LEADERSHIP AND

ADVISORS

Jonathan Rothberg, Ph.D.

Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, 4Catalyzer

Adjunct Professor of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine

Vijay Kumar, Ph.D.

Nemirovsky Family Dean, Penn Engineering and Professor

University of Pennsylvania

Jon Epstein, MD

Executive Vice Dean and Chief Scientific Officer
William Wikoff Smith Professor of Cardiovascular Research
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 

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Ben Rosenbluth

Research Scientist, 4Catalyzer

PENN HEALTH-TECH

Insup Lee, Ph.D.

CO-Director, Penn Health-Tech

Cecilia Fitler Moore Professor in Computer and Information Science

Director, PRECISE Center

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Brian Litt, MD

 CO-Director, Penn Health-Tech

Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Bioengineering

Director, University of Pennsylvania Epilepsy Center

Attending Neurologist 

Mark Turco, MD

Chief Innovation Officer, Penn Health-Tech

Chief Innovation and Corporate Outreach Officer, Penn Center for Innovation

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Victoria, Berenholz, MBA

Executive Director, Penn Health-Tech

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Glory Durham, MPH

Associate Director, Penn Health-Tech

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Andreas Pavlou

Communications Assistant, Penn Health-Tech

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Jessy Syed

Programs Assistant, Penn Health-Tech

JUDGES

Det Ansinn

President and Founder

BrickSimple LLC

Mohan Balachandran, MA, MS

Chief Operating Officer, Way to Health

Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation

University of Pennsylvania

Liz Bales, VMD

Founder, Doc and Phoebe's Cat Company

Inventor, The Indoor Hunting Feeder

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Jordana Barmish, DPT, MBA

Assistant Director

PCI Ventures

University of Pennsylvania

Joan Davitt, MLSP, MSW, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chair of Aging Specialization

Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar

University of Maryland

Craig Kenesky, JD, Ph.D.

Intellectual Property Associate 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Krzysztof Laudanski, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor Of Anesthesiology and Critical Care,

University of Pennsylvania Health System

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David Monnerat

Senior Director of AI Product 

Comcast

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Godfrey Nazareth, MS

President and CEO

X-Biomedical, Inc.

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Ben Rosenbluth

Research Scientist, 4Catalyzer

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Sasha Schrode, MBA

President and CEO

Greppo Technologies

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Andrew Song

Senior Director of Customer Experience in Technology & Product 

Comcast

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Laureen Tavolaro-Ryley, RN

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Professor of Nursing, Community College of Philadelphia

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Mark Turco, MD

Chief Innovation Officer, Penn Health-Tech

Chief Innovation and Corporate Outreach Officer, Penn Center for Innovation

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Sangeeta Vohra, Ph.D.

Director of Integration

The Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Program

University of Pennsylvania

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Ethan Wergelis-Issascon

Program Manager of Dream-It HealthTech

Dream-It Ventures

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Brianna Wronko

CEO and Founder

Group K Diagnostics

MENTORS

Ari D. Brooks, MD

Director of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery,

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Pam Cacchione, MSN, PH.D.

Term Chair, Gerontological Nursing

Associate Professor, Geropsychiatric Nursing

Penn Nursing

Isaac Chen, MD

Assistant Professor Of Neurosurgery 

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Sid Deliwala, Ph.D.

Director of Electrical and Systems Engineering Labs,

Penn Engineering

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George Demiris, Ph.D.

Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor 

Penn Nursing

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Helge Hartung, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,

Attending Physician

Pediatric Comprehensive Bone Marrow Failure Center and the Division of Hematology

Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia

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Krzysztof Laudanski, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor Of Anesthesiology and Critical Care,

University of Pennsylvania Health System

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Sevile Mannickarottu

Director of Bioengineering Instructional Laboratories,

Penn Engineering

Alexandra Marquez, MD

Pediatric Critical Care Fellow,

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Brian Park, MD, MS

Radiology Resident, Research Track

Penn Medicine

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Nikita Patel, PT

Temple University

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James Pikul, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Penn Engineering

Mohit Prajapati, MSc, MBA

Director of R&D, Strategy, and Operations,

Penn Medicine Center for Heath Care Innovation

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Jordan Raney, Ph.D.

Assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Penn Engineering

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Neil Ray, MD

Emergency Medicine Resident, Penn Medicine

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Sarah Rottenberg

Adjunct Assistant Professor, 

Executive Director, IPD Program

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Kevin T Turner, Ph.D.

Professor and Graduate Group Chair, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Penn Engineering

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Jim Weimer, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Computer and Information Science

Penn Engineering

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS

Design Studio 1: Design Thinking and User Experience

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Dan Whitzer

Innovation Analyst

Independence Blue Cross

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Panel Guests

Ari Brooks, MD

Issac Chen, MD

Helge D Hartung, MD

Alexandra Marquez, MD

Flaura Winston, MD, Ph.D.

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Design Studio 2: Prototyping and Safety

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Eric Sugalski

President, Smithwise

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Special Guests

Jordan Raney, Ph.D.

Kevin Turner, Ph.D.

Mohit Prajapati, MSc, MBA

Sevile Mannickarottu

Peter Bruno

Hal Paver

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Design Studio 3: Roadmapping Team Success

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