LSI2021
Emerging Medtech Summit

The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel - Dana Point, CA - May 11-13, 2021

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Keynote Roundtable: Scott Pantel, Paul LaViolette, Leslie Trigg, Jay Watkins

Manny Villafana & Chris Velis Fireside Chat

John Barrett, CEO of ZKR Orthopedics

Shaun Sanders, Investor Relations Advisor for nRichDX

Andy McGibbon during Dinner Panel

Dale Jones, BioQuest - Our Most Valuable Resource: Our People

Medtech Women Sponsored Breakfast

Nick Talamantes, Red Carpet Interviews

Tej Singh, Founder and CEO of Fist Assist Devices

David Joyce - Looking through the Loupes: An End User’s Perspective

Nadine Hachach-Haram, Founder & CEO of Proximie

St. Patrick's Day Group Photo

Lisa Carmel & Michael Neidert

Networking at the Botanical Lawn

Dinner with a View

David Weild IV, Keynote - Medtech Capital and the New Frontier

Dale Jones BioQuest - Opening Remarks at LSI USA '22

Same Goal, Different Paths: CEO Spotlight on Raising Capital

After the Capital Raise: Accelerating into Growth Stage

Medtech M&A and Deal-Making Perspectives

Dinner Reception and Fireside Chat

Medtech Venture Investing

New Medtech Incubator Models & Early Stage Investing

Strategy: How to Win with Today’s IDNs and GPOs

Leveraging Real World Evidence Generation: From Regulatory to Market Access

Manny Villafana & Chris Velis Fireside Chat

Upending the Medtech Sales Model

Intelligent/Digital Surgery: Innovation & Opportunities Evolving Rapidly

Dinner with a Sunset

What Do Strategics Want?

Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles

Networking & Partnering

Medtech Investing: What VCs Want Right Now

How Leading Medtech Scaleups Are Accelerating Time to Market

Web3, NFTs, and Decentralized Science

John Butler, Cheryl Wood, Margaret Kalmeta

Bruce Lichorowic & Alex Condon

Chris Kennedy, Darcy Bachert, Aditya Ingalhalikar

Virginia Giddings, Terri Burke, Jinny Lee

Drea Gonzalez, Scott Carson, Rachael Daniel

Zaib Shaikh, Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles Sponsored Dinner

Sponsor Pavillion

IQVIA Medtech Booth

Proxima Clinical Research | Chelsea Isaac, Isabella Schmitt, Sean Bittner

Partnering Room

Networking & Partnering

Dave Beck, Octane OC Booth

Iris Wedeking, iDentical

Fernando Corredor, Invenio

Networking at Sponsor Booths

Zeto, Rachel Ragusa

George Aliphtiras, Synapse

Matthew Carpenter-Arevalo, Uhuru Network

Greenlight Guru Putting Green

Jean-Baptiste Duprieu

Jim Kasic & Roger Brooks

Ken Gall, Sarah James, Cambre Kelly

Networking & Dinner

Susan Trent & Mike Cook

Omar Khateeb & Chris Prentice

Chris Miclot & Vance Clement

Dinner & Networking

Chris Velis & Scott Pantel

Dinner Reception & Networking

Blake Matrone Introduces Panel

St. Patrick's Day Irish Beer & Whiskey Tasting Sponsored by Greenlight Guru

Clémentine Gibard Bohachek, Cheryl Adams, Ashwin Krishnan

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Aaron Call & Jan Hunik

Tony Rojas & Darwin Shurig

Jordan Chase & Jessica Richter

Scott Pantel, Tony Rojas, Dawrin Shurig

Catching a ride to the Botanical Lawn

Douglas Ruark, Peter Daneyko, Oscar Jofre

Peter Daneyko & Douglas Ruark

Scott Huennekens - Medtech 3.0 & Creating Unicorns

Fireside Chat: Paul LaViolette & Scott Pantel

Chris Velis Founder of Miraki Innovation "Predicting What's Next"

Scott Pantel Introducing Scott Huennekens

Teri Sirset, CEO Dasi Simulations

Dennis Kogan, Founder & CEO, Caresyntax

Innovator Panel: Different Paths to Raising Capital & Accelerating Growth

Lishan Aklog, Chairman & CEO, PAVmed

Dushyanth Surakanti - CEO, Sparta Biomedical

Lishan Aklog Chairman & CEO, PAVmed

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Triple Ring Technologies Booth

Spark Biomedical

Tak Cheung - New Enterprise Associates

Christopher Velis Featured Speaker

Daniel Teo Managing Partner, Hunniwell Lake Ventures

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Investor Panel: Family Office & Angel Money: The Inside Track

Christopher Velis's Question

Investor Panel: Family Office & Angel Money

Tom Kottler CEO, Sonopor

Blank Check Panel - Medtech SPACs

Nadine Haram - Proximie - Innovator Spotlight

Strategic Panel: Deal-Making and Strategic Partnering

Strategic Panel: Deal-Making and Strategic Partnering

Venture Studios Panel: New Models for Startup Success

Reimbursement & Patient Access Panel

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Bruce Lichorowic (Galen Robotics) & Susan Wood (VIDA)

Susan Wood President & CEO, VIDA

Innovation Panel - Different Views of the Robotics Market

Networking & Dinner

David Uffer - Alira Health - Moderator

Innovation Panel - Different Views of the Robotics Market

Innovation Panel: Opportunities in the Drive Towards Intelligent Surgery

Oliver Keown (Intuitive Surgical) & Jon Root (US Venture Partners)

Greg Madden (SV Health Investors) & Tak Cheung (New Enterprise Associates)

Oliver Keown - Intuitive Surgical

Greg Madden - SV Health Investors

Innovation Panel: Opportunities in the Drive Towards Intelligent Surgery

Rachel Van Stratton-Kirk, Robotics & Digital Solutions, Ethicon

Bruce Lichorowic President & CEO, Galen Robotics

Summit Attendees Observing a Panel

Richard Vincent, Susan Wood, Bruce Lichorowic, Nissan Elimelech

Networking & Dinner

Kwame Ulmer - Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health - Moderator

Investor Panel: Investing in Medtech Innovation

Lisa Carmel, Chris Velis, Allan May

Access Strategy Partners Inc. Booth

Investor Panel: Investing in Medtech Innovation (Speaking - Dennis McWilliams)

Reimbursement & Patient Access Panel

PanaceuticsRx Booth

Michelle Smith - Intuitive

Nadine Haram - Proximie

Different Paths to Raising Capital & Accelerating Growth: Innovator Spotlight

Adam Sachs - Vicarious Surgical

Yair Brosh, CEO Donisi Health

Adam Sachs - Vicarious Surgical

Innovator Panel: Different Paths to Raising Capital & Accelerating Growth

Group Photo: Investor Panel: Investing in Medtech Innovation: What Do VCs Want?

Henry Miller Diversified Research Group

Ryan McGuinness - Commercial GM, Triple Ring Technologies

PRIA Healthcare Booth

Innovator Panel: Different Paths to Raising Capital & Accelerating Growth

Medtech SPACs - Hunting for Startups

Blank Check Panel Panelists

Greenlight Guru Booth

Panelists Discussing Medtech SPACs

Rak Mehta, Oleg Grodnensky & Josh DeFonzo - Medtech SPACs Panel

Claude Nogard - CEO, Ergosuture

Joe Urban, CEO of Potrero Medical

Bob Cathcart, CEO of AiM Medical Robotics

Tom Keating (PRIA) & Scott Pantel (LSI)

Scott Pantel CEO, LSI

LSI 2021 Interview

Scott Pantel Introducing Family Office & Angel Money: The Inside Track

Scott Pantel - CEO, LSI

David Kereiakes - Providence Ventures

Over 1300 1-on-1 Partnering Sessions Took Place at EMS 2020

Venture Capital Panel During Welcome Reception & Cocktails Night 1

Keynote Velis Predicting Coronavirus Financial Impact Weeks Before Pandemic Hits

Perspectives from the VC, Payer & CEO on Reimbursement: Panel led by Tonya Dowd

Strategic Dealmaking Panel Insights from CEO David Hochman (Orchestra) and VP Strategy Earl Slee (Medtronic)

CathWorks CMO Ramin Mousavi

Ossio CEO Brian Verrier

Alternative Financing Panel Drew Large Crowd on Day 3

Private Meetings with CEOs After Presentations in Main Ballroom

Christopher Velis Keynote Address

Terri Burke, Partner at Epidarex Capital Shares VC Insights in Panel on Day 1

Motus CEO Tim Moran

More Networking Prior to Fireside Chat with Dr. Manny Villafana (Founder St. Jude, ATS, Cardiac Pacemakers)

SentiAR CEO Berk Tas

Terumo, J&J, Orchestra, Medtronic, Intuitive Execs Weigh In During Strategic Panel led by Dave Mildrew (BioQuest)

Panel: Intuitive Surgical, Kaiser, Ximedica, Edwards Lifesciences & Alira

ClearFlow CEO Paul Molloy

1300+ Private Partnering Meetings Took Place

Private Partnering Meetings Overlooking Pacific Ocean

Innovation Panel: Lisa Carmel (Ximedica), Noam Krantz (J&J), Greg Madden (SV Health Investors), Stephen Ralph (Gore), Michael Pereira (Ximedica)

Lively Clinical Affairs Panel (Lisa Beck, Ori Ben-Yahuda, Tonya Dowd)

Ximedica VP Lisa Carmel

InnovHeart CEO Jason Bottiglieri

EPIC Neuro CEO Bill Phillips

Greg Madden, Partner SV Health Investors, Shares Insights on VC Investing

Colospan CEO Boaz Assaf

ZKR Orthopedics CEO John Barrett

Jim Rushworth, CEO of Terumo Medical on Strategic Partnering Panel

Yostra Founder Vinayak Nandalike

VerteCore CEO Paul Leake

UVision360 CEO Allison London Brown

Alternative Financing Panel

Trice Medical CEO Mark Foster

Synergia Medical CEO Attila Borbath

Strados Labs CEO Nick Delmonico

StimGuard CEO Laura Perryman

SpineOvations CEO Niv Caviar

Sonix Medical Devices CEO Vipula Tailor

Sonavex CEO David Narrow

Silk Biomaterials CEO Gabriele Grecchi

Shoulder Innovations COO Matt Ahearn

Sense Diagnostics CEO Geoffrey Klass

Saranas CEO Zaffer Syed

Rna Diagnostics CEO Jeremy Bridge-Cook

ReSymmetry Executive Liana Foksheneanu

REACT Neuro CEO Shahid Azim

QUANTASON CEO Edmond Rambod

Pulmostics CEO William Wittmeyer

Promaxo CEO Amit Vohra

Pristine Surgical CEO Bryan Lord

PolyVascular Co-Founder Henri Justino

PhotoniCare CEO Ryan Shelton

Path Ex CEO Sinead E. Miller

Ortho Regenerative Technologies CEO Claude LeDuc

Orgagen CEO Saverio La Francesca

OcuSciences CEO Kurt Riegger

nView Medical CEO Cristian Atria

NuEyes CEO Mark Greget

NuCryo Vascular CEO Kevin Beedon

nRichDX CEO William Curtis

Novuson CEO Stuart Mitchell

NIDO CEO Thomas Marchand

New View Surgical CEO Bryce Klontz

Neurent Medical CEO Brian Shields

NeuEsse Chairman Joseph Connell

Navigation Sciences CEO Alan Lucas

Nanochon CEO Benjamin Holmes

Moterum CEO David Huizenga

Micro Interventional Devices CEO Michael Whitman

Melzi CEO Reid Rutherford

MediPines CEO Steve Lee

Medical 21 CEO Manny Villafaña

Magforce CEO Dr. Ben Lipps

LindaCare CEO Shahram Sharif

LightIntegra Technology CEO William Dubiel

LifeWave Biomedical CEO Steve Stephansen

Ictero Medical CEO Matthew Nojoomi

HealthySole CEO Nelson Patterson

HealthLytix CEO Nathan White

HAPPE Spine Program Director Douglas Snell

GyroGear Founder Faii Ong

GreenBone Ortho CEO Lorenzo Pradella

Flosonics Medical CEO Joe Eibl

Fist Assist CEO Tej M. Singh

FAST BioMedical CEO Joseph Muldoon

ExplORer Surgical CEO Jennifer Fried

Exact Imaging CEO Randy AuCoin

E-Scopics CEO Claude Cohen-Bacrie

Epic Neuro President Bill Phillips

Engage Therapeutics COO Mark Theeuwes

Embody CEO Jeff Conroy

Elevation Spine CEO Charles Gilbride

Diality CEO Osman Khawar

Consensus Orthopedics CEO Colleen Gray

CivaTech Oncology CEO Suzanne Babcock

Cerenetex CEO Benjamin Bobo

Centese Chief Business Officer Randy Preston

Centerline Biomedical CEO Philip Rackliffe

Reimbursement Trends Panel

CardioThrive CEO Shelley Savage

Canary Medical CEO Bill Hunter

Bridge Medical Devices CEO Skip Graham

Biorez CEO Kevin Rocco

Biolinq CEO Jared Tangney

Bardy Diagnostics CCO Ken Nelson

Augmedics CEO Nissan Elimelech

Auctus Surgical CEO John Barrett

Aspect Biosystems CEO Tamer Mohamed

Articulate Labs CEO Josh Rabinowitz

Alucent Biomedical CEO Myles Greenberg

Alertgy CEO Marc Rippen

AiM Medical Robotics CEO Bob Cathcart

Activ Surgical CEO Todd Usen

Acarix CEO Per Persson

Lively Industry Panel on HEOR & Payer Insights for New Technologies

Deepak Sahu of Alira Health Moderator: Lively Session with Strategics & Payers on HEOR

Lisa Carmel, VP of Ximedica Leads Innovation Panel on Day 3

Lively Panel: Day 3

Alternative Financing Panel: Angel, VC, Family Office, Non-Dilutive & Crowdsourcing Perspectives

Panel: Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR)

Ben Joseph of Mend Medical Shares a Fresh View on Medtech Investing

Irfan Lateef of Knobbe Moderates Investor Panel on Day 3

Skip Graham, CEO Bridge Medical Devices Makes Huge Announcement at EMS 2020

Medtech Angel Investor Greg Scott (BPI) Providing Insights on Raising Capital in 2020

J&J's Noam Krantz Providing Unique Insights in Innovation Panel

Health Tech Leader Lisa Carmel of Ximedica Sets Stage for Full Day of Innovation

Centerline Biomedical Created Tremendous Buzz at EMS 2020

DiFusion Technologies CEO Derrick Johns

Panel: Payers & Strategics Weigh in on Product Innovation

Greg Madden, Partner at SV Health Investors: VC Insights

Innovation Panel: SV Health Investors, Gore, J&J, Ximedica

Networking During Welcome Reception & Venture Capital Panel

Manny Villafana (Founder of St. Jude) Presents Next Venture, Medical 21

Panel: Hot Topics in Clinical Affairs 2020

Mike Pereira, President of Ximedica Shares Vision for Innovation

Tonya Dowd, VP of MCRA Setting Stage for Full Day of Innovation

Dr. Gary Owens Shares the Payer Perspective during Reimbursement Panel

Alyssa Howard of MCRA Leads Session of Innovation

Networking Between Innovation Sessions

Investor Reception and Networking on Day 1 Welcome Session

Israeli Innovator Efrat Shenhod-Malihi, Founder of ReSymmetry & LSI Staff

1:1 Networking at Private Sessions Overlooking Pacific Ocean

More Partnering in Private Reserved Sessions

Welcome & Registration at Emerging Medtech Summit

Tivic Health CEO Jennifer Ernst

Partnering on the Pacific at Emerging Medtech Summit

Jeff Conroy, CEO of Embody

Sidebars, Networking & Partnering During Breaks

Medtech Thought Leaders Moderating Innovation Sessions

Partner on the Pacific with the Leaders Building Medtech

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LSI's top 100 medtech startups will present at this event.

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Hotel Information

The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel
One Ritz-Carlton Dr
Dana Point, CA 92629

Special LSI room rate and accommodations available.

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