Speaking

    Talks on why healthcare innovation succeeds or fails at adoption, given from inside the system rather than alongside it. Sessions draw on current clinical practice, system leadership at trust and national level, and the experience of scaling a medical device to more than 75 million uses. The style is candid, discussion-led, and adjusted to the room rather than delivered from a fixed script.

    Ryan Kerstein presenting at a healthcare innovation conference

    Signature talks

    Why good MedTech fails to scale.

    The adoption thesis in full: incentives, evidence, procurement, and the hidden reasons promising products stall in real health systems, with the practical counter-moves.

    What Healthcare 4.0 actually means.

    The ladder, live: what is actually arriving after the EPR era, what is noise, and what health system leaders should do while mid-3.0 realities and 4.0 capabilities collide.

    From surgeon to founder: scaling a device to 75 million uses.

    What it takes to move from prototype to global adoption, including product decisions, procurement realities, and credibility with clinical audiences.

    What audiences take away

    Clear mental models for separating what is real from what is hype, a working definition of Healthcare 4.0 they can apply to their own strategy, and a candid view of how adoption decisions are actually made inside the NHS.

    Formats

    Keynote (30 to 45 minutes plus questions).

    Closed-door leadership session (60 to 90 minutes, interactive).

    Founder and investor masterclass (45 to 60 minutes).

    Selected engagements

    • The Royal College of Radiologists, AI and the Clinician (2026)
    • HMG, Innovating Safely by Design, Riyadh (2026)
    • Kordata Dynamics, California (2026)
    • NextMed Health, San Diego (2025)
    • London Breast Meeting (2025)
    • Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Surgical Forum (2025)
    • King's College London, Future of Surgical Anatomy (2025)

    For event organisers: short bio, approved photograph, talk titles, and practical details on one page.

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    If your audience needs clarity on AI and adoption rather than another tour of the possible, get in touch: ryan@thesurgeon.io