Posted on April 28, 2009 by Jayne E. Juvan

8th Annual MedTech Investing Conference, May 6-7

8th Annual MedTech Investing Conference, May 6-7

The 8th Annual MedTech Investing Conference, May 6-7 is right around the corner and looks like it will be a great conference!  I have a conflict and can't attend, but would encourage you to take a minute to view the agenda topics, as well as the stellar line-up of speakers!  Continue reading for a quick over view of the program and registration information.

Wednesday May 6th

  
   

7:30-8:30 am

Breakfast & Networking Reception

 

8:30-8:45

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Don Gerhardt, President & CEO - LifeScience Alley

 

  

8:45-9:00

The State of MedTech Venture Capital Trends
Jay Hare, Partner - PricewaterhouseCoopers

 

  

9:00-10:00

The State of the Public Device Market
Moderator: Eric Tardif, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy
Gen-Probe Inc.
Panelists: Robert DeSutter, Managing Director
Co-Head of Health Care - Piper Jaffray
Kevin Davies, Managing Director, Co-Head,
Healthcare Investment Banking - RBC
Capital Markets
Jeff Hoffman, Managing Director - JP Morgan Securities
Luke Sarsfield , Managing Director
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
   

10:00-11:00

Operationally Building Device Companies in the New Economy
Moderator: Evan Ng, Partner - Dorsey & Whitney
Panelists: Kadir Kadhiresan, Principal
Johnson & Johnson Development Corp.
Doug Kohrs, CEO - Tornier, Inc.
Mike Partsch, Founder & CEO - AcceleMed Management, Inc.
Howard C. Root, Co-founder & CEO - Vascular Solutions Inc.

 

  

11:00-11:30

Networking & Refreshment Break
   

11:30-12:30

Corporate Buyers Shopping List: What are they looking for?
Moderator: Sami Hamade, Partner - Aberdare Ventures
Panelists: Chad Cornell, Vice President, Corporate Development
Medtronic, Inc.
Ann Hickey, MD, VP, New Business Development
Peripheral Vascular Division - ev3 Inc.
Scott R. Miller, Vice President, Corporate Development & Licensing
Covidien Ltd.
   

12:30-2:00

Luncheon & Keynote
Stephen N. Oesterle, M.D. , Senior Vice President for Medicine and Technology
Medtronic, Inc
   

2:00-3:00

Impact of the Economic Meltdown on Financing Private Device Companies
Moderator: Kevin Wasserstein, Managing Director - Versant Ventures
Panelists: Rich Bowman, President - Debt Advisors Group
Carter McNabb, Managing Director - River Cities Capital Funds
Jonathan Norris, Managing Director, Private Equity Group
Silicon Valley bank
Jonathan Silverstein, General Partner - OrbiMed Advisors LLC
Dennis Wahr, President & CEO - Lutonix
   

3:00-3:30

Networking & Refreshment Break
   

 3:30-4:30

Lessoned Learned by Serial Entrepreneurs
Moderator: William Kaufman, Partner, Corporate Finance and Transactions Group
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Panelists: Mike Berman, Medical Device Venture Catalyst - Berman Medical
Dan Sullivan, President & CEO - superDimension Inc
   

4:30-5:30

The Lightning Round
Moderator: Bill Harrington, Partner - Three Arch Partners
Panelists: Nathan Every MD, MPH, General Partner - Frazier Healthcare Ventures
Richard Ferrari, Managing Director - De Novo Venture
Peter McNerney, Partner - Thomas McNerney Partner
Thomas D. Weldon, Chairman, Managing Director
Accuitive Medical Ventures
   

5:30-6:30 pm

Cocktail Reception
   

Thursday May 7th

  
   

8:00-9:00 am

Breakfast & Networking Reception

 

 

9:00-10:00

Health Plan & How Medical Directors Establish Medical Policy
Moderator: Brent O’Connell, Chief Medical Officer - Argenta TEC Advisors
Panelists: Fredrik P. Tolin, MD, MBA, FACS, Medical Director
Chicago Commercial Market
Elizabeth Brown, MD, Board Certified Pathologist
   

10:00-11:00

The New Administration
Moderator: Todd Evans, Director, Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Panelists: Chuck Cutler, Former CMO - Aetna
Mike Thompson, Head of Payer Practice - GHRS
   

11:00-11:30

Networking & Reception Break
   

11:30-12:30

FDA Fireside Chat: The 510(k) Program Under Siege
Interviewer: Mark DuVal, President - DuVal & Associates
Special Guest: Don St. Pierre, Associate Director for Policy and Operations - Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety
   

12:30-2:00

Luncheon & Keynote: "Research that Can Pay for the Lab Rat"
Marie Guion Johnson, PhD, Director - Medical Devices Center Innovation
Fellows Program University of Minnesota

 

  

2:00 – 4:00

Master Class – New! Managing the Burn Rate While Meeting the Regs –
Moderator: Randall Nelson, President - Evergreen Medical Technologies
Panelists: J. Robert Paulson, President & CEO - NxtThera, Inc.
Paula R. Skjefte, President & CEO - Waterford Consulting
Tom Waddell, Principal - Project Leadership Services
   

4:00pm

Program Adjourns

 

 

To register please visit http://www.medtechconference.com/registerNow.html for contact IBF’s registrar, Cathy Fenn at (516) 765-9005, Ext. 210 or e-mail: cathy@ibfconferences.com.
DISCOUNT OFFER: Last minute discounted rate of 15% off General Registration or MedTech Start-ups use discount code: MTAG

 

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