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HealthTech events from 2021-2022


HealthTech Events in 2021

DxPx Conference US

July 27th – 31st 2021 – Virtual

World’s only dedicated partnering conference on diagnostics, precision medicine & research tools.

HIMSS 2021

August 9-12, 2021 – Las Vegas & Virtual

Join peers from around the globe for a unique program with live and on-demand content from big-name visionary speakers and healthcare experts. Participate in sessions, revolutionized networking, demos and more from home.

Future Health Virtual Summit 2021

September 22-23, 2021, Dublin & Virtual

The Future Health Summit is the global gathering for healthcare in Ireland. With 500+ delegates, 50+ Exhibitors and 80% senior level audience.

The MedTech Conference

September 27-30, 2021, Washington & Virtual

Featuring world‑class plenary speakers, cross‑cutting educational programming, valuable networking and business development opportunities, The MedTech Conference is a must‑attend event for the industry’s prominent and most promising companies.

HETT Show

September 28-29, 2021, London

Ushering in a new era of Digital Health Transformation. Delivering better patient experience and operational efficiencies through education and networking opportunities. One connection at a time!

Pharma Europe 2021

October 11-22, 2021, Virtual

Join thousands of your peers at the world’s gathering for pharma pioneers and health innovators – Reuters Events Pharma Europe (formerly eyeforpharma Barcelona) – the biggest, most senior and cross-functional commercial pharma event.

Intelligent Health

October 12, 2021, Amsterdam & Virtual

Now co-located with World Summit AI and TMinus30!
Connecting 200,000 clinicians, technologists and C-suite executives to create a future where AI will revolutionise health

HLTH 2021

October 17-20, 2021, Boston & Virtual

HLTH (health) is the leading platform bringing together the entire health ecosystem, focused on health innovation and transformation.

Frontiers Health

November 11-12, 2021, TBA

Frontiers Health emerged as one of the premier global digital health innovation events, with a strong focus on digital therapies, breakthrough technologies, healthcare transformation, investments, and ecosystem development.

MEDICA 2021

November 15-18, 2021, Düsseldorf

The world of medicine meets at MEDICA 2021. A must for anyone who wants to experience tomorrow’s healthcare market live.

DxPx Conference 2021

November 16-20, 2021, Dusseldorf & Virtual

Where innovative growth companies, investors and industry partners discuss financing, licensing and M&A partnerships.

GIANT Health Event

November 30- December 1, 2021, London

The GIANT (Global Innovation and New Technology) Health Event is an unmissable innovation festival with over 25 conferences, 450 speakers, immersive workshops, and Beanstalks (a global startup competition for prizes). Our vision is to improve the health and well-being of people around the world, by promoting healthcare innovation and supporting health-tech entrepreneurs.

Health Tech Events in 2022

World Health Care Congress 2022

TBA 2022, TBA

IMSH 2022

TBA January, 2022, Los Angeles & Virtual

More information coming soon!

CES 2022

January 5-8, 2022, Las Vegas & Virtual

CES®, the world’s most influential technology event, will return to Las Vegas, Nevada — and also digitally — for CES 2022, giving a global audience access to major brands and startups, as well as the industry’s most influential leaders and advocates.

LSX World Congress

February 8-9, 2022, London

For 7 years, the LSX World Congress has been bringing together the executives that matter to the future of healthcare and life science strategy, investment, partnering and deal making.

Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit (DHIS)

TBA Spring, 2022

The Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit (DHIS) is an unparalleled annual gathering of the leading innovators, investors, payers, providers and policymakers who are driving the digital health revolution.

DIA Europe 2022

March 29-31, 2022, Brussels & Virtual

Designed to drive insights into action by connecting key policy discussions to real-world knowledge that you need for your everyday job, your participation will accelerate your growth and your organization’s performance in the development ecosystem.

ViVE

March 6-9, 2022, Miami Beach

ViVE provides a fresh, curated education and networking experience for digital health leaders, disruptors and influencers.

The Festival of Biologics

March 9-11, 2022, San Diego

The Festival of Biologics brings together pharma & biotech, academics and research institutes, together with their partners across the value chain. Across antibodies, immunotherapy and biosimilars our participants share research, create new partnerships, and tackle the clinical trials, manufacturing and commercial challenges involved in bringing new therapies to market.

World Medical Innovation Forum

May 2-4, 2022, Boston

How will gene and cell therapy change health care? Join CEOs, industry leaders, and Harvard’s top medical faculty to assess the future of medicine and the specific actions needed to realize the promise of emerging research for patients everywhere.


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Last week, I spent three days at Bits and Pretzels in Munich — a startup-focused event with a distinctly Bavarian flavor. Think Oktoberfest meets startup conference, complete with dirndls, lederhosen, and more beer than you might expect. As someone building an AI-powered event platform, I went in with a specific mission: Observe how startups actually market themselves at events. Here’s what I discovered: GoodBytz: The power of good demos What they did: Robotics startup GoodBytz set up a booth where its robots prepared kaiserschmarrn (a traditional German dessert) all day long. Why it worked: Nothing beats seeing a product in action. While other booths had brochures and demos, GoodBytz’s robots were actually cooking. The smell, the movement and the end result stirred together an experience that people will remember and talk about. The lesson: If you have a physical product, show it in action. The old writing adage generalizes well: Show, don’t tell.  Let people see, hear and touch the product. WeRoad: The bathroom hack What they did: Posted “Missing Investor” flyers in bathroom stalls with QR codes pointing to their website. Why it worked: Pure genius. Every startup at the event was looking for investors, but the “Missing Investor” headline, while a bit on the nose, proved irresistible. Plus, bathroom stalls are one of the few places where people have 30 seconds to actually read something. The lesson: Think about where your target audience’s attention will remain undivided. Sometimes, the most effective marketing leverages the most unexpected places. Emqopter: Visual impact matters What they did: Designed a bright orange booth that displayed their drone prominently. Why it worked: In a sea of grey, white, beige and brown, Emqopter’s bright orange booth was impossible to overlook. The drone was real, too, and proved a real conversation starter. The lesson: Your booth is competing with hundreds of others. Make it visually distinctive and ensure your product is the hero. Quests: Community building using the product What they did: Created a busy, branded booth with accessories (toy car, traffic cones, a bulletin board) and used their anti-loneliness app to build communities among founders at the event. Why it worked: Quests used their product to solve a real problem right at the event, and the busy booth design generated energy and curiosity. The lesson: Use your product to solve a problem at the event — if it’s possible, of course. Demonstrate your value in real time. Dyno: Event-themed marketing What they did: Distributed branded electrolyte packs with the tagline “Your hangover ends. Your pension lasts – with Dyno.” Why it worked: Dyno aligned its messaging perfectly with the Oktoberfest theme. Every attendee was thinking about beer and hangovers, so Dyno’s goodies were quite relevant. The tagline was clever, memorable, and directly addressed a pain point most people at the event might have to deal with later. The lesson: Tailor your marketing to the event’s theme and culture. The more you tie your messaging and product to the context, the more memorable you become. So, what did I learn? Event marketing is about more than just showing up and setting up a booth; you have to understand your audience and create experiences that people will remember. Here’s what really struck me: most startups and even big companies don’t know how to leverage events properly. They book the booth, show up and hope for the best; maybe they bring some branded pens and a pop-up banner. Then they’ll go back home and wonder why they spent €5,000 in exchange for 50 business cards that never convert. The startups that stood out at Bits and Pretzels understand something fundamental: event ROI isn’t about booth size or location; it’s about strategy, creativity and planning. None of the startups above improvised on-site, or planned something the night before the event in their hotel rooms. They laid everything out 4-6 weeks before the event. A solid pre-event strategy is what separates successful event marketing from expensive booth rental.  But what matters most for early-stage startups is that you don’t need a massive budget to stand out. WeRoad’s bathroom stall hack probably cost €50 to print the flyers. A standard booth package at Bits and Pretzels would go for €3,000 to €5,500. The ROI difference is staggering when you compare the cost per meaningful conversation. That’s the difference between simply spending money and investing smartly. Building Sesamers has taught me that helping startups find the right events is only half the equation. The other half is helping them understand how to maximize ROI once they’re there. Good props aren’t a marketing expense; they’re opportunities to meet customers, investors and partners, and strike up engaging conversations.

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