Wearables and health apps: Moving from promises to solutions
Life and health insurers are expecting the data generated by wearables and health apps to become a major input into their strategies of engagement and health improvement with their customers. Many solutions are being marketed that promise answers for how to curate, analyse, process and implement health change from the growing flows of health relevant data coming from policy-holders.
Date | 28 Nov 2018 |
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Location | Centre for Global Dialogue Rüschlikon, Zurich, Switzerland Click to open Google Maps |
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Life and health insurers are expecting the data generated by wearables and health apps to become a major input into their strategies of engagement and health improvement with their customers.
Solutions are being developed that promise business success but are these solutions really delivering on their promises? How far away are we from having robust solutions that can improve policyholders health, improve engagement with their policyholders and boost insurers productivity and profitability?
This was the third annual health monitoring conference. Leading experts, executives and entrepreneurs explored devices and apps that are currently in the market, as well as what's being developed, discussed together whether or not they will lead to commercial success.
Presentations
08.15 |
Welcome coffee |
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09.00 |
Welcome and introduction |
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09.15 |
Can a health app be successfully deployed in an insurer setting? |
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09.45 |
The integration of wearable devices into a wellness platform |
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10.15 |
How DNA testing can be integrated within a health app |
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10.45 |
Coffee break |
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11.00 |
Key health modules World Café: Exhibition Area: Coffee Lounge
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12.15 |
Lunch |
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13.30 |
Digital therapeutics and investment oversight |
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14.00 |
Why behavioural economics is essential for the success of the implementation of a wearable or health app |
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14.30 |
Audience views on wearables and health apps |
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15.00 |
Coffee break |
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15.30 |
One promise, many partners: How insurance and technology can make it happen together |
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16.00 |
A perspective on Asia and the increasing utilization and sophistication of technology and health apps |
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16.30 |
Cross your own ocean: The story of a new tech start up |
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17.00 |
Closing |
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Speakers

Francis Blumberg
Head Life & Health Continental Europe
Europe, Middle East & Africa

Lizzy Lubczanski
Behavioural Research Manager
Swiss Re Institute

Kelvyn Young
Head L&H Partnerships
Life & Health Products

Elin Haf Davies
CEO
Aparito

Tony Estrella
Managing Director
Taliossa

Szymon Marszalek
Executive Associate
VitalityLife
Ali Parsa
CEO
Babylon

Marc Sluijs
Advisor
Digital Health Network

Andrew Steele
Head of Product Development
DNAFit

Dan Vahdat
CEO
Medopad

Ivo Vlaev
Professor of Behavioural Science
Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Exhibitors
AliveCor is releasing the world’s first cardiac health platform for the Apple Watch with KardiaBand™ and SmartRhythm™ monitoring, that combines an FDA-cleared ECG device and analysis algorithms with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence models for tracking heart rate and activity data from the Apple Watch. |
Dacadoo is a globally active and an innovative business partner, which promotes digital transformation in healthcare. Our aim is to strengthen health and wellbeing through the active engagement and artificial intelligence. Our comprehensive digital health engagement platform motivates its users with a playful approach to a healthy lifestyle and makes health individually measurable. |
Garmin makes products that are engineered on the inside for life on the outside. We do this, so our customers can make the most of the time they spend pursuing their passions. |
Glooko is an innovative international company with offices in Silicon Valley, Chicago and Sweden that provides a unified platform for diabetes management. We strive to improve health outcomes for people with diabetes and reduce costs associated with diabetes management. Glooko is dedicated to bringing innovation to diabetes management around the world. |
We are on a mission to improve the world's metabolic health. First stop are the 375 million people with diagnosed type 2 diabetes across the globe. |
HealthyHealth encourages healthy behaviour through an algorithm and research data predicting one's risk for medical conditions based on their lifestyle data. |
Kiddo is a team of passionate parents with backgrounds in engineering, wearable technology, medical devices, pediatrics and child development. |
LifeQ wants people from all walks of life to enjoy optimal health. We implement a unique multidisciplinary approach underpinned by in depth knowledge and understanding of human physiology and systems biology to extract and deliver relevant and meaningful person-specific digital biomarkers from various curated data sources. |
Medopad's remote patient monitoring applications, mobile technology and advanced data analytics unite to deliver a highly personalised, efficient care experience. |
my mhealth creates evidence-based digital platforms for patients that can be used on almost any device. For patients with asthma, COPD, diabetes and heart disease they develop apps that enable the best outcomes. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
Prenetics is the leading genetic testing/digital health company in Southeast Asia. We empower individuals with valuable health information. With a simple saliva sample, individuals can discover how their genes affect their diet, drug response, disease and cancer risk. This information enables people to make health a choice, by living healthier and proactively preventing diseases. |
Samsung Health tracks your activity, nutrition, stress data, heart rate and sleep, and delivers insights based on your progress. |
SkinVision embraces the idea that technology can take away the barriers that stand in the way of early detection of skin cancer, and get you to a doctor at the right time. |
Touchkin are the creators of Wysa, the world's first compassionate chatbot. Wysa is AI backed by human purpose - all content is approved by clinical experts and its priorities and manner of delivery tailored by an active user community. |
TrackActive Me is an evidence-based physical health platform to keep people healthy, pain-free and productive. |
WellteQ is an award-winning digital wellness solution for employee health engagement and HR data analytics that synchronises with fitness wearables or smartphone apps. Our suite of innovative engagement programs include activity challenges, mental wellness, financial wellness, HR onboarding and virtual coaching for employees. |