Agenda
Day 1
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
12:00PM-7:00PM
12:30-12:35PM Welcome Address
David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways
12:35-1:15PM Raising Capital from Strategics
Todd Brinton, Chief Scientific Officer & Corporate Vice President, Edwards Lifesciences
Vivian Golfin (De Ruijter), Senior Associate, Intuitive Ventures
Abigail Hunter-Syed, Director, Olympus Innovation Ventures
Biren Mehta, Vice President, Venture Investments, MedTech, JJDC - Johnson & Johnson Development Corp.
Gowri Raman, Director of Venture Capital, Medtronic
David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
1:15-1:20PM Sponsor Moderator
1:20-2:20PM Presenting Companies
2:20-2:40PM Networking Break --
2:40-3:10PM Clinical Trials for Today’s FDA: Diversity, Digital, and Novel Designs
Kelley Kennedy, Vice President, MedTech, IQVIA MedTech
David Filmore, Executive Editor, Market Pathways (moderator)
3:10-3:15PM Sponsor Moderator
3:15-4:05PM Presenting Companies
4:10-4:40PM Medtech 3.0 & Creating the Next Unicorns
Scott Huennekens, Principal, Front Foot Ventures
Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways
4:40-5:45PM MedTech Innovator Value Competition
Paul Grand, CEO, MedTech Innovator (Host)
5:45-7:00MPM Networking Reception - Grand Peninsula Foyer
Day 2
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
8:30AM-7:15PM
8:15-8:45AM Registration & Continental Breakfast –Foyer
8:45-9:25AM Understanding Today’s M&A Environment:
Chris Eso, Vice President, Global Head Corporate and Business Development & Ventures, Medtronic
Mirren Mandalia, Senior Director, Business Development, J&J MedTech
David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist (moderator)
9:30-9:35AM Sponsor Moderator
9:35-10:15AM Presenting Companies
10:15-10:35AM Networking Break
10:35-11:15AM Cracking the Black Hole of Private Payer Reimbursement
Mike Carusi, General Partner, Lightstone Ventures
Harry Kotlarz, Vice President, HEPV, MDIC
Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways
11:15-11:20AM Sponsor Moderator
11:20-12:00PM Presenting Companies
12:00-12:40PM IP Trends in Medical Devices
Paul Conover, Partner, Knobbe Martens
Irfan Lateef, Partner, Knobbe Martens
12:40-1:50PM Lunch
1:55-2:35PM The Dynamics of Venture Investing Today
Erik Engelson, Venture Partner, ShangBay Capital
Alexander Schmitz, Partner, Endeavour Vision
Tom Shehab, Managing Partner, Arboretum Ventures
Amrinder Singh, Partner, Vensana Capital
David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist (moderator)
2:35-2:40PM Sponsor Moderator
2:40-3:30PM Presenting Companies
3:30-3:50PM Networking Break
3:50-4:30PM The Ajax Model: A Middle Path to Innovation
Luke Rohlen, Associate, Ajax Health
Greg Schiffenhaus, Chief of Staff to CEO, Cordis
Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways (moderator)
4:30-5:10PM Challenges and Opportunities in Robotic Surgery:
Josh DeFonzo, Co-founder and CEO, Mendaera
David Noonan, CTO, Moon Surgical
Vivian Golfin (De Ruijter), Senior Associate, Intuitive Ventures
Reed Miller, Senior Writer/Market Analyst, Medtech Strategist (moderator)
5:10-6:10PM MedTech Innovator Finals Competition - Mid-Stage Startups
Paul Grand, CEO, MedTech Innovator (Host)
6:10-7:15PM Reception - Grand Peninsula Foyer
Day 3
Thursday, November 21, 2024
8:30AM-2:00PM
8:15-8:45AM Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:25AM Getting Funding From New Sources
Greg Garfield, Senior Managing Director, KCK Group
Bill Little, EVP, Corporate Development and Strategy, Orchestra Biomed
Chris Neil, MedTech, Partner, Advantage Fund
Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways
9:25-9:30AM Sponsor Moderator
9:30-10:20AM Presenting Companies
10:20-10:40AM Networking Break
10:40-11:20AM Early-Stage Investments
Lu Zhang, Founder & Managing Partner, Fusion Fund
Justin Takashi Fukuyama, Partner, MedVenture Partners
Kwame Ulmer, Venture Partner, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health
James Huie, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (moderator)
11:20-12:00PM MedTech Policy in 2025: A Post-Election Outlook on Industry Priorities
Mark Leahey, President & CEO, MDMA
Scott Whitaker, President & CEO, AdvaMed
David Filmore, Executive Editor, Market Pathways (moderator)
12:15-1:00PM Box Lunch - Grand Peninsula Foyer
