Transforming Healthcare Through Lived Experience & AI

Date: March 27th, 2025
Time: 12 PM EST/6 PM CET
Duration: 90 minutes
Format: Virtual Interactive Workshop
Cost: Free (Registration Required)

About This Workshop
Join us for an inspiring workshop featuring remarkable patient entrepreneurs who have transformed their healthcare challenges into innovative businesses solving critical unmet needs. Learn actionable strategies and how AI can significantly accelerate your healthcare innovation’s growth and impact.

Featured Patient Entrepreneurs
Ellyn Winters-Robinson
Founder & CEO, The Lyndall Project & AskEllyn
Following her breast cancer journey, Ellyn created AskEllyn.ai, the world’s first conversational AI companion for breast cancer patients and their loved ones. Launched in 2023, this empathetic support tool embodies lived experience and is freely accessible to all who need it. With a background in marketing and as a bestselling author of “Flat Please,” Ellyn exemplifies how personal healthcare challenges can inspire innovative solutions that transform patient support.
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellynwintersrobinson/

Jessica Chalk
Founder, myStoria | Fertility Advocate
Jessica Chalk is a serial entrepreneur and patient advocate dedicated to transforming fertility care through innovation and empowerment. After years of navigating infertility and investing over $100,000 in treatments, she walked away and founded myStoria in 2023 to address gaps she experienced firsthand in fertility and reproductive healthcare. The platform puts patients at the center of their care, fostering informed decisions, community support, and system-wide accountability. Recognized as Young Alumna of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year, Jessica completed the Entrepreneurial Masters Program hosted at MIT with EO. She has served on multiple boards and remains a passionate advocate for patient-led innovation, support, and accountability in healthcare.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicachalk/

Special Speaker
Grace Almendras Castillo
Founder and CEO Gifftid AI
Grace is a visionary impact and tech entrepreneur and investor with extensive international experience in the life science and digital health industry. As the CEO and Founder of Gifftid, she leads the mission to transform how small businesses access capital and growth opportunities. Grace pioneers AI-powered solutions to bridge the gap between impact and business growth for small businesses.

Workshop Agenda

• Welcome & Introduction

• Patient Entrepreneur Fireside Chat

• An intimate conversation with our featured entrepreneurs about their journeys from personal healthcare challenges to impactful businesses, and how they are using AI to become more successful.

• Interactive Audience Q&A

• Gifftid AI Platform: Accelerating Patient-Led Innovation

• Discover how Gifftid AI’s platform helps patient entrepreneurs connect with capital, commercial partners, and leverage data-driven insights.

• Closing & Next Steps

Who Should Attend

• Patient entrepreneurs and innovators

• Healthcare startups founded on personal experiences

• Patient advocates looking to expand their impact

• Healthcare investors and innovation teams

About Gifftid AI
Gifftid AI offers an All-in-One Readiness Platform for SMEs to Access Capital, Commercialization and Supply Chain to Grow and Scale Impact:

• Connects Your Business to Capital: Match with aligned investors

• Opens Commercial Partnerships: Identify buyers and partners who need your solutions

• Delivers Actionable Insights: Provides real-time data to enhance performance and scalability

Please register for the event using the form below.