Making Innovation in Health Information Technology Work for Consumers
Moderator: Sandeep Patel, PhD, Open Innovation Manager, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Panelists: 

  • Alexis Bonnell, MBA, Chief Innovation Officer, USAID
  • Cyrus Maaghul, MS, Founder and CEO, HealthCombix 
  • Vijay Ravindran, CEO, Floreo
  • Nick Sinai, MBA, Senior Advisor, Insight Partners; Formerly U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer 
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Team Presentations 
Care Coordination for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Challenge
Remote Pregnancy Monitoring Challenge
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch on Your Own
12:45 p.m. –  2:15 p.m. Team Presentations
Care Coordination for CSHCN Challenge
Remote Pregnancy Monitoring Challenge
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Panel: Commercialization Strategies for Phase 1 Winners 
Moderator: Stephen Intille, PhD, Northeastern University; Using Technology to Prevent Childhood Obesity in Low-Income Families and Communities Challenge Advisor

Panelists:

  • Gregory Downing, DO, PhD, Founder, Innovation Horizons, LLC; Formerly Executive Director for Innovation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • John Kontor, MD, Senior Vice President, Provider Technology Services at Optum Advisory Services; Care Coordination for CSHCN Challenge Advisor
  • Alison Rein, MS, Vice President, Health and Human Services at Quantified Ventures 
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Showcase Session

Day 2 – September 13, 2019

8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Registration and Welcome to Day 2
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Team Presentations
Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant Women and New Moms Challenge
Using Technology to Prevent Childhood Obesity in Low-Income Families and Communities Challenge
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Team Presentations
Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant Women and New Moms Challenge
Using Technology to Prevent Childhood Obesity in Low-Income Families and Communities Challenge
12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Showcase Session

Lunch on Your Own
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Announcement of Phase 2 Winners
Thomas J. Engels 
Acting Administrator
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services