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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
7:00-7:05 AM

Session Leader 25

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Lishan Aklog (Chairman & CEO)
PortIO
7:05-7:14 AM

PortIO

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Scott Burger (CEO)
AngioInsight
7:15-7:24 AM

AngioInsight

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Finbar Dolan (CEO)
Versono Medical
7:25-7:34 AM

Versono Medical

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Nadav Agian (CEO)
Append Medical
7:35-7:44 AM

Append Medical

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Adrian Lam (CEO)
Corvista Health
7:45-7:54 AM

Corvista Health

Track 4
7:00-7:05 AM

Session Leader 33

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Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi (CEO)
Proton Intelligence
7:05-7:14 AM

Proton Intelligence

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Eldon Tate (CEO)
Inhibit Coatings
7:15-7:24 AM

Inhibit Coatings

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David Joseph (President)
XeroThera
7:25-7:34 AM

XeroThera

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Lloyd Diamond (Chief Executive Officer & Board Member)
Nitinotes
7:35-7:44 AM

Nitinotes

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Adrian Mendes (CEO)
Perimeter Medical Imaging
7:45-7:54 AM

Perimeter Medical Imaging

Track 5
7:00-7:05 AM

Session Leader 41

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Jim Alecxih (CEO)
DH Medical
7:05-7:14 AM

DH Medical

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Sheldon Goldstein (CEO)
Coagulation Sciences
7:15-7:24 AM

Coagulation Sciences

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Sujit Dike (CEO)
Gyder Surgical
7:25-7:34 AM

Gyder Surgical

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Morgan Evans (CEO)
Agitated Solutions
7:35-7:44 AM

Agitated Solutions

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Tjeerd Homsma (CEO)
TripleMed
7:45-7:54 AM

TripleMed

8:00 AM
Track 1
8:00-8:10 AM

Opening Remarks

Keynote 8:10-8:50 AM

Keynote with Lisa Earnhardt, EVP and Group President, Medical Devices at Abbott

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Lisa Earnhardt (Executive Vice President and Group President)
Abbott
9:00 AM
Track 1
Panel Discussion 9:00-9:30 AM

The 3 Trends Driving Cardiovascular Investment, M&A, and Deals in 2025+

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Lisa Carmel (EVP Strategic Partnerships)
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Lisa Suennen (Managing Partner)
American Heart Venture Association
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Brad Gu (Director of Strategy and Corporate Development)
GE HealthCare
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Greg Larkin (Vice President, Business Development & Strategy - Cardiovascular Portfolio)
Medtronic
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Shai Ran Sapir (Cardiovascular Portfolio Manager)
Mayo Clinic
Track 2
Workshop 9:00-9:40 AM

U.S. Reimbursement Fundamentals

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Tonya Dowd (EVP Reimbursement, Value Generation, and Market Access, PRIA Healthcare)
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Charlie Alvarez (CEO)
Stratus
Track 3
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Arshad Quadri (Executive Chairman and CMO)
9:00-9:05 AM

InQb8 (Session Leader)

9:05-9:14 AM

Company 129

9:15-9:24 AM

Company 130

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Christine Horton (CEO)
Visura Technologies
9:25-9:34 AM

Visura Technologies

Track 4
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Alexis Bilodeau (CEO & Co-Founder)
9:00-9:05 AM

CLEIO (Session Leader)

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James Dacombe (CEO)
CoMind
9:05-9:14 AM

CoMind

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Chris Wood (CEO)
Reveal-Dx
9:15-9:24 AM

Reveal-Dx

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Ivan Lo (CEO)
Breath Diagnostics
9:25-9:34 AM

Breath Diagnostics

Track 5
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Axel Strombergsson (Vice President, QuickVault)
Veeva
9:00-9:05 AM

Veeva (Session Leader)

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Brad Patt (CEO)
Tetrous
9:05-9:14 AM

Tetrous

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Britton Garrett (CEO)
IO Urology
9:15-9:24 AM

IO Urology

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Phillip Kingma (Founder, President)
RADuxtion
9:25-9:34 AM

RADuxtion

9:35 AM
Track 1
Panel Discussion 9:35-10:05 AM

Runaway Brides: Build-to-Buys at the Altar of Consummation (a Guide to Reinsurance Dating)

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Christopher Cleary (CEO)
Biomergence Capital LLC
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Andrew Cleeland (CEO)
Fogarty Innovation
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Hanson Gifford (CEO/Managing Partner)
The Foundry
Track 2
Workshop 9:45-10:25 AM

The Case for Asia - Why Should Your Business Be There?

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Ji Inn Wong (Regional Director, Americas)
Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
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Ryan McGuinness (Commercial GM)
Triple Ring Technologies
Track 3
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Christopher Haig (CEO)
Efemoral Medical
9:35-9:44 AM

Efemoral Medical

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John Wong (Co-Founder and CEO)
Fluid Biomed
9:45-9:54 AM

Fluid Biomed

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Ryan Roberts (CCO)
Veranex
9:55-10:00 AM

Veranex (Session Leader)

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Berk Tas (CEO)
SentiAR
10:00-10:09 AM

SentiAR

Track 4
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Jeff Pompeo (President & CEO)
Caretaker Medical
9:35-9:44 AM

Caretaker Medical

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Mauricio Toro (CEO)
TECHFIT Digital Surgery
9:45-9:54 AM

TECHFIT Digital Surgery

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Christian Espinosa (Founder)
Blue Goat Cyber
9:55-10:00 AM

Blue Goat Cyber (Session Leader)

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Amaan Mazhar (CEO)
Modulim
1:00-10:09 AM

Modulim

Track 5
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Bernard Peperstraete (Cofounder & CEO)
Acuamark Diagnostics
9:35-9:44 AM

Acuamark Diagnostics

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Joanna Nathan (CEO)
Prana Surgical
9:45-9:54 AM

Prana Surgical

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Matt Kaufman (Senior Partner)
The Mullings Group Companies
9:55-10:00 AM

The Mullings Group Companies (Session Leader)

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Matt Thompson, MD, FRCS (Board Member)
Life Seal Vascular
10:00-10:09 AM

Life Seal Vascular

10:10 AM
Track 1
Panel Discussion 10:10-10:40 AM

Beyond Robotics, What's Shaping the Future in Orthopedics?

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Kim High (Venture Partner)
NLC Health Ventures
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Tomir Kosowski (Co-Founder and CEO)
Altach Biomedical
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Brian Hess (CEO & Founder)
RevBio
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Adam Wollowick (Sr Director, Business Development, Trauma & Extremities)
Stryker
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Christopher Campbell (Director, Software and Sensors - VELYS Digital Surgery (Global Strategic Marketing))
DePuy Synthes, Johnson & Johnson
Track 2
Workshop 10:30-11:10 AM

Earning News Coverage: Tips, Tools and Strategies for Effective Media Engagement

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Catherine Featherston (Senior Consultant)
MC Services
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Luc Marengere (Managing Partner)
TVM Capital Life Science
Track 3
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Gopal K. Chopra (Co-CEO)
CDX Medical Technologies
10:10-10:19 AM

CDX Medical Technologies

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Saravana Kumar (President & CEO)
4C Medical
10:20-10:29 AM

4C Medical

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Evan Luxon (CEO)
Centese
10:30-10:39 AM

Centese

Track 4
10:30-10:39AM

EyeFlow

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Paul Mikus (CEO)
PolarisAR
10:10-10:19 AM

PolarisAR

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Praphakar Vemavarapu (Founder & CEO)
XRMedix
10:20-10:29 AM

XRMedix

Track 5
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Howard Hechler (President & COO)
Lumicell
10:10-10:19 AM

Lumicell

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Alex Jiao (CEO)
Scout Health
10:20-10:29 AM

Scout Health

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Chris Springate (CEO)
ARC Medical
10:30-10:39 AM

ARC Medical

10:40 AM
Track 1
Panel Discussion 10:45-11:15 AM

Navigating Innovation, Investment, and Impact in 2025

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Sabing Lee (Partner, Knobbe Martens)
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Omid Akhavan (Managing Director & Founder)
Anthro Ventures
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Justin Klein (Managing Partner)
Vensana Capital
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Anita Watkins (Managing Director)
Rex Health Ventures
Track 3
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Sanjay Shrivastava (CEO)
Innova Vascular
10:40-10:49 AM

Innova Vascular

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Farzad Azimpour (Senior Vice President, Strategic Innovation, Advanced Technology Unit)
Edwards Lifesciences
10:50-10:55 AM

Edwards Lifesciences (Session Leader)

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Marcin Golebicki (CEO)
EP Solutions
10:55-11:04 AM

EP Solutions

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Sanjay Voleti (Chief Business Officer)
AliveCor
11:05-11:14 AM

AliveCor

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Eman Namati (CEO)
SpectraWave
11:15-11:24 AM

SpectraWave

Track 4
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Greg Parranto (CEO)
Endeavor Orthopaedics
10:40-10:49 AM

Endeavor Ortho

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Kelley Kennedy (Vice President)
10:50-10:55 AM

IQVIA (Session Leader)

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Troy Ziegler (CEO)
Proluma Medical
10:55-11:04 AM

Proluma Medical

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James Heinz (CEO)
Amsel Medical
11:05-11:14 AM

Amsel Medical

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Phil Smith (CEO)
4D Biomaterials
11:15-11:24 AM

4D Biomaterials

Track 5
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Amrish Nair (CTO)
Biorithm
10:40-10:49 AM

Biorithm

10:50-10:55 AM

Orchestra Biomed (Session Leader)

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John Chi (CEO)
Synova Life Sciences
10:55-11:04 AM

Synova Life Sciences

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Craig H. Misrach (President & CEO)
UpLyft
11:05-11:14 AM

UpLyft

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Katie Weimer (CEO & Co-founder)
GenesisTissue
11:15-11:24 AM

GenesisTissue

11:20 AM
Track 1
11:20-11:50 AM

Panel 16

Track 2
Workshop 11:15-11:55 AM

Engaging Clinicians in Venture Investing — How Can We Bridge the Gap?

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Paul Slosar (Partner)
46 Venture Capital
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Branden Rosenhan (Founding Partner)
MedMountain Ventures
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Ali Golshan (CEO/founder)
SOLVEIN
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Monica Jain (Partner)
Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Track 3
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Jennifer Fried (CEO)
Flow Medical
11:25-11:34 AM

Flow Medical

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Karl von Mangoldt (Co-CEO)
Protembis
11:35-11:44 AM

Protembis

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Joseph Rafferty (CEO)
VESTECK
11:45-11:54 AM

VESTECK

Track 4
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Declan Soden (CEO)
Mirai Medical
11:25-11:34 AM

Mirai Medical

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Jeroen Nieuwenhuis (CEO)
Nostics
11:35-11:44 AM

Nostics

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Hunter Newman (Co-Founder & CEO)
OsteoCure
11:45-11:54 AM

OsteoCure

Track 5
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Jarret Fass (Co-Founder and Managing Partner)
Pierpoint Capital / Emanate Biomedical
11:25-11:34 AM

Emanate Biomedical

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Chris Barron (CEO)
EMBioSys
11:35-11:44 AM

EMBioSys

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John Schorgl (CEO)
Peytant Soltuions
11:45-11:54 AM

Peytant Solutions

12:00 PM
Lunch
12:00-2:00 PM
Track 1
Panel Discussion 12:20-12:50 PM

How Does Mayo Ventures Collaborate with Industry to Drive Innovation?

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NIr Goldenberg (Director, Technology Development, Mayo Clinic Ventures)
Mayo Clinic
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Peter Noseworthy (Professor of Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases)
Mayo Clinic
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Janani Reisenauer (Medical Director)
Mayo Clinic
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Waleed Brinjikji (Assistant Medical Director of Business Development and Medical Director of Research Innovation)
Mayo Clinic
1:30-2:00 PM

Panel 17

Panel Discussion 2:05-2:35 PM

Signature Series: Medtech is Broken. What Changes Will Make the Next 100 Years a Success?

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David Bell (CEO and Cofounder)
Remedy Robotics
Track 2
Workshop 12:00-12:40 PM

Show Me the Money: How to Create a Brand Story Investors Can’t Resist

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Stacey Holifield (President & CEO | Founder)
LEVITATE
1:30-2:10 PM

Workshop 14

Track 3
1:30-1:35 PM

Session Leader 29

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Marc Zemel (CEO)
Retia Medical
1:35-1:44 PM

Retia Medical

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Rob Krummen (CEO)
Vektor Medical
1:45-1:54 PM

Vektor Medical

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Antony Odell (CEO)
Echopoint Medical
1:55-2:04 PM

Echopoint Medical

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Mark Pacyna (CEO)
Reprieve Cardiovascular
2:05-2:14 PM

Reprieve Cardiovascular

Track 4
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Lynn Carney (Manager, Marketing)
1:30-1:35 PM

Medmarc (Session Leader)

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Will Mauldin (Chairman& CEO)
Rivanna Medical
1:35-1:44 PM

Rivanna Medical

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Lloyd Mencinger (President & CEO)
Aqua Medical
1:45-1:54 PM

Aqua Medical

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Victor Gura (CEO)
Wearable Artificial Organs
1:55-2:04 PM

Wearable Artificial Organs

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Thomas Nichols (President)
Pretika
2:05-2:14 PM

Pretika

Track 5
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Drue De Angelis (Managing Partner)
The DeAngelis Group
1:30-1:35 PM

The De Angelis Group (Session Leader)

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Ori Braun (CEO)
ART MEDICAL
1:35-1:44 PM

ART MEDICAL

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Andrew Goldman, MD (CEO and Founder)
Sleep Mechanics
1:45-1:54 PM

Sleep Mechanics

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Craig Davis (President and CEO)
NovaScan
1:55-2:04 PM

NovaScan

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Stephen Wildhirt (Chief Commercial Officer)
AdjuCor
2:05-2:14 PM

Adjucor

2:15 PM
Track 2
2:15-2:55 PM

Workshop 15

Track 3
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John Brumfield (CEO)
Berlin Heals
2:15-2:24 PM

Berlin Heals

2:25-2:30 PM

Session Leader 30

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Amir Soltanianzadeh (CEO)
CardiaCare
2:30-2:39 PM

CardiaCare

Track 4
2:25-2:30 PM

LS Associates (Session Leader)

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Conner Herman (CEO)
Percy
2:15-2:24 PM

Percy

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Howard Leonhardt (CEO)
Lionheart Health
2:30-2:39 PM

Lionheart Health

Track 5
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Rajan Patel (CEO)
Kallisio
2:15-2:24 PM

Kallisio

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Ivanny Franklin (Global Marketing Consulting Director, NAMSA)
2:25-2:30 PM

NAMSA (Session Leader)

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Ben Holmes (CEO)
NANOCHON
2:30-2:39 PM

NANOCHON

2:40 PM
Track 1
Panel Discussion 2:40-3:10 PM

Soft Tissue Robotics: Open Architecture or Closed System – The Road Forward

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Joe Mullings (Chairman & CEO, The Mullings Group Companies)
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Greg Roche (CEO)
Distalmotion
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Scott Huennekens (Executive Chairman)
Front Foot Ventures
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Oliver Keown (CEO & Founder)
Oath Surgical
Track 3
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Matthew Kuhn (CEO)
Taurus Vascular
2:40-2:49 PM

Taurus Vascular

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Pramote Hochareon (Founder & CEO)
NirvaMed
2:50-2:59 PM

Nirvamed

Track 4
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Charles Allan (CEO)
MY01
2:40-2:49 PM

MY01

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Danguole Altman (CEO)
Cx Precision Medicine
2:50-2:59 PM

Cx Precision Medicine

Track 5
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Teresa Prego (CEO)
EpiWatch
2:40-2:49 PM

EpiWatch

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Anmol Kapoor (CEO)
Bioaro
2:50-2:59 PM

BioAro

3:00 PM
Track 1
Panel Discussion 3:15-3:45 PM

Signature Series: 1 on 1 with David R. Amerson, Former President and CEO of Neotract, now Board Executive for High-Growth Companies

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Josh Makower (Director & Co-Founder, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign)
Venture Partner, Sofinnova Partners
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Dave Amerson (Board Member)
Intrinsic Therapeutics
Panel Discussion 3:50-4:20 PM

Investors — Do The Best Founders Really Need You?

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Luc Marengere (Managing Partner, TVM Capital Life Science)
Track 2
Workshop 3:00-3:40 PM

How Can Effective Communication Design Unlock Investment and Customers?

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Kirk Patel (Co-Founder, M'idea Hub)
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Elizabeth Hoff (Board Member)
Somavac
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Charles Allan (CEO)
MY01
Workshop 3:45-4:25 PM

Investing Early — Has the Bar Moved in Early-Stage VC, and How Should CEOs React?

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Amy Salzhauer (Founder and Managing Partner)
Good Growth Capital
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Eric Heinz (Founder & CE | Managing Partner)
Heinz Ventures
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Owen Willis (Founder and General Partner)
Opal Ventures
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Shai Policker (Managing Partner)
Edge Medical Ventures
Track 3
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Bart Sanders (CEO)
STENTiT
3:00-3:09 PM

STENTiT

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Edward “Ted” Ruppel (President and CEO)
Shape Memory Medical
3:10-3:19 PM

Shape Memory Medical

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Fredrick Joseph (Founder and CEO)
SurgeonsLab
3:20-3:25 PM

SurgeonsLab (Session Leader)

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Young Juhn (CEO / co-founder)
Wellysis
3:25-3:34 PM

Wellysis

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Jimmy Curley (Head of CAROL BU)
Tau Medical
3:35-3:44 PM

Tau Medical

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Nathan Bryan (CEO)
Bryan Therapeutics
3:45-3:54 PM

Bryan Therapeutics

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Tim Moran (President & CEO)
Avertix Medical
3:55-4:04 PM

Avertix

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Stefano Pasquino (CEO)
Tresquare Technologies
4:05-4:14 PM

Tresquare Technologies

4:15-4:20 PM

Session Leader 32

Track 4
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Stuart Mitchell (CEO)
Novuson Surgical
3:00-3:09 PM

Novuson

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Robert Neusner (COO & CBO)
BMI OrganBank
3:10-3:19 PM

BMI OrganBank

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Steve Liu (President & CEO)
RF Safety Laboratory
3:20-3:25 PM

RF Safety Laboratory (Session Leader)

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Luke Benda (CEO & Co-Founder)
Healing Innovations
3:25-3:34 PM

Healing Innovations

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Eduardo Fonseca (CEO)
XCath
3:35-3:44 PM

Xcath

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Patrick MacCarthy (CEO)
Butterfly Medical
3:45-3:54 PM

Butterfly Medical

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Gregory Fischer (Co-Founder & Chief Science Advisor)
AiM Medical Robotics
3:55-4:04 PM

AiM Medical Robotics

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Joe Landolina (CEO and Co-Founder)
Cresilon
4:05-4:14 PM

Cresilon

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Dana Udumulla (Head of Strategic Relations)
4:15-4:20 PM

Madison Trust (Session Leader)

Track 5
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Scott White (CCO)
Delphinus Medical Technologies
3:00-3:09 PM

Delphinus Medical Technologies

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Manish Chand (Director and Chief Medical Officer)
OstomySecure
3:10-3:19 PM

OstomySecure

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Bryan Gilpin (President)
3:20-3:25 PM

Sunrise Labs (Session Leader)

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Toufic Kachaamy (Founder)
EndoInnovate
3:25-3:34 PM

EndoInnovate

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Yoonho Kim (Founder and CEO)
Magnendo
3:35-3:44 PM

Magnendo

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Tomir Kosowski (Co-Founder and CEO)
Altach Biomedical
3:45-3:54 PM

Altach

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Barry Allen (CEO)
Sonic Incytes Medical
3:55-4:04 PM

Sonic Incytes

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James Lancaster (CEO)
Solenic Medical
4:05-4:14 PM

Solenic Medical

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Joe McClung (President)
FloodGate Medical
4:15-4:20 PM

FloodGate Medical (Session Leader)

4:25 PM
Track 1
Panel Discussion 4:25-4:55 PM

Signature Series: To Build or To Buy? Stryker's Thesis for AI, Robotics, and Organic vs Inorganic Growth

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Emily West (Managing Director)
Goldman Sachs
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Spencer Stiles (Group President, Orthopaedics and Spine)
Stryker
Track 2
Workshop 4:30-5:10 PM

SoCal's New Playbook for Funding and Growing Startups from "Burn Rate" to Billions

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Bill Carpou (CEO)
Octane OC
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Mike Hill (Managing Director, Capital Markets)
Octane OC
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Sabing Lee (Partner, Knobbe Martens)
Track 3
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Robert Hamilton (CEO)
NeuraSignal
4:20-4:29 PM

NeuraSignal

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Franz Bozsak (CEO)
Sensome
4:30-4:39 PM

Sensome

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Randy Hubbell (President & CEO)
Solaris Endovascular
4:40-4:49 PM

Solaris Endovascular

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Kelly Huang (President & CEO)
Elucid
4:50-4:59 PM

Elucid

Track 4
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Patrick Tarnowski, PT, MBA (Chief Commercial Officer)
OneStep
4:20-4:29 PM

OneStep

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Torben Sandgren (CEO)
UNEEG Medical
4:30-4:39 PM

UNEEG Medical

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Manios Dimitrakakis (CEO)
Panda Surgical
4:40-4:49 PM

Panda Surgical

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Brett Walker (Marketing Officer)
PhotoPharmics
4:50-4:59 PM

PhotoPharmics

Track 5
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Guy Siman (Co-founder & COO)
Sensars
4:20-4:29 PM

Sensars

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George Makhoul (CEO)
Dilon Technologies
4:30-4:39 PM

Dilon Technologies

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Kyu Baek (CEO)
Qureator
4:40-4:49 PM

Qureator

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Erez Shor (CEO)
Exero Medical
4:50-4:59 PM

Exero Medical

5:00 PM
Track 1
5:15-5:45 PM

Fireside 3

Track 3
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Jie Wang (Co-founder/Chairman of Board/CMO)
SyMap Medical
5:00-5:09 PM

SyMap Medical

Track 4
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Simran Sethi (Chief Strategy Officer)
Blend
5:00-5:09 PM

Blend

Track 5
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Scott Russell (President & CEO)
Emboline
5:00-5:09 PM

Emboline

6:00 PM
Dinner & Reception
6:00-9:00 PM
7:00 PM
Moonlight Chat 3
7:00-7:40 PM
Moonlight Chat 4
7:45-8:25 PM