Agenda
Day 1
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Pre-Conference Workshop – Market Pathways Forum: Navigating a New DC
Insider insights on what’s really happening at FDA and CMS, and what it means for medtech startups trying to steer their innovations through market access gatekeepers.
Note the pre-conference sessions are open to all registered participants of the Innovation Summit San Diego. RSVP required.
9:45-10:30AM — TCET and Beyond: The Future Direction of Reimbursement
- Steve Farmer, Senior Partner & Co-Owner, ABIG Health; Former Chief Strategy Officer/Coverage and Analysis Group, CMS
- Laura Findeiss, MD, Principal, Rubrum Advising; Former Dir, Division of Policy and Evidence Review, Coverage and Analysis Group, CMS
- Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways (Moderator)
10:35-11:15am — Where Does Medtech Policy Go From Here?
- Mark Leahey, President/CEO, Medical Device Manufacturers Association
- Josh Makower, MD, The Yock Family Professor, Professor of Medicine and of Bioengineering; Stanford University Schools of Medicine and Engineering, The Byers Family Director and Co-Founder, Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign
- David Filmore, Executive Editor, Market Pathways (moderator)
12:00-12:30PM: Registration and working box lunch
12:35-1:15PM: Keynote: Bernard Zovighian, CEO, Edwards Lifesciences
1:15-2:20PM: Company presentations
2:20-2:40PM: Networking Break
2:40-3:10PM: AI in Healthcare: Standing Out in An Increasingly Crowded Field:
3:10- 4:10PM: Company presentations
4:10-4:40PM: Insights From Experience In Early-Stage Medtech Investment
4:40-5:45PM: MedTech Innovator Value Competition
5:45-7:00PM: Networking Reception
Day 2
Thursday, November 20, 2025
8:15AM-7:30PM
8:15-8:45AM: Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:25AM: M&A Bankers panel: Possible New Kids on the Block
9:30-10:15AM: Company presentations
10:15-10:35AM: Networking Break
10:35-11:15AM: Late-Stage Investing: It’s Getting Mighty Crowded as the Lines Blur
11:15-12:00PM: Company presentations
12:00-12:40PM: Protecting Innovation: The Future of IP in MedTech
12:40-1:50PM: Lunch
1:55-2:35PM: Hospital Venture Funds: Emerging Source of Medtech Financing
2:35-3:30PM: Company presentations
3:30-3:50PM: Networking Break
3:50-4:30PM: Alternative Funding Sources: There is Money Out There If You Know Where to Look
4:30-5:10PM: Strategics Panel: Keeping the M&A Tide Rolling
5:10-6:10PM: MedTech Innovator Finals Competition - Mid-Stage Startups
6:10-7:15PM: Networking Reception
Day 3
Friday, November 21, 2025
8:15AM-2:00PM
8:15-8:45AM: Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:25AM: Corporate Venture Investing: Expanding Interest in Start-up Funding
9:25-10:20AM: Company presentations
10:20-10:40AM: Networking Break
10:40-11:20AM: Getting Off The Ground: Approaches to Early Medtech Commercialization
11:20-12:00PM: Funding Early Stage Clinical Trials
12:00PM: Conference concludes
