Conference Agenda

 

Day 1 - Tuesday, April 16, 2024

11:30-11:55: Registration and box lunch — Great Room Foyer

11:55-12:00: Welcome/Opening — Great Room

12:00-12:30pm: Keynote:  The Next Horizon in Medical Device Technology

  • Peter Fitzgerald, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Technology and Director of the Cardiovascular Core Analysis Laboratory (CCAL), Stanford University Medical School

12:35-1:15pm: New Investing Directions and Priorities: A European Perspective

1:15-1:45PM: Fireside Chat: Overcoming Obstacles - Building For an Exit

1:50-1:55PM: Moderator- Lynn Carney, Director, Agency and Alliances, Medmarc

1:55-2:05PM: Lymphatica Medtech

2:05-2:15PM: Colospan

2:15-2:25PM: Adtec Healthcare

2:25-2:35PM: Nanoflex Robotics

2:35-2:45PM: Pulnovo Medical

2:45-3:15PM: Early Stage Investing

  • Paul Gilson, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor

  • Niall McEvoy, Venture Partner, Elkstone Partners

  • William Wyman, European Investment Bank (EIB)

  • Michelle Tierney, CSO & Co-Founder, SymPhysis Medical

  • TJ Hughes, Senior Development Adviser Lifesciences, Enterprise Ireland (moderator)

3:15-3:35PM: Networking Break -- Great Room Foyer

3:35-4:15PM: Medtech by the Numbers

4:20-4:30PM: Integrated Translational Research: Advanced preclinical methods support product differentiation

  • Peter Markham, President & CEO, CBSET

4:30-4:40PM: Surgify Medical

4:40-4:50PM: Hy2Care BV

4:50-5:00PM: Endo Tools Therapeutics

5:00-5:10PM: CorInnova, Inc.

5:10-5:20PM: GrOwnValve

5:20-5:30PM: Sensome

5:35-6:35PM: MedTech Innovator-Dublin: Paul Grand, Founder & CEO, MedTech Innovator

  • Judges:

    • Jennifer Kozak, Vice President, Business Development, Johnson & Johnson

    • Edna Lazar, Senior Director Exploration, Edwards Lifesciences

    • Owen O'Neill, Associate Director - Device Engineering, BD

    • Rupert Winckler, Vice President Business Development, Olympus Corporation

6:35-7:45PM: Networking Reception

Day 2 - Wednesday, April 17, 2024

8:00-8:30AM: Registration & Welcome Coffee — Great Room Foyer

8:30-8:35AM: Moderator –IQVIA Medtech Ronan McIntyre, Director, Business Development, IQVIA MedTech

8:35-8:45AM: Beyeonics

8:45-8:55AM: Keimon Medical

8:55-9:05AM: Orixha

9:05-9:15AM: AVeta Medical

9:15-9:25AM: Preventicus

9:25-10:00AM: Where to Find Late Stage and Growth Capital and how the Game is Played

10:00-10:40AM: How to Create an Effective Clinical & Medical Strategy

10:40-11:00AM: Networking Break - Great Room Foyer

11:00-11:40AM: Innovating Towards Health Equity for Women- A Focus On Cardiac Health

11:40-12:10PM: Charting the Path for Successful Commercialization Strategies

12:20-1:00PM: Understanding Corporate M&A: Needs and Strategies

  • Chris Eso, Vice President, Global Head Corporate and Business Development & Ventures, Medtronic

  • Jennifer Kozak, Vice President, Business Development, Johnson & Johnson

  • Rupert Winckler, Vice President Business Development, Olympus Corporation

  • David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist (Moderator)

1:00-2:15PM: Lunch (Saddle Room) Lobby Level

2:20-2:50PM: Next Opportunities and Directions in CV Medical Devices

  • Chris Eso, Vice President, Global Head Corporate and Business Development & Ventures, Medtronic

  • Virginia Giddings, Vice President Exploration, Edwards Lifesciences

  • Bruce Rosengard, Vice President and Global Lead for MedTech, Johnson & Johnson External Innovation

  • David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist (moderator)

2:50-2:55PM: Moderator – Arena - Will Corlass, Head of Sales, UK, Ireland and Northern Europe, Arena

2:55-3:05PM: Phosphoenix

3:05-3:15PM: SentiAR

3:15-3:25PM: Anaconda Biomed

3:25-3:35PM: BHS Technologies

3:35-3:45PM: Augmedit

3:45-4:05PM: Networking Break -- Great Room Foyer

4:05-4:45PM: FIRE1: Marrying Medtech and Digital Tech—An Irish Experiment

4:50-4:55PM: Moderator- Moderator- Carol Stafford, Client Executive, Medical Device & Diagnostics, Medidata, Dassault Systems

4:55-5:05PM: WISE

5:05-5:15PM: Artedrone

5:15-5:25PM: InnovHeart

5:30-6:00PM: Exit Stories: Learnings and Perspectives

  • Eamon Brady, CEO, WhiteSwell (former Neuravi)

  • James Greene, CEO, MedLumics (former Apica)

  • Thomas Raueiser, Head of Life Sciences & Medtech, NRW.Bank

  • Claire van Dongen, Partner & Senior Consultant, HTI Healthcare & Technology International

  • Catello Somma, Partner, Seroba (moderator)

6:00-7:30PM: Networking Reception

Day 3 - Thursday, April 18, 2024

8:00-8:30AM: Registration & Welcome Coffee -- Great Room Foyer

8:30-9:10AM: MDR: Time for Real Change, Stop Kicking the Can

9:15-9:55AM: Looking For Money in All the Right Places

  • AJ Ajetunmobi, Director of Venture Development, Pioneer Group

  • David O’Flynn, Director, Corporate Finance, Goodbody

  • Chris Burge, Co-Founder & CEO, Spark Crowdfunding

  • Julien Michaux, Director, Hayfin Capital Management

  • Chris Neil, Partner, MedTech Advantage Fund & Director at Life Science Angels

  • Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways (Moderator)

10:00-10:05AM: Moderator – Team Consulting - Oliver Sowerby, Head of Surgical Technologies, Team Consulting

10:05-10:15AM: Axis Spine Technologies

10:15-10:25AM: Neuroelectrics

10:25-10:35AM: STENTiT

10:35-10:45AM: KLISBio

10:45-10:55AM: Comphya

11:00-11:30AM: How AI Impacts the Sector

11:30-11:35AM: Moderator – Atlantia Clinical Trials - Barry Skillington, Chief Commercial Officer, Atlantia Clinical Trials

11:35-11:45AM: EP Solutions

11:45-11:55AM: SymPhysis Medical

11:55-12:05AM: Syntropic Medical

12:10-12:45PM: Syndication strategies among European VCs

  • Evan Castiglia, Partner, Thuja Capital

  • Jeanne Bolger, Venture Partner, Seroba

  • David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist (Moderator)

12:45-1:30PM: Is Getting Paid Getting Easier?: The Coming of TCET

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

  • Mike Carusi, General Partner, Lightstone Ventures

  • Brian Shields, CEO & Co-Founder, Neurent Medical

  • Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways (moderator)

1:30-2:00PM: FDA Inspections: Getting Prepped and Avoiding Pitfalls

2:00PM: Event concludes

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