Dr. Ksenia Tugay holds PhD in Life Sciences from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. She has 6 years of experience in management of Innovation Programs across different industries and solid business background. Ksenia is an advisor to a Swiss FemTech startup PhenomX Health and she is also working as an innovation expert for a leading health Swiss Insurance. Ksenia is passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship and women’s health. She is also a strong advocate of Future’s Thinking and believes that disruptive technologies combined with shared economy, empathy and collaboration are the key to ending existing inequalities in healthcare.

Kate Batz, based in San Francisco, Head of US activities, is licensed to practice law in California and New York. A lawyer with 15+ years experience as a corporate attorney.

Bethany Corbin, Senior Counsel and Femtech Practice Lead at Nixon Gwilt Law, empowers pioneering femtech and healthcare innovation companies to achieve their goals with well-crafted legal counsel and strategic guidance. She partners with emerging digital health companies at the forefront of healthcare transformation to ensure they are building robust, scalable, and legally compliant companies ready to lead the industry. As part of her role, Bethany helps femtech companies navigate the fundraising landscape, including the unique challenges that arise for female founders, and helps clients negotiate contracts with investors. Bethany's strategic guidance and insights have been featured in top news outlets and publications, including Forbes, Fortune, VICE, Teen Vogue, BBC, NPR, and more! Bethany is also the host of the Legally Femtech Podcast.

Nelli is a Venture Development Associate at a life sciences venture builder, investor and operator, Pioneer Group.
Nelli was previously a Strategy Associate at Hertility, an award-winning early-stage women’s health start-up, formulating a B2B sales strategy and supporting next-round fundraising. She also worked in healthcare consulting, advising pharmaceutical and biotech companies on global and regional commercial strategy, and in biotech venture capital.  
Nelli holds a Master’s in Drug Discovery and Development from Imperial College Landon and a Bachelor’s in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge

Isabella Grandic co-founded Boob Blurb, a women's health conversation starter card game. Boob Blurb aims to break down the taboos associated with female bodies and to celebrate inquiry around our bodies. Formerly she worked on the project End Maternal Mortality (EMM) whose materials were donated to the Jigawan State Government in Nigeria to reduce deaths from postpartum hemorrhaging. In 2020 Isabella designed a standard framework for the British Standards Institute to evaluate health technology for women’s health. She studies biochemistry at the University of North Carolina under the Morehead-Cain scholarship. Her passionate hobby is writing on her blog, especially about philosophy, women’s equity and scientific progress

Elissa is a Managing Partner at Phase2 Health, where she manages go-to-market strategy for Phase2 Health's clients and oversees operations and marketing for Phase2 Health. As an RN, BSN, former neonatal nurse, published author of clinical research, and proven healthcare leader, she's made a career bringing digital health initiatives to market. With 10-years of healthcare, digital health sales, and marketing experience, Elissa has reviewed effective Public Relations and Account-Based Marketing strategies that get the attention of healthcare decision-makers and investors.

I work on business development, marketing, and product management of wellness & wearable products. I build communities for both product and service startups by creating engaging content for social media and various platforms. Meet me at the conference to hear about my story of crowdfunding for my Femtech startup!

Rachel Bartholomew is a 2 time entrepreneur who is now working on her second company, Hyivy Health, created after her recent fight with cervical cancer. Hyivy Health is creating a pelvic rehabilitation device for the 1 in 3 women worldwide who will experience a pelvic health complication in their lifetime. Rachel is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and has been working in various roles in the entrepreneurship ecosystem for over 10 years.

Rachel Braun Scherl has a long track record of success as a growth strategist, marketing expert, Vagipreneur™ and public speaker. Over her 25+ year career, Rachel has grown some of the world’s leading brands and businesses as well as helped many start-ups achieve market dominance, with a specialty in female health and wellness. As Managing Partner of SPARK Solutions for Growth, Rachel counsels a global client base including Johnson & Johnson, Allergan, Pfizer and Bayer. In addition, Rachel serves as a key partner for many female health start-ups in reproductive health, pregnancy, birth control, and arousal among others.  

Rachel was Co-Founder and President of Semprae Laboratories, Inc., a venture-backed company focused on developing and marketing women's sexual health products. The company was sold to Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2013.  Rachel focuses on driving growth for female health and wellness companies.  In addition, she speaks broadly on entrepreneurship, leadership and women in business and is a monthly contributor to Huffington Post and a frequent contributor to Inc.  She earned her BA from Duke University, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa and her MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Rachel is the recipient of numerous business awards.

Maryanna Saenko is an early-stage venture capitalist and co-founder of Future Ventures, early investors in SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, Planet, and Skype, which represent $800 billion of aggregate value creation. She invests in frontier technologies that make the world a better place, including nuclear fusion, sustainable agricultural and land management, bee immunology, and land restoration. She has held stints at Khosla Ventures, DFJ, and Airbus Ventures. She’s worked on lunar rovers, martian landers, driverless cars, and long-range low-frequency communication systems. Sample Speaking: TEDxCornell | Bloomberg Quicktake |Full Ratchet