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LSI Europe '23 Agenda

September 18, 2023

Welcome Day

12:00-4:00 pm

  • Registration

7:30-10:00 pm

  • Welcome Reception & Dinner
  • 7:30-10:00 pm - Dinner
  • 8:00-8:40 pm - Poolside Chat

A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs: Building Nina Capital & Investing From First Principles in Healthcare

Marta-Gaia Zanchi flag

Marta-Gaia Zanchi, Founder & Managing Partner, Nina Capital (Panelist)

Marc Subirats flag

Marc Subirats, General Partner, Nina Capital (Panelist)

September 19, 2023

Day 1

7:00-9:00 am

  • Breakfast
  • Panel (7:30-8:10 am)

Game of Funds: How Fund Managers Are Levelling-Up to Raise From LPs And Create Value

Nick Ross flag

Nick Ross, Co-Founder, Cavenagh Health (Moderator)

Owen Willis flag

Owen Willis, Founder & General Partner, Opal Ventures (Panelist)

Samuel Levy flag

Samuel Levy, Founding Partner, Lauxera Capital Partners (Panelist)

Lu Zhang flag

Lu Zhang, Founder & Managing Partner, Fusion Fund (Panelist)

Raul Martin-Ruiz flag

Raul Martin-Ruiz, Partner, Ysios Capital (Panelist)

7:20-8:20 am

  • Registration

8:00 am-5:00 pm

  • Private Partnering Meetings

8:20-8:35 am

  • Welcome & Opening Comments

Scott Pantel flag

Scott Pantel, Founder/CEO, LSI

Jordi Valls flag

Jordi Valls, Economy, Finance and Economic Promotion, Barcelona City Council

8:35-9:10 am

  • Keynote - Beyond the Gadgetry: Unlocking Real Value in the Next Generation of Robotics & Digital Surgery

Bhavesh Barot flag

Bhavesh Barot, Operating Partner & CBO, Truffle Capital (Moderator)

Dan Stoyanov flag

Dan Stoyanov, Professor of Robot Vision, UCL Computer Science | Director, WEISS (UCL) | Chief Scientist, Digital Technologies, Medtronic

9:15-9:20 am

Track 1

Austin Sawyer flag

Austin Sawyer, Associate, Nina Capital (Session Leader)

Track 2

Neil Rosewell flag

Neil Rosewell, Associate Director, Medical Technology, Cambridge Consultants (Session Leader)

9:20-9:29 am

Karl von Mangoldt flag

Karl von Mangoldt, CEO, Protembis

Henry Pinchbeck flag

Henry Pinchbeck, CEO, Insight Surgery

9:30-9:39 am

John von Benecke flag

John von Benecke, CEO, Locate Bio

Almog Aley-Raz flag

Almog Aley-Raz, CEO & VP R&D, CorNeat Vision

9:40-9:49 am

Jeff Amacker flag

Jeff Amacker, CEO, TibaRay

James Lancaster flag

James Lancaster, CEO, Solenic Medical

9:50-9:59 am

Manny Villafaña, PhD, Sc flag

Manny Villafana, CEO, Medical 21

Lloyd Mencinger flag

Lloyd Mencinger, President & CEO, Aqua Medical

10:00-10:09 am

Joseph McGinley flag

Joseph McGinley, Founder & CEO, McGinley Orthopedics

Stuart Mitchell flag

Stuart Mitchell, Founder & CEO, Novuson

10:10-10:19 am

Mike Karim flag

Mike Karim, CEO, Oxford Endovascular

Louis-Paul Marin flag

Louis-Paul Marin, President & Founder, AppMed

10:20-10:29 am

Shahram Sharif flag

Shahram Sharif, CEO, Liva Healthcare

Lothar Krinke flag

Lothar Krinke, CEO, Newronika

10:30-10:35 am

Track 1

Pall Johannesson flag

Pall Johannesson, Managing Director at SMART-TRIAL by Greenlight Guru (Session Leader)

Track 2

Kai Worrell flag

Kai Worrell, Corporate Development, Veranex (Session Leader)

10:35-10:44 am

David Kuraguntla flag

David Kuraguntla, CEO, Alio

Mihalis Boutaris flag

Mihalis Boutaris, Co-Founder & CEO, Intracross Catheter

10:45-10:54 am

Lloyd Diamond flag

Lloyd Diamond, CEO, Pixium Vision

Laurence Marsteller flag

Laurence Marsteller, CEO, Radiance Therapeutics

10:55-11:04 am

Todor Jeliaskov flag

Todor Jeliaskov, President & CEO, inHEART

Richard Vincent flag

Richard Vincent, Founder & CEO, FundamentalVR

11:05-11:14 am

Youssef Helwa flag

Youssef Helwa, CEO & Co-Founder, FluidAI Medical

Benjamin Merewitz flag

Benjamin Merewitz, Co-founder & CEO, Agile Devices

11:15-11:24 am

Marc Zemel flag

Marc Zemel, CEO, Retia Medical

Olivier Delporte flag

Olivier Delporte, CEO, SamanTree Medical

11:25-11:34 am

Amir Danino flag

Amir Danino, Founder & CEO, INNOVENTRIC

David Thompson flag

David Thompson, CEO, Osteal Therapeutics

11:35-11:44 am

Angela Liedler flag

Angela Liedler, CEO, PRECISIS

Ran Sela flag

Ran Sela, CEO, Healium Medical

11:45-11:54 am

Hamed Hanafi flag

Hamed Hanafi, President & CEO, NovaResp Technologies

Pete O'Heeron flag

Pete O'Heeron, Chairman, CEO, & Founder, FibroBiologics

11:55 am-12:04 pm

Max Ostermeier flag

Max Ostermeier, CEO & Founder, Implandata Ophthalmic Products

Bill Niland flag

Bill Niland, CEO, ReGelTec

12:00-2:00 pm

  • Networking Lunch

12:15-12:55 pm

  • Special Panel - Lunch & Learn: Open Q&A With Manny Villafana, a "Living Legend of Medicine"

Scott Pantel flag

Scott Pantel,Founder & CEO, LSI (Moderator)

Manny Villafaña, PhD, Sc flag

Manny Villafana, PhD, Sc, CEO, Medical 21 (Panelist)

1:00-1:40 pm

Track 1

  • Panel - Continental Capital: Dissecting Innovation, Investment Dynamics & Trends Across Key European Geographies

Alessio Beverina flag

Alessio Beverina, Co-Founder & General Partner, Panakes Partners (Moderator)

Sylvain Sachot flag

Sylvain Sachot, Partner, Asabys Partners (Panelist)

Anke Cassing flag

Anke Cassing, Principal, High-Tech Grunderfonds (Panelist)

Filip Pintelon flag

Filip Pintelon, Investment Director, Capricorn Partners (Panelist)

Track 2

  • Panel - Dissecting Digital Transformation: Opportunities & Challenges in Digitally-Enabled Medtech & Care Delivery

Vaughn Schouten flag

Vaughn Schouten, Global Head, MedTech Advisory and Innovation, Salesforce (Moderator)

Hemal Desai flag

Hemal Desai, Venture Partner, Nina Capital (Panelist)

Yosef Safi Harb flag

Yosef Safi Harb, Founder & CEO, Happitech (Panelist)

Carlos Nueno flag

Carlos Nueno, President International, Teladoc Health (Panelist)

1:50-2:30 pm

  • Panel - Transatlantic Investment & Innovation: Juxtaposing European & US Dynamics for Investing in, Building, & Scaling Companies

Mano Iyer flag

Mano Iyer, Venture Partner, Sofinnova Partners (Moderator)

Sascha Berger flag

Sascha Berger, Partner, TVM Capital (Panelist)

Janke Dittmer flag

Janke Dittmer, General Partner, Head of European HealthTech Investments, Gilde Healthcare (Panelist)

Murielle Thinard McLane flag

Murielle Thinard McLane, Director, Intuitive Ventures (Panelist)

Vijay Barathan flag

Vijay Barathan, Partner, Optum Ventures (Panelist)

  • Panel - Opportunities for Impact: Building & Investing in Digital Platforms for Mental & Behavioral Health, Chronic Disease, & More

Imran Hamid flag

Imran Hamid, Senior Investment Principal, LifeArc Ventures (Moderator)

Guillem Masferrer flag

Guillem Masferrer, Partner, Asabys Partners (Panelist)

Jordi Ferrer flag

Jordi Ferrer, Investment Director, Healthcare & Quality of Life, Ship2B Ventures (Panelist)

Xavier Palomer flag

Xavier Palomer, Founder & Chairman, Amelia Virtual Care (Panelist)

Heather Roxborough flag

Heather Roxborough, Partner, Oxford Sciences Enterprises (Panelist)

2:40-2:45 pm

Track 1

Joe Mullings flag

Joe Mullings, Chairman & CEO, The Mullings Group (Session Leader)

Track 2

Kevin Coker flag

Kevin Coker, Co-founder & CEO, Proxima Clinical Research (Session Leader)

2:45-2:54 pm

Thomas Brichart flag

Thomas Brichart, CEO, MexBrain

Claartje Ypma flag

Claartje Ypma, CEO, Augmedit

2:55-3:04 pm

Upma Sharma flag

Upma Sharma, President & CEO, Arsenal Medical

Andreas Mollatt flag

Andreas Mollatt, CEO, Otivio

3:05-3:14 pm

Moufeed Kaddoura flag

Moufeed Kaddoura, CEO, Kenota Health

Fabrice Paublant flag

Fabrice Paublant, CEO & co-Founder, Orixha

3:15-3:24 pm

Ludovic Le Meunier flag

Ludovic Le Meunier, CEO, THERYQ

Evelina Mikaelson flag

Evelina Mikaelson, CEO, Biomedical Bonding AB

3:25-3:34 pm

Jeffery Alvarez flag

Jeffery Alvarez, Chief Strategy Officer, Moon Surgical

Luca Ravagnan flag

Luca Ravagnan, CEO & Co-Founder, WISE

3:35-3:44 pm

Eric Berreklouw flag

Eric Berreklouw, Founder & CMO, AnchorValve

Mark Koeniguer flag

Mark Koeniguer, CEO, ScreenPoint Medical

3:45-3:54 pm

André Burch flag

Andre Burch, Co-Founder & CEO, Sedivention

Bill Hunter flag

Bill Hunter, President & CEO, Canary Medical

3:55-4:00 pm

Track 1

Roger Brooks flag

Roger Brooks, Founder, RBrooks Group (Session Leader)

Track 2

Christina Pedersen flag

Christina Pedersen, Chief of Staff/VP of Projects, Triple Ring Technologies (Session Leader)

4:00-4:09 pm

Attila Borbath flag

Attila Borbath, CEO, Synergia Medical

Liz McGloughlin flag

Liz McGloughlin, CEO, Tympany Medical

4:10-4:19 pm

Ignasi Belda flag

Ignasi Belda, CEO, MiWEndo Solutions

Ofer Halbreich flag

Ofer Halbreich, CEO, CardiaCare

4:20-4:29 pm

Leo Smit flag

Leo Smit, CEO, Hy2Care

Ross O'Neill flag

Ross O'Neil, Founder & CEO, Neuromod Devices

4:30-4:39 pm

Rob Krummen flag

Rob Krummen, CEO, Vektor Medical

Alberto Rodriguez flag

Alberto Rodriguez, CEO, Levita Magnetics

4:40-4:49 pm

Yosef Safi Harb flag

Yosef Safi Harb, Founder & CEO, Happitech

Dana Le flag

Dana Le, CEO & Founder, Wander Health

4:50-4:59 pm

Srinivasan Murali flag

Srinivasan Murali, CEO, SmartCardia

Barry Allen flag

Barry Allen, President & CEO, Sonic Incytes

5:00-5:40 pm

Track 1

  • Panel - Hype or Hope: Opportunities, Challenges, & Potential Impact of LLMs & Foundation Models

Shabbi Khan flag

Shabbi Khan, Partner, Foley & Lardner (Moderator)

Manish Kothari flag

Manish Kothari, Managing Director & Founder, First Spark Ventures (Panelist)

Lu Zhang flag

Lu Zhang, Founder & Managing Partner, Fusion Fund (Panelist)

Rob Kniaz flag

Rob Kniaz, Partner, Hoxton Ventures (Panelist)

Martin Gershon flag

Martin Gershon, Managing Partner, Endeavor Life Sciences Venture Fund and Venture Studio (Panelist)

Track 2

  • Panel - Behind the Buyout: Navigating Strategic Partnerships & M&As From Both Sides of the Table

Kenneth Nelson flag

Kenneth Nelson, Angel Investor & Partner, MedTech Advantage Fund (Moderator)

Nathan Harrington flag

Nathan Harrington, Managing Partner, Philips Ventures (Panelist)

Yassaman Salas flag

Yassaman Salas, Partner, Global Head of Medical Device, Goldman Sachs (Panelist)

Kevin Rocco flag

Kevin Rocco, VP Bioinductive Technologies, CONMED Corporation (Panelist)

Biren Mehta flag

Biren Mehta, Vice President, Venture Investments, Johnson & Johnson (Panelist)

6:00-9:30 pm

  • Dinner & Reception
  • 6:00-7:30 - Cocktails
  • 6:50-7:30 pm - Fireside Chat

Beating the Odds: Perseverance, Triumph, & Lessons Learned from the Leaders of Sofinnova MD Start & ExploraMed

Roger Brooks flag

Roger Brooks, Founder, RBrooks Group (Moderator)

Josh Makower flag

Josh Makower, Director, Stanford Biodesign | Special Partner, NEA | Chairman, Exploramed (Panelist)

Anne Osdoit flag

Anne Osdoit, Partner, Sofinnova MD Start & Sofinnova Partners | CEO, Moon Surgical (Panelist)

  • 7:30-9:30 pm - Dinner Sponsored by Knobbe Martens

8:30-9:30 pm

  • Power Hour 1 (discussion, drinks & after-hours networking)

Valuations in the Current Climate

Are we recovering, or are down rounds and flat rounds here to stay?

Gabriel Jones flag

Gabriel Jones, CEO, Proprio (Host)

Yahel Halamish flag

Yahel Halamish, Principle, Head of Investor Relations, Nina Capital (Host)

Austin Sawyer flag

Austin Sawyer, Associate, Nina Capital (Host)

September 20, 2023

Day 2

7:00-9:00 am

  • Breakfast
  • Panel (7:30-8:10 am)

Investment Perspectives, Insights, & Increasing Representation With Leaders Changing the Face of VC

Kwame Ulmer flag

Kwame Ulmer, Managing Partner, MedTech Impact Partners (Moderator)

Esther Reynal de saint-Michel Richardot flag

Esther Reynal de saint-Michel Richardot, Founding General Partner, THENA Capital (Panelist)

Tracy Dooley flag

Tracy Dooley, Partner, Avestria Ventures (Panelist)

Nicole J. Walker flag

Nicole J. Walker, Healthcare Innovator, Board Director, Venture Investor & Advisor, Multiple Companies (Panelist)

7:30-8:30 am

  • Registration

8:00 am-5:00 pm

  • Private Partnering Meetings

8:20-8:30 am

  • Opening Remarks

Montserrat Puig flag

Montserrat Puig, CEO, Barcelona & Partners

8:30-9:10 am

  • Keynote - Size, Modularity, Portability, Versatility: CMR Surgical's Vision to Scale Surgical Robotics so More Patients Can Receive Minimal Access Surgery

Henry Peck flag

Henry Peck, VP, Growth & Strategy, LSI (Moderator)

Supratim Bose flag

Supratim Bose, CEO, CMR Surgical (Panelist)

Mark Slack flag

Mark Slack, Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, CMR Surgical (Panelist)

Luke Hares flag

Luke Hares, CTO, CMR Surgical (Panelist)

9:15-9:20 am

Track 1

Bryant Grigsby flag

Bryant Grigsby, CEO, Phoenix DeVentures (Session Leader)

Track 2

Enrico Perfler flag

Enrico Perfler, CEO, 1MED (Session Leader)

9:20-9:29 am

Jon Greenwald flag

Jon Greenwald, CEO, CAIRA Surgical

Milan Krojicek flag

Milan Krojicek, Vice President R&D & Manufacturing, H2 Global Group

David Marsalek flag

David Marsalek, President, H2 Global Group

9:30-9:39 am

Neel Patel flag

Neel Patel, Co-Founder & CEO, ZiO Health

Anton Vorbev flag

Anton Vorbev, CEO, Dr. Jay

9:40-9:49 am

Lawrence Obstfeld flag

Lawrence Obstfeld, CEO, Image Navigation

Christopher Bullock flag

Christopher Bullock, CEO & Co-Founder, QV Bioelectronics

9:50-9:59 am

Josef Christensen flag

Josef Christensen, Chief Business Development Officer, StemMedical

Fouad Noor flag

Fouad Noor, Co-Founder & CEO, ThinkSono

10:00-10:09 am

Leyre Ruete Ibarrola flag

Leyre Ruete Ibarrola, CEO, Eversens

Nora Nseir flag

Nora Nseir, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Nurami Medical

10:10-10:19 am

Daniel Teo flag

Daniel Teo, Executive Director, Picard Medical (SynCardia Systems)

Matthew Hoskin flag

Matthew Hoskin, CEO, Nirtek

10:20-10:29 am

Rafael J. Veraza flag

Rafael Veraza, CEO & President, Vascular Perfusion Solutions

Steven Mickelsen flag

Steven Mickelson, CEO, Field Medical

10:30-10:35 am

Track 1

Maria Shepherd flag

Maria Shepherd, Executive Board Member, MedExecWomen (Session Leader)

Track 2

Nick Ross flag

Nick Ross, Co-Founder, Cavenagh Health (Session Leader)

10:35-10:44 am

Sujit Dike flag

Sujit Dike, CEO, Gyder Surgical

Phil Marron flag

Phil Marron, COO, Sharpview Ophthalmology

10:45-10:54 am

Idgar van Kippersluis flag

Idgar van Kippersluis, CFO, AMT Medical BV

Kambiz Behzadi flag

Kambiz Behzadi, President, BMD

10:55-11:04 am

Jeff Cambra flag

Jeff Cambra, CEO, SpinaFX Medical

James Biggins flag

James Biggins, CEO, Access Vascular

11:05-11:14 am

Jannis Fischer flag

Jannis Fischer, CEO, Positrigo

Ana Maiques flag

Ana Maiques, CEO, Neuroelectrics

11:15-11:24 am

Stephen Cox flag

Stephen Cox, CEO, InVera Medical

Wouter Markus flag

Wouter Markus, CEO, Haermonics

11:25-11:34 am

Roya Khosravi-Far flag

Roya Khosravi-Far, President & CEO, Innotech Precision Medicine

Richard Simmonds flag

Richard Simmonds, CEO, OrthoSon

11:35-11:44 am

Toon Overbeeke flag

Toon Overbeeke, Co-Founder & CEO, Vitestro

Michael Ebner flag

Michael Ebner, CEO & Co-Founder, Hypervision Surgical

11:45-11:54 am

Joseph Rafferty flag

Joseph Rafferty, CEO, VESTECK

Claude Cohen-Bacrie flag

Claude Cohen-Bacrie, Founder & CEO, e-Scopics

11:55 am-12:04 pm

Mohamed Sadeq Ali flag

Mohamed Sadeq Ali, Co-Founder & COO, AccurKardia

Charles Allan flag

Charles Allan, CEO, MY01

12:00-2:00 pm

  • Networking Lunch

12:15-12:55 pm

Track 1

  • Panel - Beneath the Tip of the Fundraising Iceberg: What Challenges Come After Getting the Verbal Yes?

Adam Rosenwach flag

Adam Rosenwach, Chief Business Officer, Deerfield Catalyst (Moderator)

Todd Usen flag

Todd Usen, President & CEO, Minerva Surgical (Panelist)

Claire Masterson flag

Claire Masterson, CFO, Caresyntax (Panelist)

Kyle Faget flag

Kyle Faget, Partner, Foley & Lardner (Panelist)

Track 2

  • Panel - What Are Medtech's Corporate Development & Venture Leaders Pursuing in Today's Climate?

Lisa Carmel flag

Lisa Carmel, EVP Strategic Partnerships, Veranex (Moderator)

Louise Warme flag

Louise Warme, Head of We Venture Capital, We Venture Capital (Panelist)

Michael Ryan flag

Michael Ryan, Vice President, Venture Capital & Business Development, Boston Scientific (Panelist)

Eric Schantz flag

Eric Schantz, Vice President Corporate Development, Medtronic (Panelist)

Julian Nikolchev flag

Julian Nikolchev, Sr VP Corporate Development & Ventures, Intuitive Surgical (Panelist)

1:00-1:40 pm

Track 1

  • Panel - Weathering the Storm: Hard-Won Lessons from Building & Scaling Medtech Ventures Through Challenging Market Conditions

Scott Huennekens flag

Scott Huennekens, Principal, Front Foot Ventures (Moderator)

Todd Usen flag

Todd Usen, President & CEO, Minerva Surgical (Panelist)

Assaf Barnea flag

Assaf Barnea, Managing Partner, Sanara Ventures (Panelist)

Michel Lussier flag

Michel Lussier, CEO, Medpole (Panelist)

Track 2

  • Panel - Data-Driven Business Models for Medical Device Innovators: Future or Pipe Dream?

Hamed Hanafi flag

Hamed Hanafi, President & CEO, NovaResp Technologies (Panelist)

Michael Ebner flag

Michael Ebner, CEO & Co-Founder, Hypervision Surgical (Panelist)

Claude Cohen-Bacrie flag

Claude Cohen-Bacrie, Founder & CEO, e-Scopics (Panelist)

Gabriel Jones flag

Gabriel Jones, CEO, Proprio (Panelist)

1:50-2:30 pm

  • Panel - Betting on Bigger: What Matters in today's Growth Equity Arena

Mrigasha Patel flag

Mrigasha Patel, Vice President, Healthcare Investment Banking, HSBC (Moderator)

Aneta Sottil flag

Aneta Sottil, Director, Andera Partners (Panelist)

Luc Marengere flag

Luc Marengere, Managing Partner, Montreal, TVM Capital (Panelist)

Gabriel Jones flag

Gabriel Jones, CEO, Proprio (Panelist)

  • Panel - Adoption of Digital Medicine: Importance of Regulation, Safety, & Explainability in AI

Pall Johannesson flag

Pall Johannesson, Managing Director at SMART-TRIAL by Greenlight Guru (Panelist)

Helene Viatge flag

Helene Viatge, Co-Founder, Agora Health (Panelist)

 

2:40-2:45 pm

Track 1

Rachel Knutton flag

Rachel Knutton, CEO, Alluvia Studio (Session Leader)

Track 2

Michel Moravia flag

Michel Moravia, CEO, Quality Means Business (Session Leader)

2:45-2:54 pm

Ben Woodington flag

Ben Woodington, Founder & CEO, Opto Biosystems

Maysa Mustafa flag

Maysa Mustafa, CEO, Ceretrieve

2:55-3:04 pm

Keith Warner flag

Keith Warner, CEO, NeuraLace Medical

Franz Bozsak flag

Franz Bozsak, CEO, Sensome

3:05-3:14 pm

Katarina Hedbeck flag

Katarina Hedbeck, CEO & Co-Founder, Tada Medical

Rich Linder flag

Rich Linder, CEO & Chairman, Xenter

3:15-3:24 pm

Holger Friedrich flag

Holger Freiedrich, CEO, Aqua Heart

Brian Hess flag

Brian Hess, CEO & Founder, RevBio

3:25-3:34 pm

Stefano Di Lullo flag

Stefano Di Lullo, CEO, GreenBone Ortho

John Wong flag

John Wong, CEO, Fluid Biomed

3:35-3:44 pm

Pierre Lemire flag

Pierre Lemire, CEO, Kent Imaging

Ben Hertzog flag

Ben Hertzog, CEO, Intelligent Implants

3:45-3:54 pm

Laura Indolfi flag

Laura Indolfi, CEO, PanTher Therapeutics

Gulam Khan flag

Gulam Khan, CEO, Centerline Biomedical

3:55-4:00 pm

Track 1

Stephanie DeFelice flag

Stephanie DeFelice, VP Business Development, PRIA Healthcare (Session Leader)

Track 2

Oscar Jofre flag

Oscar Jofre, Co-Founder, President/CEO, KoreConX (Session Leader)

4:00-4:09 pm

Matthias Egger flag

Matthias Egger, COO, EP Solutions

Tom Looby flag

Tom Looby, CEO, Conavi Medical

4:10-4:19 pm

Filip Peters flag

Filip Peters, CEO, Acorai

David Webster flag

David Webster, CEO, Body Vision Medical

4:20-4:29 pm

Vincent Keereman flag

Vincent Keereman, Founder & CMO, XEOS

Angel Alberich-Bayarri flag

Angel Alberich-Bayarri, CEO, Quibim

4:30-4:39 pm

Michal Jaworek flag

Michal Jaworek, CEO & Co-Founder, Approxima Medical

Andrea Mazza flag

Andrea Mazza, CEO, MedSniper

4:40-4:49 pm

Laurence Blazianu flag

Laurence Blazianu, CFO, PreciHealth

Yeshwanth Pulijala flag

Yeshwanth Pulijala, CEO, Scalpel

4:50-4:59 pm

Rob Hill flag

Rob Hill, CEO, TAE Life Sciences

Jaume Amat flag

Jaume Amat, CEO, Rob Surgical Systems

5:00-5:40 pm

Track 1

  • Panel - Escape Velocity: Conventional & Alternative Scale-up & Exit Strategies to Achieve Liquidity Faster

Diana Saraceni flag

Diana Saraceni, Diana Saraceni, Co-Founder & General Partner, Panakes Partners (Moderator)

Alexander Schmitz flag

Alexander Schmitz, Partner, Endeavour Vision (Panelist)

Clara Campas flag

Clara Campas, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Asabys Partners (Panelist)

Enric Claverol flag

Enric Claverol, Head of the Medical Technologies Programme, European Innovation Council (EIC) (Panelist)

Track 2

  • Panel - The New Standard of Care: What Market Opportunities Are Ripe for the Next Generation of Digital Surgery?

Peter Thier flag

Peter Thier, SVP, Business Development, Triple Ring Technologies (Moderator)

Jeffery Alvarez flag

Jeffery Alvarez, Chief Strategy Officer, Moon Surgical (Panelist)

Lawrence Obstfeld flag

Lawrence Obstfeld, CEO, Image Navigation (Panelist)

Nicolas Gausserand flag

Nicolas Gausserand, Co-Founder & CEO, Medinbox (Panelist)

Jonathan Sackier flag

Jonathan Sackier, Non Executive Director & CMO, AiM Medical Robotics (Panelist)

6:00-10:00 pm

  • Offsite Dinner Reception at Casa Llotja de Mar
  • Shuttles are available 5:40-7:15 pm to take guests over to La Llotja.
  • Shuttles will be available all night to take guests back to Hotel Arts, with the last shuttles departing from La Llotja between 10:00-10:20 pm.
  • 6:00-7:00 pm Cocktails
  • 7:00 pm - Dinner

8:45-9:45pm

  • Power Hour 2 (discussion, drinks & after-hours networking)

Are we Still Going to Europe?

Debating the need & ROI for a Europe strategy today.

Ferran Marti Olivella flag

Ferran Marti Olivella, Senior Associate, Nina Capital (Host)

Austin Sawyer flag

Austin Sawyer, Associate, Nina Capital (Host)

 

  • Power Hour 3 (discussion, drinks & after-hours networking)

Building a Scientific & Business Advisory Board

Who do you actually need, what value should you expect for those shares?

Zoar Engelman flag

Zoar Engelman, Founder & CSO, Deerfield Catalyst (Host)

Sebastian Anastassiou flag

Sebastian Anastassiou, Principle, Head of Investments, Nina Capital (Host)

 

September 21, 2023

Day 3

7:00-9:00 am

  • Breakfast
  • Panel (7:30-8:10 am)

The Power of Women in Medtech: Leveraging Women Led Innovation

Maria Shepherd flag

Maria Shepherd, President, Medi-Vantage (Moderator)

Ana Maiques flag

Ana Maiques, CEO, Neuroelectrics (Panelist)

Upma Sharma flag

Upma Sharma, President & CEO, Arsenal Medical (Panelist)

Laura Indolfi flag

Laura Indolfi, CEO, PanTher Therapeutics (Panelist)

Lisa Carmel flag

Lisa Carmel, EVP Strategic Partnerships, Veranex (Panelist)

8:00 am-5:00 pm

  • Private Partnering Meetings

8:20-8:30 am

  • Opening Remarks

Elena Cuatrecasas flag

Elena Cuatrecasas, Partner of Corporate and M&A, Cuatrecasas

8:30-9:10 am

  • Keynote - Implementation & Internal Innovation: How the Largest Challenges in Hospitals Are Being Addressed by Emerging Technologies

Henry Peck flag

Henry Peck, VP, Growth & Strategy, LSI (Moderator)

Jose Pedro Almeida flag

Jose Pedro Almeida, Chief AI Strategist (various companies), Advisory Board, Intelligence Ventures (Panelist)

LIna Williamson flag

Lina Williamson, Head of Entrepreneurship, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (Panelist)

9:15-9:20 am

Track 1

Anthony Vallance-Owen

Anthony Vallance-Owen, Investment Manager, We Venture Capital (Session Leader)

Track 2

Paula Rutledge flag

Paula Rutledge, Founder, Member Board of Directors, Central and North Florida Chapter, Alzheimer's Association, Legacy Medsearch (Session Leader)

9:20-9:29 am

Hikmat Hojeibane flag

Hikmat Hojeibane, CTO, Open Stent Solution

Declan Soden flag

Declan Soden, CEO, Mirai Medical

9:30-9:39 am

Philip Brown flag

Philip Brown, Director, SmartWound

Ofer Sharon flag

Ofer Sharon, CEO, OncoHost

9:40-9:49 am

Jon Hoem flag

Jon Hoem, CEO, Pacertool

James Greene flag

James Greene, CEO, MedLumics

9:50-9:59 am

Bart Sanders flag

Bart Sanders, CEO & Co-Founder, STENTiT

Branden Rosenhan flag

Branden Rosenhan, Co-Founder & Board of Directors, ReddyPort

10:00-10:09 am

Peter Weiland flag

Peter Weiland, CEO, NGMedical

Mads Matthiesen flag

Mads Matthiesen, CEO, CathVision

10:10-10:19 am

Julien Penders flag

Julien Penders, Co-founder & COO, Bloomlife

Federico Nicolosi flag

Federico Nicolosi, Founder & CEO, UpSurgeOn

10:20-10:29 am

Micael Toernblom flag

Micael Toernblom, CEO, CYTO365

Andrew Glass flag

Andrew Glass, CEO, Vivasure Medical

10:30-10:35 am

Track 1

Holly Scott flag

Holly Scott, VP & Senior Partner, The Mullings Group (Session Leader)

Track 2

Montserrat Puig flag

Montserrat Puig, CEO, Barcelona & Partners (Session Leader)

10:35-10:44 am

Mary McGovern flag

Mary McGovern, Managing Director, Adtec Healthcare

Antony Odell flag

Antony Odell, CEO, Echopoint Medical

10:45-10:54 am

Dominic Griffiths flag

Dominic Griffiths, CEO, Alesi Surgical

Ehud Almon flag

Ehud Almon, CEO, TendoMend

10:55-11:04 am

Sarah Worrell flag

Sarah Worrell, CEO, Melodi Health

Szilvia Endrenyi flag

Szilvia Endrenyi, CEO, Rethink Medical

11:05-11:14 am

Matt Ginn flag

Matt Ginn, CEO, IQ Endoscopes

Jaume Sanchez flag

Jaume Sanchez, CEO, 3dthinks

11:15-11:24 am

Tim Jacobson flag

Tim Jacobson, CEO, NOxy Health Products

Iván Martínez flag

Ivan Martinez, CEO & Founder, Robopedics

11:25-11:34 am

Bruce Lichorowic flag

Bruce Lichorowic, CEO, Galen Robotics

Emiliano Lepore flag

Emiliano Lepore, Co-Founder, CEO, & Chairman, Recornea

11:35-11:44 am

TBA

Danaë Delbeke flag

Danae Delbeke, Founder & CEO, Indigo

11:45-11:54 am

Gilad Hizkiyahu flag

Gilad Hizkiyahu, CEO, ProArc Medical

Ken Coffey flag

Ken Coffey, CEO, AtriAN Medical

11:55 am-12:04 pm

Ken Mariash flag

Ken Mariash, CEO, Sinaptica

Michael Joos flag

Michael Joos, Co-Founder, QUANTm Life Tech

12:00-2:00 pm

  • Networking Lunch

1:00-1:40 pm

Track 1

  • Panel - Pulse Check: Current State & Future Opportunities in the Cardiovascular Devices Market

Robert Kieval flag

Robert Kieval, Executive Vice President, Veranex (Moderator)

Howard Levin flag

Howard Levin, CEO & CMO, Deerfield Catalyst (Panelist)

Chris Eso flag

Chris Eso, Vice President, Business Development, Strategy & Portfolio Management, Medtronic (Panelist)

Mrigasha Patel flag

Mrigasha Patel, Vice President, Healthcare Investment Banking, HSBC (Panelist)

Devon Bream flag

Devon Bream, GM & President Invasive Cardiology, GE Healthcare (Panelist)

Track 2

  • Panel - Neurotech, the Next Frontier: Building, Investing, & Commercial Success in Brain Health, & the Ethical Implications of Neuroinnovation

Tonya Dowd flag

Tonya Dowd, EVP Reimbursement, Value Generation, Market Access, PRIA Healthcare (Moderator)

Ken Mariash flag

Ken Mariash, CEO, Sinaptica(Panelist)

Angela Liedler flag

Angela Liedler, CEO, PRECISIS (Panelist)

Ana Maiques flag

Ana Maiques, CEO, Neuroelectrics (Panelist)

Carolina Aguilar flag

Carolina Aguilar, CEO, INBRAIN Neuroelectronics (Panelist)

1:50-2:30 pm

  • Panel - Investing in Tomorrow, Today: What Are Europe's Emerging VC Leaders Betting On?

Melissa Lezameta flag

Melissa Lezameta, Associate, Epidarex (Moderator)

Beatriz Volckaert Almansa flag

Beatriz Volckaert Almansa, Senior Associate, Philips Ventures (Panelist)

Estelle Botbol flag

Estelle Botbol, Senior Associate, Speedinvest (Panelist)

Austin Sawyer flag

Austin Sawyer, Associate, Nina Capital (Panelist)

Maite Malet flag

Maite Malet, Associate, Asabys Partners (Panelist)

  • Panel - The Convergence of Medtech, Biotech, & Digital, & What it Means for the Future of the Industry

Joe Mullings flag

Joe Mullings, Chairmain & CEO, The Mullings Group (Moderator)

Shobha Parthasarathi flag

Shobha Parthasarathi, Advisor, Xontogeny (Panelist)

Ashley Seehusen flag

Ashley Seehusen, Venture Partner, Sante Ventures (Panelist)

Bill Hunter flag

Bill Hunter, President & CEO, Canary Medical (Panelist)

David Zakariaie flag

David Zakariaie, CEO/Founder, Senseye (Panelist)

2:40-2:45 pm

Track 1

Dean Gray flag

Dean Gray, Partner, LSC (Session Leader)

Track 2

Sylvain Sachot flag

Sylvain Sachot, Partner, Asabys Partners (Session Leader)

2:45-2:54 pm

Cecile Dupont flag

Cecile Dupont, CEO, BrightHeart

Benny Dilmoney flag

Benny Dilmoney, CEO, Magneto Thrombectomy Solutions

2:55-3:04 pm

Robert Benkowski flag

Robert Benkowski, CEO, Opsin Biotherapeutics

Andy Hill flag

Andy Hill, CEO, NuVision Biotherapies

3:05-3:14 pm

Frans Cromme flag

Frans Cromme, CEO, ViCentra

Claire Masterson flag

Claire Masterson, CFO, Caresyntax

3:15-3:24 pm

Markus Strecker flag

Markus Strecker, CEO & Founder, Teiimo

Gaurasundar Conley flag

Gaurasundar Conley, CEO, Annaida Technologies

3:25-3:34 pm

Jozef Tanczos flag

Jozef Tanczos, CSO, Angel Valve Vienna

Fergal Ward flag

Fergal Ward, CEO, Capri Medical

3:35-3:44 pm

Avi Hirsch flag

Avi Hirsch, Director of Business Development, Vigor Medical

David Zakariaie flag

David Zakariaie, CEO/Founder, Senseye

3:45-3:54 pm

Neal Koller flag

Neal Koller, CEO, Alphyn Biologics

Audra Renyi flag

Audra Renyi, Founder & CEO, earAccess

3:55-4:00 pm

Track 1

David Uffer flag

David Uffer, Managing Director, Trinity LifeSciences (Session Leader)

Track 2

Session Leader

4:00-4:09 pm

Diego Cheja flag

Diego Cheja, Co-Founder, CloverLife

Rafael Permuy Martínez flag

Rafael Martinez Permuy, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Neurostech

4:10-4:19 pm

Jean-Charles Sanchez flag

Jean-Charles Sanchez, CEO, ABCDx

Jeff Luber flag

Jeff Luber, CEO, Binx Health

4:20-4:29 pm

Michael Lynch flag

Michael Lynch, CEO, Zedsen

Kevin Mayberry flag

Kevin Mayberry, CEO, Endospan

5:00-5:40 pm

  • Fireside Chat - Corporate and VC Investments in Emerging Ecosystems: the Good, the Bad, and the Potential Exhuberance of Barcelona

Josep Ll. Sanfeliu flag

Josep Ll. Sanfeliu, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Asabys (Moderator)

Louise Warme flag

Louise Warme, Head of We Venture Capital, We Venture Capital (Panelist)

Carlos Nueno flag

Carlos Nueno, President International, Teladoc Health (Panelist)

6:00-8:30 pm

  • Dinner & Reception
  • Dinner sponsored by Greenlight Guru

September 22, 2023

Day 4

All Day

  • Social Day

For information on social activities listed below, contact the Hotel Arts Barcelona directly via email or phone:

Mery Edo | Concierge
Hotel Arts Barcelona
T. +34 93 221 10 00

It is highly recommended to book in advance as it will fill up quickly. Please book directly with the Hotel Arts Barcelona.

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  • Gaudi Tour
  • Best of Modernism Tour
  • Old Town & Picasso Tour
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