Panel 2.1: Scaling & Sustaining Innovation for Impact
Low middle income countries are in a unique position to leverage innovation to address global health challenges. In the past few years we have seen the advent of mechanisms through which innovation has been sourced and the availability of grant funding enabling pilots in various areas of innovation including technology (e.g. drones) as well as business models. However few of these organizations are on the path to scale, and fewer yet have reached scale and sustainability of these innovations are unclear. Many issues contribute to this including a lack of sustainable business models, of follow on funding and startups lacking business experience to scale the organization.
In this session we will explore how to scale and sustain technology and business model innovation, what are the challenges and what are some of the potential opportunities to address these challenges. We will ask questions on whether it is realistic to expect scalability and sustainability and look at the role of government, donors and commercial investors.
Moderator:
Professor Ravi Anupindi, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
Panelists:
- Tracey Brett, Impact for Health
- Walter Kerr, Zenysis, Chief of Staff
- Justus Kilonzi, CEO & Founder, Savannah Informatics
- Michael Jelinske, Investment Officer, Leapfrog Investments
- Edward Charles Anderso, World Bank, Tanzania