Get ready for an electrifying global showdown at the Innov8 Start-Up Competition at Arab Health 2024! This is the place where innovation meets ambition - featuring 24 of the world's most promising start-ups, each on a mission to outshine the rest, impress the judges, and secure USD 10,000 grand prize
Calling all healthcare innovators, disruptors, and entrepreneurs to showcase their amazing idea or product to the industry leaders.
Prepare for a spectacle of business prowess, cutting-edge solutions, and unparalleled innovation that's sure to keep you on the edge of your seat!
Partnership with GEN Accelerates (Global Entrepneurship Network)
GEN Accelerates is a virtual platform that creates community, supports ecosystems, provides mentorship, delivers training, educates curious minds, and transforms the thinking of entrepreneurs.
Submission Deadline: 10 January 2024
The winner of Innov8 Talks 2024, will not only get the recognition and the once in a lifetime opportunity to present their innovation to the international healthcare community but will also receive:
Editorial Director,
Wamda, Dubai, UAE
Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, Dedalus, Dubai, UAE
Top 100 women in Healthtech and Femtech, Partner, Senior Vice President, Frost & Sullivan, Dubai, UAE
Investment Committee, Mindshift
Capital, Dubai, UAE
Former Mubadala &
Hub71, Founder & CEO, Startupscale360, Dubai, UAE
Managing Director, Mass
General Brigham’s, Dubai, UAE
Chairman – Asia, Global
Entrepreneurship Network, Founder & Managing Partner, Asiarath,
Dubai, UAE
CEO, Rainmaking /
Startupbootcamp MENA and Africa, Dubai, UAE
Founder, H2Solutions, Program Manager, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, KSA
Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Surgery and Associate Dean for International Academic Programs, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
Operating Partner, Deerfield
Management, New York, USA
Vice Chairman, Dubai
Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Founder and Chairman, Ithmar
Capital Partners, Dubai, UAE
MD, MBA, HealthTech Expert and Researcher, Dubai, UAE
Partner,
Global Ventures, Dubai, UAE
Medical Director of Clinical Informatics, John Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, KSA
Senior Consultant, Strategy& Middle East, Dubai, UAE
Director of Entrepreneurship Initiatives, Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), Founder & CEO, Venture Hive, Miami, USA
Angel Investor (ex VC), Start-up Advisor, Mentor, Sweden
Healthcare Lead Partner, PWC Middle East, Dubai, UAE
Co-founder & CEO, EpiBone, Inc,
New York, USA
Engage in a series of purpose-driven and time-efficient 10-minute discussions with potential investors, gaining valuable insights to enhance your start-up and possibly increase the chances of securing funding.
The competition will run in person during Arab Health 2024, 29 Jan - 1 Feb
The selected start-ups for the Innov8 Competition will receive access to this investor networking lounge
Investors will hand-select start-ups with the right fit and the GEN Accelerates and Arab Health team will help facilitate 1-1 meetings
The investor networking lounge will be held across 3 days from
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM