7:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast

7:30 AM

Opening Remarks

Paul Friedman
Eric Williamson

7:50 AM

Meeting Agenda Overview

Mohamad Alkhouli
Waleed Brinjikji

8:00 AM

KEYNOTE I
Opening keynote lecture

Lisa Earnhardt
(Abbott — EVP & Group President,
Medical Devices)

8:30 AM

Session I  ·  Signals in the Noise: The Next Breakthroughs
Taking Shape
The next breakthrough is already taking shape —the question is
whether you can see it. Investors, strategics, and government
innovation funders debate where cardiovascular medicine is
heading next.

Panel 1  ·  Robotics

Moderator: Joe Mullings

Maggie Nixon
Eduardo Fonseca
Vitor Pererira 

Panel 2  ·  Heart Failure 

Moderator: Henry Peck

Maria Berkman
Kimberley Steele
Jinny Lee

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Session II  ·  Mayo Partnership Playbook:
Wins & Watchouts
Success stories and lessons learned — how to
optimize Mayo collaborations.

Moderator: Peter Noseworthy 

Jeff Rynbrandt (MediCool)
Davidi Vortman (UltraSight)
Maulik Nanavaty (Anumana)

11:15 AM

Lunch & Networking

12:30 PM

SPECIAL SESSION  ·  SHARK TANK
Mayo innovator pitches judged by expert panel

Moderator: Andrew Cleeland

Judges:
Lisa Suennen
Ken Nelson
Lars Olthof
Juan Granada

1:30 PM

Session III  ·  Clinical Leaders in Industry
Demystifying the transition from clinical practice into industry
leadership — start-ups and VC.

Moderator: Mohamad Alkhouli

Aaron Kaplan (EP)
Louis A. Cannon (VC)
Howard Levin (VC)

2:30 PM

Session IV  ·  Funding Innovation: The Playbook for
Securing Capital
Practical guide to securing funding across the full capital
spectrum — grants, angel, VC, corporate VC, and strategics.

Moderator: Waleed Brinjikji

Ashley Mooneyham (Momease Solutions)
Daniel Gottlieb (Broadview)
Gavin Leonard (MTS)
Tony M. Chou (Vertical Group)
Tim A. Fischell (Michigan State University)

3:30 PM

Break & Networking

4:30 PM

KEYNOTE II

Safi Bahcall
Author of WSJ bestseller Loonshots (2019)

5:15 PM

Shark Tank Award Announcement

Andrew Cleeland

5:20 PM

Closing Remarks

Mohamad Alkhouli
Waleed Brinjikji

5:30 PM

Reception & Networking