About The Event

The Muslim community possesses immense talent and solutions to pressing healthcare challenges, yet often lacks access to mentorship, connections to ethical investors, and opportunities to showcase these innovations to decision-makers in an authentic, safe space. Bridging The Gap aims to foster open discussions on scaling health innovation, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders in an evening of meaningful connection and opportunity.

Host and Expert

We are curating this event with a highly regarded expert in the field, Hassan Chaudhury. He is a co-founder at Vita; a consultancy that supports innovators to scale, and for health systems to adopt innovation.

He is currently the Head of Commercial at Great Ormond St Hospital, London and is formerly Digital Health Lead at Healthcare UK, at the Department for International Trade. Hassan was founder of a global real world evidence agency and was commissioned by the UK Government to develop the national offers for digital health inward investment and international trade across 96 countries. He also co-authored the Digital Equity Charter in response to racism in the sector, and organised the first iftar at Rewired DigitalHealth and is on the 2025 conference committee.

He is also a Commercial Director at DATA-CAN, the HDRUK Hub for Cancer, and one of the national trainers; a Visiting Lecturer at UCL Global Business School for Health; a Vice Chair of HIMSS UK & Ireland; the Global Digital Health Specialist for the P4 Precision Medicine Accelerator; a Non-executive Director at Opto Health; a founder member of AnalystX – the world’s largest community of practice for data and analytics; a mentor at accelerators including Francis Crick Institute’s KQ Labs and the NHS Innovation Accelerator; and an expert-in-residence at The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) at King’s College London.

What’s in store?

A Spotlight on Digital Health Innovation for Muslim Communities

Join us for an inspiring and forward-thinking gathering that brings digital health to the forefront—through the lens of faith, purpose, and community. This is more than just an event—it’s a platform to champion health-focused innovation that truly understands and serves the unique needs of Muslim communities.

What to Expect:

Startup Pitches: Discover groundbreaking ideas from emerging Muslim- led health tech startups solving real- world problems.

Expert Panels: Hear from industry leaders, clinicians, entrepreneurs and community figures tackling key issues at the intersection of technology, health and faith.

Meaningful Networking: Connect with ethical investors, mentors, healthcare professionals, and decision-makers in a values- driven space where you identity is not just welcomed- but celebrated.

In Collaboration With: We’re proud to be partnering with visionary organisations including Muslim Tech Fest, Deen Developers, Mercy Mission, Hulm Club, Cube Network, and more—building a dynamic ecosystem of Muslim innovators shaping the future of digital health.