Agenda - LSI USA '26

Opening Day - March 16

Open House at MicroPort Southern California Offices

12:00 - 5:00 PM

Guided Tour of Event Spaces for All Attendees

4:30 - 5:00 PM

Meet and Mingle with the LSI Team - Cocktail Reception

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Opening Reception: 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

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

8:10 - 8:50 AM

Bret Snyder (Chair and CEO)

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Lisa Carmel (Chair, Business Development)

Mayo Clinic

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

LifeSignals

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Surendar Magar (CEO)

LifeSignals

Vena Vitals

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Ray Liu (CEO & Co-Founder)

Vena Vitals

Vergent Bioscience

9:25 - 9:34 AM

John Santini (President & CEO)

Vergent Bioscience

Dova Health Intelligence

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Solveig Johannessen (CEO)

Dova Health Intelligence

Pulnovo Medical

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Andre Xiao (Chief Strategy Officer)

Pulnovo Medical

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

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

Deepsight Technology

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Nader Sadrzadeh (Founder & CEO)

Deepsight Technology

Juniper Biomedical

9:25 - 9:34 AM

David Constantine (CEO)

Juniper Biomedical

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

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

Tonya Dowd (EVP, RHEMA and Corporate Development)

PRIA Healthcare

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Drummond Scientific Company

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Michael Lutz (Chief Business Officer)

Drummond Scientific Company

SamanTree Medical

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Olivier Delporte (CEO)

SamanTree Medical

Nutromics

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Peter Vranes (CEO)

Nutromics

Axena Health

9:25 - 9:34 AM

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

Axena Health

IO Urology

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Britton Garrett (CEO)

IO Urology

Prevencio

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Rhonda Rhyne (CEO)

Prevencio

Successful IP Strategies for Innovators

9:30 - 10:10 AM

Chris Bolten (MedTech IP Attorney)

Greenberg Traurig

Robert Ward (IP and Tech Shareholder)

Greenberg Traurig

Maximizing Market Share and Probability of Success Through Integrated Evidence Planning

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Joseph Ferrara (Chief Strategy Officer)

Veranex

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

9:45 - 10:25 AM

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

Echopoint Medical

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Antony Odell (CEO)

Echopoint Medical

NCight

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Alonzo Sexton (CEO, Founder)

NCight

NINA Medical

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Shmuel Ben-Ezra (Co-founder and CEO)

NINA Medical

PhotoniCare

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Ryan Shelton (CEO & Co-founder)

PhotoniCare

Noze

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Karim Aly (CEO)

Noze

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

RBrooks Group

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Roger Brooks (Founder)

RBrooks Group

Spiro Robotics

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Dimitri Sokolov (CEO)

Spiro Robotics

AutoMedicus

10:10 - 10:19 AM

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

AutoMedicus

Solaris Endovascular

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Randy Hubbell (President & CEO)

Solaris Endovascular

Coramaze Technologies

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Jochen Reinöhl (CEO)

Coramaze Technologies

Somavac Medical Solutions

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Elizabeth Hoff (Board Member)

Somavac Medical Solutions

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

CS Lifesciences

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Edwin Lindsay (Managing Director and Principal Consultant)

CS Lifesciences

FundamentalVR

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Richard Vincent (CEO)

FundamentalVR

Gyder Surgical

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Sujit Dike (CEO)

Gyder Surgical

Autonomix Medical

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Brad Hauser (CEO)

Autonomix Medical

Flow Medical

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Jennifer Fried (CEO)

Flow Medical

Lazzaro Medical

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Dawn Bitz (President)

Lazzaro Medical

Feed the Sharks: Pitch Investors Your GTM Strategy

10:20 - 11:00 AM

Medtech Market Forces and the Next Wave of Investment

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Meghan Boudreau (Marketing Director)

PwC

Keynote: Ashley McEvoy, CEO of Insulet Corporation

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Ashley McEvoy (CEO)

Insulet

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

magAssist

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Lars Yang (Co-founder)

magAssist

Prescriby

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Kjartan Thorsson (CEO)

Prescriby

Intrinsic Therapeutics

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Cary Hagan (President & CEO)

Intrinsic Therapeutics

Pulsli

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Sasha Banjac (CEO & Founder)

Pulsli

Imaginostics

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Codi Gharagouzloo (CSO)

Imaginostics

Field Orthopaedics

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Patryk Kania (CEO and President)

Field Orthopaedics

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Alluvia Studio

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Rachel Knutton (CEO)

Alluvia Studio

Hy2Care

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Leo Smit (CEO)

Hy2Care

Tensor Surgical

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Justin Anderson (CEO)

Tensor Surgical

Adaptyx Biosciences

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Vijit Sabnis (Co-Founder)

Adaptyx Biosciences

HelpWear

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Scott Klein (CEO)

HelpWear

InkSpace Imaging

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Peter Fischer (CEO)

InkSpace Imaging

Arsenal Medical

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Upma Sharma (President & CEO)

Arsenal Medical

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

THINK Surgical

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Stuart Simpson (CEO)

THINK Surgical

Clairity

11:04 - 11:14 AM

Jeff Luber (CEO)

Clairity

URO-1, Inc

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Ted Belleza (President & CEO)

URO-1, Inc

Stimdia Medical

11:25 - 11:33 AM

Allen Meachman (President & CEO)

Stimdia Medical

Vektor Medical

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Rob Krummen (CEO)

Vektor Medical

BioMEMS

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Diane Bouis (Board Member)

BioMEMS

The Future of Women’s Health in 2026 and Beyond

11:15 - 11:55 AM

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

Differentiating Your Pitch to Win Early-Stage Capital

11:15 - 11:55 AM

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

De-Risking the Launch: How Investors Model Commercial Execution

12:00 - 12:40 PM

William Dai (Founding Managing Partner)

ShangBay Capital

Lisa Suennen (Managing Partner, American Heart Association Ventures)

American Heart Association

Timothy Still (Operating Partner)

Revival Healthcare Capital

John White (Managing Director)

KCK Medtech

Lunch for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

12:00 - 2:00 PM

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

12:45 - 1:25 PM

Mike Blue (President and CEO)

HistoSonics

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

Thiel Capital

Private Event Hosted by Caresyntax

12:45 - 1:25 PM

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Aposture Surgical

1:35 - 1:44 PM

John H. Chung (Co-Founder & CEO)

Aposture Surgical

Sovato Health, Inc.

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Cynthia Perazzo (Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)

Sovato Health, Inc.

Anaut

1:55 - 2:04 PM

James Grosvenor (VP of Global Operations)

Anaut

CygnusMed

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Firas Al-Ali M.D. (Founder and CEO)

CygnusMed

Rekovar

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Shiva Sharareh (CEO)

Rekovar

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Nitinotes

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Lloyd Diamond (CEO)

Nitinotes

Solenic Medical

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Bart Bandy (CEO)

Solenic Medical

Osheru

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Patricia Buehler (CEO & Founder)

Osheru

EndoInnovate

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Toufic Kachaamy (Founder)

EndoInnovate

Biomed Simulation

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Denise Steinbring (Chief Marketing Officer)

Biomed Simulation

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

1:30 - 2:10 PM

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

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

BSI

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Johnathon Bis (Commercial Operations Director, Americas)

BSI

Symphera

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Nico Weigand (Co-Founder)

Symphera

CAPS Medical

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Ilan Uchitel (CEO & Co-Founder)

CAPS Medical

Fluid Biomed

1:55 - 2:04 PM

John Wong (Co-Founder and CEO)

Fluid Biomed

4C Medical Technologies

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Saravana Kumar (President & CEO)

4C Medical Technologies

enlightenVue

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Alan Lucas (Director)

enlightenVue

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

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Pall Johannesson (Executive Vice President, Europe)

Greenlight Guru

The State of Healthcare AI with Sandeep Knom, Co-Founder of Abridge

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Henry Peck (Chief Business Officer)

LSI

Sandeep Konam (Co-Founder)

Abridge

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Peerbridge Health

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Chris Darland (CEO)

Peerbridge Health

Clinicians Touch Allyve

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Regina Atim (Founder)

Clinicians Touch Allyve

AyrFlo innovation Labs

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Guelay Bilen-Rosas (CEO)

AyrFlo innovation Labs

DermaSensor

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Cody Simmons (CEO)

DermaSensor

GT Medical Technologies

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Per Langoe (CEO)

GT Medical Technologies

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole

2:25 - 2:30 PM

Barry Grossman (Partner)

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole

Drill Surgeries

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Moises Barbera Ramos (Founder & CEO)

Drill Surgeries

Scout Health

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Alex Jiao (CEO)

Scout Health

Trace Biosciences

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Connor Barth (CEO)

Trace Biosciences

Freyya

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Gabriele Niederauer (CEO)

Freyya

Robeaute

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Joana Cartocci (CEO)

Robeaute

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

LEM Surgical AG

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Yossi Bar (CEO)

LEM Surgical AG

iChor Vascular

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Timothy Blair (President)

iChor Vascular

Arbutus Medical

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Lawrence Buchan (CEO)

Arbutus Medical

Wearable Artificial Organs

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Victor Gura (CEO)

Wearable Artificial Organs

Novian Health

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Henry (Chip) Appelbaum (President & CEO)

Novian Health

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

2:30 - 3:10 PM

Gopal K. Chopra (Co-CEO)

CDX Medical Technologies

What to Expect from a Consulting Partner in Submitting a 510(k)

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Innovations and Disruptions Shaping the Operating Room of the Future

3:00 - 3:40 PM

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

Nilo Medical Consulting Group

3:20 - 3:25 PM

Michael Nilo (President and Principal Consultant)

Nilo Medical Consulting Group

CoMind

3:25 - 3:34 PM

James Dacombe (CEO)

CoMind

Noah Labs

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Oliver Piepenstock (CEO & Co-Founder)

Noah Labs

Anuncia Medical

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Elsa Abruzzo (CEO)

Anuncia Medical

Epion Therapeutics

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Michael Webb (President & CEO)

Epion Therapeutics

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Tecan

3:20 - 3:25 PM

Robert Souza (Vice President, MedTech Partnering)

Tecan

Tempo Therapeutics

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Westbrook Weaver (CEO)

Tempo Therapeutics

Acorai

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Filip Peters (CEO)

Acorai

Egg Medical

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Robert F. Wilson, MD (CEO)

Egg Medical

Spinally

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Pawel Soluch (CEO)

Spinally

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

Ruth Segall (Associate)

Windham Capital Partners

Will Kelly (Associate)

Research Corporation Technologies

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

VERSONO Medical Ltd

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Finbar Dolan (CEO)

VERSONO Medical Ltd

Veris Health

3:55 - 3:44 PM

Lishan Aklog (Executive Chairman)

Veris Health

Reprieve Cardiovascular

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Mark Pacyna (CEO)

Reprieve Cardiovascular

Agilis Robotics

3:55 - 4:04 PM

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

Agilis Robotics

Joint Preservation Innovations

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Sanjeev Bhatia (CEO & Co-Founder)

Joint Preservation Innovations

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

3:45 - 4:25 PM

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

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

Working with a Global Law Firm

4:10 - 4:50 PM

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

FloodGate Medical

4:15 - 4:20 PM

Heidi Herrick (Executive Talent Director)

FloodGate Medical

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

The Future of Sustainable Surgical Innovation

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Catherine Mohr (President)

Intuitive

Safeguarding Culture and Ethics While Scaling

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Luc Marengere (Managing Partner)

TVM Capital Life Science

Adom Dumanian (COO)

MSi

Ana Maiques (CEO & CoFounder)

Neuroelectrics

Robert F. Wilson, MD (CEO)

Egg Medical

Richard Dobberstein (Laboratory Manager)

Applus+ Keystone

Unlocking Personal Health Superpowers in the Age of Intelligence

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Owen Willis (Founder and General Partner)

Opal Ventures

Max Marchione (Co-Founder)

Superpower

Open Panel

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Evening Networking and Dinner for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Moonlight Chat: The Female Investor POV with Medtech Women

6:15 - 6:55 PM

Moonlight Chat: Who is the Real Crux of Medtech?

7:15 - 7:55 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

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

8:10 - 8:50 AM

Peter Hebert (Managing Partner, Co-Founder)

Lux Capital

Armen Vidian (Founder & Managing Partner)

Recode Ventures

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

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

Purgo Surgical

9:25 - 9:34 AM

James A. Bowman (CEO)

Purgo Surgical

RIVANNA

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Will Mauldin (CEO)

RIVANNA

Raydiant Oximetry

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Mike Nagel (CEO)

Raydiant Oximetry

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

LN Robotics

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Donghee Kim (CEO)

LN Robotics

Preceptis Medical

9:35 - 9:44 AM

David Carey (Chief Executive Officer)

Preceptis Medical

Medtech 2026: State of Affairs and Markets

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Simbex

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Lauren Brenneman (Director, Business Development)

Simbex

HemaSense

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Nathan Friedman (CEO)

HemaSense

NanoHive Medical LLC

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Patrick ODonnell (President & CEO)

NanoHive Medical LLC

Prana Surgical

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Joanna Nathan (CEO & Co-Founder)

Prana Surgical

Nyxoah

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Olivier Taelman (CEO)

Nyxoah

Seattle Neurosound Solutions

9:45 - 9:54 AM

David Newell (Founder)

Seattle Neurosound Solutions

SetPoint Medical: Redefining Bioelectronic Therapy

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Roger Brooks (Founder)

RBrooks Group

Juan-Pablo Mas (Partner)

Action Potential VC

US Reimbursement Workshop

9:30 - 10:10 AM

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

Anne Osdoit (Partner)

Sofinnova Partners

Cody Simmons (CEO)

DermaSensor

Dror Zerem (CEO)

FIZE Medical

Kelly Huang (CEO)

Elucid

Dinesh Kumar (CEO)

Blend

Inside Cedars-Sinai’s Partnership Model for Innovation

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Kinshuk Kocher (Investment Principal)

Cedars-Sinai Technology Ventures

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

ZKR Orthopedics

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Jeffrey Halbrecht, MD. (Founder & CEO)

ZKR Orthopedics

DASI Simulations

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Teri Sirset (CEO)

DASI Simulations

ARC Medical

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Chris Springate (CEO)

ARC Medical

CorInnova

10:40 - 10:49 AM

William Altman (CEO)

CorInnova

Image Navigation

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Lawrence Obstfeld (CEO)

Image Navigation

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Pretika MedTech

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Thomas Nichols (CEO)

Pretika MedTech

Matricelf

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Gil Hakim (CEO)

Matricelf

MALCOVA

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Peymon Ghazi (CEO)

MALCOVA

Powerful Medical

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Martin Herman (CEO)

Powerful Medical

SAIL Fusion

10:10 - 10:19 AM

David Jansen (President & CEO)

SAIL Fusion

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

CDX Medical Technologies

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Gopal K. Chopra (Co-CEO)

CDX Medical Technologies

Innoventric

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Amir Danino (CEO)

Innoventric

Centese

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Evan Luxon (Co-Founder & CEO)

Centese

Restora Medical

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Quan Ni (President and CEO)

Restora Medical

Virtual Incision

10:40 - 10:49 AM

James Alecxih (CEO)

Virtual Incision

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

10:20 - 11:00 AM

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

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Rob Brown (Commercial Strategy)

KLISBio

Aaron Smith (Former Chief Executive Officer)

Artelon

Kristina Meyer (Director of Market Development)

AcuityMD

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

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Raymond Cohen (Chairman of the Board)

Biobeat

Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)

LSI

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

NeuraSignal

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Robert Hamilton (CEO)

NeuraSignal

EndoShunt Medical

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Tyler Zanon (CEO, Co-Founder)

EndoShunt Medical

EP Solutions

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Marcin Golebicki (CEO)

EP Solutions

GenesisTissue

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Katie Weimer (CEO & Co-founder)

GenesisTissue

Lean Medical Technologies

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Bankim Mehta (CEO)

Lean Medical Technologies

Rheoxtech

11:15 - 11:24 AM

David Doster (CEO)

Rheoxtech

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Bioheart

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Bradley Hubbard (CMO)

Bioheart

TrackX Technology

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Robert Isaacs (CEO)

TrackX Technology

Scalpel AI

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Yeshwanth Pulijala (CEO)

Scalpel AI

Ripple Medical

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Trevor McCaw (CEO)

Ripple Medical

Method AI

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Doug Teany (CEO)

Method AI

Lentek Surgical

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Anthony Carnemolla (CEO/Co-Founder)

Lentek Surgical

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Precision Cardiovascular

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Mohamed Abou-Alam (CEO)

Precision Cardiovascular

Percy

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Conner Herman (Founder & CEO)

Percy

GuideStar Medical Devices

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Mike Dolphin (Chief Executive Officer)

GuideStar Medical Devices

Accure Acne

11:25 - 11:34 AM

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

Accure Acne

BRIJ Medical

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Tim Gleeson (CEO and Board Member)

BRIJ Medical

Sana Health

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Richard Hanbury (CEO)

Sana Health

New Medicines: The Next Frontier of Care Delivery

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Scott Huennekens (Executive Chairman)

Front Foot Ventures

David Neustaedter (Founder & CTO)

Deerfield Management

Ramin Mousavi (President & Chief Executive Officer)

CathWorks

Behind the Funds: Building Companies Around Venture Capital’s LPs

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Amy Salzhauer (Founder and Managing Partner)

Good Growth Capital

Strategies for Engaging Physicians Early in Your Company Journey

12:00 - 12:40 PM

Brad Sutton (Chief Medical Officer)

Boston Scientific

Lunch for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Mayo Clinic’s Vision for the Hospital of the Future

12:45 - 1:25 PM

Lisa Carmel (Chair, Business Development)

Mayo Clinic

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

Mayo Clinic

Nir Goldenberg (Director, Technology Development)

Mayo Clinic

Website to Term Sheet: Decoding Investor Expectations and Venture Math

12:45 - 1:25 PM

Ashley Seehusen (Venture Partner)

Sante Ventures

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Medmarc

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Lynn Carney (Manager, Marketing)

Medmarc

Robossis

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Mohammad Abedin-Nasab (Founder & CEO)

Robossis

Rapid Infection Diagnostics

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Ian Lewis (Founder & CEO)

Rapid Infection Diagnostics

NANOCHON

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Ben Holmes (CEO)

NANOCHON

Silq Technologies

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Brian McVerry (CTO)

Silq Technologies

Illuminant Surgical

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Eldrick Millares (Cofounder, CEO)

Illuminant Surgical

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

EnGenius Solutions

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Ashkon Rasooli (Founder & CEO)

EnGenius Solutions

Atmo Biosciences

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Malcolm Hebblewhite (President)

Atmo Biosciences

JelikaLite

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Katya Sverdlov (CEO)

JelikaLite

Polimerbio

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Pablo Fernández Echeverría (CEO)

Polimerbio

Efemoral Medical

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Christopher Haig (Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer)

Efemoral Medical

StimAire

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Tarek Makansi (CEO and CTO)

StimAire

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

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Christian Espinosa (Founder and CEO)

Blue Goat Cyber

The Missing Bridge from Strategy to Execution

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Tal Wenderow (Managing Partner)

Star51 Capital

Doug Teany (CEO)

Method AI

Philip Rackliffe (President & CEO)

GE HealthCare

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Salt Medical

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Yvonne Ma (CEO)

Salt Medical

Valeb

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Dirk Coeman (MD, CEO)

Valeb

Retia Medical

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Marc Zemel (CEO)

Retia Medical

Opsin Biotherapeutics

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Bob Benkowski (CEO)

Opsin Biotherapeutics

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

David Allen (Vice President | Corporate and Business Development)

Medtronic

Susan Posner (Partner, Leader of the MedTech Practice)

Health Advances

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

Orchestra BioMed

Marc Jacob (Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions)

Karl Storz

Advancing Neurovascular Medical Solutions Through the Startup Lifecycle

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Upma Sharma (President & CEO)

Arsenal Medical

Karim Karti (CEO)

RapidAI

Ryan Roberts (Chief Commercial Officer)

Veranex

Eric Goslau (President & CEO | Co-Founder)

Transverse

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

RevelAi Health

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Christian Pean (Co-Founder, CEO)

RevelAi Health

GuideAI Health

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Raj Shah (CEO)

GuideAI Health

Inhibit Coatings

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Eldon Tate (CEO & Co-founder)

Inhibit Coatings

VirtaMed

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Raimundo Sierra (CEO & Co-Founder)

VirtaMed

AiM Medical Robotics

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Gregory Fischer, PhD (Founder & CEO)

AiM Medical Robotics

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

NAMSA

2:25 - 2:30 PM

Brian Smith (CEO)

NAMSA

52 North Health

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Umaima Ahmad (CEO, Co-founder)

52 North Health

Locate Bio

2:40 - 2:49 PM

John Von Benecke (CEO)

Locate Bio

BMI OrganBank

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Robert Neusner (President & COO)

BMI OrganBank

Medcura

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Jim Buck (President, CEO & Director)

Medcura

Regain BioMedicals

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Ruben Flores Saaib, Ph.D. (CEO)

Regain BioMedicals

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Revision Implant

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Frederik Ceyssens (co-founder & CEO)

Revision Implant

LIQID Medical

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Daemon McClunan (CEO & Founder)

LIQID Medical

EpiWatch

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Teresa Prego (CEO)

EpiWatch

Aurenar

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Jesse Wheeler, PhD (Chief Operations Officer)

Aurenar

Valencia Technologies Corporation

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Jim Surek (CEO)

Valencia Technologies Corporation

Feed the Sharks: Rapid Q&A with Investors

2:30 - 3:10 PM

Terri Burke (Senior Partner)

Intuitive Ventures

Jon Norris (Managing Director)

HSBC Innovation

Building a Winning Clinical Advisory Board

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Edwin Lindsay (Managing Director and Principal Consultant)

CS Lifesciences

Teri Sirset (CEO)

DASI Simulations

Christine Horton (CEO)

Visura Technologies

Howard Fullman (Senior Advisor)

Atoms VC

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

3:00 - 3:40 PM

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

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Aptyx

3:20 - 3:25 PM

Samantha Wagner (Business Development Manager)

Aptyx

Hepatiq Inc.

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Dipu Ghosh (CEO)

Hepatiq Inc.

YoungHeartValve

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Lakshmi Dasi (Founder, CTO)

YoungHeartValve

Channel Robotics

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Dr. Philip Weissbrod (CEO and Co-Founder)

Channel Robotics

Highland Instruments

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Alex Herzlinger (Chief Business Officer (CBO))

Highland Instruments

eCential Robotics

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Clement Vidal (President)

eCential Robotics

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

AQUAPASS

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Noam Josephy (CEO)

AQUAPASS

Amsel Medical

3:35 - 3:44 PM

James Heinz (Chief Executive Officer)

Amsel Medical

NeoCor

3:45 - 3:54 PM

George Kramer (Founder and CEO)

NeoCor

TrianecT

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Coenraad Tamse (Chief Commercial Officer)

TrianecT

Aqua Medical

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Lloyd Mencinger (President & CEO)

Aqua Medical

Chemva

3:20 - 3:25 PM

Amir Rahimi (Board Member, Technical)

Chemva

Millenial Medtech: What’s on the Mind of the Industry’s New Generation?

3:20 - 4:00 PM

Ivanny Franklin (Managing Partner)

NAMSA

Omid Akhavan (Managing Director)

Anthro Ventures

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

OLI

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Thomas Weindl (CEO & Co-Founder)

OLI

Excision Medical

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Greg Walters (CEO/President/Founder)

Excision Medical

Inomagen Therapeutics

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Eric Sandberg (Chief Business Officer)

Inomagen Therapeutics

Aces Diagnostics

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Tammy Crawford (CEO)

Aces Diagnostics

What FDA and EU Notified Bodies Expect From You in 2026

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Céline Puleo (Global Marketing Event Manager)

NAMSA

Innovations and Partnerships Tackling the Great Neural Challenge

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Nir Goldenberg (Director, Technology Development)

Mayo Clinic

Carolina Aguilar (CEO & Co-Founder)

INBRAIN Neuroelectronics

Feed the Sharks: Pitch Investors Why You Fit in Their Portfolio

4:10 - 4:50 PM

Auriel August (Principal)

Santé Ventures

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Total Flow Medical

4:20 - 4:29 PM

Hillary Pierce (CEO and Co-Founder)

Total Flow Medical

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Universal Brain

4:20 - 4:29 PM

Kazu Okuda (CEO)

Universal Brain

More Than Marketing: Mastering Storytelling in Medtech Innovation

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Nicole Osmer (Founder and President)

Health+Commerce

Chassis and Growth Drivers: Medtech Business Model Innovation in 2026

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Duke Rohlen (CEO)

Ajax Health

Bootstrapping to Billions: Leveraging Federal Opportunities for Medtech Scale

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Nick Pachuda (Innovation & New Ventures)

Precision Life Science Partners

George Davis (Founder)

StrategicFeds

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

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Momoka Onoda (Manager, Venture Investments)

Terumo Americas Holdings

Sheila Shah (Managing Director)

L.E.K. Consulting

Colin Morrison (Senior Director of Venture Capital)

Boston Scientific

Katerina Fialkovskaya (Investment Director)

Philips

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

5:45 - 7:00 PM

Evening Networking and Dinner for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

6:00 - 9:00 PM

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

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

8:10 - 8:50 AM

Alan Cohen (General Partner)

DCVC Management

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

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

Sensydia

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Anthony Arnold (CEO)

Sensydia

Navi Medical Technologies

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Alexander Newton (CEO & Co-Founder)

Navi Medical Technologies

Newronika

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Keith Carlton (Executive Chairman)

Newronika

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

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

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

Medtronic

Building Winning Leadership, Technical, and Business Teams in Medtech

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Joe Mullings (Chairman & CEO)

The Mullings Group Companies

Noam Josephy (CEO)

AQUAPASS

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Cerevia Neurosciences

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Ida Garakani Good (Chief Operating Officer)

Cerevia Neurosciences

Panel/Workshop

9:30 - 10:10 AM

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

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Fred Moll (Investor, Advisor)

Petal Surgical

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Resonant Link Medical

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Omari Bouknight (CEO)

Resonant Link Medical

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Neursantys

10:00 - 10:09 AM

John Ralston (CEO, co-founder)

Neursantys

Miniscule

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Pratap Khanwilkar (Founder/CEO)

Miniscule

Sandia Medical Technologies

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Rick Thomson (President & CEO)

Sandia Medical Technologies

Panel/Workshop

10:20 - 11:00 AM

Operating Lean From Fundraising Through Commercialization

10:30 - 11:10 AM

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

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc

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

Stifel 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

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

Stifel Bank

Scott Huennekens (Executive Chairman)

Front Foot Ventures

Craig Matturro (Principal)

1315 Capital

Todd Usen (President & CEO)

Adagio Medial

Amanda Gast (Global Business Leader)

W.L. Gore & Associates

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

FloodGate Medical

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Joe McClung (President)

FloodGate Medical

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

11:15 - 11:55 AM

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

Mark Pacyna (CEO)

Reprieve Cardiovascular

Donghee Kim (CEO)

LN Robotics

Maggie Nixon (CEO)

Capstan Medical

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

Orchestra BioMed

The Customer Voice: Listening to What Matters Most in Innovation

12:00 - 12:40 PM

Lana Caron (Chief Business Development Officer)

Vektor Medical

Andrew Glass (CEO)

Vivasure Medical

Neal Piper (Founder & CEO)

Luminoah

Nathan Friedman (CEO)

HemaSense

Lunch for All Attendees on Grand Lawn

12:00 - 2:00 PM

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

12:45 - 1:25 PM

Liliane Chamas (Health Tech Principal)

Oxford Science Enterprises

Ashley Seehusen (Venture Partner)

Sante Ventures

Anne Osdoit (Partner)

Sofinnova Partners

Panel/Workshop

12:45 - 1:25 PM

Alternative Capital Strategies for Financing Medtech Innovation

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Shai Policker (Managing Partner and CEO)

Edge Medical Ventures

Amanda Way (Global Program Director)

LSI

Eldrick Millares (Cofounder, CEO)

Illuminant Surgical

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

Orchestra BioMed

The Future is Implantable: Data, Decisions, and Delivering Better Care

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Bill Hunter (CEO)

Canary Medical.Inc.

Patrick ODonnell (President & CEO)

NanoHive Medical LLC

The Blueprint to Identifying a Product Line or Category of Investment

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Tal Wenderow (Managing Partner)

Star51 Capital

Gal Noyman Veksler (Partner)

LionBird

Jason Meyer (General Partner)

Waterston Capital

Tamir Meiri (Senior Manager, Venture Investments)

Johnson & Johnson

Who Owns Investment Decisions Within Asset Classes at the Largest Acquirers?

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Christopher Cleary (CEO)

Biomergence Capital LLC

Panel/Workshop

2:30 - 3:10 PM

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

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Saudi Medtech and the Vision for Innovation in the Kingdom

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Matt Angle (CEO & Founder)

Paradromics

Panel/Workshop

3:20 - 4:00 PM

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

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Avoiding Critical Mistakes From Concept Design to Production at Scale

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Bryant Grigsby (CEO)

PDV MedTech

Clay Nolan (Founder, CEO)

CoLabs

Panel/Workshop

4:10 - 4:50 PM

Closing Panel: LSI 2026

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)

LSI

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

Venture Partner, Sofinnova Partners

Investor-Only Reception on Botanical Lawn North

5:30 - 6:30 PM

CEO-Only Reception on Avalon Terrace

5:30 - 6:30 PM

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.

Beach Trail Hike

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Enjoy a scenic 2.5 mile trail hike from the resort to the beach, featuring a mix of hills and flats. Beginning from the Spa's front desk, the hike will head down toward the golf course and through to the public beach trail. This hike remains on the paved trail and does not lead to sand. Sneakers or walking shoes are recommended, as well as sunscreen, hat, and sunglasses for sun protection.

RSVP will open closer to the event.

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