Conference
WHIS 2026
This edition has ended
WHIS 2026 ran Oct 13–15, 2026. ConferenceGrid lists 117 speakers, 47 sponsors and 36 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.
Lineup updated Oct 15, 2026
117Speakers
47Sponsors
36Sessions
151Companies · in total
Speakers
Programmed at WHIS, in alphabetical order.
Adaeze Enekwechi, PhD, MPP
Chief Executive Officer · Nadia Care
Allison Watkins
Founder & CEO · Watkins-Conti Products, Inc.
Alyssa Reisner
Partner and Executive Director · CVS Health Ventures
Amanda Ducach
CEO & Co-founder · EmaEQ
Amanda Shirazi
Investor · Town Hall Ventures
Amber Cooper
Chief Medical Officer · KindBody
Amy Salzhauer
Founder and Managing Partner · Good Growth Capital
Anastasia Budinskaya
Principal · NFX
Angela Drew, Ph.D.
Vice President, Regulatory Strategy · Premier Research
Angelean Hendrix, Ph.D.
Vice President, Pharmacometrics and MIDD · Premier Research
Anna Valcheva
Founder, Managing Director & CEO · Astra Ventures
Annmarie Lyons
Vice President Women's Health · UPMC
Anula Jayasuriya
Co-Founder & Managing Director · Kidron Capital
Avi Mehra
CSO – Healthcare & Life Sciences (Global) · IBM Consulting
Azin Radsan van Alebeek
Co-founder & General Partner · Emmeline Ventures
Bruno Van Tuykom
CEO & Co-Founder · Twentyeight Health
Carol Huffman
VP Clinical Innovation & Implementation · MVP Healthcare
Cass Sanford
US Venture Advisor · FemTech Lab
Charlotte Williams
CEO · My Bump Hub
Chidi Nwankpa
Principal · Gore Range Capital
Chris Curry
Clinical Director - Women's Health · OURA
Chris Ghadban
Head of LifeSci Investing · The Venture Collective
Sponsors
The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Agenda
Selected from 36 sessions.
- 10:00 AMBuild From Idea to Investment
Designing for Payers from Day One
Focuses on the decisions founders get wrong early this session helps you ensure your product, clinical studies and data strategy support reimbursement from the outset. Learn: ' Wha…
- 10:00 AMScale From Traction to Growth
Scaled Access with Provider Network Partnerships
You've proven demand. Now the challenge is turning that into repeatable, system-wide growth. Learn how to structure partnerships with health systems and OB-GYN networks that move y…
- 10:00 AM - 10:40 AMBuild From Idea to Investment
Designing for Payers from Day One
Focuses on the decisions founders get wrong early. This session helps you ensure your product, clinical studies and data strategy support reimbursement from the outset.
- 10:00 AM - 10:40 AMScale From Traction to Growth
Scaled Access with Provider Network Partnerships
You've proven demand. Now the challenge is turning that into repeatable, system-wide growth. Learn how to structure partnerships with health systems and OB-GYN networks that move y…
- 1:00 PMBuild From Idea to Investment
Investor Reverse Pitch - Pre-seed to Seed
Hear from angels, seed funds, accelerators and early-stage VCs investing in the next generation of women's health innovation. Each delivers a dynamic two-minute pitch outlining the…
- 1:00 PMScale From Traction to Growth
Investor Reverse Pitch - Series A to Growth to Pre-exit
Hear from growth investors, corporate venture arms, strategic partners and private equity funds backing companies ready to scale. Each delivers a dynamic two-minute pitch outlining…
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PMBuild From Idea to Investment
Investor Reverse Pitch - Pre-seed to Seed
Hear from angels, seed funds, accelerators and early-stage VCs investing in women’s health. Each delivers a dynamic two-minute pitch outlining their investment criteria and focus.
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PMScale From Traction to Growth
Investor Reverse Pitch - Series A to Growth to Pre-exit
Hear from growth investors, corporate venture arms, strategic partners and private equity funds backing companies ready to scale. Each delivers a dynamic two-minute pitch outlining…
- 10:30 AM
Women's Health Deal Round-Up: Capital, M&A and Where the Market Is Moving
Investment in women's health is entering a new phase marked not just by volume, but by larger, more strategic bets and increasing M&A activity across the sector. This session provi…
Quick answers
- When is WHIS 2026?
- WHIS 2026 ran Oct 13–15, 2026.
- Who is speaking at WHIS 2026?
- ConferenceGrid lists 117 speakers, including Adaeze Enekwechi, PhD, MPP (Chief Executive Officer, Nadia Care), Allison Watkins (Founder & CEO, Watkins-Conti Products, Inc.) and Alyssa Reisner (Partner and Executive Director, CVS Health Ventures).
- Who sponsors WHIS 2026?
- ConferenceGrid lists 47 sponsors, including Aqurio, Bitsol, Carelon, COPD Foundation and Don’t Ban Equality.
Company intelligence
What does it mean when 151 companies show up, and 6 bet on three roles at once?
151 companies. six are betting more than once.
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