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Thursday Gathering
Innovations in Wearable Technology and AI for Healthcare
Sep 24, 2026, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM MST

Sponsored by Legacy Sponsor: The City of Phoenix

The future of healthcare is becoming more connected, personalized, and proactive. Join Venture Café Phoenix for a Thursday Gathering exploring how wearable technology and artificial intelligence are transforming the way we monitor health, detect potential issues, and make better-informed decisions about our well-being.

Hear from innovators, entrepreneurs, and healthcare technology leaders who are developing the next generation of wearable devices and AI-powered solutions. From smart sensors and continuous health monitoring to predictive analytics and personalized insights, discover how emerging technologies are moving healthcare beyond the traditional clinical setting and into our everyday lives.

Whether you’re building in health tech, exploring AI, working in healthcare, investing in innovation, or simply curious about what’s next, this gathering offers an opportunity to learn, connect, and explore the possibilities shaping the future of healthcare.

Event Program
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM MST
AI Meetup - AI Vibe Coding Competition
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4:30 PM - 6:30 PM MST
Mentor Hours: Turning Influence into Ownership
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4:30 PM - 6:30 PM MST
Mentor Hours with Legal Expert
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5:30 PM - 5:40 PM MST
Welcome to Venture Café Phoenix - Orientation Session
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5:45 PM - 6:45 PM MST
Innovations in Wearable Technology and AI for Healthcare
Featuring
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Kiran Avancha
Chief Innovation Officer
HonorHealth
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Dominic Babo
Founder & CEO
My Ecom Builder
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Olympia Bardis
CoFounder
WiTCH
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Brian Burt
Partner & Chair of Emerging Business Group
Snell & Wilmer
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Imen Clark
Founder and CEO
Imen Maaroufi Clark is the Founder & CEO of Prickly Pear Health, a digital health startup redefining how women thrive during and beyond their reproductive years. Through voice-first AI and wearable data, Prickly Pear helps women move beyond “just tracking” to gaining real understanding of their bodies, brain health, and hormonal patterns. With experience building products across continents, Imen’s work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, hormonal health, behavior change, and human-centered product design. She has been recognized as a Phoenix Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree, a Healthcare Hero, and a recipient of the MIT Collaborative Leadership Award for advancing inclusive innovation. Under her leadership, Prickly Pear has raised institutional pre-seed funding, been backed by Google for Startups, and selected as one of the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. She collaborates with health systems, clinicians, and researchers to advance precision women’s health and to build technologies that dignify women’s experiences and reduce the cognitive and emotional load of managing their well-being. Guided by a philosophy of Joyful Resilience, Imen and her team are committed to creating a future where women’s brain and hormonal health are understood, measurable, and meaningfully supported.
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Pierre-Alexandre Fournier
Co-founder and CEO
Hexoskin
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Carrie Reed
Co-founder
WiTCH
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