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LSI USA ‘25 Agenda
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Time
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
6:30 AM
Breakfast
6:30-8:00 AM
Track 3
Jason Garrett (Team Manager & Recruitment Specialist)
BioTalent
7:00-7:05 AM
LSI (Session Leader)
Jonathan Schwartz (CEO & Co-Founder)
OrthoPreserve
7:05-7:14 AM
OrthoPreserve
Robert Whirley (CEO)
Arterica
7:15-7:24 AM
Arterica
Xavier Wartelle (CEO)
Avatar Medical
7:25-7:34 AM
Avatar Medical
David Wilson (CEO)
InnovHeart
7:35-7:44 AM
InnovHeart
Paul Loomis (CCO)
BrainCapture
7:45-7:54 AM
BrainCapture
Track 4
Blake Matrone (Senior Marketing Manager)
LSI
7:00-7:05 AM
LSI (Session Leader)
Jim Fidacaro (Executive Vice President, Sonion & CEO)
Sonion Health
7:05-7:14 AM
Sonion Health
Adam Greenspan (co-Founder and CEO)
Trace Orthopedics
7:15-7:24 AM
Trace Orthopedics
Raymond Cloutier (Founder/CEO)
NovApproach Spine
7:25-7:34 AM
NovApproach Spine
Andy Bank (Co-Founder & CEO)
Myochron
7:35-7:44 AM
Myochron
Eamon Brady (CEO)
WhiteSwell
7:45-7:54 AM
WhiteSwell
Track 5
Mike Pulice (Senior Market Development Leader)
Minnetronix Medical
7:00-7:05 AM
Minnetronix Medical (Session Leader)
Steven Warnock (Founder)
Lumipen Pro
7:05-7:14 AM
Lumipen Pro
Dustin Haines (CEO)
Echo IQ
7:15-7:24 AM
Echo IQ
Théophile Mohr-Durdez (CEO& Co-Founder)
Volta Medical
7:25-7:34 AM
Volta Medical
Mara McFadden (CEO)
Endolumik
7:35-7:44 AM
Endolumik
Mark Smithyes (Strategic Advisor)
Thubrikar Aortic Valve
7:45-7:54 AM
Thubrikar Aortic Valve
8:00 AM
Track 1
8:00-8:10 AM
Opening Remarks
Keynote
8:10-8:50 AM
Keynote with Gary S. Guthart, PhD, CEO and Member of the Board of Directors at Intuitive
Gary Guthart (CEO)
Intuitive
Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)
LSI9:00 AM
Track 1
Panel Discussion
9:00-9:30 AM
Tricuspid Innovations: Market Opportunities in Structural Heart's Last Frontier
Jenny Barba (Founder, Managing Partner)
Features Capital
Ramji Iyer (Founder and CEO)
Laplace Interventional
Arshad Quadri (Executive Chairman and CMO, inQb8 Medical Technologies)
Nolan Sardesai (Director, Discovery)
Edwards Lifesciences
Track 2
Workshop
9:00-9:40 AM
The Medtech Agenda for Startups — What a New U.S. Administration Means for Policy, Tax, and Federal Agencies
Juliana Elstad (CEO)
Vibrato Medical
Lishan Aklog (Chairman & CEO)
PortIO
DeChane Dorsey (Executive Director)
AdvaMed Accel
Track 3
Edward Raskin (Managing Director)
9:00-9:05 AM
LifeSci Partners (Session Leader)
Nicholas Rafkind (CEO)
IRIS XR
9:05-9:14 AM
IRIS XR
Chris Carew (CEO)
Cypher
9:15-9:24 AM
Cypher
Michael Nagel (CEO)
Vomaris Innovations
9:25-9:34 AM
Vomaris Innovations
Track 4
Michael Groosman (Director of Sales)
REV.1 Engineering
9:00-9:05 AM
REV.1 Engineering (Session Leader)
Aditya Tallapragada (President)
AKT Health
9:05-9:14 AM
AKT Health
Anita Brinks (COO)
ATRO Medical
9:15-9:24 AM
ATRO Medical
Kristina Bartolo (CTO)
Orthonika
9:25-9:34 AM
Orthonika
Track 5
Kylle Jordan (Business Development Manager)
Destination Medical Center (DMC)
9:00-9:05 AM
Destination Medical Center (DMC) (Session Leader)
Douglas Fairbanks (CEO)
VISIE
9:05-9:914 AM
Visie
Rodney Schutt (CEO)
Orion Innovations
9:15-9:24 AM
Orion Innovations
Ati Zarabadi (CEO)
AiimSense
9:25-9:34 AM
AiimSense
9:35 AM
Track 1
Panel Discussion
9:35-10:05 AM
Signature Series: Unlocking the Potential of Device-Based Hypertension Therapies and Partnerships — 1 on 1 with David Hochman and Chris Eso
David Hochman (Chairman, CEO & Founder)
Orchestra BioMed
Chris Eso (Vice President, Global Head of Corporate and Business Development, M&A and Ventures)
Medtronic
Track 2
Workshop
9:45-10:25 AM
CRO and Clinician Insights — A Pathway to Streamlined US Feasibility
Lisa Boyle (Chief Innovation Officer)
Veranex
Nick Amoroso, MD (Interventional Cardiologist)
Medical University of South Carolina
Track 3
Jessica Walsh (Founder - CEO)
Rx Bandz
9:35-9:44 AM
Rx Bandz
Robert Wilson (CEO)
EGG Medical
9:45-9:54 AM
EGG Medical
Darcy Krzynowek (Vice President)
Health Advances
9:55-10:00 AM
Health Advances (Session Leader)
10:00-10:09 AM
Wholomics
Track 4
John Ehteshami (CEO)
Additive Implants
9:35-9:44 AM
Additive Implants
James Leech (Chief Financial & Strategy Officer)
Moximed
9:45-9:54 AM
Moximed
Mauricio Gonzalez (CTO)
Focus
9:55-10:00 AM
Focus (Session Leader)
Christian Howell (CEO)
Cognito Therapeutics
10:00-10:09 AM
Cognito Therapeutics
Track 5
Werner Vorster (CEO)
Vitls
9:35-9:44 AM
Vitls
Thomas West (CEO)
Nalu Medical
9:45-9:54 AM
Nalu Medical
Anna Nikitina (Head of Legal & Business Development)
Clinical Accelerator
9:55-10:00 AM
Clinical Accelerator (Session Leader)
Todd Wilson (CMO)
EndoQuest Robotics
10:00-10:09 AM
EndoQuest Robotics
10:10 AM
Track 1
Panel Discussion
10:10-10:40 AM
Investing in Cardio in 2025 — What are VCs Considering?
Bill Little (Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy)
Orchestra BioMed
Michael Hurley (Principal)
Deerfield Management
Viral Gandhi (Principal)
KCK Medtech
Daniel Gottlieb (Director)
Broadview Ventures
Panel Discussion
10:45-11:15 AM
Meeting Unmet Needs in Cardiovascular, Endovascular, and More with Innovation
Farzad Azimpour (Senior Vice President, Strategic Innovation, Advanced Technology Unit)
Edwards Lifesciences
Firas Al-Ali M.D. (Founder and CEO)
CygnusMed
Evelyn Tee (Partner)
LSC - LifeSciences Consultant
Track 2
Workshop
10:30-11:10 AM
Stay Adaptable and Scalable at Every Size: Growing from Five Employees to Hundreds or More
Ed Muzio (President & CEO)
Group Harmonics
Susan Insley (Chief People Officer)
NextNav
Jeff Pompeo (President & CEO)
Caretaker Medical
Track 3
Nathan Friedman (CEO)
HemaSense
10:10-10:19 AM
HemaSense
Nathan Monty (CEO)
Spatial Surgical
10:20-10:29 AM
Spatial Surgical
Machiel Van Der Leest (President & Founder)
Guard Medical
10:30-10:39 AM
Guard Medical
Martin Mayse (CEO)
Pleural Dynamics
10:40-10:49 AM
Pleural Dynamics
Jay Kendall (Vice President, Business Development)
Vantage MedTech
10:50-10:55 AM
Vantage MedTech (Session Leader)
Suzanne Babcock (CEO)
CivaTech Oncology
10:55-11:04 AM
CivaTech Oncology
Brad Fernald (CEO)
BrainDynamics
11:05-11:14 AM
BrainDynamics
Shmuel Ben-Ezra (CEO)
NINA Medical
11:15-11:24 AM
NINA Medical
Track 4
Uli Chettipally (Founder & President)
Sirica Therapeutics
10:10-10:19 AM
Sirica Therapeutics
David Nichols (CEO)
Orthobond
10:20-10:29 AM
Orthobond
Denis Dufrane (CEO & Scientific Founder)
NOVADIP Biosciences
10:30-10:39 AM
Novadip Biosciences
Paul Le Floch (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
Axoft
10:40-10:49 AM
Axoft
Justin Bushko (President)
Concise Engineering
10:50-10:55 AM
Concise Engineering (Session Leader)
Colin Mansfield (President & CEO)
Allheartz
10:55-11:04 AM
Allheartz
Gabor Heltovics (CEO)
SERDA Therapeutics
11:05-11:14 AM
SERDA Therapeutics
Ronja Mueller-Bruhn (CEO)
STIMIT
11:15-11:24 AM
STIMIT
Track 5
Adrienn Nemeth (Director of Sales and Marketing)
Vartid
10:10-10:19 AM
Vartid
Diku Mandavia (CMO)
Deepsight Technology
10:20-10:29 AM
Deepsight Technology
Elizabeth Jaworski (CEO)
XN Health
10:30-10:39 AM
XN Health
Joseph Connell (CEO)
NeuEsse
10:40-10:49 AM
NeuEsse
Tracy Schaaf (Managing Editor and Content Strategist, The Lens)
LSI
10:50-10:55 AM
LSI (Session Leader)
William Moss (CEO)
3Aware
10:55-11:04 AM
3Aware
Marc Powell (CEO)
Reach Neuro
11:05-11:14 AM
Reach Neuro
Doszhan Zhussupov (CEO & Founder)
CerebraAI
11:15-11:24 AM
CerebraAI
11:20 AM
Track 1
Panel Discussion
11:20-11:50 AM
How Will AI Revolutionize Imaging and Cardiovascular Care?
Armen Vidian (Founder & Managing Partner)
Recode Ventures
Jyoti Gera (CEO, Cardiovascular and Interventional Solutions)
GE HealthCare
Daniel Hawkins (CEO)
Vista.ai
Adrian Lam (President & CEO)
Corvista Health
Track 2
Workshop
11:15-11:55 AM
AI Agents and Models — Today, and Tomorrow
Amrit Panjabi (Digital Health, AI, and Healthcare Analyst)
CB Insights
Vishal Gulati (Founder and Managing Partner)
Recode Ventures
Track 3
Bryan Nolan (CEO)
myBiometry
11:25-11:34 AM
myBiometry
Jeff Luber (CEO)
Clairity
11:35-11:44 AM
Clairity
James Stone (CEO)
Cannulight Technology
11:45-11:54 AM
Cannulight Technology
Track 4
Rotem Kopel (CEO)
Ability Neurotech
11:25-11:34 AM
Ability Neurotech
Jay Trautman (CEO)
Invenio Imaging
11:35-11:44 AM
Invenio Imaging
Tyler Zanon (CEO)
EndoShunt Medical
11:45-11:54 AM
EndoShunt Medical
Track 5
Robert Weigle (CEO)
NOWDiagnostics
11:25-11:34 AM
NOWDiagnostics
Gururaj Parande (CTO)
Magloy Tech
11:35-11:44 AM
Magloy Tech
Parmjot Bains (CEO)
ImpediMed
11:45-11:54 AM
ImpediMed
12:00 PM
Lunch
12:00-2:00 PM
Track 1
Panel Discussion
12:20-12:50 PM
Cardio Innovation Open Lunch with Innovators, Investors, and Strategics
Panel Discussion
1:30-2:00 PM
Perspectives From Strategics — What on Your 2025 Agenda?
Daniel O'Neill (Managing Partner)
kx Advisors
Helene Wahl (Global Finance and M&A Director)
KARL STORZ
Peter Shagory (Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development)
CONMED
Nathan Harrington (Managing Partner, Philips Ventures)
Philips
Panel Discussion
2:05-2:35 PM
The AI Business-Building Era — Unlocking New Levels of Speed in Product Development, GTM, and More
Robert Fenton (Founder and CEO)
Qualio
Jim Schwoebel (Co-Founder/CEO)
Quome
Rachna Dayal (Founder & Managing Partner)
Sugati Ventures
Panel Discussion
12:55-1:25 PM
Signature Series: The Future of Wearables in Cardiac Care
Amir Soltanianzadeh (CEO)
CardiaCare
Asif Ali (Health Technology Advisory Group - Member)
American Heart Association
Track 2
Workshop
12:00-12:40 PM
State of the Medtech and Venture Markets
Etienne Nichols (Head of Industry Insights & Education)
Greenlight Guru
Jonathan Norris (Managing Director)
HSBC Innovation
Workshop
12:45-1:25 PM
Avoiding the Valley of Death
Ivanny Franklin (Global Marketing Consulting Director, NAMSA)
Adam E Saltman MD PhD (Principal Strategy Consultant, Global Strategy Services, NAMSA)
Omar Khateeb (Founder)
Khateeb & Co.
Sean Cheng (Managing Director)
Ascension Ventures
Dawn Bitz (President)
Lazzaro Medical
Workshop
1:30-2:10 PM
What's Next for Renal Denervation?
Jie Wang (Co-founder/Chairman of Board/CMO)
SyMap Medical
Howard Levin (CEO & CMO)
Deerfield Catalyst
Track 3
Betty Tsai (President)
Cardiology Services International
1:30-1:35 PM
Cardiology Services International (Session Leader)
Zaid Atto (CEO)
Xpan
1:35-1:44 AM
Xpan
Bart Emery (Founder & CEO)
EerDx
1:45-1:54 PM
EerDx
Peman Montazemi (Founder & CEO/Co-Inventor)
Finally Quiet
1:55-2:04 PM
Finally Quiet
David Blossom (CEO)
Skope
2:05-2:14 PM
Skope
Track 4
Kristian Killian (Regional Vice President)
VitaTek
1:30-1:35 PM
VitaTek (Session Leader)
David Feygin (CEO)
ShakeIQ
1:35-1:44 PM
ShakeIQ
Hannah Zhang (CEO)
Zepto Life Technology
1:45-1:54 PM
Zepto Life Technology
Eldon Tate (CEO)
Inhibit Coatings
1:55-2:04 PM
Inhibit Coatings
Ted Belleza (CEO)
URO - 1
2:05-2:14 PM
URO - 1
Track 5
Tom Rorke (Managing Director - Global Head of Corporate Access, Capital Markets and Private Placements)
LifeSci Partners
1:30-1:35 PM
LifeSci Partners (Session Leader)
Sarah Sachinis (CEO)
Meduloc
1:35-1:44 PM
Meduloc
Dirk Rassloff (CCO)
Telesair
1:45-1:54 PM
Telesair
Christopher Carlton (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)
Accure Acne
1:55-2:04 PM
Accure Acne
James Rains (CEO)
GloShield
2:05-2:14 PM
Jackson Medical
2:15 PM
Track 2
Workshop
2:15-2:55 PM
Scaling Smart — Leveraging Manufacturers Early to De-Risk Investment and Commercialization
David Van Slingerland (CEO, Sterling Industries)
Joe Mullings (Chairman & CEO, The Mullings Group Companies)
Bryan Lord (CEO)
Pristine Surgical
Track 3
Wei Sun (CEO)
Sutra Medical
2:15-2:24 PM
Sutra Medical
Bryant Grigsby (CEO)
PDV MedTech
2:25-2:30 PM
PDV MedTech (Session Leader)
Harel Manor (CEO)
Fibioseq Medical
2:30-2:39 PM
Fibioseq Medical
Track 4
Carlos Granada (Co-Founder)
LearUp Systems
2:15-2:24 PM
LearUp Systems
Kristin Havranek (Partner)
Goodwin
2:25-2:30 PM
Goodwin( Session Leader)
Dawn Bitz (President)
Lazzaro Medical
2:30-2:39 PM
Lazzaro Medical
Track 5
Mingdong Zhang (CMO)
Brattea Medical Technology
2:15-2:24 PM
Brattea Medical Science Technology
Heath Naquin (Vice President Government and Capital Engagement)
University City Science Center
2:25-2:30 PM
University City Science Center (Session Leader)
Mark Kendall (Founder & CEO)
WearOptimo
2:30-2:39 PM
WearOptimo
2:40 PM
Track 1
Panel Discussion
2:40-3:10 PM
Signature Series: Building and Exiting Companies in Medtech's New Post-Covid Financial Era
Omar Khateeb (Founder)
Khateeb & Co.
Raymond Cohen (Chairman of the Board)
SoniVie
Track 3
Almog Aley Raz (CEO)
CorNeat Vision
2:40-2:49 PM
CorNeat Vision
Ali Tavallaei (President)
Magellan Biomedical
2:50-2:59 PM
Magellan Biomedical
Track 4
Norman Wen (CEO)
Soterya
2:40-2:49 PM
Soterya
Michael Maglin (CEO)
CraniUS
2:50-2:59 PM
CraniUS
Track 5
Michael Waterson (CEO)
Radialis
2:40-2:49 PM
Radialis
Eliav Shaked (CEO)
RetiSpec
2:50-2:59 PM
RetiSpec
3:00 PM
Track 1
Panel Discussion
3:15-3:45 PM
Pros and Cons of Creative Financing Approaches for Growth in 2025
Barry Grossman (Partner, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole)
Luke Duster (Managing Director)
CRG
Kyle Dempsey (Partner)
MVM Partners
John White (Managing Director)
KCK Group
Suchira Sharma (Principal)
Elevage Medical Technologies
Panel Discussion
3:50-4:20 PM
Signature Series: Scaling Robotics Beyond Singularly Focused Procedures to Combat Scarcity and Rising Cost
Henry Peck (Chief Business Officer)
LSI
Josh DeFonzo (Co-Founder & CEO)
Mendaera
Andy McGibbon (Head of Strategy - US)
Vitestro
Track 2
Workshop
3:00-3:40 PM
Harnessing Medical Illustration and Scientific Animation Throughout your Business and Product & Development Lifecycle
Justin Klein (Founder, Managing Director / Content & Motion)
Mito Pop
Hamed Hanafi (CEO)
NovaResp Technologies
Kwame Ulmer (Venture Partner)
Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Workshop
3:45-4:25 PM
The Best Practices Every Innovator Needs to Win in Medtech
Ilya Trakhtenberg (Managing Director & Partner)
L.E.K. Consulting
Paul LaViolette (Managing Partner & Chief Operating Officer)
SV Health Investors
Track 3
Martin Cook (CEO)
Venstra Medical
3:00-3:09 PM
Venstra Medical
Gustavo De Greiff (CEO)
Kneevoice
3:10-3:19 PM
Kneevoice
Omar Khateeb (Founder)
Khateeb & Co.
3:20-3:25 PM
Khateeb & Co. (Session Leader)
Melanie Santos (Chief Medical Officer)
Cern
3:25-3:34 PM
Cern
Ryan Myers (President & CEO)
CranioSense
3:35-3:44 PM
CranioSense
Moises Barbera Ramos (CEO)
Drill Surgeries
3:45-3:54 PM
Drill Surgeries
Kristian Klok Pedersen (CEO)
Zeta Diagnostics
3:55-4:04 PM
Zeta Diagnostics
Paul Molloy (CEO)
Avvio Medical
4:05-4:14 PM
Avvio Medical
Jesse Carlson (Vice President of Sales & Marketing)
Resolution Medical
4:15-4:20 PM
Resolution Medical (Session Leader)
Track 4
Fred Walke (CEO)
Wave Neuroscience
3:00-3:09 PM
Wave Neuroscience
Trent Reutiman (CEO)
Anaconda Biomed
3:10-3:19 PM
Anaconda Biomed
Duncan Fatkin (Vice President of Sales, Medical Device)
Goddard Technologies
3:20-3:25 PM
Goddard Technologies( Session Leader)
Codi Gharagouzloo (CEO)
Imaginostics
3:25-3:34 PM
Imaginostics
John H. Chung (Co-Founder & CEO)
Aposture Surgical
3:35-3:44 PM
Aposture Surgical
Tony Watson (COO)
Xenocor
3:45-3:54 PM
Xenocor
Todd Roberts (CEO)
ATDev
3:55-4:04 PM
ATDev
Thomas Knox (CEO)
VitVio
4:05-4:14 PM
VitVio
Stephanie Pliha (Founder + Principal Partner)
Tribe Consulting Agency
4:15-4:20 PM
Tribe Consulting Agency (Session Leader)
Track 5
Vidur Sahney (CEO)
Conform Medical
3:00-3:09 PM
Conform Medical
Dr. Ali Haddad (Founder & CEO, Neurosurgeon)
XARlabs
3:10-3:19 PM
XARlabs
Jorg Lorscheider (CEO)
TechFlex Development
3:20-3:25 PM
TechFlex Development (Session Leader)
Iman Salafian (CEO & Co-founder)
Imagine Devices
3:25-3:34 PM
Imagine Devices
Karl Stoklosa (CEO)
Precisis
3:35-3:44 PM
Precisis
3:45-3:54 PM
Company 362 - TBA
Richard Van de Wateringen (CEO)
Implant Preservation Devices
3:55-4:04 PM
Implant Preservation Devices
Divya Kewalramani (Co-Director)
AiCCESS
4:05-4:14 PM
AiCCESS
Sandra Miller (Director of Development)
University Lab Partners
Session Leader 72
University Lab Partners (Session Leader)
4:25 PM
Track 1
Panel Discussion
4:25-4:55 PM
Founder ≠ CEO
Daniel Hawkins (CEO)
Vista.ai
Paul LaViolette (Managing Partner & Chief Operating Officer)
SV Health Investors
Todd Usen (President & CEO)
Adagio Medical
Dan Sands (Managing Director, Factor 7 Medical)
Kelly Constable (COO)
CloudCath
Track 2
Workshop
4:30-5:10 PM
Secrets from the Best Software Companies — What Can Medtech Learn to Build FDA-Ready Software, Faster?
Martin Zuniga (CEO & Co-founder, Hattrick IT)
Maria Gomez (Head of Partnerships & Alliances, Hattrick IT)
Track 3
Andre Bessette (CEO & Co-Founder)
Eclipse Regenesis
4:20-4:29 PM
Eclipse Regenesis
Max Sims (CEO & Co-Founder)
MindTrace
4:30-4:39 PM
Mindtrace
Juliana Elstad (CEO)
Vibrato Medical
4:40-4:49 PM
Vibrato Medical
Cecilia Montalvo (CEO)
TibaRay, Inc.
4:50-4:59 PM
TibaRay
Track 4
Mike Teodorescu (CEO)
Surgibox
4:20-4:29 PM
Surgibox
Joe Hedley (CEO)
NunaBio
4:30-4:39 PM
NunaBio
Murali Srivathsa (President & CEO)
Akura Medical
4:40-4:49 PM
Akura Medical
Mariam Maghribi (CEO)
Atia Vision
4:50-4:59 PM
Atia Vision
Track 5
Dr. Cao Hongguang (Director & Chief Scientist)
Nanovision
4:20-4:29 PM
Nanovision Technology
Ken Corrado (Chief Commercial Officer)
AGADA Medical
4:30-4:39 PM
AGADA Medical
Henry Lin (Founder & CEO)
Anivia Medical
4:40-4:49 PM
Anivia Medical
Mary McGovern (CEO)
Adtec Healthcare
4:50-4:59 PM
Adtec Healthcare
5:00 PM
Track 1
Panel Discussion
5:15-5:45 PM
Fireside Chat: The Viscogliosi Brothers Journey, and What's Next?
Brandon Bendes (Co-Founder, President & CEO)
Woven Orthopedic Technologies
John Viscogliosi (Principal)
Viscogliosi Bros.
Track 3
Vivian Chu (CEO)
Diligent Robotics
5:00-5:09 PM
Diligent Robotics
Track 4
Mike Dineen (CEO)
Tioga Cardiovascular
5:00-5:09 PM
Tioga Cardiovascular
Track 5
Peter Garbuz (CEO)
Torramics
5:00-5:09 PM