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Time
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
6:30 AM
Breakfast
6:30-8:00 AMTrack 3
7:00-7:05 AM
Session Leader 25

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

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

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

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

Adrian Lam (CEO)
Corvista Health
7:45-7:54 AM
Corvista Health
Track 4
7:00-7:05 AM
Session Leader 33

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

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

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

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

Adrian Mendes (CEO)
Perimeter Medical Imaging
7:45-7:54 AM
Perimeter Medical Imaging
Track 5
7:00-7:05 AM
Session Leader 41

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

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

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

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

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

Lisa Earnhardt (Executive Vice President and Group President)
Abbott9:00 AM
Track 1
Panel Discussion
9:00-9:30 AM
The 3 Trends Driving Cardiovascular Investment, M&A, and Deals in 2025+

Lisa Carmel (EVP Strategic Partnerships)

Lisa Suennen (Managing Partner)
American Heart Venture Association
Brad Gu (Director of Strategy and Corporate Development)
GE HealthCare
Greg Larkin (Vice President, Business Development & Strategy - Cardiovascular Portfolio)
Medtronic
Shai Ran Sapir (Cardiovascular Portfolio Manager)
Mayo ClinicTrack 2
Workshop
9:00-9:40 AM
U.S. Reimbursement Fundamentals

Tonya Dowd (EVP Reimbursement, Value Generation, and Market Access, PRIA Healthcare)

Charlie Alvarez (CEO)
StratusTrack 3

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

Christine Horton (CEO)
Visura Technologies
9:25-9:34 AM
Visura Technologies
Track 4

Alexis Bilodeau (CEO & Co-Founder)
9:00-9:05 AM
CLEIO (Session Leader)

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

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

Ivan Lo (CEO)
Breath Diagnostics
9:25-9:34 AM
Breath Diagnostics
Track 5

Axel Strombergsson (Vice President, QuickVault)
Veeva
9:00-9:05 AM
Veeva (Session Leader)

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

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

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)

Christopher Cleary (CEO)
Biomergence Capital LLC
Andrew Cleeland (CEO)
Fogarty Innovation
Hanson Gifford (CEO/Managing Partner)
The FoundryTrack 2
Workshop
9:45-10:25 AM
The Case for Asia - Why Should Your Business Be There?

Ji Inn Wong (Regional Director, Americas)
Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
Ryan McGuinness (Commercial GM)
Triple Ring TechnologiesTrack 3

Christopher Haig (CEO)
Efemoral Medical
9:35-9:44 AM
Efemoral Medical

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

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

Berk Tas (CEO)
SentiAR
10:00-10:09 AM
SentiAR
Track 4

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

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

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

Amaan Mazhar (CEO)
Modulim
1:00-10:09 AM
Modulim
Track 5

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

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

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

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?

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

Catherine Featherston (Senior Consultant)
MC Services
Luc Marengere (Managing Partner)
TVM Capital Life ScienceTrack 3

Gopal K. Chopra (Co-CEO)
CDX Medical Technologies
10:10-10:19 AM
CDX Medical Technologies

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

Evan Luxon (CEO)
Centese
10:30-10:39 AM
Centese
Track 4
10:30-10:39AM
EyeFlow

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

Praphakar Vemavarapu (Founder & CEO)
XRMedix
10:20-10:29 AM
XRMedix
Track 5

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

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

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

Sabing Lee (Partner, Knobbe Martens)

Omid Akhavan (Managing Director & Founder)
Anthro Ventures
Justin Klein (Managing Partner)
Vensana Capital
Anita Watkins (Managing Director)
Rex Health VenturesTrack 3

Sanjay Shrivastava (CEO)
Innova Vascular
10:40-10:49 AM
Innova Vascular

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

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

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

Eman Namati (CEO)
SpectraWave
11:15-11:24 AM
SpectraWave
Track 4

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

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

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

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

Phil Smith (CEO)
4D Biomaterials
11:15-11:24 AM
4D Biomaterials
Track 5

Amrish Nair (CTO)
Biorithm
10:40-10:49 AM
Biorithm
10:50-10:55 AM
Orchestra Biomed (Session Leader)

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

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

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?

Paul Slosar (Partner)
46 Venture Capital
Branden Rosenhan (Founding Partner)
MedMountain Ventures
Ali Golshan (CEO/founder)
SOLVEIN
Monica Jain (Partner)
Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthTrack 3

Jennifer Fried (CEO)
Flow Medical
11:25-11:34 AM
Flow Medical

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

Joseph Rafferty (CEO)
VESTECK
11:45-11:54 AM
VESTECK
Track 4

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

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

Hunter Newman (Co-Founder & CEO)
OsteoCure
11:45-11:54 AM
OsteoCure
Track 5

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

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

John Schorgl (CEO)
Peytant Soltuions
11:45-11:54 AM
Peytant Solutions
12:00 PM
Lunch
12:00-2:00 PMTrack 1
Panel Discussion
12:20-12:50 PM
How Does Mayo Ventures Collaborate with Industry to Drive Innovation?

NIr Goldenberg (Director, Technology Development, Mayo Clinic Ventures)
Mayo Clinic
Peter Noseworthy (Professor of Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases)
Mayo Clinic
Janani Reisenauer (Medical Director)
Mayo Clinic
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?

David Bell (CEO and Cofounder)
Remedy RoboticsTrack 2
Workshop
12:00-12:40 PM
Show Me the Money: How to Create a Brand Story Investors Can’t Resist

Stacey Holifield (President & CEO | Founder)
LEVITATE
1:30-2:10 PM
Workshop 14
Track 3
1:30-1:35 PM
Session Leader 29

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

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

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

Mark Pacyna (CEO)
Reprieve Cardiovascular
2:05-2:14 PM
Reprieve Cardiovascular
Track 4

Lynn Carney (Manager, Marketing)
1:30-1:35 PM
Medmarc (Session Leader)

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

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

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

Thomas Nichols (President)
Pretika
2:05-2:14 PM
Pretika
Track 5

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

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

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

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

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

John Brumfield (CEO)
Berlin Heals
2:15-2:24 PM
Berlin Heals
2:25-2:30 PM
Session Leader 30

Amir Soltanianzadeh (CEO)
CardiaCare
2:30-2:39 PM
CardiaCare
Track 4
2:25-2:30 PM
LS Associates (Session Leader)

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

Howard Leonhardt (CEO)
Lionheart Health
2:30-2:39 PM
Lionheart Health
Track 5

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

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

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

Joe Mullings (Chairman & CEO, The Mullings Group Companies)

Greg Roche (CEO)
Distalmotion
Scott Huennekens (Executive Chairman)
Front Foot Ventures
Oliver Keown (CEO & Founder)
Oath SurgicalTrack 3

Matthew Kuhn (CEO)
Taurus Vascular
2:40-2:49 PM
Taurus Vascular

Pramote Hochareon (Founder & CEO)
NirvaMed
2:50-2:59 PM
Nirvamed
Track 4

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

Danguole Altman (CEO)
Cx Precision Medicine
2:50-2:59 PM
Cx Precision Medicine
Track 5

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

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

Josh Makower (Director & Co-Founder, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign)
Venture Partner, Sofinnova Partners
Dave Amerson (Board Member)
Intrinsic Therapeutics
Panel Discussion
3:50-4:20 PM
Investors — Do The Best Founders Really Need You?

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?

Kirk Patel (Co-Founder, M'idea Hub)

Elizabeth Hoff (Board Member)
Somavac
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?

Amy Salzhauer (Founder and Managing Partner)
Good Growth Capital
Eric Heinz (Founder & CE | Managing Partner)
Heinz Ventures
Owen Willis (Founder and General Partner)
Opal Ventures
Shai Policker (Managing Partner)
Edge Medical VenturesTrack 3

Bart Sanders (CEO)
STENTiT
3:00-3:09 PM
STENTiT

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stefano Pasquino (CEO)
Tresquare Technologies
4:05-4:14 PM
Tresquare Technologies
4:15-4:20 PM
Session Leader 32
Track 4

Stuart Mitchell (CEO)
Novuson Surgical
3:00-3:09 PM
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Robert Neusner (COO & CBO)
BMI OrganBank
3:10-3:19 PM
BMI OrganBank

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dana Udumulla (Head of Strategic Relations)
4:15-4:20 PM
Madison Trust (Session Leader)
Track 5

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

Bryan Gilpin (President)
3:20-3:25 PM
Sunrise Labs (Session Leader)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emily West (Managing Director)
Goldman Sachs
Spencer Stiles (Group President, Orthopaedics and Spine)
StrykerTrack 2
Workshop
4:30-5:10 PM
SoCal's New Playbook for Funding and Growing Startups from "Burn Rate" to Billions

Bill Carpou (CEO)
Octane OC
Mike Hill (Managing Director, Capital Markets)
Octane OC
Sabing Lee (Partner, Knobbe Martens)
Track 3

Robert Hamilton (CEO)
NeuraSignal
4:20-4:29 PM
NeuraSignal

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

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

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

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

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

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

Brett Walker (Marketing Officer)
PhotoPharmics
4:50-4:59 PM
PhotoPharmics
Track 5

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

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

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

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

Jie Wang (Co-founder/Chairman of Board/CMO)
SyMap Medical
5:00-5:09 PM
SyMap Medical
Track 4

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

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