Pilar Fernandez Hermida (United Kingdom & UAE)
Founder, i-Expand
Health Tech Commercialization Mentor, IVMS programme
Board Member, Digital Health & Care Alliance
In-Residence Go-to-Market Lead
Pilar is an international Go-to-Market expert with 25+ years of experience launching disruptive sales and channel ecosystem strategies, along with innovative programmes to execute these.
During her career, Pilar has covered all market segments and verticals, partner types and geographies, with a special focus in the Health and Tech sectors. She was part of the global leadership teams of companies such as Cisco and Wolters Kluwer and has worked across 6 continents bringing new solutions to market.
A passionate believer in innovation, Pilar has assisted hundreds of client organizations and government institutions around the globe to leverage technology to achieve their goals. As part of her accomplishments, she has led delegations to the UN/WHO, standardized digital health solutions at national level, achieved double-digit growth Y/Y and helped raised $350M in funds.
Currently Pilar is the founder of i-Expand (www.i-expand.com), a business advisory firm focused on assisting Health Tech companies grow and expand internationally in less time, with less risk and less cost. The company has also created the Healthcare Go to Market Academy xi-Expand©. To date, more than 450+ companies have been through this commercial know-how transfer programme.
Pilar is fluent in 9 languages, holds 2 First-class degrees and is PMO-certified by Stanford.
Other Credentials: Board member of DHACA; Angel investor; Advisor, mentor and in-residence GTM expert in several EMEA startups and accelerators. Active speaker in the health & tech community.
Host & Jury
Dialogue @ DigiHealth Inno Lab - From Idea to Market
Host
Interactive Discussion – “El Futuro Es Nuestro”: Uniting Innovation and Experience
Speaker
Fireside Chat - Moonshot: The Future of AI and Cutting-Edge Digital Health Technologies