#34 - Uniting to bring medical technology forward - Dylan Attard - MedTech World

Leaving your surgical training to create a healthcare conference from scratch...

...On an island of 300 km² in the middle of the Mediterranean!

This is the crazy bet that Dylan Attard took 5 years ago by founding MedTech World.

From its first online conference held in 2020 in the midst of COVID-19 to its early roadshows around the world two years later, the annual Maltese event led by Dylan and his team has now established itself as a must on the global healthtech scene!

Far from traditional trade shows sponsored by industry giants, MedTech World aims to be a platform to accelerate healthcare innovation by fostering an intimate connection between entrepreneurs, investors, HCPs, and industry professionals.

This year, more than 2000 participants will gather at the Mediterranean Conference Center (a building built as a hospital in the 16th century!), including more than 300 startups, 100 investors, and 200 partners.

So how do we plan such an event?

How to curate its content to create value for its participants and partners?

What does it take to build a strong community centered on medical innovation?

And how to differentiate yourself from other global conferences?

In this Masterclass on healthcare event management, Dylan unveils the keys to MedTech World's success and many more reasons to join in in Malta in November this year!

Timeline:

00:00:00 - Dylan’s background from surgery trainee to founding a global conference

00:06:12 - Mutual benefits of having a medical background and being an entrepreneur

00:09:03 - The idea behind MedTech World

00:16:01 - Attractivity of Malta as a medical technology hub

00:18:20 - Expanding MedTech World’s reach beyond Malta

00:20:51 - Shaping the conference program and curating the highest quality content

00:27:17 - Trends and emerging technologies in MedTech worth following

0029:36 - Dylan’s advice on making a career change from medical professional to entrepreneur

What we also talked about with Dylan:

Malta Medical Students’ Association

Prof. Shafi Ahmed

We mentioned with Dylan some of the past episodes of the series:

#2 - Treating liver cancer with surgical robotics - Lucien Blondel

This episode was made possible with the support of MedTech World!

As Dylan mentioned during the episode, you can learn more about the different events that MedTech World hosts throughout the year on their official website.

To register for the conference in Malta, click here and use the code MTWMaltaMathieuChaffard150OFF to get 150€ off your attendance ticket!

You can follow MedTech World’s activities on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram, and contact Dylan via LinkedIn.

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