Agenda


Day 1

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
12:00PM-7:00PM

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: IP Trends in Medical Devices

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


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