The Kraft Center at the 2025 World Medical Innovation Forum

September 16, 2025

September 15-16, The Kraft Center was thrilled to take part in the 2025 Mass General Brigham World Medical Innovation Forum with two panels focused on innovation and community health.

On Monday September 15, our Founder, Robert Kraft, introduced a panel discussion moderated by Jonathan Kraft that focused on the power of technology and innovation to transform the landscape of community health. The panel showcased the work of our inaugural Kraft Prize Winner, ThriveLink / Kwamane Liddell, and featured our Executive Director, Dr. Elsie Taveras, alongside investor and Co-Founder and CEO of WellWithAll, Demond Martin and Senior Partner at Bain & Company, Eric Berger. Watch a full video of the panel below:

Intro by Robert Kraft
Panel I: Catalyzing Innovative Solutions to Community Health Problems

On Tuesday September 16, Dr. Taveras, then moderated a conversation on developing creative solutions to priority health challenges in communities, which included ThriveLink / Kwamane Liddell, and Kraft Prize finalists Sober Sidekick / Chris Thompson, Mae / Alisha Lalani, as well as Dr. Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, a thoracic surgeon and Founding Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Research at Mass General Brigham.

Panel II: Tackling High Priority Health Challenges in Our Communities

Thank you to these incredible panelists and to all who tuned into the discussions!

Below, please find the press release and other media covering the Kraft Prize and World Medical Innovation Forum 2025.

For more information on the Kraft Prize, visit here