Leeds, UK

Programme (tentative, all tbc)

DAY 1 – Thursday 16^th March 2023

12.30 – 13.00 Arrival and lunch

13.00 – 13.30 Welcome sessions:

• Dr Phil Wood, Chief Executive, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
• Henry Rigg, Head of Business Support at Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP)
• Trine Radmann, Head of International Affairs, Norway Health Tech

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

Chaired by Eve Roodhouse, Chief Officer, Leeds City Council

• Chris Herbert, Director of Operations, Research and Innovation, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
• Neville Young, Director of Enterprise and Innovation, Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network
• Nick Plant, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research & Innovation at University of Leeds
• Kate Lodge, Partnership Director, Leeds Academic Health Partnership
• Steph Oliver Beech, Healthcare and Life Science Sector Manager, Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership
• Trine Radmann, Head of International Affairs, Norway Healthtech Rep
• Norway Municipal Rep

14:30-15:30 Coffee and Marketplace networking

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:

• Mike Bacon, Programme Director, BTLW, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
• Jonny Sylvester, Digital Lead, BTLW, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
• Tori Critchley, Development Director Innovation, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
• Kent Roger Bjørklund, New Oslo University Hospital

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

Chaired by Barry Singleton, Business Development Officer, NEXUS Leeds

• Andreas Landsverk, Director of Partnerships, Ledidi
• Adrian Brown, CEO and Co-founder, Itecho Health
• Melissa Berthelot, Founder & CEO, WarnerPatch
• Ann Kristin Rotegård, Managing director, VAR Healthcare (TBC)

17:00-17:05 MOU signing & close

• MOU signing – LTHT and Oslo University Hospital

17:15 – 21:00: Optional dinner and drinks

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

DAY 2 – Friday 17^th March 2023

08:45 – 09:00 Arrival and coffee

09:00 – 09:05 Opening remarks

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

• Hermant Pandit, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Leeds and Honorary Consultant at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
• Ryan Matthew, 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, New Oslo University Hospital

09:45 -10:45 Company pitches Session 1

Pitches from: CheckWare, Dignio, DNV Imatis, Holocare, Ledidi,

10:45 – 11:00 Tea, coffee, Refreshments available

11:00-11:45 Company pitches session 2

Pitches from: Medlytic, VAR Healthcare (TBC), Vitae Evidence

11:45 – 12:30 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

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch and Close

Contact persons in Norway Health Tech:
Trine Radmann, Head of International Affairs tr@norwayhealthtech.com

Irene Chelliah, Medical and International Advisor irc@norwayhealthtech.com

Kari Anne Dehli, Senior Project Manager kad@norwayhealthtech.com