Wharton DC

Session Panelist: Healthcare Apps & Devices

Session Moderator & Panelist: How Human and Machine Convergence can Make People Live Forever

For over 20 years, Dr. Corinna Lathan led AnthroTronix, Inc. as CEO, Co-Founder, and Board Chair to invent human-centered products in digital health, bioelectronic medicine, wearable technology, robotics, and augmented reality. Dr. Lathan details these projects in her 2022 best-selling book, Inventing the Future, Stories from a Techno-Optimist. During her tenure, AnthroTronix forged the regulatory path for Mobile Medical Apps receiving the first FDA 501k clearance for cognitive assessment and was recently sold to investors to scale the Dana Brain Vital product. Dr. Lathan continues as Chief Science Officer, and as an NIH-funded researcher, to lead scientific and operational breakthroughs in brain health outcomes measurement. She is also a member of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable and is a Former Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at The Catholic University of America and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland.

Dr. Lathan currently serves as an Independent Director of PTC, Inc., an S&P 500 member (Nasdaq:PTC) and global technology provider of Internet of Things and Augmented Reality platforms, and is a member of the Audit and Cybersecurity Committees. She is also an Independent Director of Ekso Bionics (Nasdaq:EKSO) a pioneer in the field of robotic exoskeletons, or wearable robots. Dr. Lathan serves on the Audit and Governance Committees.

In addition to her public board engagements, Dr. Lathan serves on the Board of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, an independent, non-profit organization, dedicated to accelerating global efforts to reduce deaths and harm from smoking. She also serves as a Director on the nonprofit boards Engineering World Health and The KID-Museum.

Dr. Lathan was named a Technology Pioneer and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and was the founding co-Chair of their Global Future Council on Human Enhancement. Dr. Lathan has been featured in Forbes, Time, and the New Yorker magazines and her work has led to such distinctions as Maryland’s “Top Innovator of the Year,” MIT Technology Review Magazine’s “Top 100 World Innovators,” and one of Fast Company Magazines “Most Creative People in Business.”

Dr. Lathan received her B.A. in Biopsychology and Mathematics from Swarthmore College and an M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from MIT.

Session Moderator: Fireside Chat with Troy Helming

Brian is a startup evangelist, advisor, and angel investor. He is also the Managing Partner at the SparkLabs Cyber+Blockchain (Formerly AOL Fishbowl Labs), which is the premiere startup accelerator in the Washington DC area and he has helped raised more than $150M in funding for their portfolio companies (MHelpDesk, ThreatQuotient, Xmode, Urgent.ly, Curator, Airside Mobile).

He is the DC Chapter Director of Startup Grind, which is one of the largest hi-tech startup communities in the world with over 2,000,000 startup entrepreneurs in 600 cities.
Prior to Startup Grind, he has over 20 years professional experience in web/online/mobile product development from AOL, Merrill Lynch and has started three previous startups. He is on the board of Monte Jade DC and is the chapter director for Startup Grind DC.
He has been featured in Forbes as “17 Top Business Gurus to Follow” and other publications such as Washington Post, Huffington Post, Politico, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Washington Business Journal, and DCInno “50 on Fire” 2017 and 2018.
He has a BS in Information Systems/Policy & Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

Dr. Natcha serves as a Board member of Thailand's National Innovation Agency, CU Enterprise, Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation. She is the Global Chief Innovation Officer, Chairman of the CUE Foundation, and an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Chulalongkorn University.

Dr. Natcha is a highly experienced leader in strategic planning and innovation, driving transformative initiatives in higher education. Under her vision of “Innovations for Society”, she conducted extensive research, authored three impactful whitepapers on Scaleup Nation. Additionally, she spearheaded the establishment of Thailand and University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem which includes CU Innovation Hub, Siam Innovation District, CU Enterprise, ASEAN University Network - University Innovation and Enterprises, and Global Innovation Club. These initiatives successfully brought together multiple global agencies, governments, academic networks, private partners, and investors to empower talents and develop over 300 innovation enterprises. These efforts resulted in a remarkable total market valuation of US$600 million, benefiting the lives, learning, and work of over 5 million citizens. Chula Deeptech Demo Day 2023 attracted over 500 global government and private sector representatives along with investors and experts. The event showcased over 100 Deeptech enterprises that have collectively raised more than US$10 million. As a global chief innovation offer, I played a key role in establishing a strategic partnership between Chulalongkorn University and Cornell University, known as the Cornell Global Hub Network , along with 11 other university partners. This collaboration focuses on addressing global research challenges facing humanity today. Dr. Natcha’s outstanding achievements, resulting in her being honored with the Prime Minister Award: National Startup 2023 in the Evangelist of the year category. Furthermore, she has been shortlisted for Outstanding Leadership and Management Team at the Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2021, and her CU Innovation Hub received the Asia Star awards in 2022. As a pioneer in Asia, she established a transdisciplinary platform that provides future-oriented and demand-driven education, research, and innovation enterprise and co-founded the School of Integrated Innovation. Under her leadership, Chulalongkorn university achieved a top ranking in Asia according to the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021 in driving sustainable development goals. Dr. Natcha obtained her PhD in Manufacturing Engineering and Operations Management from the University of Nottingham, UK. She is a certified institute director (IOD) graduate member, Project Management Professional, and ISO9001 auditor. Dr. Natcha combination of academic prowess, leadership experience, and extensive government and industry engagement positions her as an invaluable asset to drive innovation and enhance sustainable growth in any forward-thinking organization. She is prepared to contribute to success, nurture future leaders, create sustainable impact, and embrace continuous learning.