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2018 Speaker Highlights
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N E W P O R T B E A C H M A R R I O T T H O T E L & S P A
7:15 – 8:15 AM Registration, Networking, 1x1 Meetings & Exhibits
8:15 – 8:30 AM Welcome Address: Building the SoCal of Tomorrow
OCTANe CEO Bill Carpou opens up the 2019 Medical Technology Innovation Forum with a focus on the current MedTech ecosystem in Southern California and what the future holds for growth in Orange County
8:30 – 9:15 AM Keynote: AI Med- Artificial Intelligence in MedicineDr. Anthony Chang- Chief Intelligence & Innovation Officer, CHOC
9:15 - 10:00 AM Future of Health Care- The Role of Personalized Medicine?
Better diagnoses, earlier interventions, more-efficient drug therapies, customized treatment plans. These are the promises of personalized medicine. Individualized, precision or personalized medicine provides a genomic blueprint to determine each person's unique disease susceptibility, define preventive measures and enable targeted therapies to promote wellness.
Steve Keiles, Senior Director, Genomic Services, Advanced Diagnostics, Quest DiagnosticsPatrick Lilley, Founder & CEO, Liquid BiosciencesAnnette Walker, President, City of Hope
10:00 - 10:30 AM Break & 1x1 Meetings
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Day 1: Monday, October 28, 2019
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10:30 - 11:15 AM Industry Track – Clinical Trials
Focusing on the challenges with clinical trials- recruitment, capturing information, reimbursement and the payer perspective.
Janice Sidorick, CEO, Janix (CRO) Marina Bejanian- Executive Director, Clinical Development, Allergan
10:30 - 11:15 AM International Track- EU RegulatoryUpdate: MDR/IVDR/ Brexit
An update on current status of BREXIT. What does BREXIT mean for companies in the US and Britain? What are the tax and legal implications? What are the implications for doing business in the rest of Europe?
Mike Howells, Consul General, British Consulate
Alison Dennis, Partner, Field Fisher
11:15 - 11:45 AM Break & 1x1 Meetings
11:45 – 12:45 PM Lunch- Keynote Speaker- Jim Fallon- Professor, UCI, Neuroscientist, Best Selling AuthorThrough research he explores the way genetic and perinatal environmental factors affect the way the brain gets built -- and then how an individual's experience further shapes his or her development. But has Fallon’s research on psychopaths and murderers made a strange and personal turn. With PET scans and genetics , he uncovered the deep, underlying traits that make people violent and murderous.
Day 1: Monday, October 28, 2019
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1:00 - 1:45 PM Industry Track- Healthcare-On-The-Go
Panel participants will focus on the future of care, the changing medical landscape, and whether telemedicine makes healthcare more affordable.
Dr. Justin Zaghi, Medical Director, Heal.com
1:00 – 1:45 PM International Track- Reality Check-Doing Business in China
This session will focus on the the challenges of doing business in China: avoiding the pitfalls and how to find trusted partners while doing business in the country.
Chris Lo, Hong Kong Trade Development CouncilJim Mayfield, Director at US Export Assistance Center
12:45 - 1:00 PM Break & 1x1 Meetings
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Day 1: Monday, October 28, 2019
3:45 – 4:30 PM Panel :The State of Affairs for Medical Cannabis
Despite its controversial nature, medical marijuana use and legal adoption continues to expand nationwide. Currently, there are over 70 completed or ongoing human clinical trials exploring cannabinoid use. However, many questions remain as variations of legal use exist from state to state, and more data is necessary to determine its clinical benefit and global effect on the United States health care system.
4:30 - 4:45PM Closing Address Day 1
4:45 - 6:00 PM Reception
3:00 – 3:45 PM Panel: Medical Innovation in Aesthetics
Panelists in this session will facilitate the exchange of insights on emerging trends and innovation in medical aesthetics.
Scott Whitcup, Founder and CEO, Akrivista- ModeratorDr. Edward Ross, ScrippsDr. Chris Zachary, Chair and Professor, Dermatology, UCI School of MedicineDr. Natasha Mesinkovska, Dermatology Specialist, UC Irvine Medical CenterDr. Steve Yoelin, Cosmetic SurgeonDarin Messina, Vice President of Device Biology R&D, Allergan
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2:30 - 3:00 PM Break & 1x1 Meetings
1:45 - 2:30PM 1:45 - 2:30PM International Track- Fast Pitch
Learn about the MedTech industry and ecosystems in other countries. What are they doing? What are the advantages of working with them?
Linda DiMario, Executive Director, Irvine Chamber
7:30 – 9:00 AM Registration, Networking, 1x1 Meetings & Exhibits
9:15 – 9:20 AM Kick Off Day TwoDay Two will start off with a preview of the day’s agenda.
Bill Carpou, CEO, OCTANe
9:30 - 10:00 AM Keynote : Mike Mussallem CEO, Edwards Lifesciences
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10:45 – 11:15 AM Networking Break & 1x1 Meetings
10:00 - 10:45 AM Investor/Private Equity Panel
This session will provide various perspectives and an overview from corporate strategic investors, venture capital investors, investor masterminds as it relates to MedTech Investments.
Jim Mazzo, Global President Ophthalmic Devices, Zeiss
Day 2: Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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11:15 - 12:00 AM Panel: Buying and Selling Healthcare Technology Companies: Thoughts on Integration and Exit
Dominique Worthington, Sr. Director Strategy & Portfolio Mangement, HPMS and Intergration, Medtronic- ModeratorJeff Margolis, Chairman and CEO, Welltok
8:00 – 9:00 AM Networking Breakfast
1:30 – 2:45 PM LaunchPad SBDC Company Presentations
A highlight of each year’s Medical Technology Innovation Forum (MTIF) are the presentations by companies who have recently been through the LaunchPadSBDC evaluation process. These companies have been selected from a pool of over 100 applicants and represent a diverse group of life science technologies. This year, eight companies will be presenting. Since 2010, LaunchPad companies who have presented at MTIF have raised over $650 million in investment.
David Mildrew, Managing Director, BioQuest -Moderator
12:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch Panel: Women in MedTech Lunch
This panel will discuss leading a medtech companies that are start-ups, focused on women’s health and the challenges they have faced.
Sabrina Johnson, CEO, Dare’ BioscienceLubna Ahmad, CEO, Invoy TechnologyFei Li, President and CEO, HYCOR Biomedical
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2:45 –3:00 PM LaunchPad SBDC Award
3:00 -3:15 PM Closing Day 2: Tying it All Together
Recap of the top takeaways from MTIF 2019
Bill Carpou, CEO, OCTANe
Jim Mazzo, MTIF Chairman, OCTANe
Day 2: Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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12:15 – 12:30PM Break & 1x1 Meetings