Why health care investors attend the HBI conference
The global healthcare industry offers abundant investment opportunities. HBI has over 14 years established itself as the premier CEO-level conference which brings together over 600 industry leaders, including hundreds of healthcare CEOs, for insightful discussions and fruitful meetings. Investors attend HBI to navigate these complexities and identify promising opportunities.
Key Sessions for 2024
Is 2024 the year that deals return? After a significant slowdown in M&A for more than a year, a smattering of large deals at the end of 2023 breathed hope of recovery in the market. Will 2024 see a jump in transactions and are IPOs attractive again? Will sellers be forced to accept lower valuations? What sectors and business models are most attractive? How are deals being financed and what is the impact on debt maturity? This mid-year review analyses what has happened so far and predicts what is still to come.
Hedley Goldberg, Partner, Rothschild & Co
How do major investors in the sector view the challenges it faces? How do they view environmental, societal and governance issues? In which sectors and countries do they see opportunities? Are social infrastructure funds with a longer term investment view coming of age? And with the high cost of capital, how do they plan to pay for assets?
Speakers include:
Anastasya Molodykh-McFarlane, Senior Principal, Cinven
Sébastien Veil, Co-Head of Healthcare, PAI Partners
Moderated by: Martin Henrichs, Managing Director, Head of Healthcare EMEA, UBS
How do major investors in the sector view the challenges it faces? How do they view environmental, societal and governance issues? In which sectors and countries do they see opportunities?
Despite optimism in the market and positive macro-economic winds forming, getting deals across the line continues to be a challenge, especially where bid-ask spreads remain wide. This keynote directly follows the Investment banking perspective on the M&A market to give the lawyer’s view, delving into recent deals and analysing the strategies deployed to avoid deals going missing or stalling.
Healthcare needs in emerging markets are considerable and are often not met by existing supply. Investors entering these markets have to be ready for risks, understanding how to spot them early and how to overcome them. This summit developed in partnership with the IFC includes leading investors and healthcare providers operating in emerging markets, sharing their insights, debating key topics and interactive roundtable discussions.
14.00-14.30: Keynote: Lessons learned from investing in Emerging Markets
Farid Fezoua, Global Director, Health and Education, IFC
For the past 60 years, the IFC has been deploying private capital in emerging and developing markets, at present it has $3.5bn invested in healthcare businesses globally. Right now, emerging markets present an opportunity with huge potential but investors need to proceed with caution. In this opening keynote, Farid lays out the opportunities and gives advice on risks and how to overcome them, reflecting on the lessons the group has learned over the last half-century of investing.
14.30-15.30: The investor’s viewpoint
Following the opening keynote, a panel of Investors from a broad range of geographies reflect on the topics raised and share their perspectives and lessons learned from their own experience whilst also taking questions from the audience.
Speakers include:
Afsane Jetha, Managing Partner and CEO, Alta Semper Capital
Matthew Strassberg, Partner, MidEuropa
Dr Abrar Mir, Managing Partner, Quadria Capital
Menka Shah, Partner, IFHA
Moderated by: Silven Chikengezha, Global Sector Lead, Health Services, IFC
15.30-16.15: Networking break
16.15-16.45: The audience’s viewpoint
Having heard the advice and opinions of investors, this interactive discussion is a chance for you, the audience, to share your reactions, debate ideas raised and to prompt further questions.
Moderated by: Charles Dalton, Global Sector Specialist, Health, IFC.
16.45-17.45: The provider’s viewpoint
Having heard from investors about the opportunities emerging markets offer, here providers tell their stories and what it really takes to achieve growth. Do they agree with the advice investors offer or is their experience different? What is their advice and how can you use that in your own investment strategies?
Speakers include:
Emmett Moriarty, Managing Director, Ennismore Advisory
Dr Devlina Chakravarty, Managing Director, Artemis Medicare Services
Matt Williams, CEO, Africa Healthcare Network
Irfan Khan, Group Chief Commercial Officer & CEO, Evercare Group -Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan
Moderated by: Raju Narayan, Global Sector Specialist, Health, IFC
17.45-18.00: Closing reflections
Farid Fezoua, Global Director, Health and Education, IFC
Having listened to the perspective of investors, the audience and providers, Farid summaries the key takeaway messages from the afternoon.
Healthcare is a sector that has long stood on the sidelines of environmental sustainability, serving an important social purpose it is already ‘doing its bit’. But serving a social purpose is no longer independent from an environmental purpose, especially when it contributes nearly 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, twice that of the airline industry. The challenge for organisations along the entire healthcare value chain is; where do we start?
This interactive workshop developed in partnership with ING is designed for CxOs and investors to come together to understand more about this complex area, share ideas and success stories and start to move the needle on decarbonisation and environmental sustainability. Through a mix of case studies and interactive discussions, attendees will leave with updated strategies, new ideas and an understanding of how to drive change and finance this transformation.
14.00 – 15.30: Sustainability: making an environmental impact with your organization
The journey of 1,000 miles starts with one step, this well-known saying is a simple concept but challenging in reality. So how should organisations pick their focus areas? How do they measure the impact they are making? How do you set realistic but ambitious medium and long-term targets in areas such as energy efficiency, Co2 emissions, renewable energy, circular economy and waste management?
This session begins with a case study from an organisation making great progress to draw inspiration before attendees discuss their ideas in small groups.
15.30-16.00: Networking break
16.00-17.30: The healthcare sector accelerating the transition to a greener economy/ society
Nothing can entirely be achieved alone, progress requires partnership and each stakeholder to play a role. So how can the entire healthcare value chain collaborate and align on objectives to speed up and scale environmental initiatives? How do we ensure that all parties are reporting on the same framework, what are the barriers and how can they be overcome? What are the quick gains that can be made in scope 3 emissions?
17.30-18.00 Wrap up: embedding and implementing ESG strategies within the organisation
How do you drive behavioural change and scale initiatives across an organisation? Telling a doctor that they need to follow a new process or change their behaviour isn’t an easy sell. How do business leaders build a culture of purpose where ESG strategies are embraced and adopted and not simply seen as a boardroom directive? How do you finance all of this change, new process and new technology? This session wraps up the key take-aways from the day’s discussion and provides concrete examples of how to build the right culture for change.
This exclusive invitation-only event will bring together a community of healthcare CEOs and investors for networking and dinner. It is for leaders who are committed to working together to deliver a positive social impact in healthcare through their business activities.
By invitation only.
Reasons to attend HBI
Find new investments
Get first pick of the companies from across the industry who are looking to sell and come to market in the next 1-3 years through in person meetings and informal chats with CEOs and key decision makers.
Identifying market opportunities
Be part of the conversation on future opportunities for key healthcare sectors and understand the objectives of leading healthcare companies who will be looking to grow their business internationally
Identify fragmented markets
Find fragmented healthcare sectors ripe for disruption where economies of scale can be achieved through consolidation and driving efficiency gains.
Optimise your portfolio growth strategy
through insights and conversations with your peers who have shared experiences and unique stories to tell
Hear stories, case studies and data points to help seize the opportunity
stay ahead of the curve and keep up to date on the current business landscape.
Keep informed of regulatory and policy changes
Understanding what’s coming next in terms of ESG and regulatory compliance in the industry that can impact how your business is done through insightful discussions with your peers.
Risk diversification
Uncover territories, sectors and global big picture themes and opportunities via relevant workshops and practical sessions which will help you develop and de-risk your growth strategy.
Identify high-potential leaders
Identify and recruit executive-level leadership who are leading the charge and will drive future growth within your investments.
Curious about what to expect at HBI 2024?
Download the 2024 event brochure, where you can explore everything HBI has to offer, from the expert speakers, to a summary of the agenda and networking opportunities.
Who Attends?
Meet diverse health and care services experts at our industry conference, driving the future of care.
- Healthcare CEOs
- Investors
- Advisors
- Strategic Suppliers
What Others Say
HBI brings together the relevant stakeholders across the industry from providers to investors to advisers. That paves the way for very interesting discussions and to enable knowledge exchange between various players as well as planting the seeds for future partnerships.
Mohamad Hamade, CEO, Amanat Holdings, Investor, UAE
HBI Events are of value for two main reasons; firstly, the broad geographic spread from Europe as far as Singapore. There is an incredible geographic reach. Within that, there is a broad representation of sectors from acute to diagnostics to digital care. I can’t think of any part of the healthcare services system that is not covered in the agenda.
Alan Hughes, Principal, LIT Healthcare, UK & Ireland
A very efficient way to meet a lot of the operators and investors across Europe and a unique chance to test the pulse and sentiment of operators in all the different jurisdictions in Europe simultaneously.
Andrea Auteri - Senior VP, European Acquisitions - HCP UK
Unique in the world at bringing together both investment side and operational sides globally.
Carsten Belanich, Director, International Senior Housing, Columbia Pacific Management, India, SE Asia, China
This is a way to build new relationships, LEARN new things and trends in the business.
Kemp Dolliver, Chief Investment Officer, Cherrystone Hill Capital Management
HBI conferences have directly enabled me to triple sales to €10m and to quintuple EBITDA in four years. Every year I attend and every year I come away with ideas that my management team has executed.
Oldřich Šubrt, Founder, Program Health Plus
You have payors to public to private to hospitals, from ophthalmology to dentistry to general practitioners and down to diagnostics. In one day you can have 3-5 meetings with C-suite executives. This would take you months to get all these meetings done.
Liane Bauer, AlinIQ & Enterprise Solutions Director EMEA Abbott Diagnostics
It’s just a great conference which brings together so many investors and practitioners. It is a great way to be together.
Davd Mathewson, SEAF
Our attendees say
‘…it’s an interesting platform that brings together the relevant stakeholders across the industry from providers to investors to advisers where it paves the way for very interesting discussions and enables knowledge exchange between various players.‘
Mohamad Hamade, CEO, Amanat Holdings, UAE
‘It’s a chance to meet with other leaders in the industry both in health care as well as investment – a good chance to see where innovation is going and where the trends in the market are heading.’
Tucson Dunn, Managing Director, Fosun Healthcare Holdings
‘HBI is an absolute must for anyone who wants to get a real feel of how healthcare is developing in Europe.’
Ilian Grigorov, CEO, Darzalas Capital, SE Europe
‘The organisers have done a fantastic job bringing together the service industry in health care and an international crowd. So it’s not just European, or the U.S. focussed. It has a truly global perspective.
Direct one-to-one interaction with people doing something well in a different part of the world while trying to figure out how to adapt something similar to countries we are interested in, that’s why I attend.’
Helmut Schuehsler, Chairman & CEO, TVM Capital Healthcare, UAE