Summit Speaker
Daniela Schardinger
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CEO & Founder, ELAFY Consulting
Gates Foundation & World Economic Forum Global Women’s Health Advisor
Daniela Schardinger is an award-winning healthcare executive, Forbes Business Council member, and trusted advisor to startups creating global impact across women’s health, biotech, and breakthrough technologies. As the CEO & Founder of ELAFY Consulting, she partners with mission-driven companies to bring innovative products to market that improve lives.
Widely recognized as a women’s health expert and thought leader, Daniela speaks globally on issues that disproportionately affect women, advocates for greater investment in women’s health innovation, and champions equity in healthcare access. She played a key role in driving the Gates Foundation’s recent $2.5 billion commitment to women’s health and has contributed to landmark reports with McKinsey, the World Economic Forum, and the Gates Foundation that spotlight the urgent need for investment and identify priority areas in women’s health.
Daniela has been honored as a Forbes Superwoman, named to the FemTech500, and received awards including 40 Under 40, Visionary, and Advocate of the Year by U.S. Chambers of Commerce. She contributes actively to the World Economic Forum as a member of the Global Women’s Health Alliance and serves on the Innovation Equity Steering Committee of the Gates Foundation and NIH. Through speaking, mentoring, training, and strategic advising, she empowers a new generation of entrepreneurs and healthcare providers to build and adapt meaningful solutions in underserved markets.
DANIELA SCHARDINGER