Join the Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup, hosted by Tampa General Hospital’s TGH Ventures x Embarc Collective. Our next meetup on Wednesday, March 12th from 5:30-7:30PM focuses on the State of Healthtech.
About the Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup
Each quarter, we’ll bring this community together to hear from top healthcare thought leaders and foster connections among industry professionals.
Who Should Join
We welcome all healthcare industry professionals, startup talent, investors, and community members passionate about the trends and technologies driving innovation in healthcare.
5:30PM—Arrival + Networking
5:50PM—Opening Remarks + Community Call Out
Have any special announcements, win, or ask to share with our community? Submit your call out with your RSVP to be selected!
6:00PM—Panel Discussion
Featuring:
Randy Scott, Partner and Co-Founder at HealthQuest Capital
Lorie Wijntjes, Director of AI Governance, Business Support + Integration at Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield
Scott Johnson, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at Thoragenix Innovations
6:30PM—Networking
Our Speakers
Randy Scott
Partner + Co-Founder at HealthQuest Capital
Randy is a Partner and Co-Founder of HealthQuest Capital, a growth stage venture capital firm focused on investments into companies transforming the value of healthcare. HealthQuest has roughly $2 billion in assets under management across 5 funds. Randy currently serves on the Boards of Solaborate (a/k/a HelloCare), Magnolia Medical Technology, Etairos, Springbuk, Thirty Madison and 83bar. He was previously on the Boards of Avizia (acquired by American Well) and Virmedica (acquired by CareMetx). At HealthQuest, Randy has led investments totaling over $200M.
Lorie Wijntjes
AI Governance, Business Support + Integration at Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield, Generative AI Center of Excellence
A senior AI leader with a proven track record of shaping the future of healthcare through AI-enabled innovation. As Director of AI Governance and Business Support & Integration at Florida Blue, she oversees the responsible development and adoption of AI solutions, driving operational efficiencies and improving member satisfaction through data-driven decision making. With her unique blend of technical expertise and business acumen, Lorie brings a distinctive perspective to the intersection of AI and healthcare and is dedicated to harnessing the power of AI to improve health outcomes and enhance the patient experience.
Scott Johnson
Chief Sales + Marketing Officer at Thoragenix Innovations
Scott is a talented and seasoned medical executive with over 30 years of experience as a CEO, COO, VP of Sales & Marketing, and running his own anti-aging & regenerative therapies company. Bringing a wealth of expertise with particular strengths in areas such as start-ups, distribution, consulting, orthopedics, spine, surgical hardware, biologics, stem cell and regenerative therapies, in addition to profit and loss reporting (P&L), strategic planning, and budgetary oversight. With knowledge and expertise in developing and building out surgery centers, aesthetic and wellness clinics in the US.
Michael Parsons
Director of Strategic Operations at Tampa General Hospital
Q1 Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup 2025
TGH VENTURES
TGH Ventures serves as Tampa General Hospital’s corporate venture capital arm and innovation team. We seek to identify, partner, and invest in emerging healthcare companies redefining the industry. Our goal is simple: back and support entrepreneurs, financially and strategically, who are improving patients’ lives.
TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Tampa General Hospital is a private not-for-profit hospital and one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in West Central Florida serving a dozen counties with a population of over 4 million. As one of the largest hospitals in Florida, Tampa General is licensed for 1,040 beds, and with more than 8,000 team members, is one of the region’s largest employers.
EMBARC COLLECTIVE
Embarc Collective is a nonprofit startup hub helping founders in the Tampa Bay region build bold, scalable, thriving companies. Embarc Collective offers hands-on support driven by the unique goals and needs of each member startup. Member companies receive customized, ongoing coaching and support from startup veterans to help propel member companies’ growth.
