Careers Panel

Join a panel of professionals and contributors involved with the Heart Hackathon as they share their career paths, experiences with health-tech innovation, and perspectives on the future of cardiovascular care.

Presentation recording is restricted to participating students via the link here.

Ryan Krippner (Alumnus of CBU Cardiac Engineering Team)

R&D Engineer II, Delivery Systems at JenaValve Technologies

Otilia Pintilii (MAVIS Artificial Heart)

Biomedical engineer, master student in advanced biomaterials, working on Electronic System for Artificial Heart (ESAH) research project and in Cardiovascular Engineering company as Executive Assistant.

Nour Makhlouf (Alumnus of AUC Peribsen)

CEMS Master’s student in International Management and Project & Delivery Manager at Origin Technology Solutions. I graduated from the American University in Cairo in 2023 with a double major in English & Comparative Literature and Communication & Media Arts. At Origin Technology Solutions, I explored different departments before being promoted to Project & Delivery Manager, which allowed me to grow my skills in business and project execution.

Julie Dao (Alumnus of Monash Heart Hack)

Dr Julie Dao is a Forbes 30-Under-30 Nominee and completed her PhD in cardiovascular drug development at Monash University and the Victorian Heart Hospital (the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere). During this time she co-designed and co-developed the Heart Hackathon, and established the Monash Heart Hack team which placed 2nd in the Inaugural Heart Hackathon competition. She is currently completing a Research Fellowship at the University of Melbourne. She currently leads the start-up Sonorus which aims to develop an AI-powered medical device to detect rheumatic heart disease.