CEO of HealthAI, Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite joins the S&S Podcast at Web Summit for a Special Edition to discuss the transformative role of AI in healthcare. Medical Doctor and former lawmaker, Dr. Ricardo Leite is the Founder and President of UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health and Chair of NOVA Center for Global Health.

In this podcast with Vijesh Vijayan, Ricardo discusses drug discovery, governance, building trust and how policy should be directed towards the potential of AI to revolutionize health systems and address global health inequities.

Nadav Shimoni, a physician turned investor is the Managing Partner at A-Squared Ventures, an early-stage digital health fund spanning Tel Aviv & NYC. He joins Moran Snir, a serial genomics entrepreneur and currently the co-founder & CEO of Nest Genomics, on stage for a fireside where both share their perspectives of a journey between a founder and investor of a growing healthcare company.

Nadav and Moran explore how healthcare startups are actually built and funded in practice, from early-stage conviction and investor–founder alignment, to how AI is reshaping team structure, product development, and operational bottlenecks. The discussion goes into real-world fundraising dynamics, and what signals investors use to decide when to lean in or step back.

Recorded live at the Healthtech Social: Spring Cleaning event on April 13 in New York City.

Miriam Paramore, Founder & CEO of RxUtility sits down with us to chat about why drug prices should be more affordable and why she is building in this space.

In this conversation, Miriam covers the evolution of healthcare technology and its impact on prescription affordability, including what drives out-of-pocket drug costs. Miriam also discusses the launch of Mimi, the RxUtility AI companion, the role of partnerships and interoperability in scaling access, emerging healthcare investment trends, and how consumer expectations are reshaping affordability.