Day 1
Monday, November 14, 2022
12:00PM-7:30PM
12:00-12:30PM
Registration and working box lunch — Grand Peninsula Foyer
12:30-12:35PM
Welcome Address -
David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways
12:35-1:15PM
Alternative Financing Sources Turned Mainstream
Daniel Gottlieb, Associate Director, Broadview Ventures
Chris Neil, Life Science Angels
Rob Winkelmann, Managing Partner & CEO, Credo 180
Ming Zhao, Program Director, SBIR Development Center, National Cancer Institute
Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways (Moderator)
1:15-1:20PM
Sponsor Moderator — Medmarc
1:20-1:30PM
1:30-1:40PM
1:40-1:50PM
1:50-2:00PM
2:00-2:10PM
2:10-2:20PM
2:20-2:40PM
Networking Break — Grand Peninsula Foyer
2:40-3:30PM
Solving the Reimbursement Challenge
Jenny Gaffney, VP Health Economics and Reimbursement, LimFlow
Josh Makower, Director and Co-Founder, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign
Andrew Weiss, President & CEO, ReCor Medical
Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways (moderator)
3:35-3:40PM
Sponsor Moderator — Greenlight Guru
3:40-3:50PM
3:50-4:00PM
4:00-4:10PM
4:10-4:20PM
4:20-4:30PM
4:30-4:40PM
4:45-5:15PM
Keynote: “Jimmy Carter called to discuss interest rates, inflation, and lust”
Christopher Cleary, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Medtronic
5:15-5:45PM
Company Creation: The Role of Early Venture Capital in Company Formation
Auriel August, Senior Associate, Sante Ventures
Karun Naga, Partner, The Foundry
Christine Winoto, Founder & Director, UCSF Rosenman Institute
David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist (moderator
5:45-7:00PM
Networking Reception — Grand Peninsula Foyer
Day 2
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
8:00AM-8:00PM
8:00-8:30AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast – Grand Peninsula Foyer
8:30-9:15AM
Keynote: What’s Next for Medical Device Security
Kevin Fu, Former FDA Director of Medical Device Cybersecurity, Associate Professor, University of Michigan, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
9:20-9:25AM
Sponsor Moderator — IQVIA MedTech
9:25-9:35AM
9:35-9:45AM
9:45-9:55AM
9:55-10:05AM
10:05-10:15AM
10:15-10:20AM
Networking Break — Grand Peninsula Foyer
10:20-10:50AM
New Dynamic for Medtech Entrepreneurs
Andrew Cleeland, CEO, Fogarty Innovation
Hanson Gifford, III, Partner, Lightstone Ventures
Howard Levin, CEO, Deerfield Catalyst
David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist (moderator)
10:55-11:00AM
Sponsor Moderator — NAMSA
11:00-11:10AM
11:10-11:20AM
11:20-11:30AM
11:30-11:40AM
11:40-11:50AM
11:55AM-12:45PM
IP Tips for Medical Device Diligence
Gerard von Hoffman, Vice President of Intellectual Property, Imperative Care
Paul Conover, Partner, Knobbe Martens
Irfan Lateef, Partner, Knobbe Martens
12:45-1:55PM
Lunch —
2:00-2:40PM
Operationalizing Diversity: What young companies are doing and what’s next?
Tracy Dooley, Partner, Avestria Ventures
Matt McLean, CEO, Half Moon Medical
Gabriel Sanchez, Co-Founder, CEO, Enspectra Health
Ingrid Ellerbe, Executive Director of Diversity by Doing (DxD), (Stanford Biodesign & Fogarty Innovation)
2:45-2:50PM
Sponsor Moderator — Greenlight Guru
2:50-3:00PM
3:00-3:10PM
3:10-3:20PM
3:20-3:30PM
3:30-3:40PM
3:40-4:00PM
Networking Break — Grand Peninsula Foyer
4:00-4:40PM
Early-State Medtech Financing: Operating Leanly and Efficiently in the Current Funding Environment
William Dai, Founding Managing Partner, ShangBay Capital
Andy McGibbon, Managing Partner, Sonder Capital
Gary Gershony, Founding General Partner, Baymed Venture Partners
Mudit Jain, Founding General Partner, Treo Ventures, CEO and co-founder of NuXcel
James Huie, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (moderator)
4:45-5:45PM
MedTech Innovator 2022 Value Competition —
Saif Ahmad, CSO/CMO, 52 North Health
Toufic Azar, CEO, Meacor
Ofer Halbreich, CEO, CardiaCare
Kunj Patel, CTO & Co-Founder, SafeBeat Rx
David Wu, Clinical Advisor, Limax Biosciences
Host:
Paul Grand, Founder & CEO, MedTech Innovator
Judges:
Abigail Hunter-Syed, Director of Olympus Innovation Ventures
Biren Mehta, Vice President, Venture Investments, MedTech, Johnson & Johnson
Avi Roop, Managing Director, RCT Ventures
Lynn Carney, Manager, Business Development and Marketing, Medmarc
5:45-7:00PM
Reception — Grand Peninsula Foyer
Day 3
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
8:00AM-2:00PM
8:00-8:30AM
Continental Breakfast — Grand Peninsula Foyer
8:30-9:05AM
Financing from Strategics: Where to Find Strategic Funding while Balancing Flexibility
Abigail Hunter-Syed, Director of Olympus Innovation Ventures
Biren Mehta, Vice President, Venture Investments, MedTech, Johnson & Johnson
Noboru Ohrui, Head of Growth Strategy, Cardiac & Vascular Company, Terumo
David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist (moderator)
9:10-9:15AM
Sponsor Moderator — Medmarc
9:15-9:25AM
9:25-9:35AM
9:35-9:45AM
9:45-9:55AM
9:55-10:05AM
10:05-10:20AM
Networking Break — Grand Peninsula Foyer
10:20-11:00AM
When to Bring FDA into the Picture? Aligning Early Device Design and Regulatory Strategy
Laurie Clarke, Vice President and Principal, Medical Device Regulatory, TSG Consulting
Hal Stowe, Regulatory Consultant, TSG Consulting
Paul Wilkins, Managing Director, Sagentia Innovation
David Filmore, Executive Editor, Market Pathways (moderator)
11:00-11:30AM
Commercialization Strategies Post-MD
Serge Bernasconi, CEO, MedTech Europe
Maria Nyakern, President, NAMSA Madrid (Formerly AKRN)
Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, Market Pathways (moderator)
11:30AM-12:15PM
Opportunities and Challenges in Innovation in a Digital Age
Daniel Burnett, Founder and CEO, Theranova
Daniel Hawkins, CEO, Avail Medsystems
Jennifer McCaney, Executive Director, UCLA Biodesign
Ryan McGuinness, Commercial General Manager, Triple Ring Technologies, Inc
12:15-1:00PM
Box Lunch — Grand Peninsula Foyer
