Global Surgery Slingshot

The Global Surgery Slingshot will convene innovators with solutions to global surgery challenges and provide educational sessions on strategies to make innovative solutions attractive to various investing partners.

Do you have an innovation that would make a positive impact on global surgery?  Apply to join a cohort of others attending educational sessions to further your innovation. Sessions are taught by Babson College faculty. Babson College is historically a top ranked school specializing in entrepreneurship, and known for its signature Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® methodology.

There is no cost to participants. This program is sponsored by The Steven C. and Carmella R. Kletjian Foundation.

Objectives

• Evaluate the commercial & impact potential of entrepreneurial opportunities, including their go-to-market strategies. 
• Develop a viable business model fit for scaling the opportunity and attractive to investors and other stakeholders. 
• Master the fundamentals to drive financial sustainability and social well-being while deploying novel ideas, e.g., via , e.g., tech enabled services, platforms, product/service portfolios
• Receive feedback from experienced venture leaders and investors
• Access broader ecosystem of institutional and individual actors addressing global surgery
• Work with Ministries of Health for district-level implementation of innovations with potential funders

Course Description

The course includes:

• A series of ten 90-minute virtual sessions with customized convening materials
• Participant networking and coaching opportunities
• A final presentation session with external guests
• Free sessions and materials for those selected to participate
• Course certificate will be issued upon completion of the course

Potential Participants

• Country representatives with National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plans (NSOAPs)  seeking to expand surgical care in innovative ways
• Medical and research professionals with global surgery-related innovations
  • Devices
  • Tech enabled services
  • Topics where there is opportunity and demand (e.g., supply chain for laparoscopic surgery)
  • Infrastructural services: internet/cable, water, power, waste management
• Early-stage ventures with global surgery technology or service or more established that are newly considering emerging market adaptation

Session Topics Include

Surgical care ecosystem mapping-Public and Private Partners, Social Impact Analysis, Business Model Design for Attracting Public and Private Funding, and Pitching and Storytelling

All sessions will be virtual from 8–9:30 am ET. Sessions will be recorded and available for later viewing.

For more information, please contact us at GSslingshot@babson.edu.

Program Facilitators