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From the Periphery to Growth: Success Stories, Capital & Opportunity
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Zoom
12:00 - 13:30
Hebrew
This session will showcase real-world health innovation initiatives that originated in geographic and social peripheries, highlighting how local challenges have been transformed into scalable solutions. Participants will explore existing funding mechanisms and practical collaboration models between health organizations, startups, and the business sector that enable these initiatives to grow and achieve measurable impact.
Led by: Maya Bittan, Head of Regional Growth, Coastal Plain Municipal Cluster
Opening Remarks: Advancing Innovation from the Periphery - Opportunities for Scaling Social and Health Innovation

Suzan Hassan
Deputy CEO
JDC
Unfiltered Success Stories from the Field
PROVENTIS - Building a MedTech Startup in the Periphery

Netta Hirshberg
COO & Co-Founder
Proventis
Mental Health Innovation from the Ground Up: The NEAO Story

Eti Neaman
CEO & Co-Founder
Neao
Building Inclusive Health Innovation Ecosystems

Panel: Funding & Collaboration Opportunities
Moderator:

Maya Bittan
Head of Regional Growth
Coastal Plain Municipal Cluster

Avner Halperin
CEO
Sheba Impact

Yaara Schur- Barzilay
CEO
Tkuma Innovation Center

Annie Kaufman
CEO
NorthMed

Valentina Khomenko
Deputy CEO for Partnerships and Programs
MATI Haifa
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