Conference Agenda

Day 2
Day 3
 

Day 1 - Tuesday, April 28, 2026

8:15-9:45am: Pre-conference Women’s Networking Breakfast

(Hosted by: Medmarc; Lightstone Ventures; Seroba; Addleshaw Goddard; MedTech Strategist)

RSVP required

9:45-11:00AM: Pre-conference workshop session – Designing for Approval and Adoption: Aligning Evidence, Regulation, and Market Access Early

RSVP required

11:30-11:55am: Registration and box lunch — Great Room Foyer

11:55-12:00pm: Welcome/Opening — Great Room

  • Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist & Market Pathways (moderator)

12:00-12:30pm: Keynote: AI and the Future of Medtech Innovation

  • Peter Fitzgerald, Professor of Medicine and Engineering Director, Center for Cardiovascular Innovation, Stanford University Medical Center

12:30-1:00pm: The Algorithm Is Brilliant. Now What? Coverage, Coding, and Payment in the Age of AI in MedTech

 1:05-1:45pm: Leveraging Clinical Expertise: Making the Most of KOLs in MedTech

1:50-1:55pm: Moderator — Lynn Carney, Director, Agency and Alliances, Medmarc

1:55-2:05pm: Bioretec

2:05-2:15pm: Arga Medtech

2:15-2:25pm: Allotex

2:30-3:10pm: Commercialization Panel Breaking In: Rolling out Medtech in Europe

3:10-3:30pm: Networking Break — Great Room Foyer

3:30-4:25pm: De-Risking Reimbursement: Accelerating the FDA-to-Payment Path

  • Paul Bateman, CEO, ProVerum

  • Tonya Dowd, Executive Vice President, Reimbursement, Value Generation, and Market Access (RVMA), PRIA Healthcare

  • Steve Farmer, Senior Partner & Co-Owner, ABIG Health; Former Chief Strategy Officer/Coverage and Analysis Group, CMS 

  • Josh Makower, MD, The Yock Family Professor, Professor of Medicine and of Bioengineering; Stanford University Schools of Medicine and Engineering, The Byers Family Director and Co-Founder, Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign

  • David Filmore, Executive Editor, Market Pathways (moderator)

4:30-4:40pm: Moderator — Michael John, Chief Regulatory and Innovation Officer, CBSET

4:40-4:50pm: CorTec

4:50-5:00pm: Ebenbuild

5:00-5:10pm: HEPTA Medical

5:10-5:20pm: Depletura

5:20-5:30pm: QuantiLight

5:35-6:35pm: MedTech Innovator - Dublin: Host: Paul Grand, Founder & CEO, MedTech Innovator

  • Charles Allen, CEO, MY01

  • Julien Penders, CEO, Bloomlife

  • Hillary Pierce, CEO, Total Flow Medical

  • Neal Piper, CEO, Luminoah

  • Alex Woods, CEO, Newrotex

6:35-7:45pm: Networking Reception -

Day 2 - Wednesday, April 29, 2026

8:00-8:30am: Registration & Welcome Coffee — Great Room Foyer

8:30-8:35am: Moderator — Edwin Lindsay, Principal Consultant, CS Lifesciences

8:35-8:45am: TCEB

8:45-8:55am: Gilbert

8:55-9:05am: Healshape

9:05-9:15am: Ceroflo

9:15-9:25am: Allegro

9:30-10:10am: Betting on Innovation: Early Investment in Tough Times

10:10-10:50am: It’s Getting Mighty Crowded: Carving Out Space in Late-Stage Investing

10:50-11:05am: Networking Break — Great Room Foyer

11:05-11:45am: Diluted Data, Diluted Returns: Why Ignoring Biological Sex Could Sabotage Your ROI

11:45-12:25pm: Public, Private, and Patient Capital: Exploring Financing Alternatives

12:30-1:10pm: Does Scale Rule or Is Their Room for Mid-Sized Players?

  • Chris Eso, Global Head of Corporate and Business Development, M&A and Ventures, Medtronic

  • Virginia Giddings, Vice President of Exploration, Edwards Lifesciences

  • Jennifer Kozak, Vice President, Business Development, Johnson & Johnson MedTech

  • Mirren Mandalia, Vice President, Corporate Development & Venture, LivaNova

  • Rupert Winckler, Vice President Business Development, Olympus Corporation

  • Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist & Market Pathways (moderator)

1:10-2:20pm: Lunch (Saddle Room) Lobby Level

2:30-3:10pm: Is There Still a Place for a Medtech Public Market or is M&A the Only Game in Town?

  • Matt Gilbert, Managing Director, XMS Capital Partners

  • Philippe McAuliffe, Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners

  • Mark Secrest, Managing Director and Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking, BTIG

  • Dan Wolf, Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking, Piper Sandler

  • Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist & Market Pathways (moderator)

3:15-3:20pm: Moderator — Brinda Sriskantha, Director, Senior Global Portfolio Strategy Lead, IQVIA MedTech

3:20-3:30pm: Avalanche Medical

3:30-3:40pm: Haermonics

3:40-3:50pm: GratXray

3:50-4:00pm: O2matic

4:00-4:15pm: Networking Break — Great Room Foyer

4:15-4:50pm: Making Boards and CEOs Mesh: Advice From Those Who Have Been There

4:55-5:00pm: Moderator — Dan Purvis, CEO & Founder, Velentium Medical

5:00-5:10pm: NGScopes

5:10-5:20pm: Aspivix

5:20-5:30pm: Twente Medical Optics

5:30-6:15pm: Medtech By the Numbers

6:15-7:45pm: Networking Reception -

Day 3 - Thursday, April 30, 2026

8:00-8:30am: Registration & Welcome Coffee — Great Room Foyer

8:30-9:10am: Smart Capital Strategies: Navigating Non‑Dilutive Funding in MedTech

9:15-9:55am: Can Corporate Venture Fill the Early-Stage Funding Gap?

10:00-10:05am: Moderator — Veranex

10:05-10:15am: ATRO Medical

10:15-10:25am: SMARTSHAPE

10:25-10:35am: Newronika

10:35-10:45am: SpinaFX Medical

10:45-10:55am: Angiolutions

11:00-11:40am: DD to IC: The MedTech Playbook for Investor Engagement

11:40-11:45am: Moderator — MedTech Strategist

11:45-11:55am: Helico Technologies

11:55-12:05pm: SmartCare

12:05-12:15pm: Magenta Medical

12:15-12:25pm: SLAM Ortho

12:25-12:35pm: SEER Health

12:35-1:10pm: Could This Be the Year Real MDR Change Begins?

1:10pm-2:00pm: Crash & Learn: Why Medtech Startups Fail and Why It Matters

  • Reed Miller, Senior Writer/Market Analyst, Medtech Strategist (moderator)

2:00pm: Event concludes with working box lunch

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