Agenda

Day 1

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

 10:30AM-11:30AM: Pre-Conference workshop

10:30-11:30AM —Designing for Approval and Adoption: Aligning Evidence, Regulation, and Market Access Early (RSVP required)

11:30-12:00PM: Registration and working box lunch – Presidential Ballroom Foyer

12:00-12:05PM: Welcome Address 

  • Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist and Market Pathways

12:05-1:10PM: Keynote:

  • Michelle Tarver, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration

1:15-1:20PM: Moderator- Lynn Carney, Director, Agency and Alliances, Medmarc

1:20-2:20PM: Presenting company presentations

2:20-2:40PM: Networking Break - Presidential Ballroom Foyer

2:40-3:10PM: Anatomy of a Deal: Johnson & Johnson/Atraverse—J&J’s CV Comeback Continues

  • Sonal Patel, Vice President, Business Development – Cardiovascular, Johnson & Johnson MedTech

  • Biren Mehta, Vice President, Venture Investments – MedTech at Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)

  • John Slump, Former CEO/Co-Founder, Atraverse / Current CEO/Founder, Metis Medtech

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

3:10-3:15PM: Moderator – Avio Medtech

3:15-4:05PM: Presenting company presentations

4:10-5:00PM: Pulsed Field Ablation: From the Lab to Market Disruption

  • Dan Kaiser, DVP, Product Development and Engineering, Electrophysiology, Abbott

  • David Neale, CEO, Arga Medtech

  • Brad Sutton, Chief Medical Officer, Boston Scientific

  • Khaldoun Tarakji, Chief Medical Officer, VP Clinical & Medical Science, Research and Future Technologies, Medtronic

  • Mark Turco, CEO, Field Medical

  • Reed Miller, Senior Writer/Market Analyst, Medtech Strategist (moderator)

5:00-6:00PM: MedTech Innovator Execution Competition

6:00-7:30PM: Networking Reception - Presidential Ballroom Foyer

Day 2

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

8:15-8:30AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast - Presidential Ballroom Foyer

8:25AM: Spotlight: MedTech Strategist

  • Reed Miller, Senior Writer/Market Analyst, Medtech Strategist

8:45-9:25AM: Funding the Next Breakthrough: What's Changed—and What Hasn't in Early-Stage Deals

  • Susana Amorim, Investment Manager - Healthtech Venture & Growth, Gilde Healthcare

  • Sarah Fox, Senior Associate, Angelini Ventures

  • Ruben Osnabrugge, Partner, 415 Capital

  • Tracy Warren, Sr Managing Director, Go Red for Women Fund, American Heart Association Ventures

9:30-9:35AM: Moderator – Michael Groosman, Director of Sales, Rev.1 Engineering

9:35-10:15AM: Presenting company presentations

10:15-10:35AM: Networking Break -- Presidential Ballroom Foyer

10:35-11:15AM: You Built It. Will Strategics Buy It?

11:15-11:20AM: Moderator - Dan Purvis, CEO & Founder, Velentium Medical

11:20-12:00PM: Presenting company presentations

12:00-12:40PM: Protecting Innovation: The Future of IP in MedTech - Knobbe Martens

12:40-1:50PM: Lunch – Bivouac Room

1:55-2:35PM: Anatomy of a Deal: Medtronic/CathWorks—Using AI to Advance CV Diagnosis

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

  • Peter Fitzgerald, Professor of Medicine and Engineering Director, Center for Cardiovascular Innovation, Stanford University Medical Center, and Co-founder/Managing Partner, Triventures

  • Andra Jones, VP, Business Development, Strategy, and Integration, Interventional Cardiology Therapies, Medtronic

  • Ramin Mousavi, Founder, Chairman & CEO, NovoMed Partners

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

2:35-2:40PM: Moderator - Greenberg Traurig

2:40-3:20PM: Presenting company presentations

3:20-3:40PM: Networking Break -- Presidential Ballroom Foyer

3:40-4:20PM: Corporate Venture as a Strategic Growth Engine in MedTech

4:20-5:00PM: Start-up Lifelines: How Incubators Accelerate MedTech Innovation

5:00-5:40PM: When to replace the Founding CEO

5:40-6:40PM: MedTech Innovator Finals Competition - Mid-Stage Startups

6:40-8:00PM: Reception: Presidential Ballroom Foyer

Day 3

Thursday, November 5, 2026

8:15-8:35AM: Continental Breakfast - Presidential Ballroom Foyer

8:35-8:45AM: Spotlight: Market Pathways

8:50-9:25AM: The Corporate Development Roundtable: How Medtech Leaders Evaluate M&A, Investments and Strategic Partnerships

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

9:25-9:30AM: Moderator -

9:30-10:20AM: Presenting company presentations

10:20-10:40AM: Networking Break – Presidential Ballroom Foyer

10:40-11:20AM: AI as a Strategic Differentiator in Medical Devices

11:20-12:00PM: Deals, Dollars & Disruption: Navigating the Medtech M&A and Investment Landscape

  • Jed Cohen, Managing Director, Medical Technology Investment Banking, Raymond James

  • Jon Norris, Managing Director, HSBC

12:00-12:40PM: Later Stage Investment

12:40-1:20PM: Singapore Rising: From Promise to MedTech Powerhouse

1:20PM: Box Lunch - Presidential Ballroom Foyer


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