Agenda

Day 2
Day 3

Day 1

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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.

9:00-9:40AM — The Once and Future FDA: Positioning Your Start-up for an Evolving Market Access Ecosystem

  • Allison Komiyama, CEO/Founder, Bluestocking Health
  • Yu Zhao, President and Principal Advisor, Bridging Consulting
  • David Filmore, Executive Editor, Market Pathways (Moderator)

9:45-10:30AM — TCET and Beyond: The Future Direction of Reimbursement

  • Perry Bridger, Senior Advisor, Public Affairs, Edwards Lifesciences
  • 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
  • Tamara Syrek Jensen, Principal and Vice President of Federal Programs, Rubrum Advising
  • Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist and 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 – Presidential Ballroom Foyer

12:30-12:35PM: Welcome Address

12:35-1:15PM: Keynote: Navigating Medicare Reimbursement for Innovation: Insights from a Former CMS Leader: Tamara Syrek Jensen, Principal and Vice President of Federal Programs, Rubrum Advising

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

1:20-1:30PM: Axena Health

1:30-1:40PM: Lenoss Medical

1:40-1:50PM: neuroloop

1:50-2:00PM: DermaSensor

2:00-2:10PM: Aufero Medical

2:10-2:20PM: Seerlinq

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

2:40-3:10PM: AI in Healthcare: Standing Out in An Increasingly Crowded Field

3:10-3:15PM: Sponsor Moderator – Brett Barber, Director, Business Development, IQVIA MedTech

3:15-3:25PM: ViCentra

3:25-3:35PM: MH3D

3:35-3:45PM: Ark Surgical

3:45-3:55PM: Juniper Biomedical

3:55-4:05PM: Azalea Vision

4:10-4:40PM: Insights From Experience In Early-Stage Medtech Investment

  • Andrew Cleeland, CEO, Fogarty Innovation

  • Tasneem Dohadwala, Founding Partner, Excelestar Ventures

  • 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

  • Paul McCreadie, Managing Partner & COO, Arboretum Ventures

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

4:40-5:45PM: MedTech Innovator Value Competition

  • Emily Lee, CMO & Co-Founder, Wavelet

  • Stefan Roberts, CEO & Co-Founder, inSoma Bio 

  • Galen Robertson, CEO, VQ Biomedical

  • Bart Sanders, CEO & Founder, STENTiT

  • Lia Winter, CEO & Co-Founder, Winter Innovations

  • Paul Grand, CEO, MedTech Innovator (Host)

5:45-7:00MPM: Networking Reception - Presidential Ballroom Foyer

Day 2

Thursday, November 20, 2025
8:15AM-7:30PM

8:15-8:45AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast – Presidential Ballroom Foyer

8:45-9:25AM: Capital Pulse: Medtech M&A and Investment Trends

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

  • Jonathan Norris, Managing Director, HSBC Innovation Banking, HSBC Bank

  • Mark Secrest, Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking, BTIG

  • Raphael Taubenfeld, Executive Director, Healthcare Investment Banking, JP Morgan

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

9:30-9:35AM: Sponsor Moderator - Dan Purvis, CEO & Founder, Velentium Medical

9:35-9:45AM: Valfix Medical

9:45-9:55AM: CergenX

9:55-10:05AM: Nitinotes Surgical

10:05-10:15AM: Entirety Biomedical

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

10:35-11:15AM: Late-Stage Investing: It’s Getting Mighty Crowded as the Lines Blur

11:15-11:20AM: Sponsor Moderator - Michael Groosman, Director of Sales, Rev1

11:20-11:30AM: Thubrikar Aortic Valve

11:30-11:40AM: Purgo Scientific

11:40-11:50AM: CAPS Medical

11:50-12:00PM: 52North

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

12:40-1:50PM: Lunch – Bivouac Room

1:55-2:35PM: Taking the Temperature of MedTech Financing: New Investor Funds

  • Evan Caplan, Principal, OrbiMed Advisors

  • Tom Tu, Venture Partner, Vensana Capital

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

2:35-2:40PM: Sponsor Moderator - Lynn Carney, Director, Agency and Alliances, Medmarc

2:40-2:50PM: Berlin Heals

2:50-3:00PM: CB Innovations

3:00-3:10PM: Solenic Medical

3:10-3:20PM: NanoHive Medical

3:20-3:30PM: UpLyft

3:30-3:50PM: Networking Break - Presidential Ballroom Foyer

3:50-4:30PM: Corporate Venture Investing: Expanding Interest in Start-up Funding

  • Jinny Lee, SVP, Exploration, Strategy and Marketing, Edwards Lifesciences

  • Nathan Harrington, Managing Partner, Philips Ventures

  • Biren Mehta, Vice President, Venture Investments, MedTech, JJDC

  • Michael Ryan, VP, Venture Capital & Business Development, Boston Scientific Corporation

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

4:30-5:10PM: Strategics Panel: Keeping the M&A Tide Rolling

  • Charlie Attlan, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Boston Scientific Corporation

  • Virginia Giddings, Vice President of Exploration, Edwards Lifesciences

  • Townsend Goddard, Senior Vice President, Global Head, Business Development, Olympus

  • Christine Knoblauch, Vice President Business Development, Surgery, Johnson & Johnson MedTech

  • Eric Schantz, Vice President, Corporate Development, Medtronic

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

5:10-6:10PM: MedTech Innovator Finals Competition - Mid-Stage Startups

  • Tim Gleeson, CEO, BRIJ Medical

  • Martin Herman, CEO & Co-Founder, Powerful Medical

  • Danny Lustiger, CEO & Founder, MedCu Technologies

  • Albert Mikhail, CEO, Multiphze

  • Paul Grand, CEO, MedTech Innovator (Host)

6:10-7:15PM: Reception - Presidential Ballroom Foyer

Day 3

Friday, November 21, 2025
8:15AM-2:00PM

8:15-8:45AM: Continental Breakfast - Presidential Ballroom Foyer

8:45-9:25AM: Building and Sustaining an Innovation Engine: The Evolution of Fogarty Innovation

9:25-9:30AM: Sponsor Moderator - MedTech Strategist

9:30-9:40AM: Zepto Life Technology

9:40-9:50AM: Restera

9:50-10:00AM: BrightUro

10:00-10:10AM: Immergo Labs

10:10-10:20AM: Corveus Medical

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

10:40-11:20AM: Getting Off The Ground: Approaches to Early Medtech Commercialization

  • Michael Anselmo, Vice President, RHEMA, MCRA, an IQVIA business

  • Raymond W. Cohen, retired CEO of Axonics and Venture Partner

  • Todd Usen, CEO, Adagio Medical

  • Angie Volk, Vice President Business Development, Amplitude Vascular Systems (AVS)

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

11:20-12:00PM: Hospital Venture Funds: Emerging Source of Medtech Financing

  • Sean Cheng, Managing Director, Ascension Ventures

  • Dustin Cook, Managing Director and Partner, Intermountain Ventures

  • Nir Goldenberg, Senior Director, Technology Development, Mayo Clinic Ventures

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

12:00-1:00PM: Box Lunch - Presidential Ballroom Foyer

 

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