Day 1
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 11:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
11:30 - 11:55 Registration and Box Lunch - Great Room Foyer
11:55 - 12:00 Welcome/Opening - Great Room
David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
12:00 - 12:40 Spotlight Session: Do US and European VCs Behave Differently?
James Eadie, Partner, Sante Ventures
Caroline Gaynor, Vice President, Lightstone Ventures
Jan Pensaert, Managing Partner, Valiance
Alex Schmitz, Partner, Endeavour Vision
Moderator: David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
12:40 - 1:20 Spotlight Session: Developing Commercialization Models As Innovative As Your Products
Steve Atkinson, CEO, Atlantic Therapeutics
Angela Brown, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Device and Diagnostics Research, ICON
Harry Rowland, CEO, Endotronix
Todd Usen, CEO, Activ Surgical
Moderator: Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
1:20 - 1:40 Networking Break - Great Room Foyer
1:40 - 1:45 Moderator - Medmarc
1:45 - 1:55 OncoRes Medical
1:55 - 2:05 Surgivisio
2:05 - 2:15 Vascular Graft Solutions
2:15 - 2:25 SentiAR, Inc.
2:25 - 2:35 CathVision
2:35 - 3:05 Keynote: Billy Cohn, MD, VP, Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Companies
3:05 - 3:20 Networking Break - Great Room Foyer
Speaker Breakout - Salon Ardilaun (1st Floor)
3:25 - 4:10 Corporate Panel - The Challenge for Strategics: Pushing Innovation From Incremental to Disruptive
Chris Cleary, Vice President of Corporate Development, Medtronic
Townsend Goddard, VP/GM, Surgical Group, Olympus EMEA
Susan Morano, Vice President of Business Development, Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Companies
Stan Rabinovich, VP, Discovery Advanced Technology, Edwards Lifesciences
Mark Secrest, Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking, BTIG
Moderator: Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
4:10 - 4:15 Moderator — IMMR
4:15 - 4:25 X-Bolt Orthopaedics
4:25 - 4:35 Lightpoint Medical
4:35 - 4:45 MY01
4:45 - 4:55 ExThera Medical
4:55 - 5:05 Levita Magnetics Corporation
5:05 - 5:15 Womed
5:15 - 6:15 Special Event: MedTech Innovator - International Pitch Event
Judges:
Tomoko Ishikura, Business Development Advisor, NIPRO
Jim Martucci, Sr. Director, Technology Assessment & Scouting, Baxter
Susan Morano, Vice President of Business Development, Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Companies
Stephen Ralph, Innovation Marketing Leader, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc, Medical Products Division
Rupert Winckler, Head of EMEA New Business Development, Medical Systems Division, Olympus
Host: Paul Grand, CEO, MedTech Innovator
6:15 - 7:30 Networking Reception - Great Room Foyer
Day 2
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee - Great Room Foyer
8:30 - 9:00 Special Presentation: Ireland for Innovative Medical Technologies: Hosted by TJ Hughes, Senior Development Adviser Lifesciences, Enterprise Ireland
Wayne Allen, CEO, Perfuze
Rosanne Longmore, CEO, Coroflo
Niall Rafferty, CEO/Founder, Medxnote
Declan Soden, CEO, Mirai Medical
9:00 - 9:05 Moderator — The Mullings Group
9:05 - 9:15 Activ Surgical
9:15 - 9:25 Inscope Medical
9:25 - 9:35 Spectricity
9:35 - 9:45 Embody
9:45 - 9:55 ThermopeutiX, Inc.
9:55 - 10:05 Synoste
10:05 - 10:45 Spotlight Session: Trends Shaping the Global MedTech Industry
John Babitt, Americas Medtech Leader, EY
10:45 - 11:05 Networking Break - Great Room Foyer
Speaker Breakout - Salon Ardilaun (1st Floor)
11:05 - 11:45 Spotlight Session: Why Invest in Medtech? A European Perspective
Arthur Franken, Partner, Gilde Healthcare Partners
Olivier Litzka, Partner, Andera Partners
Antoine Papiernik, Managing Partner & Chairman, Sofinnova Partners
Anne Portwich, Partner, Life Sciences Partners (LSP)
Moderator: David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
11:45 - 12:15 Keynote: Shit Happens: How to Get Around It: Martin Rothman, MD, Venture Partner, Sofinnova Partners
12:15 - 1:00 Spotlight Session: Investment Cycles; where are we currently?
Barbara Castellano, Principal, Panakes Partners
Janelle Goulard, Director of Health Investment, Pangaea Ventures
Hunt Henrie, Managing Director, Global Head of Medtech, Locust Walk
Manus Rogan, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Fountain Healthcare Partners
Thom Rasche, Partner, Early Bird Venture Capital
Moderator: Jennifer McMahon, Principal, Seroba Life Sciences
1:00 - 2:20 Lunch - Saddle Room (Lobby Level)
2:20 - 2:50 Keynote: Medtech/Digital Confluence: What does it mean for the future of Medical Devices?: Scott Huennekens, Former CEO, Verb Surgical
2:50 - 2:55 Moderator: genae
2:55 - 3:05 Special Presentation: genae
3:05 - 3:15 Aenitis Technologies
3:15 - 3:25 Self Diagnostics
3:25 - 3:35 Exact Imaging, Inc.
3:35 - 3:45 Provisio Medical, Inc.
3:45 - 3:55 IPDx
3:55 - 4:15 Networking Break - Great Room Foyer
Speaker Breakout - Salon Ardilaun (1st Floor)
4:15 - 4:45 Fireside Chat: Josh Makower, General Partner, NEA and Founder, ExploraMed
4:45 - 5:15 MDR: Welcome to the New Reality
Serge Bernasconi, CEO, Medtech Europe
James Greene, CEO, MedLumics
Jeffrey Jump, Chairman, MedAlliance
Moderator: John Olden, Partner, Eugene F. Collins
5:15 - 5:20 Moderator: Covance
5:20 - 5:30 Endospan Ltd.
5:30 - 5:40 CorWave
5:40 - 5:50 Greenbone Ortho
5:50 - 6:00 Reprieve Cardiovascular
6:00 - 6:05 Moderator: MVR Ltd.
6:05 - 6:35 Spotlight Session: Click On All Boxes With Surgical Robots
Chris Cleary, Vice President of Corporate Development, Medtronic
6:35 - 8:00 Reception - No. 27 Bar and Lounge
Day 3
Thursday, April 11, 2019 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee - Great Room Foyer
8:30 - 9:10 CEOs/VCs & Entrepreneurs: How Deals Come Together
Paul Bateman, Former CEO, Novate Medical
James Dillon, CEO, Reprieve Cardiovascular
Hamid Lamraoui, CEO, Uromems
Howard Levin, CMP, Reprieve Cardiovascular
Daniel O’Mahony, Partner, Seroba Life Sciences
Rainer Strohmenger, General Partner, Wellington Partners
Moderator: Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
9:10 - 9:20 Spotlight Session: Integrated Translational Research: Advanced preclinical methods support product differentiation
Peter Markham, President & CEO, CBSET
9:20 - 9:30 HealthUp
9:30 - 9:40 EMTensor GmbH
9:40 - 9:50 CorFlow Therapeutics
9:50 - 10:00 WISE Srl
10:00 - 10:10 Vectorious Medical Technologies
10:10 - 11:00 Spotlight Session: A Global View of Raising Money From and For China
Mathieu Bigois, Venture Partner, Ally Bridge
Yuval Binur, Chairman, Mitralign, Inc.
Lifei Cheng, Founder & CEO, MedTecX
Paul Murray, Investment Director, Atlantic Bridge Capital
Ari Silverman, Partner, Mavie Technologies
Moderator: Stephen Levin, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
11:00 - 11:20 Networking Break - Great Room Foyer
Speaker Breakout - Salon Ardilaun (1st Floor)
11:20 - 11:25 Moderator: ICON Plc
11:25 - 11:35 Smart Medics Sp. z o.o.
11:35 - 11:45 Body Vision Medical
11:45 - 11:55 SafeHeal
11:55 - 12:05 Modulim
12:05 - 12:15 Synergia Medical
12:15 - 12:25 Oxford Endovascular
12:25 - 12:40 Networking Break - Great Room Foyer
Speaker Breakout - Salon Ardilaun (1st Floor)
12:40 - 12:50 EIF support of Medtech investing: Learnings and Perspectives
Nick Dunster, Investment Manager, EIF
12:50 - 1:35 Spotlight Session: New models, New Opportunities in Medtech Financings
Katie Ellias, Managing Director, JDRF T1D Fund
Claudio Giuliano, Managing Partner & Founder, Innogest
Nooman Haque, Managing Director of Life Sciences and Healthcare, SVB
Martin Pfister, Senior Investment Manager, High Tech Gruenderfonds
Josep Sanfeliu, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Asabys Partners
Brad Vale, Founder, Strategic Healthcare Investment Partners
Moderator: David Cassak, Editor-in-Chief, MedTech Strategist
1:35 - 1:40 Moderator - EIT Health e.V.
1:40 - 1:50 Thorasys Thoracic Medical Systems, Inc.
1:50 - 2:00 Calcivis
2:00 - 2:10 Salvia BioElectronics
2:10 - 2:20 PhotoniCare, Inc.
2:20 - 2:30 Intelligent Implants
2:30 - 2:50 Networking Break - Great Room Foyer
Speaker Breakout - Salon Ardilaun (1st Floor)
2:50 - 2:55 Moderator — Team-Consulting Medical Devices
2:55 - 3:05 Lunaphore Technologies SA
3:05 - 3:15 GraftWorx
3:15 - 3:25 Alandra Medical
3:25 - 3:35 FineHeart
3:35 - 4:00 Speaker Breakout - Great Room Foyer
Note: Program Subject to Change.