Uwe Diegel

Keynote speaker, CEO, Venture Capitalist

HealthWorks Global, LifeInA
South-Africa, France

Uwe Diegel has been at the forefront of international changes in healthcare technology for the last 30 years. His drive and passion for innovative technology have driven major changes in perception about healthcare.

Uwe lives in Paris, France, where he runs HealthWorks Global and does fundamental research in medical diagnostics and medication transport. He is today considered to be a foremost expert in the field of blood pressure management and in the manufacturing of medical devices.

Uwe Diegel is a specialist in various forms of medical diagnostics such as blood pressure, temperature, asthma and diabetes. He is the holder of several patents relating to temperature and blood pressure measurement. Until the age of 26 he was a concert pianist. Following an accident that partially restricted movement in in right arm, he started a new career in medical diagnostics.

In 2009, Uwe got interested in connected health as a means of providing better patient management. He became involved in iHealth, a platform that takes all the signals of the body and translates them into a meaningful format using smartphones and tablets. Uwe served as CEO of iHealthLabs Europe until 2016.