VMWS x Nexus: Women in MedTech Evening
October 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT
A$10.00 – A$25.00
Women in MedTech: Inspiring Stories, Real Conversations Join us for an evening celebrating the remarkable women shaping the future of MedTech, AI, and biotech. Co-hosted by Nexus and the Victorian Medical Women’s Society (VMWS) -Australia’s first medical women’s society, founded in 1895 – this event brings together innovators, trailblazers, and curious minds for a night of learning, connection, and inspiration.
Date: Thursday, 23 October 2025
Time: 7:00 PM start
Location: Library at the Dock, Docklands, Melbourne (Performance Space)What to Expect:
Lightning Talks – 5-minute power talks from inspiring women in MedTech, AI, and biotech, sharing their journeys, challenges, and wins.
Panel Discussion – An open conversation on breaking barriers and shaping the future of health innovation.
Special Sponsor Presentations –
• Avant keynote on AI governance in a clinical setting
• MedTech Actuator introduction, with opportunities to connect directly with founders
Networking – Connect with medical students, doctors, and innovators over drinks and food.
Lightning Talks – 5-minute power talks from inspiring women in MedTech, AI, and biotech, sharing their journeys, challenges, and wins. Panel Discussion – An open conversation on breaking barriers and shaping the future of health innovation. Special Sponsor Presentations –• Avant keynote on AI governance in a clinical setting
• MedTech Actuator introduction, with opportunities to connect directly with founders
Networking – Connect with medical students, doctors, and innovators over drinks and food.Our Speakers:
- Betty Zhang – Investment Manager at Boson Ventures with expertise spanning neuroscience, synthetic biology, immunology, and global biotech equities. Focused on early-stage biotech, MedTech, and wellness investments across Australia & New Zealand, and a leader in initiatives such as Nucleate Australia and the Australasian Synthetic Biology Challenge.
- Dr Kim Drever – Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrician with 20+ years of clinical experience and one of the few practising clinicians driving digital health product development. Actively advancing integration of ambient scribe AI in clinical practice and advisor to a successful health tech startup.
- Rania Awad – Digital strategist and entrepreneur with extensive experience in scaling businesses, digital transformation, and product innovation across health services, asset management, retail, and IT sectors in Australia, New Zealand, and China. Brings deep expertise in SaaS, operational optimisation, and strategic planning across both B2C and B2B environments.
- Danielle Bancroft – Chief Product Officer at Best Practice Software with over a decade of digital health leadership, specialising in electronic medication management and digital transformation of healthcare workflows. Key contributor to large-scale national initiatives including real-time prescription monitoring and ePrescribing rollout. A practising pharmacist with experience across community, hospital, and defence sectors.
Submit your questions now for the VMWS x Nexus: Women in MedTech Evening panel: https://forms.gle/zKLcLeYutdjCtXXo7
Who’s Attending:
Medical students, doctors, clinicians, and health innovators keen to explore how technology is transforming healthcare.
Whether you’re passionate about healthcare innovation, curious about emerging technologies, or simply want to meet some of the brightest minds in the industry, this event is for you.
Medical students, doctors, clinicians, and health innovators keen to explore how technology is transforming healthcare.
Whether you’re passionate about healthcare innovation, curious about emerging technologies, or simply want to meet some of the brightest minds in the industry, this event is for you.