Health2Tech Chicago – October 15, 2025
Join us on October 15th for an exclusive gathering that brings together the brightest minds in the digital health space. Hosted by Alex Koshykov, this evening promises to be a confluence of innovation, inspiration, and invaluable networking.
Schedule
Speakers
Principal at HealthX Ventures
TOPIC: Why Great Ideas Fail and How to Create a VC Backable Business.
Laura Hilty is a health tech operator turned venture capital investor. After two decades working to improve healthcare, she is investing in early-stage health tech companies and helping portfolio companies grow through strategy and board work.
Prior to HealthX, she held leadership roles spanning corporate strategy, M&A, product strategy, product management, and partnerships across stages from company start-up to scale, through Forte / Advarra and Epic. Through that time, she launched 7 new software products, helped the company exit, developed corporate strategy, and acquired 6 companies within 18 months, all contributing to the company’s $5B valuation. With clinical research domain expertise combined with experience in Electronic Healthcare Records (EHRs) at Epic, she is passionate about creating new paradigms in healthcare that create impactful and sustainable change.
Laura holds a Bachelor’s in Molecular / Cell Biology from Vanderbilt University, is a mentor to start-up entrepreneurs, active in helping improve healthcare in Africa, and spends her free time negotiating with her young daughter or outdoors hiking or kayaking.
Venue details
Great location in the heart of Chicago, equipped to foster conversations and connections. Venue details will be shared with registered attendees. Because of limited capacity, we won’t be able to accommodate everyone, so please register whenever you are sure you can attend.
Partners
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