Event agenda

DAY 1 – Thursday 16th March 2023 – afternoon session 

12:15 – 13:00 Arrival, registration, lunch/tea/coffee 

13:00 -13:30 Welcome session   

13:00-13:10  

Professor Phil Wood, Chief Executive, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 

13:10-13:20  

Henry Rigg, Director of Trade and Investment, West Yorkshire Combined Authority 

13:20-13.30 

Kari Anne Dehli, Head of Public and Private Partnerships, Norway Health Tech 

13:30-14:15 Panel session: Working together for patient and economic benefit in Leeds and Norway 

Chaired by Dennis Dokter, Manager Data and Insights, Smart Cities Lead at Nexus, University of Leeds 

• Dr Chris Herbert, Director of Operations, Research and Innovation, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 
• Neil Toner, Workstream Lead, Enterprise & Innovation, Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network 
• Dr Luan Linden-Phillips, Innovation Adoption Specialist, Leeds Academic Health Partnership 
• Dr Steph Oliver Beech, HealthTech Regional Lead, West Yorkshire Combined Authority 
• Trine Radmann, Head of International Affairs, Norway Health Tech  

 14:15-15:30 Refreshments and Networking in the Innovation Marketplace 

15:30-16:15 Seminar session: Strategic Drivers for Clinical Innovation: Hospitals of the Future Norway and UK 

Introduced by James Goodyear, Director of Strategy, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 

Presentations from: 

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 

• Mike Bacon, Programme Director, Building the Leeds Way Programme 
• Anne Stanton, Deputy Director, Building the Leeds Way Programme 
• Jonny Sylvester, Digital Lead, Building the Leeds Way Programme 

Oslo University Hospital (OUS) 

• Tine Borgen Hildisch, Programme Manager, Oslo University Hospital 

16:15 - 17:00 Panel session: Doing Business in Leeds: Perspectives from Norway and UK 

Chaired by Greg Wright, Business Editor, Yorkshire Post 

Featuring: 

• Barry Singleton, Business Development Officer, NEXUS Leeds 
• Dr Chris McKee, UK Managing Director, Ledidi 
• Sven Seljom, Chief Sales Officer, RoomMate and Sensio 
• Thomas Ims, Chief Operating Officer, SmartCrowding 
• Ewa Truchanowicz, PhD, FRSA, Managing Director, Dignio 
• Harrison Evans, Director of R&D and Collaboration, Itecho Health 

17:00-17:05 Close 

18:30 – 20:30: Optional dinner and drinks 

Hoist House, 6, 7 Wellington Pl, Whitehall Rd, Leeds LS1 4AW 

Buffet will be provided at Hoist House however drinks are self-funded 

DAY 2 – Friday 17th March 2023 

08:30 - 09:00 Arrival, registration and tea/coffee 

09:00 – 09:05 Opening remarks 

Dr Ai Lyn Tan, Director of Research and Innovation, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust  

09:05-09:45 Fireside chat: Clinical Innovation in Practice 

Chaired by Chris Herbert, Director of Operations, Research and Innovation, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 

• Prof Hermant Pandit, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Leeds and Honorary Consultant at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 
• Ryan Mathew, Associate Professor at the University of Leeds (UoL) and Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 
• Prof Tze Min Wah, Senior Consultant Radiologist in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 
• Kent Roger Bjørklund, Special Adviser, New Oslo University Hospital 

09:45 -10:45 Company pitches (session 1) 

Hosted by Trine Radmann, Head of International Affairs, Norway HealthTech 

Pitches from: CheckWare, Dignio, DNV Imatis, Holocare, Ledidi, Bliksund (rec) 

10:45 – 11:00 Tea and coffee 

11:00-12:00 Company pitches (session 2) 

Hosted by Trine Radmann, Head of International Affairs, Norway HealthTech 

Pitches from: Jodapro (rec), Vitae Evidence (rec), Medlytic, SmartCrowding, RoomMate 

12:00 – 12:45 Targeted matchmaking sessions with Norway Health Tech delegation companies 

Hosted by the Innovation Pop Up, Business Development and Innovation Team, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 

(Seminar rooms, Nexus) 

12:45 - Close