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Opening Day - March 16

Open House at MicroPort Southern California Offices

12:00 - 5:00 PM

Registration Opens at Pacific Promenade

2:00 - 5:00 PM

Early Partnering Opens - Pacific Lawn

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Guided Tour of Event Spaces for All Attendees (Meet at Registration Deck)

4:30 - 5:00 PM

Meet and Mingle with the LSI Team - Cocktail Reception

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Avalon

Registration Opens at Grand Lawn

5:30 - 8:00 PM

Opening Reception on Grand Lawn: Cocktails, Networking, and Dinner

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Day 1 - March 17

Breakfast for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

6:30 - 8:00 AM

Funding Fast Track Exclusive: Breakfast with Investors in Avalon

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Registration Opens at Pacific Promenade

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Opening Remarks

8:00 - 8:10 AM

Pacific 1

Presenting Companies

8:00 - 8:59 AM

Monarch 1

Keynote: Bret Snyder CEO of W. L. Gore & Associates, and Lisa Carmel, Chair of Business Development, Mayo Clinic

8:10 - 8:50 AM

Pacific 1

Bret Snyder (Chair and CEO)

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Lisa Carmel (Chair, Business Development)

Mayo Clinic

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Monarch 1

Greenlight Guru

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Etienne Nichols (Head of Partnerships)

Greenlight Guru

Autonomix Medical

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Brad Hauser (CEO)

Autonomix Medical

Rekovar

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Shiva Sharareh (CEO)

Rekovar

PhotoniCare

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Ryan Shelton (CEO & Co-founder)

PhotoniCare

Spinally

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Pawel Soluch (CEO)

Spinally

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Monarch 2

PRIA Healthcare

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Tonya Dowd (EVP, RHEMA and Corporate Development)

PRIA Healthcare

Calla Lily Clinical Care

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Lara Zibners (Co-Founder & Chairman)

Calla Lily Clinical Care

Planatome

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Tim Tobin (CEO)

Planatome

Axena Health

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Jim O'Connor (General Counsel & Chief Financial Officer)

Axena Health

UNEEG Medical

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Martin Stenfeldt (CEO)

UNEEG Medical

Building Eko Health, AI, and the Future of Connected Care

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Pacific 1

Connor Landgraf (Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)

Eko Health

Jason Bellet (Co-founder & Chief Business Officer)

Eko Health

The Reimbursement Roadmap: Charting the Path to Commercial Success

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Pacific 2

Tonya Dowd (EVP, RHEMA and Corporate Development)

PRIA Healthcare

Ryan Shelton (CEO & Co-founder)

PhotoniCare

Joseph McGinley (Founder & CEO)

McGinley Orthoperids

Bill Little (Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy)

Orchestra BioMed

Meenakshi Datta (Partner, Global Co-leader of Healthcare Practice)

Sidley Austin LLP

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Monarch 3

Drummond Scientific Company

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Michael Lutz (Chief Business Officer)

Drummond Scientific Company

Pulnovo Medical

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Andre Xiao (Chief Strategy Officer)

Pulnovo Medical

Imaginostics

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Codi Gharagouzloo (CSO)

Imaginostics

Archimedes Vascular

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Farrell Mendelsohn (CEO)

Archimedes Vascular

Tulyp Medical

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Mano Iyer (CEO)

Tulyp Medical

Vflow

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Yossi Mazel (CEO)

Vflow

Successful IP Strategies for Innovators

9:30 - 10:10 AM

Avalon

Mano Iyer (CEO)

Tulyp Medical

Robert Ward (Shareholder)

Greenberg Traurig

Chris Bolten (MedTech IP Attorney)

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Maximizing Market Share and Probability of Success Through Integrated Evidence Planning

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Pacific 1

Joseph Ferrara (Chief Strategy Officer)

Veranex

Innovating with Intention: The Hospitals’ Guide to Working with Startups and Strategics

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Pacific 2

Peter Slavin (President & CEO)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Health System

Chris Coburn (Chief Innovation Officer)

Mass General Brigham

Dr. Michael R. Jaff (Chief Medical Officer & Vice President, Peripheral Interventions)

Boston Scientific

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Monarch 1

Knobbe Martens

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Sabrina (Xiaoyan) Wang (Partner)

Knobbe Martens

Somavac Medical Solutions

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Elizabeth Hoff (Board Member)

Somavac Medical Solutions

CAPS Medical

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Ilan Uchitel (CEO & Co-Founder)

CAPS Medical

GT Medical Technologies

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Per Langoe (CEO)

GT Medical Technologies

Noze

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Karim Aly (CEO)

Noze

SamanTree Medical

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Olivier Delporte (CEO)

SamanTree Medical

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Monarch 2

RBrooks Group

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Roger Brooks (Founder)

RBrooks Group

Freyya

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Gabriele Niederauer (CEO)

Freyya

AutoMedicus

10:10 - 10:19 AM

William "Bill" Harrity, M.D. (Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder)

AutoMedicus

Cosm Medical

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Derek Sham (Founder & Chief Executive Officer)

Cosm Medical

Juniper Biomedical

10:30 - 10:39 AM

David Constantine (CEO)

Juniper Biomedical

Somavac Medical Solutions

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Elizabeth Hoff (Board Member)

Somavac Medical Solutions

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Monarch 3

CS Lifesciences

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Edwin Lindsay (Managing Director and Principal Consultant)

CS Lifesciences

Solaris Endovascular

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Randy Hubbell (President & CEO)

Solaris Endovascular

Arsenal Medical

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Upma Sharma (President & CEO)

Arsenal Medical

Fluid Biomed

10:20 - 10:29 AM

John Wong (Co-Founder and CEO)

Fluid Biomed

iChor Vascular

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Timothy Blair (President)

iChor Vascular

Egg Medical, Inc.

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Robert Wilson (CEO)

Egg Medical, Inc.

Feed the Sharks: Pitch Investors Your GTM Strategy

10:20 - 11:00 AM

Avalon

Nick Pachuda (Innovation & New Ventures)

Precision Life Science Partners

Adrian Lam (Managing Partner)

CorVista Health

Yoann Bonnamour (Director - Venture Capital)

Mérieux Equity Partners

Jeff Chu (Co-Founder and Managing Partner)

Features Capital

The AI Operating Model: A Strategic Blueprint for the Next Decade of Medtech

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Pacific 2

Kevin McLellan (Principal)

PwC

Built for Both: Balancing "Build to Last" with "Build to Sell" — The Cordis Story

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Pacific 1

Duke Rohlen (CEO)

Ajax Health

Scott Drake (Chief Executive Officer)

Cordis

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Monarch 1

Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles & Boston

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Mohammad Kondri (Commissioner, Life Sciences Industry)

Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles & Boston

AyrFlo innovation Labs

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Guelay Bilen-Rosas (CEO)

AyrFlo innovation Labs

Prescriby

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Kjartan Thorsson (CEO)

Prescriby

Intrinsic Therapeutics

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Cary Hagan (President & CEO)

Intrinsic Therapeutics

Hy2Care

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Leo Smit (CEO)

Hy2Care

Tensor Surgical

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Justin Anderson (CEO)

Tensor Surgical

Field Orthopaedics

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Patryk Kania (CEO and President)

Field Orthopaedics

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Monarch 2

Alluvia Studio

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Rachel Knutton (CEO)

Alluvia Studio

Osheru

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Patricia Buehler (CEO & Founder)

Osheru

Epion Therapeutics

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Michael Webb (President & CEO)

Epion Therapeutics

Tempo Therapeutics

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Westbrook Weaver (CEO)

Tempo Therapeutics

DermaSensor

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Cody Simmons (CEO)

DermaSensor

InkSpace Imaging

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Peter Fischer (CEO)

InkSpace Imaging

NINA Medical

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Shmuel Ben-Ezra (Co-founder and CEO)

NINA Medical

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Monarch 3

PDV MedTech

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Bryant Grigsby (CEO)

PDV MedTech

THINK Surgical

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Stuart Simpson (CEO)

THINK Surgical

Versono Medical

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Finbar Dolan (CEO)

Versono Medical

NV Medtech, Inc.

11:15 - 11:24 AM

George Wallace (President and Chief Executive Officer)

NV Medtech, Inc.

Echopoint Medical

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Antony Odell (CEO)

Echopoint Medical

Radial1

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Daniel Walzman (Founder & CEO)

Radial1

Off the Record Workshop

11:10 - 11:50 AM

Avalon

Josh DeFonzo (Co-Founder and CEO)

Mendaera, Inc.

The Future of Women’s Health in 2026 and Beyond

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Pacific 1

Thomas Nichols (CEO)

Pretika MedTech

Amy Salzhauer (Founder and Managing Partner)

Good Growth Capital

Matthew Vessa (Vice President)

Hologic

Eric Dy (Founder & CEO)

Bloomlife

Kara Egan (CEO)

Teal Health

De-Risking the Launch: How Investors Model Commercial Execution

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Pacific 2

Timothy Still (Operating Partner)

Revival Healthcare Capital

William Dai (Founding Managing Partner)

ShangBay Capital

Lisa Suennen (Managing Partner, American Heart Association Ventures)

American Heart Association

John White (Managing Director)

KCK Medtech

Fernando Pacheco (Partner)

Endeavour Vision

Differentiating Your Pitch to Win Early-Stage Capital

12:00 - 12:40 PM

Pacific 2

Barry Grossman (Partner)

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole

Ittai Harel (Managing General Partner)

Pitango Venture Capital

Auriel August (Principal)

Santé Ventures

Yeshwanth Pulijala (CEO)

Scalpel AI

Brandon Noll (Director, Medtech and Lifetech)

Plug & Play

Lunch for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Private Event Hosted by Caresyntax

12:15 - 1:25 PM

Avalon

Keynote: Histosonics, Thiel Capital and the Next Era of Non-Invasive Surgery

12:45 - 1:25 PM

Pacific 1

Hannes Holste (Director, Life Science Investments & Data Science)

Thiel Capital

Michael Blue (President and CEO)

HistoSonics

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Monarch 1

RQM Plus

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Jaishankar Kutty (Vice President of Regulatory, Reimbursement, & Market Access)

RQM Plus

THINK Surgical

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Stuart Simpson (CEO)

THINK Surgical

Arbutus Medical

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Lawrence Buchan (CEO)

Arbutus Medical

Joint Preservation Innovations

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Sanjeev Bhatia (CEO & Co-Founder)

Joint Preservation Innovations

Solenic Medical

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Bart Bandy (CEO)

Solenic Medical

Rekovar

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Shiva Sharareh (CEO)

Rekovar

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Monarch 2

Flow Medical

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Jennifer Fried (CEO)

Flow Medical

Prevencio

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Rhonda Rhyne (CEO)

Prevencio

Pulsli

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Sasha Banjac (CEO & Founder)

Pulsli

Coramaze Technologies

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Jochen Reinöhl (CEO)

Coramaze Technologies

HelpWear

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Scott Klein (CEO)

HelpWear

If You Don’t Create Your Brand, Your Market (or Competitors) Will

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Pacific 2

Rachel Knutton (CEO)

Alluvia Studio

Amanda DePalma (SVP, Ultrasound Global Marketing)

Siemens Healthineers

Terri Burke (Senior Partner)

Intuitive Ventures

The Future of Minimally Invasive Procedures

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Pacific 1

James Alecxih (CEO)

Virtual Incision

William Altman (CEO)

CorInnova

Sanjeev Bhatia (CEO & Co-Founder)

Joint Preservation Innovations

Todd Usen (President & CEO)

Adagio Medial

Murielle Thinard McLane (President and Managing Partner)

Intuitive Ventures

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Monarch 3

BSI

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Johnathon Bis (Commercial Operations Director, Americas)

BSI

Vena Vitals

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Ray Liu (CEO & Co-Founder)

Vena Vitals

NCight

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Alonzo Sexton (CEO, Founder)

NCight

Veris Health

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Lishan Aklog (Executive Chairman)

Veris Health

Noah Labs

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Oliver Piepenstock (CEO & Co-Founder)

Noah Labs

Acorai

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Filip Peters (CEO)

Acorai

Patient Power: Why Medtech Must Build for Control, Not Treatment

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Pacific 2

Ivanny Franklin (Managing Partner)

MedSight Capital

Amir Soltanianzadeh (Managing Partner & Founder)

Solardis Ventures

Adam Saltman (Chief Medical Officer)

NAMSA

Etienne Nichols (Head of Partnerships)

Greenlight Guru

Preparing Your IP for Investment – What Investors Are Looking For and What to Avoid

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Pacific 1

Sabing Lee (Partner)

Knobbe Martens

Kregg Koch (US Patent Attorney)

Knobbe Martens

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Monarch 1

The Mullings Group

2:25 - 2:30 PM

Ryan Blasko (Vice President)

The Mullings Group

Anuncia Medical

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Elsa Abruzzo (CEO)

Anuncia Medical

Robeaute

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Joana Cartocci (CEO)

Robeaute

UNEEG Medical

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Martin Stenfeldt (CEO)

UNEEG Medical

CoMind

2:40 - 2:49 PM

James Dacombe (CEO)

CoMind

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Monarch 2

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole

2:25 - 2:30 PM

Barry Grossman (Partner)

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole

Adaptyx Biosciences

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Vijit Sabnis (Co-Founder)

Adaptyx Biosciences

magAssist

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Lars Yang (Co-founder)

magAssist

Biomed Simulation

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Denise Steinbring (Chief Marketing Officer)

Biomed Simulation

4C Medical

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Saravana Kumar (President & CEO)

4C Medical

Vektor Medical

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Rob Krummen (CEO)

Vektor Medical

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Monarch 3

PwC

2:25 - 2:30 PM

Kevin McLellan (Principal)

PwC

LEM Surgical

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Yossi Bar (CEO)

LEM Surgical

Vivifi Medical

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Tushar Sharma (CEO & Founder)

Vivifi Medical

URO - 1

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Ted Belleza (CEO)

URO - 1

IO Urology

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Britton Garrett (CEO)

IO Urology

Novian Health

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Henry (Chip) Appelbaum (President & CEO)

Novian Health

Start-up Workshop: How to Build Your Own Talent Pipeline

2:30 - 3:10 PM

Avalon

Jake Ghannam (EVP and Chief Commercial Officer)

Insightec

Holly Scott (Senior Partner)

The Mullings Group

Nicole Ager (Chief Marketing Officer)

The Mullings Group Companies

Joe Mullings (Chairman & CEO)

The Mullings Group Companies

The Ultimate Payday: Navigating the M&A and IPO Landscape

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Pacific 2

Sanjay Shrivastava (CEO)

Innova Vascular, Inc.

Frank Rahmani (Partner)

Sidley Austin LLP

Hanson Gifford (Managing Partner)

Bloom Therapeutics AKA FoundryGLP

Innovations and Disruptions Shaping the Operating Room of the Future

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Pacific 1

Addie Harris (Executive In Residence)

1955 Capital

Evan Luxon (Co-Founder & CEO)

Centese

Joanna Nathan (CEO & Co-Founder)

Prana Surgical

Adam Hill (CEO)

Acoustiic

Jason Y K Chan (Co - Founder and Chief of Clinical Development)

Agilis Robotics

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Monarch 1

Nilo Medical Consulting Group

3:20 - 3:25 PM

Michael Nilo (President and Principal Consultant)

Nilo Medical Consulting Group

Prescriby

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Kjartan Thorsson (CEO)

Prescriby

Noah Labs

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Oliver Piepenstock (CEO & Co-Founder)

Noah Labs

Nutromics

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Peter Vranes (CEO)

Nutromics

Wearable Artificial Organs

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Victor Gura (CEO)

Wearable Artificial Organs

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Monarch 2

Tecan

3:20 - 3:25 PM

Robert Souza (Vice President, MedTech Partnering)

Tecan

Reprieve Cardiovascular

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Mark Pacyna (CEO)

Reprieve Cardiovascular

Acorai

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Filip Peters (CEO)

Acorai

Peerbridge Health

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Chris Darland (CEO)

Peerbridge Health

DESKi

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Bertrand Moal (CEO)

DESKi

Vascular Perfusion Solutions

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Rafael J. Veraza (CEO & President)

Vascular Perfusion Solutions

Pipeline Power: The Associate's Role in Sourcing and Fund Entry

3:20 - 4:00 PM

Avalon

Sofia Quinones-Vilela (Investment Analyst)

Orlando Health Ventures

Isaiah Reeves (Analyst)

Solas BioVentures

Ruth Segall (Associate)

Windham Capital Partners

Will Kelly (Associate)

Research Corporation Technologies

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Monarch 3

Symphera

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Nico Weigand (Co-Founder)

Symphera

enlightenVue

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Alan Lucas (Director)

enlightenVue

FundamentalVR

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Richard Vincent (CEO)

FundamentalVR

vopemed

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Amy Lorincz (CEO & Co-Founder)

vopemed

Trace Biosciences

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Connor Barth (CEO)

Trace Biosciences

Decoding the Alphabet Soup: Leveraging BDD, TPT, NTAP, TCET, TAP to Accelerate Medtech Commercialization

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Pacific 1

Kelley Kennedy (Vice President, MedTech)

IQVIA MedTech

Glenn Stiegman (Senior Vice President, Clinical, Regulatory and Quality)

MCRA

Alyssa Howard (Vice President, Business Development)

MCRA

John McDermott (Vice President, Reimbursement Strategy)

MCRA

Code That Heals: Unlocking the SaMD Commercialization Gold Rush

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Pacific 2

Weronika Michaluk (MedTech Practice Lead)

HTD Health

Marc Zemel (CEO)

Retia Medical

Nick Pachuda (Innovation & New Ventures)

Precision Life Science Partners

Vish Kulkarni (Dir. of Product, Digital Health Emerging Tech)

Samsung

Roger Assaker (CEO)

MDSIM

Approved. Covered. Adopted. The MedTech Evidence Playbook

4:10 - 4:50 PM

Avalon

Jaishankar Kutty (Vice President of Regulatory, Reimbursement, & Market Access)

RQM Plus

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Monarch 2

FloodGate Medical

4:15 - 4:20 PM

Heidi Herrick (Executive Talent Director)

FloodGate Medical

BioMEMS

4:20 - 4:29 PM

Diane Bouis (Board Member)

BioMEMS

InkSpace Imaging

4:30 - 4:39 PM

Peter Fischer (CEO)

InkSpace Imaging

Gyder Surgical

4:50 - 4:59 PM

Sujit Dike (CEO)

Gyder Surgical

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Monarch 3

Barrington James

4:15 - 4:20 PM

Suzie Bangle (Head of Medical Device)

Barrington James

LEM Surgical

4:20 - 4:29 PM

Yossi Bar (CEO)

LEM Surgical

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Monarch 1

Paul Hastings

4:15 - 4:20 PM

James Huie (Partner - Corporate)

Paul Hastings

New Phase

4:20 - 4:29 PM

Ofer Shalev (CEO & Founder)

New Phase

InterShunt

4:30 - 4:39 PM

Harlee Sorkin (CEO)

InterShunt

Orpyx

4:40 - 4:49 PM

Breanne Everett (CEO and President)

Orpyx

MedTech Transformation: Private Equity as the Catalyst for Change

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Pacific 1

Tony Correia (Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and M&A)

Justin Montellese (Senior Director Corporate Development (M&A and Strategic Investments))

Hologic

Tai Hah (Managing Director)

Citigroup, Inc.

Safeguarding Culture and Ethics While Scaling

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Pacific 2

Adom Dumanian (COO)

MSi

Luc Marengere (Managing Partner)

TVM Capital

Richard Dobberstein (Laboratory Manager)

Applus+ Keystone

Robert Wilson (CEO)

Egg Medical, Inc.

Amy Baxter MD FAAP FACEP (Chief Medical Officer and CEO Pain Care Labs)

Harmonic Scientific LLC

Unlocking Personal Health Superpowers in the Age of Intelligence

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Pacific 1

Owen Willis (Founder and General Partner)

Opal Ventures

Max Marchione (Co-Founder)

Superpower

The Medtech Whale: Beyond the Check with Mega-Angel Investors

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Pacific 2

Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)

LSI

Catherine Kiani (Investor)

Elderberry Ventures

Gopal Chopra (Co-CEO)

CDX Medical Technologies

Charles Allan (CEO)

MY01 Inc

Joe Kiani (Founder & Executive Chairman)

Willow Laboratories

Evening Networking and Dinner for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Women in Medtech Reception

6:30 - 7:40 PM

Sunset Terrace

Moonlight Chat - MedtechWOMEN presents: Growth. Access. Innovation. Redefined.

7:00 - 7:40 PM

Sunset Terrace

Amanda DePalma (SVP, Ultrasound Global Marketing)

Siemens Healthineers

Upma Sharma (President & CEO)

Arsenal Medical

Terri Burke (Senior Partner)

Intuitive Ventures

Leslie Oley Wilberforce (Chief Executive Officer, Board Member)

Evidation Health

Kate Garrett (Managing Partner)

Sonder Capital

Prolucid Bar Trivia

7:30 - 9:30 PM

Moonlight Chat: Who is the Real Crux of Medtech?

7:45 - 8:15 PM

Dennis McWilliams (Managing Director)

Santé

Philip Rackliffe (President & CEO)

GE HealthCare

Day 2 - March 18

Breakfast for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

6:30 - 8:00 AM

Funding Fast Track Exclusive: Breakfast with Investors in Avalon

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Registration Opens at Pacific Promenade

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Presenting Companies

8:00 - 8:59 AM

Monarch 1

Keynote: Peter Hebert, Co-Founder of Lux Capital, and Armen Vidian, Co-Founder of Recode Ventures

8:10 - 8:50 AM

Pacific 1

Peter Hebert (Managing Partner, Co-Founder)

Lux Capital

Armen Vidian (Founder & Managing Partner)

Recode Ventures

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Monarch 1

CLEIO

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Alexis Bilodeau (CEO & Co-Founder)

CLEIO

Phoenix Kinetics

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Ryan Belaney (President & CEO)

Phoenix Kinetics

Discure Technologies

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Yuval Mandelbaum (CEO)

Discure Technologies

Purgo Surgical

9:25 - 9:34 AM

James A. Bowman (CEO)

Purgo Surgical

ZKR Orthopedics

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Jeffrey Halbrecht, MD. (Founder & CEO)

ZKR Orthopedics

Spinol Medical

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Michael Butler (Executive Chairman)

Spinol Medical

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Monarch 2

QuickVault by Veeva

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Axel Strombergsson (Vice President, QuickVault)

QuickVault by Veeva

DASI Simulations

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Teri Sirset (CEO)

DASI Simulations

Rheoxtech

9:15 - 9:24 AM

David Doster (CEO & President)

Rheoxtech

AQUAPASS

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Noam Josephy (CEO)

AQUAPASS

Innoventric

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Amir Danino (Founder and CEO)

Innoventric

YoungHeartValve

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Lakshmi Dasi (Founder, CTO)

YoungHeartValve

MedTech M&A: An Optimist’s Perspective on the Future of MedTech

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Pacific 2

John Heinbigner (Partner)

Ernst & Young

Bennett Blau (Senior Managing Director, Investment Banking)

Evercore

Chris Eso (VP, M&A, Strategy & Portfolio Managment)

Medtronic

Chad Rice (Senior Vice President, Corporate Development)

Edwards Lifesciences

Greg Banker (Partner)

Vensana Capital

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Monarch 3

Simbex

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Lauren Brenneman (Director, Business Development)

Simbex

HemaSense

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Nathan Friedman (CEO)

HemaSense

Preceptis Medical

9:15 - 9:24 AM

David Carey (Chief Executive Officer)

Preceptis Medical

Sana Health

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Richard Hanbury (CEO)

Sana Health

Opsin Biotherapeutics

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Bob Benkowski (CEO)

Opsin Biotherapeutics

Seattle Neurosound Solutions

9:45 - 9:54 AM

David Newell (Founder)

Seattle Neurosound Solutions

SetPoint Medical: Redefining Bioelectronic Therapy

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Pacific 1

Roger Brooks (Founder)

RBrooks Group

Zack Scott (General Partner)

Norwest Venture Partners

Juan-Pablo Mas (Partner)

Action Potential VC

Murthy Simhambhatla (President/CEO)

SetPoint Medical

Brandon Rice (Managing Director, Healthcare)

Piper Sandler

US Reimbursement Workshop

9:30 - 10:10 AM

Avalon

Alexander Schmitz (Partner)

Endeavour Vision

Tonya Dowd (EVP, RHEMA and Corporate Development)

PRIA Healthcare

Beyond Protocols: AI’s Role in Uncharted Treatment and Patient Outcomes

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Pacific 1

Anne Osdoit (Partner)

Sofinnova Partners

Cody Simmons (CEO)

DermaSensor

Dror Zerem (CEO)

FIZE Medical

Kelly Huang (CEO)

Elucid

Dinesh Kumar (CEO)

Blend

Transforming Care Through Global Innovation: Cedars-Sinai and Its International Partners

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Pacific 2

Heather Roxborough (Partner)

Oxford Science Entreprises

Julien Brohan (Director, Medtech Ventures)

Cedars-Sinai Technology Ventures

Nirdesh Gupta (Managing Partner)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Emir Sandhu (Managing Director)

Sandbox Industries

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Monarch 1

NanoHive Medical LLC

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Patrick O’Donnell (President & CEO)

NanoHive Medical LLC

RIVANNA

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Will Mauldin (CEO)

RIVANNA

TrackX Technology

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Robert Isaacs (CEO)

TrackX Technology

Scalpel AI

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Yeshwanth Pulijala (CEO)

Scalpel AI

Image Navigation

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Lawrence Obstfeld (CEO)

Image Navigation

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Monarch 2

Blue Goat Cyber

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Kristy Kennedy (VP, Sales)

Blue Goat Cyber

GuideAI Health

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Raj Shah (CEO)

GuideAI Health

Powerful Medical

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Martin Herman (CEO)

Powerful Medical

NeoCor

10:20 - 10:29 AM

George Kramer (Founder and CEO)

NeoCor

3PH Alliance

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Gunther Schrappe (CEO and co-founder)

3PH Alliance

CorVista Health

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Adrian Lam (Managing Partner)

CorVista Health

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Monarch 3

The Mullings Group Companies

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Nicole Ager (Chief Marketing Officer)

The Mullings Group Companies

JelikaLite

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Katya Sverdlov (CEO)

JelikaLite

Percy

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Conner Herman (Founder & CEO)

Percy

Raydiant Oximetry

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Mike Nagel (CEO)

Raydiant Oximetry

Noor Sciences

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Liesl Nel-Themaat (Advisor)

Noor Sciences

MALCOVA

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Peymon Ghazi (CEO)

MALCOVA

Mid-Cap M&A: The Makings of a Successful Close vs. a Decisive Walk-Away

10:20 - 11:00 AM

Avalon

Adam Rosenwach (Partner and Chief Business Officer)

Coridea

Dan Secor (Director, Strategy & Business Development)

Inari Medical

Swaril Mathur (Vice President of Strategy & Growth)

MicroTransponder

Hans Brigham (Partner)

Latham & Watkins LLP

It's More Than Money: How Medtech Startups Can Find Their Best Funding Match

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Pacific 2

Aaron Smith (Former Chief Executive Officer)

Artelon

Rob Brown (Commercial Strategy)

KLISBio

Alex Wakefield (Chief Revenue Officer)

AcuityMD

1 on 1 with Ray Cohen: The Inside Perspective From 3 Years, 3 Transactions, $5 Billion

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Pacific 1

Raymond W. Cohen (Venture Partner)

Andera Partners and Sherpa HC Partners

Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)

LSI

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Monarch 1

Seattle Neurosound Solutions

10:55 - 11:04 AM

David Newell (Founder)

Seattle Neurosound Solutions

RevelAi Health

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Christian Pean (Co-Founder, CEO)

RevelAi Health

ReNavie Sensing

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Marcin Golebicki (CEO and Founder)

ReNavie Sensing

Reach Orthopaedics

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Christina Goudy (CEO and co-founder)

Reach Orthopaedics

Lentek Surgical

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Anthony Carnemolla (CEO/Co-Founder)

Lentek Surgical

NANOCHON

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Ben Holmes (CEO)

NANOCHON

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Monarch 2

ARC Medical

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Chris Springate (CEO)

ARC Medical

Inomagen Therapeutics

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Eric Sandberg (Chief Business Officer)

Inomagen Therapeutics

Precision Cardiovascular

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Mohamed Abou-Alam (CEO)

Precision Cardiovascular

Excision Medical

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Greg Walters (CEO/President/Founder)

Excision Medical

Efemoral Medical

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Christopher Haig (Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer)

Efemoral Medical

CorInnova

11:45 - 11:54 AM

William Altman (CEO)

CorInnova

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Monarch 3

Greenberg Traurig

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Nick Diamond (Shareholder)

Greenberg Traurig

ReNavie Sensing

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Marcin Golebicki (CEO and Founder)

ReNavie Sensing

EndoShunt Medical

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Tyler Zanon (CEO, Co-Founder)

EndoShunt Medical

NeuraSignal

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Robert Hamilton (CEO)

NeuraSignal

TrianecT

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Coenraad Tamse (Chief Commercial Officer)

TrianecT

OLI

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Thomas Weindl (CEO & Co-Founder)

OLI

Amsel Medical

11:45 - 11:54 AM

James Heinz (Chief Executive Officer)

Amsel Medical

From New Era To New Dawn: Where NovaMed Partners Begins

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Pacific 1

Ramin Mousavi (President & Chief Executive Officer)

CathWorks

Behind the Funds: How Venture Capital’s LPs Affect the Future of Medtech

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Pacific 2

Amy Salzhauer (Founder and Managing Partner)

Good Growth Capital

Stephanie Silverman (Investor)

Solstice Advisors

Kate Garrett (Managing Partner)

Sonder Capital

Jenny Barba (Founder, Managing Partner)

Features Capital

Strategies for Engaging Physicians Early in Your Company Journey

12:00 - 12:40 PM

Pacific 2

Brad Sutton (Chief Medical Officer)

Boston Scientific

Srijoy Mahapatra (Divisional Vice President)

Abbott

Lunch for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Website to Term Sheet: Decoding Investor Expectations and Venture Math

12:15 - 1:30 PM

Avalon

Dennis McWilliams (Managing Director)

Santé

Jenny Barba (Founder, Managing Partner)

Features Capital

Ashley Seehusen (Venture Partner)

Sante Ventures

Jeff Chu (Co-Founder and Managing Partner)

Features Capital

Mayo Clinic Invitation – Let’s Build the Future of Healthcare

12:45 - 1:25 PM

Pacific 1

Lisa Carmel (Chair, Business Development)

Mayo Clinic

Nir Goldenberg (Director, Technology Development)

Mayo Clinic

Peter Noseworthy, MD (Chair, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Professor, Medical Director, Department of Business Development)

Mayo Clinic

Kate Garrett (Managing Partner)

Sonder Capital

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Monarch 1

Medmarc

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Lynn Carney (Manager, Marketing)

Medmarc

Robossis

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Mohammad Abedin-Nasab (Founder & CEO)

Robossis

eCential Robotics

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Clement Vidal (President)

eCential Robotics

OneStep

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Patrick Tarnowski (Chief Commercial Officer)

OneStep

Medcura

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Jim Buck (President, CEO & Director)

Medcura

VirtaMed

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Raimundo Sierra (CEO & Co-Founder)

VirtaMed

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Monarch 2

EnGenius Solutions

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Ashkon Rasooli (Founder & CEO)

EnGenius Solutions

AiM Medical Robotics

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Gregory Fischer, PhD (Founder & CEO)

AiM Medical Robotics

Highland Instruments

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Alex Herzlinger (Chief Business Officer (CBO))

Highland Instruments

Matricelf

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Gil Hakim (CEO)

Matricelf

Efemoral Medical

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Christopher Haig (Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer)

Efemoral Medical

Restora Medical

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Quan Ni (President and CEO)

Restora Medical

Cybersecurity as a Competitive Advantage: Building Trust, Value, and Safety

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Pacific 2

Trevor Slattery (Chief Operating Officer)

Blue Goat Cyber

The Role of Execution in Raising Capital

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Pacific 1

Addie Harris (Executive In Residence)

1955 Capital

Doug Teany (CEO)

Method AI

Tal Wenderow (Managing Partner)

Star51 Capital

Aswin Gunasekar (CEO)

Zeto

Philip Rackliffe (President & CEO)

GEHC

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Monarch 3

GenesisTissue

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Katie Weimer (CEO & Co-founder)

GenesisTissue

Accure Acne

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Christopher Carlton (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)

Accure Acne

BRIJ Medical

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Tim Gleeson (CEO and Board Member)

BRIJ Medical

Pretika MedTech

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Thomas Nichols (CEO)

Pretika MedTech

FoxEyes

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Haariss Ilyas (Chief Medical Officer)

FoxEyes

Hook, Line, and Sinker: What Strategics Are Biting On

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Pacific 2

Darren Sherman (President, Chief Operating Officer, Founder and member of Board of Directors)

Orchestra BioMed

Marc Jacob (Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions)

Karl Storz

Adam Wollowick (Senior Business Development Director)

Stryker

Susan Posner (Partner, Leader of the MedTech Practice)

Health Advances

Dan Sheehan (Vice President, Venture Capital)

Medtronic

Advancing Neurovascular Medical Solutions Through the Startup Lifecycle

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Pacific 1

Upma Sharma (President & CEO)

Arsenal Medical

Ryan Myers (CEO & Co-Founder)

CranioSense

Eric Goslau (President & CEO)

Transverse Medical Inc

Ryan Roberts (Chief Commercial Officer)

Veranex

Maher Abolgar (Corporate Development Senior Director)

RapidAI

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Monarch 1

Rapid Infection Diagnostics

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Ian Lewis (Founder & CEO)

Rapid Infection Diagnostics

Silq Technologies

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Brian McVerry (CTO)

Silq Technologies

Aces Diagnostics

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Tammy Crawford (CEO)

Aces Diagnostics

VirtaMed

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Raimundo Sierra (CEO & Co-Founder)

VirtaMed

Healthplus.ai BV

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Bart Geerts (CEO)

Healthplus.ai BV

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Monarch 2

NAMSA

2:25 - 2:30 PM

Brian Smith (CEO)

NAMSA

Enhance Diagnostics

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Matthew Leming (Co-Founder and CEO)

Enhance Diagnostics

EpiWatch

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Teresa Prego (CEO)

EpiWatch

LIQID Medical

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Joshua Fischer (COO)

LIQID Medical

Retia Medical

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Marc Zemel (CEO)

Retia Medical

Regain BioMedicals

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Ruben Flores Saaib, Ph.D. (CEO)

Regain BioMedicals

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Monarch 3

LN Robotics

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Donghee Kim (CEO)

LN Robotics

Bioheart

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Bradley Hubbard (CMO)

Bioheart

Ripple Medical

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Trevor McCaw (CEO)

Ripple Medical

HemaSense

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Nathan Friedman (CEO)

HemaSense

Hemanext

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Daan Kok (Head of BD and Strategy)

Hemanext

Feed the Sharks: Rapid Q&A with Investors

2:30 - 3:10 PM

Avalon

Jon Norris (Managing Director)

HSBC Innovation

Alexander Schmitz (Partner)

Endeavour Vision

Terri Burke (Senior Partner)

Intuitive Ventures

Lisa Suennen (Managing Partner, American Heart Association Ventures)

American Heart Association

Building a Winning Clinical Advisory Board

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Pacific 1

Teri Sirset (CEO)

DASI Simulations

John Santini (President & CEO)

Vergent Bioscience

Christine Horton (CEO)

Visura Technologies

Howard Fullman (Senior Advisor)

Atoms VC

Edwin Lindsay (Managing Director and Principal Consultant)

CS Lifesciences

From Scratch to Series A: Do’s and Don’ts

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Pacific 2

Michael Nilo (President and Principal Consultant)

Nilo Medical Consulting Group

Debbie Lin (Venture Partner)

T.Rx Capital

Stanton Rowe (CEO)

Nidus Biomedical

Jordi Martorell (CEO & Co-Founder)

Aortyx

Peymon Ghazi (CEO)

MALCOVA

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Monarch 1

Valeb

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Dirk Coeman (MD, CEO)

Valeb

Prana Surgical

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Joanna Nathan (CEO & Co-Founder)

Prana Surgical

Method AI

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Doug Teany (CEO)

Method AI

OrisDX

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Harald Steltzer (CEO)

OrisDX

Tenomix

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Saumik Biswas (CEO, President, and co-founder)

Tenomix

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Monarch 2

Centese

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Evan Luxon (Co-Founder & CEO)

Centese

Virtual Incision

3:35 - 3:44 PM

James Alecxih (CEO)

Virtual Incision

Illuminant Surgical

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Eldrick Millares (Cofounder, CEO)

Illuminant Surgical

TrianecT

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Coenraad Tamse (Chief Commercial Officer)

TrianecT

BMI OrganBank

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Robert Neusner (President & COO)

BMI OrganBank

Chemva

3:20 - 3:25 PM

Amir Rahimi (Board Member, Technical)

Chemva

Leveling the Playing Field: Rethinking MedTech Clinical Trials with AI

3:20 - 4:00 PM

Avalon

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Monarch 3

O2matic

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Marie-Louise Little (CEO)

O2matic

CDX Medical Technologies

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Gopal Chopra (Co-CEO)

CDX Medical Technologies

Total Flow Medical

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Hillary Pierce (CEO and Co-Founder)

Total Flow Medical

Nyxoah

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Olivier Taelman (CEO)

Nyxoah

StimAire

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Tarek Makansi (CEO and CTO)

StimAire

Approval Isn’t Adoption: How to Win Coverage and Clinicians

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Pacific 1

Brian Smith (CEO)

NAMSA

Blythe Karow (Founder | Product & Corporate Strategy in MedTech, Digital Health, & Wearables)

The Karow Advisory Group

Adam Saltman (Chief Medical Officer)

NAMSA

Steve Farmer (-)

NAMSA

Innovations and Partnerships Tackling the Great Neural Challenge

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Pacific 2

Nir Goldenberg (Director, Technology Development)

Mayo Clinic

Carolina Aguilar (CEO & Co-Founder)

INBRAIN Neuroelectronics

Feed the Sharks: Pitch Investors Your Capitalization Plan

4:10 - 4:50 PM

Avalon

Bibi Sattar Marques (Partner)

BUENAVISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

Xiangyu Ouyang (Managing Partner)

Sherpa Healthcare Partners

Darshana Zaveri (Managing Partner)

Catalyst Health Ventures

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Monarch 3

Lean Medical Technologies

4:20 - 4:29 PM

Bankim Mehta (CEO)

Lean Medical Technologies

Hemanext

4:40 - 4:49 PM

Daan Kok (Head of BD and Strategy)

Hemanext

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Monarch 2

Universal Brain

4:20 - 4:29 PM

Kazu Okuda (CEO)

Universal Brain

FoxEyes

4:30 - 4:39 PM

Haariss Ilyas (Chief Medical Officer)

FoxEyes

Revision Implant

4:40 - 4:49 PM

Frederik Ceyssens (co-founder & CEO)

Revision Implant

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Monarch 1

OrisDX

4:20 - 4:29 PM

Harald Steltzer (CEO)

OrisDX

Coagulation Sciences

4:30 - 4:39 PM

Sheldon Goldstein (CEO)

Coagulation Sciences

Atmo Biosciences

4:50 - 4:59 PM

Malcolm Hebblewhite (President)

Atmo Biosciences

From Innovation to Investment: How Strategic Storytelling Drives Medtech Growth

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Pacific 1

Nicole Osmer (Founder and President)

Health+Commerce

Disruptive…or just Expensive? How Strategics Spot (and Survive) Innovation

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Pacific 2

Sean Salmon (EVP & President, Cardiovascular)

Zamboni Holdings LLC

Andrew Cleeland (Chief Executive Officer)

Fogartyinnovation

Chris Cleary (CEO)

Biomergence Capital LLC

Bootstrapping to Billions: Leveraging Federal Opportunities for Medtech Scale

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Pacific 1

Nick Pachuda (Innovation & New Ventures)

Precision Life Science Partners

Jason Frye (Founder)

Terrapin

Konrad Dobschuetz (Founder Director)

Lead Advisory & Intelligence

George Davis (Founder)

StrategicFeds

Strategic Investment: Attracting New Partners and Understanding Expectations for the Journey

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Pacific 2

JD Friedland (Managing Director, Ventures)

Cleveland Clinic

Katerina Fialkovskaya (Investment Director)

Philips

Momoka Onoda (Manager, Venture Investments)

Terumo Americas Holdings

Colin Morrison (Senior Director of Venture Capital)

Boston Scientific

Sheila Shah (Managing Director)

L.E.K. Consulting

Funding Fast Track Exclusive: Wine Tasting with Investors on Botanical Lawn North

5:30 - 7:00 PM

Evening Networking and Dinner for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

6:30 - 9:00 PM

Moonlight Chat: What’s on the Mind of the Industry’s New Generation?

7:00 - 7:40 PM

Omar Khateeb (Founder - Medtech Growth & Marketing Agency)

MarketCraft

Ivanny Franklin (Managing Partner)

MedSight Capital

Jayon Wang (Partner)

MicroPort Scientific

Omid Akhavan (Managing Director)

Anthro Ventures

Day 3 - March 19

Breakfast for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

6:30 - 8:00 AM

Funding Fast Track Exclusive: Breakfast with Investors in Avalon

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Registration Opens at Pacific Promenade

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Presenting Companies

8:00 - 8:59 AM

Monarch 3

Salt Medical

8:00 - 8:05 AM

Brendan Cunniffe (CTO)

Salt Medical

Presenting Companies

8:00 - 8:59 AM

Monarch 1

TechMed: Building Data Moats and Rivers in the Age of AI-Driven innovation

8:10 - 8:50 AM

Pacific 1

Alan Cohen (General Partner)

DCVC Management

Chris Cleary (CEO)

Biomergence Capital LLC

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Monarch 1

Aliph Medical

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Muhammad Al-Qaisi (Founder & CEO)

Aliph Medical

Luminoah

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Neal Piper (Founder & CEO)

Luminoah

XEOS

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Vincent Keereman (CEO)

XEOS

BetaGlue Therapeutics SpA

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Alexis Peyroles (CEO)

BetaGlue Therapeutics SpA

Serox

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Cecilia Muldoon (Founder & CEO)

Serox

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Monarch 2

PwC

9:00 - 9:05 AM

James Woods (Principal)

PwC

Berlin Heals

9:15 - 9:24 AM

John Brumfield (CEO)

Berlin Heals

Cx Precision Medicine

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Danguole Altman (CEO)

Cx Precision Medicine

XEOS

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Vincent Keereman (CEO)

XEOS

Corporate Venturing, Partnering, and M&A in 2026

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Pacific 1

Chris Eso (VP, M&A, Strategy & Portfolio Managment)

Medtronic

Alphasense

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Pacific 2

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Monarch 3

Infera

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Harry Blumsack (Founder & CEO)

Infera

Newronika

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Keith Carlton (Executive Chairman)

Newronika

SynchNeuro

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Emily Mirro (President and Co-Founder)

SynchNeuro

Cerevia Neurosciences

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Ida Garakani Good (Chief Operations Officer)

Cerevia Neurosciences

Cx Precision Medicine

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Danguole Altman (CEO)

Cx Precision Medicine

Prometheus Therapeutics & Neurofine

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Ajay Wakhloo (CEO and President)

Prometheus Therapeutics & Neurofine

Raising Capital: Three CEOs, Three Critical Junctures

9:30 - 10:10 AM

Avalon

Kevin Eisenfrats (Co-Founder and CEO)

Contraline

Raymond W. Cohen (Venture Partner)

Andera Partners and Sherpa HC Partners

Arik Ben Ishay (Co-Founder and CEO)

Biobeat

Rinda Sama (CEO)

Spiro Medical

Making Healing Human: Reimagining the Surgical Standard of Care at Its Core

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Pacific 1

Prashant Chopra (Founding CEO)

Petal Surgical, Inc.

Henry Peck (Chief Business Officer)

LSI

Testing the Untestable: Discovery in an FDA-Restricted Industry

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Pacific 2

Clay Nolan (Founder & President)

CoLabs Medical

Bryant Grigsby (CEO)

PDV MedTech

Matthew McBride (Managing Partner)

Waterston Capital

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Monarch 2

VectorA GTM

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Rajat Nag (Founder & CEO)

VectorA GTM

Sensydia

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Anthony Arnold (CEO)

Sensydia

CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Alexandru Plesoianu (CEO)

CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING

ART MEDICAL

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Ori Braun (CEO)

ART MEDICAL

Biomeme

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Max Perelman (Co-Founder, President & CEO)

Biomeme

Spark Spine

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Luke Diehl (CEO)

Spark Spine

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Monarch 3

Southern Methodist University

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Lance Heinan (Student)

Southern Methodist University

CorTec GmbH

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Frank Desiere (CEO)

CorTec GmbH

Neursantys

10:10 - 10:19 AM

John Ralston (CEO, co-founder)

Neursantys

Precisis

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Karl Stoklosa (CEO)

Precisis

Synphne

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Subhasis Banerji (Founder Inventor, Managing Director)

Synphne

Healing Innovations

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Luke Benda (CEO & Co-Founder)

Healing Innovations

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Monarch 1

Skribe Medical

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Ryan Neely (CEO/Co-Founder)

Skribe Medical

IMRA Surgical

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Adam Clark (CEO)

IMRA Surgical

Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Vladislav Sandler (CEO & Co-Founder)

Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals

SkylineDx

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Dharminder Chahal (CEO)

SkylineDx

The A+ CEO: Research Findings on What Separates Exceptional MedTech Leaders

10:20 - 11:00 AM

Avalon

Joe Mullings (Chairman & CEO)

The Mullings Group Companies

Glenn Snyder (Global MedTech Practice Leader)

Independent Director/Soon-to-be-Retired Deloitte Partner

Bernie Haffey (President)

Haffey&Co.

Operating Lean From Fundraising Through Commercialization

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Pacific 1

Sonal Patel (Vice President, Business Development Strategy & Ventures)

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc

Tim Lew (Managing Director, Life Science and Healthcare Venture Banking)

Stifel Venture Bank

Randy Preston (Chief Business Officer)

Centese

Conrad Rasmus (Co-CEO & Co-Founder)

Protembis

Axel Strombergsson (Vice President, QuickVault)

Veeva

The Window Reopens: How Public Market Dynamics Should Inform Your Strategy

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Pacific 2

Craig Matturro (Principal)

1315 Capital

Todd Usen (President & CEO)

Adagio Medical

Scott Huennekens (Executive Chairman)

Front Foot Ventures

Milo Bissin (Managing Director, Life Science and Healthcare Venture Banking)

Stifel Venture Bank

Lishan Aklog (Executive Chairman)

PAVmed, Veris Health

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Monarch 1

FloodGate Medical

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Joe McClung (President)

FloodGate Medical

Berlin Heals

10:55 - 11:04 AM

John Brumfield (CEO)

Berlin Heals

CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Alexandru Plesoianu (CEO)

CARDIOVASCULAR ENGINEERING

Coredio

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Yashar Vahedein (Co-Founder & CEO)

Coredio

Miniscule

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Pratap Khanwilkar (Founder/CEO)

Miniscule

Sonion Health

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Jim Fidacaro (CEO)

Sonion Health

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Monarch 3

Skribe Medical

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Ryan Neely (CEO/Co-Founder)

Skribe Medical

Omniscient Neurotechnology

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Adam Fraser (Chief Operating Officer)

Omniscient Neurotechnology

Neuroloop GmbH

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Esther Novosel (CEO)

Neuroloop GmbH

Tetrous, Inc.

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Bradley Patt (Founder & CEO)

Tetrous, Inc.

Coredio

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Yashar Vahedein (Co-Founder & CEO)

Coredio

CranioSense

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Ryan Myers (CEO & Co-Founder)

CranioSense

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Monarch 2

Grey Matter Marketing

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Holley Miller (Founder & President)

Grey Matter Marketing

Luminoah

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Neal Piper (Founder & CEO)

Luminoah

BetaGlue Therapeutics SpA

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Alexis Peyroles (CEO)

BetaGlue Therapeutics SpA

InflammaSense

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Imanuel Lerman (CEO & Founder)

InflammaSense

Factor 7 Medical Workshop

11:10 - 11:50 AM

Avalon

Keynote: Mike Mahoney, CEO of Boston Scientific, and Peter Noseworthy, Chair, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Professor, Medical Director at Mayo Clinic

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Pacific 1

Michael Mahoney (Chairman & CEO)

Boston Scientific

Peter Noseworthy, MD (Chair, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Professor, Medical Director, Department of Business Development)

Mayo Clinic

From Strategic to Start-Up: Innovating in the Cardiovascular Space

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Pacific 2

Noam Josephy (CEO)

AQUAPASS

Donghee Kim (CEO)

LN Robotics

Maggie Nixon (CEO)

Capstan Medical

Nadim Yared (Chairman, CEO)

Encora Therapeutics

The Customer Voice: Listening to What Matters Most in Innovation

12:00 - 12:40 PM

Pacific 2

Lana Caron (Chief Business Development Officer)

Vektor Medical

Nathan Friedman (CEO)

HemaSense

Neal Piper (Founder & CEO)

Luminoah

Stacey Pugh (CEO)

Endogenex

Andrew Glass (CEO)

Vivasure Medical

Lunch for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Private Reception

12:15 - 1:30 PM

Avalon

The Intentional Pipeline: Building Next-Generation Medtech from the Ground Up

12:45 - 1:25 PM

Pacific 1

Ashley Seehusen (Venture Partner)

Sante Ventures

Bill McKeon (-)

TMCi

Bert-Arjan Millenaar (CEO)

NLC Health

Melissa Lederer (Chief Experience Officer)

MHUB Ventures

Liliane Chamas (Health Tech Principal)

Oxford Science Enterprises

Alternative Capital Strategies for Financing Medtech Innovation

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Pacific 1

Amanda Way (Global Program Director)

LSI

Shai Policker (Managing Partner and CEO)

Edge Medical Ventures

David Hochman (Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEO and Founder)

Orchestra BioMed

Daniel Hawkins (Founder)

Vista.ai

Eldrick Millares (Cofounder, CEO)

Illuminant Surgical

The Future is Integrated Sensors: Data, Decisions, and Delivering Better Care

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Pacific 2

Omari Bouknight (CEO)

Resonant Link Medical

Bill Hunter (CEO)

Canary Medical.Inc.

Patrick O’Donnell (President & CEO)

NanoHive Medical LLC

Diku Mandavia (CMO)

DeepSight Technology

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Monarch 1

LearUp Systems

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Carlos Granada (Co-Founder)

LearUp Systems

Corami Biotech

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Esra Roan (CEO/President)

Corami Biotech

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Monarch 2

Bloom Health Creative

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Svetla Kibota (Founder)

Bloom Health Creative

Prometheus Therapeutics & Neurofine

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Ajay Wakhloo (CEO and President)

Prometheus Therapeutics & Neurofine

NeuWire Medical

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Robert Rennaker (CEO & Co-Founder)

NeuWire Medical

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Monarch 3

Theradaptive

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Luis Alvarez (CEO & Founder)

Theradaptive

The Blueprint to Identifying a Product Line or Category of Investment

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Pacific 1

Tal Wenderow (Managing Partner)

Star51 Capital

Gal Noyman Veksler (Partner)

LionBird

Jason Meyer (General Partner)

Waterston Capital

Tamir Meiri (Principal, Venture Investments)

Johnson & Johnson

Aaron Johnson (Senior Director Business Development)

Stryker

The Heart of Innovation: OC MedTech Corridor Insights

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Pacific 2

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Monarch 2

Akeeko Medical

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Joseph Ischia (CEO and Co-Founder)

Akeeko Medical

Realize Medical

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Justin Sutherland (CEO)

Realize Medical

Briteseed

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Jonathan Gunn (President, Co-Founder)

Briteseed

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Monarch 1

Anumana

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Simos Kedikoglou (President and Chief Operating Officer)

Anumana

Askel Healthcare

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Virpi Muhonen (CEO & Founder)

Askel Healthcare

Galenband

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Eddie Mcdaid (CEO)

Galenband

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Monarch 3

Sandia Medical Technologies

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Rick Thomson (President & CEO)

Sandia Medical Technologies

Saudi Medtech and the Vision for Innovation in the Kingdom

2:30 - 3:10 PM

Avalon

Matt Angle (CEO & Founder)

Paradromics

Apreo Health: Inside the $130M Raise to Breathe New Life into Emphysema Treatment

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Pacific 1

Zack Scott (General Partner)

Norwest Venture Partners

Murielle Thinard McLane (President and Managing Partner)

Intuitive Ventures

Karun Naga (Partner)

The Foundry

Mike Carusi (General Partner)

Lightstone Ventures

Hanson Gifford (Managing Partner)

Bloom Therapeutics AKA FoundryGLP

Panel

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Pacific 2

Off the Record: Knobbe

3:20 - 4:00 PM

Avalon

Real World Evidence: New Models to Support RWE Execution in the Earliest Stages

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Pacific 1

Scaling New Modalities: What It Takes to Bring Next-Gen Neurotech to Patients

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Pacific 2

Amanda Way (Global Program Director)

LSI

Nishant Doctor (CEO)

Surf Therapeutics

Closing Panel: LSI 2026

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Pacific 1

Josh Makower (Director & Co-Founder, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign)

Venture Partner, Sofinnova Partners

Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)

LSI

Cale Garverick (Managing Director)

TD Securities

Investor-Only Reception on Botanical Lawn North

5:15 - 6:30 PM

CEO-Only Reception on Avalon Terrace

5:15 - 6:30 PM

General Cocktail Reception

5:15 - 6:45 PM

Sunset Terrace

Special Dinner for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Day 4 - March 20

Annual Golf Outing

7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Check-in: 7:00 – 8:00 AM
Shotgun Start: 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Lunch: Served immediately following play

The golf outing is included with your RSVP. Rental clubs are available for an additional cost.

RSVP will open closer to the event.

Surfing with PDV

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Spend the morning surfing with the PDV MedTech team on California’s iconic coastline, then continue the conversation over a beachside networking lunch. Limited availability. Please contact Nick Hulme at [email protected] for details.

Location: TBD based on swell

Details: Wetsuit, boards, and lunch provided

Sign-up: Contact Nick Hulme at [email protected]

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