Day 1
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 11:30 a.m. - 7:45 p.m.
11:30 - 12:00 Registration and Box Lunch
12:00 - 12:05 Welcome/Opening
12:05 - 12:35 Spotlight Session: MedTech Investing - The Strategic Mindset Laid Bare
Chris Cleary, Vice President Corporate Development, Medtronic
Antoine Papiernik, Managing Partner, Sofinnova Partners
12:35 - 1:15 Spotlight Session: Alternative Financing: A Variety of Paths to Fundraising
Yuval Binur, Chairman, Mitralign
Mike Favet, Managing Director, KCK Group
Rajan Patel, CEO, iO Life Ventures
Yu Zhang, European Investment Bank (EIB)
1:15 - 1:20 Sponsor Moderator: genae
1:20 - 1:30 Conavi Medical Inc.
1:30 - 1:40 PMD Solutions
1:40 - 1:50 Raydiant Oximetry, Inc.
1:50 - 2:00 RSP Systems
2:00 - 2:10 Carmell Therapeutics
2:10 - 2:20 Neuro Recovery Technologies, Inc.
2:20 - 2:45 Fireside Chat with Paul LaViolette, Managing Partner, COO, SV Health Investors
2:45 - 3:05 Networking Break
3:05 - 3:35 Spotlight Session: Late Stage Investing
Stephen Atkinson, CEO, Atlantic Therapeutics
Laurent Grandidier, CEO, Xeltis
Tim Haines, Managing Partner, Abingworth
Thom Rasche, Partner, Earlybird Venture Capital
Josep Sanfeliu, General Partner, Ysios Capital
3:35 - 3:40 Sponsor Presentation: Capital Markets Update
Liam Kiely, Director, Corporate Finance, Cantor Fitzgerald
3:40 - 4:35 Corporate Panel: Thinking the Strategic Way – New Ideas and New Landscape for the Future of Medical Technology
Matthew Dodds, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, LivaNova
Chris Eso, Vice President Corporate Development, Medtronic
Townsend Goddard, Director Sales & Marketing, Surgical Endoscopy Group, Olympus EMEA
Susan Morano, Vice President of New Business Development, Johnson & Johnson
Stan Rabinovich, VP, Discovery Advanced Technology, Edwards Lifesciences
4:35 - 4:40 Sponsor Moderator: IMMR
4:40 - 4:50 Galen Robotics
4:50 - 5:00 Endo Tools Therapeutics
5:00 - 5:10 Ponce de Leon Pharmaceuticals
5:10 - 5:20 iSTAR Medical SA
5:20 - 5:30 Body Vision Medical
5:30 - 5:40 Sponsor Presentation: genae
5:40 - 6:15 Corporate VC Panel: Concept + Design + Value = Investment: Leading Medtech Strategics Talk Through the Math
Evan Norton, Divisional Vice President, Abbott Ventures
Daniel Sheehan, Vice President Ventures, Medtronic
Zeev Zehavi, Vice President Venture Investments, Johnson & Johnson Development Corp. (JJDC)
6:15 - 7:45 Networking Reception
Day 2
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
8:30 - 9:00 Spotlight Session: Enterprise Ireland Looks at the Rise and Successful Exit of Neuravi
Eamon Brady, CEO, Neuravi
TJ Hughes, Vice President Lifesciences, Enterprise Ireland
Justin Lynch, Partner & CFO, Fountain Healthcare Partners
9:00 - 9:05 Sponsor Moderator: Medmarc
9:05 - 9:15 Robocath
9:15 - 9:25 MangoGen Pharma
9:25 - 9:35 4C Medical Technology
9:35 - 9:45 ATRO Medical
9:45 - 9:55 Vascular Graft Solutions
9:55 - 10:05 PhotoniCare
10:05 - 10:45 Spotlight Session: Trends Shaping the Global MedTech Industry
John Babitt, EY Americas Medtech Leader, EY
10:45 - 11:05 Networking Break and Speaker Breakout
11:05 - 11:35 Spotlight Session: Early Stage Investing
Alessio Beverina, Founder & Managing Partner, Panakes Partners
Jacques Essinger, CEO, Polares Medical SA
James L. Greene, CEO, MedLumics
Aneta Sottil, Director, Life Sciences, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners
11:35 - 11:45 Sponsor Presentation: Integrated Translational Research: Advanced preclinical methods support product differentiation
Peter Markham, President & CEO, CBSET
11:45 - 11:55 CybeReha
11:55 - 12:05 Hemovent
12:05 - 12:15 Newronika
12:15 - 12:25 CorFlow Therapeutics AG
12:25 - 12:55 Spotlight Session: European Investment Fund's (EIF) New Initiative in Life Sciences
Adelaide Cracco, Head of Life Sciences, European Investment Fund (EIF)
Nick Dunster, European Investment Fund
12:55 - 2:15 Lunch
2:15 - 3:15 Keynote Speaker: Transforming the Healthcare Industry with Big Data and AI
Annika Grosse, Executive Partner, Global Business Services, Watson Health Practice Leader, Europe, IBM Watson
3:15 - 3:20 Sponsor Moderator: RBrooks Group
3:20 - 3:30 Pentracor
3:30 - 3:40 Valfix Medical Ltd.
3:40 - 3:50 Promaxo
3:50 - 4:00 Vivior
4:00 - 4:10 BriteSeed, Inc.
4:10 - 4:20 HealthBeacon
4:20 - 5:20 VC Panel: Prepare to Pitch – Leading VCs Talk through the Issues
Janke Dittmer, Partner, Gilde Healthcare Partners
Hanson Gifford, Partner, Lightstone Ventures
Claudio Giuliano, Managing Partner & Founder, Innogest
Justin Klein, Partner, NEA
Bruno Montanari, Partner, Seroba Life Sciences
Anne Portwich, Partner, LSP
Reinhilde Spatscheck, Partner, SHS Capital
Rainer Strohmenger, General Partner, Wellington Partners
Damien Tappy, President & Managing Partner, Endeavour Vision
5:20 - 5:40 Networking Break and Speaker Breakout
5:40 - 5:45 Sponsor Moderator: Alira Health
5:45 - 6:50 MedTech Innovator Dublin Pitch Competition
Judge: Amy Len Kobe, Director, Baxter Ventures
Judge: Mirren Mandalia, Senior Director, New Ventures & Transactions, Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Judge: Susan Morano, Vice President of New Business Development, Johnson & Johnson
Judge: Jenell Paul Robinson, Vice President Clinical Value and Provider Relations, MedTech Innovator
Judge: Rupert Winckler, Head of EMEA New Business Development, Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Host: Paul Grand, CEO, MedTech Innovator
6:50 - 8:00 Reception at No. 27 Bar and Lounge
Day 3
Thursday, April 19, 2018 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
8:30 - 8:55 Spotlight Session: Cyber Security
Anita Finnegan, CEO, Nova Leah
Carol Murphy, IT Advisory Leader, EY
8:55 - 9:00 Sponsor Moderator
9:00 - 9:30 Spotlight Session: Commercialization Challenges for an Evolving Europe
Jason Hannon, CEO, Mainstay Medical
Chas Taylor, CEO, Veryan Medical
9:30 - 9:35 Sponsor Moderator: ICON
9:35 - 9:45 Synergy Disc Replacement
9:45 - 9:55 GraftWorx
9:55 - 10:05 Neuromod Devices
10:05 - 10:15 FineHeart
10:15 - 10:25 Endotronix, Inc.
10:25 - 10:35 Loop Medical
10:35 - 10:45 ProVerum Medical
10:45 - 11:15 Spotlight Session: France - A Growing Climate for MedTech Companies
Muriel Badawai, Partner, iBionext
Franz Bozsak, CEO, Sensome
Louis de Lillers, CEO, CorWave
Gerard Hascoet, Founder, MD Start
11:15 - 11:35 Networking Break and Speaker Breakout
11:35 - 11:40 Sponsor Moderator: Sabic
11:40 - 11:50 Perimeter Medical Imaging
11:50 - 12:00 Mitre Medical
12:00 - 12:10 Femeda Ltd.
12:10 - 12:20 Latch Medical
12:20 - 12:30 CoreWave SA
12:30 - 12:50 Networking Break and Speaker Breakout
12:50 - 12:55 Sponsor Moderator: MedTech Strategist
12:55 - 1:05 Polares Medical
1:05 - 1:15 Day Zero Diagnostics
1:15 - 1:25 Sensimed AG
1:25 - 1:35 Braster
1:35 - 2:05 Spotlight Session: The New EU Regulation Changes – What is the Holistic Approach in this New Climate?
Vicki Anastasi, Vice President and Global Head, Medical Device and Diagnostics Research, ICON Plc
Serge Bernasconi, CEO, MedTech Europe
Michelle Cuddigan, Executive Director, EY
Joseph Gatewood, Vice President, Global Strategy & Analysis, AdvaMed
Piergiulio Lauriano, Project Manager, Alira Health
2:05 - 2:20 Networking Break and Speaker Breakout
2:20 - 2:25 Sponsor Moderator: MedTech Strategist
2:25 - 2:35 Physeon GmBH
2:35 - 2:45 Tas Medical
2:45 - 2:55 Medicem
2:55 - 3:05 Beta Bionics
3:05 - 3:15 Avectas Ltd
3:15 - 3:30 Speaker Breakout
Note: Program Subject to Change.
Pre-Conference Reception
- SOLD OUT -
Monday, April 16, 2018 7:00 p.m.
Hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Enjoy a series of talks from leading industry experts, followed by a panel session representing clinicians, industry experts and medical device innovators. The evening will conclude with an opportunity to network with your MedTech industry and clinician peers. For additional information on the this event please contact: Emer Cummins - ecummins@rcsi.ie