MedTech CEO.Entrepreneur. Advisor. Speaker.

25 years building technologies, teams and companies - from aerospace and defense R&D to medical innovation and entrepreneurship. I advise leaders and share the lessons learned along the way.

Gilad Hizkiyahu speaking at the LSI Emerging MedTech Summit Europe '23

From Engineering to Entrepreneurship

My career spans aerospace engineering, defense, entrepreneurship and MedTech - from developing complex technologies to leading companies and bringing innovation toward market.

Gilad Hizkiyahu on the AUA Innovation Nexus industry panel
Gilad Hizkiyahu presenting Omega medical device technology
Gilad Hizkiyahu in a clinical operating room setting

Entrepreneur & CEO

Building MedTech companies and turning technology into products and businesses.

Engineer & Inventor

Engineering complex technologies and translating ideas into practical solutions.

Defense & R&D Leadership

Leading multidisciplinary engineering and R&D teams in complex environments.

Advisor & Educator

Sharing practical experience with founders, executives, engineers and students.

Gilad Hizkiyahu in a one-to-one conversation at a conference

Experience is most valuable when it helps someone else make a better decision.

I work selectively with founders, CEOs and technology companies facing difficult decisions - bringing the perspective of someone who has built technologies, teams and companies firsthand.

Technology & Product Strategy

Product, technology and business decisions.

MedTech Strategy & Commercialization

Development, clinical strategy and market adoption.

CEO & Founder Decision Support

Perspective when the decisions are difficult.

Innovation & Problem Solving

Practical paths through complex problems.

Where I tend to be useful

  • A technology or product decision needs an experienced outside perspective
  • A founder or CEO needs a sounding board for a difficult decision
  • A MedTech company is navigating development, clinical or commercialization strategy
  • A complex problem needs a practical path forward
Signature Keynote

A Tale of Three Eggs

Three eggs. Three technologies. Three lessons about innovation.

Through three real technologies from my career - and three live experiments with eggs - this keynote explores innovation, what happens when engineers solve the wrong problem, how ideas become products, and the lessons that come from successes and failures.

Originally developed from real engineering and MedTech experiences, the talk combines storytelling, practical examples and audience participation. It has been delivered to engineers, innovators and university students, and can be adapted to audiences interested in innovation, entrepreneurship, engineering and problem solving.

Storytelling · Live demonstrations · Real-world innovation

45-60 min · Keynote / Guest Lecture
Gilad Hizkiyahu delivering the A Tale of Three Eggs keynote with a live egg demonstration in a classroom

Other topics I speak about

MedTech: From Idea to Patient
Innovation, regulation, clinical evidence and commercialization.
Building & Leading Startups
Teams, fundraising, partnerships and the realities of leading.
From Defense R&D to Commercial Innovation
What changes - and what doesn't - moving from defense into startups.
Inventing Around the Problem
Defining the problem before designing the solution.

Keynotes · Guest Lectures · Panels · Fireside Chats · Masterclasses · Workshops

Gilad Hizkiyahu addressing a large professional conference audience from the stage
Audience members raising their hands during Gilad Hizkiyahu's talk

Ideas That Start Conversations

Talks are built around real questions, practical experience and the conversations that continue after the session ends.

Speaking Across Industry & Academia

Selected conferences, industry events and academic institutions.

Speaker and panelist at Conferences & Events

AIPAC Policy Conference
Washington, D.C.
MD&M West
Anaheim, CA
NYC MedTech
New York
American Urology Association
Washington
LSI Europe Emerging Medtech Summit
Barcelona
Dubai MENA Business Expo
Dubai
Israel NewTech
Tel-Aviv
MDDMI USA
Anaheim
IAC annual meeting
Miami
MDDMI
Haifa

Invited guest lecturer at academic Institutions

Georgia Tech (Entrepreneurship)
Emory University (Bioengineering)
Baruch College (Engineering)
Rutgers University (Management)
UCSD (Biodesign)

Gilad Hizkiyahu

MedTech CEO, entrepreneur, advisor and speaker on innovation, entrepreneurship and technology.

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