Thank you for attending The MedTech Conference 2017! The information below is from our 2017 program, but stay tuned as we will be updating it soon for The MedTech Conference 2018 in Philadelphia, PA on September 24-26!
07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Registration Open
Location: Convention Center - Concourse8:00 AM - 11:45 AM
AdvaMed Accel Leadership Seminar (by invitation only)
The AdvaMed Accel Leadership Seminar is designed for executives of early and emerging-growth technology companies and supported by AdvaMed Accel, the division dedicated to the needs of smaller medical technology manufacturers. The seminar program includes interactive discussion panels with successful medtech CEOs and investors, addressing commercialization issues and exploring critical factors in leadership and executive management of start-up companies. The program also features a preview of the MedTech Innovator competition with start-up companies vying for the audience vote and the Execution Award / Virginia Shimer Rybski Memorial Award, presented to the winning company at the networking lunch.
Attendees of the AdvaMed Accel Leadership Seminar will gain insights from the experiences of successful entrepreneurs and innovators who have overcome challenges in IP, product design, regulatory approval and reimbursement when commercializing medical technology and raising capital.
This program is complimentary, but is invitation-only and limited to full-access attendees in the following registration categories: medical technology manufacturers, academic/non-profit/government, and investors.
An invitation to attend the Seminar can be requested during The MedTech Conference registration process.
8:15 am - 9:15 am: Commercialization Strategies - Is a GPO Right for You?
When establishing a commercialization strategy, small companies will consider multiple distribution channels, including Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), independent distributors as well as direct sales. This panel will briefly explore these options and provide insights to help companies establish if a GPO contract is right for them. GPOs have clear and transparent contracting processes which have been developed to insure fairness and access to contracts in a competitive arena. Each panelist will briefly describe their contracting processes, timelines and access, in order to illustrate how many companies have been successful working in the GPO environment. Also, and very importantly, the panel will address strategies to best communicate and work with the GPO across the contracting, implementation and maintenance timeline/lifecycle/processes.
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9:30 am - 10:30 am: Leadership Lessons for Early Stage Companies: from Formation to Growth
Becoming a successful entrepreneur requires a unique skill set to navigate a small company from formation to growth. This panel will explore key considerations for early stage company executives from company formation to succession planning and managing relationships with Board members and investors. Future fundraising and corporate performance is profoundly impacted by the method by which a company is founded and the selection of early members of the management team and board. Embracing and planning for leadership transitions are critical for startup teams to work effectively with investors and their board, as well as to avoid interpersonal clashes within the management team.
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Location: San Jose Marriott - San Jose Ballroom, Salon I
An invitation to the AdvaMed Accel Leadership Seminar can be requested during the registration process.
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
AdvaMed Accel Leadership Seminar - Networking Lunch (invitation only)
Location: San Jose Marriott - San Jose Ballroom, Salon I
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Start-Up Case Study in Innovation
This case study will include one or more AdvaMed Accel members to discuss the company’s visions, origins and commercial outlook.
Location: Convention Center - Room TBD
Wall Street’s View on MedTech
A seasoned investment analyst will moderate this panel of investors and industry leaders as they assess the medtech industry’s performance in the public markets and project where Wall Street is placing its bets in medical technology in the near term. This session will examine the key data points and risk factors investors watch most closely when evaluating public companies. Panelists will also address recent M&A activity (for both small and large companies) and will discuss the path to IPO for early and growth-stage medtech companies.
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AdvaMed Accel Networking Reception (invitation only)
Location: Marriott - San Jose Ballroom, Salon I
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
AdvaMed's Women's Executive Network Reception (open to all registrants)
Location: San Pedro Square Market05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Welcome Reception (open to all registrants)
The San Pedro Square Market is the Downtown San Jose meetup place for foodies, music lovers, locally-made shop supporters, demanders of coffee perfection, history seekers, old-time barbershop hunters, social media trendsetters and wine and beer libation imbibers. The Market is the all-around best place to hang out, complete with an open-air plaza and sidewalk café – there is no better place to kick off the conference and welcome everyone to San Jose.
Location: San Pedro Square Market
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Plenary Breakfast with Keynote Speakers
09:00 AM - 05:15 PM
MedTech Connect Open
Location: Convention Center - Hall 1 & 29:10 AM - 9:50 AM
MedTech Innovator Showcase - In Vitro Diagnostics
Location: Convention Center - Hall 1 & 2; MedTech Innovator Showcase Stage
Who Is Filling the Early-Stage Investment Gap?
As traditional venture capital has moved away from investing in early-stage medtech, who has stepped in to fund innovative medical devices, diagnostics and digital health technologies? This panel will examine how corporate venture capital, angel investors, family funds and philanthropic and provider investment arms have responded to this early-stage medtech funding gap. The panel will also examine the sustainability of this situation and project where we will be five years from now.
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Location: Convention Center - Room TBD
9:55 AM - 10:35 AM
MedTech Innovator Showcase - Health Care IT and Digital Health
10:45 AM - 11:35 AM
MedTech Innovator Showcase - Orthopedic
Location: Convention Center - Hall 1 & 2; MedTech Innovator Showcase Stage
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
MedTech Innovator Showcase - Wound Healing & Dermatology
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Plenary Lunch with Keynote Speakers
Location: Convention Center - Grand Ballroom
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Venture Investing: Finding Returns through Risk Management
AdvaMed Accel will hold an invitation-only roundtable for venture capitalists and business and corporate development executives on Monday, September 25. Roundtable topics will include how VCs evaluate and mitigate key risk factors in medtech investing, as well as opportunities for strategic partnerships and exists for emerging growth companies. Join us for this public session that will report the findings and high-level takeaways from the roundtable.
Location: Convention Center - Room TBD
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Bridging the Gap Between FDA Approval and CMS and Private Payer Coverage
Increasingly, health care is focused on patient access to new and innovative medical products. Many medical technologies are receiving FDA approval with less long-term data. As a result, CMS and private payers are challenged to assess new medical technologies for coverage and payment with less available evidence regarding health outcomes, and with more data collection occurring through post-market studies or registries. While CMS has employed mechanisms such as FDA-CMS parallel review, or coverage with evidence development (CED) to allow for provisional coverage while additional data are collected, many private payers have not adopted such strategies. The panel will discuss ways to streamline and improve the process from FDA approval to CMS and private payer coverage and enable patient and provider access to new and innovative technologies.
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Location: Convention Center - Room 210 C
02:50 PM - 03:20 PM
Heard on the Fundraising Trail
CEOs share their experiences in capital formation and lessons learned in managing technical and commercial risk, demonstrating value in the marketplace and building relationships with the investment community.
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Location : CEOs Unplugged Stage
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Afternoon Plenary Session: Innovation as a Discipline & MedTech Innovator $500K Competition Finals
The MedTech Conference is excited to welcome MedTech Innovator back to the plenary stage on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 26. Four finalist companies from the MedTech Innovator competition will present to a panel of industry-leading judges and compete for the audience vote to win $500,000 in prizes and the award of MedTech Innovator 2017!
MedTech Innovator is the industry’s nonprofit global competition and accelerator for medical device, digital health and diagnostic companies. Its mission is to improve the lives of patients by accelerating the growth of companies that are transforming the health care system. In 2017, MedTech Innovator, with the support of its partners and sponsors, will give out $500,000 in cash prizes, scholarships and in-kind awards.
Location: Convention Center - Grand Ballroom
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Chairmen's Networking Reception
Whether you’re enjoying a pint of Guinness or a locally brewed craft beer, be sure to join us in the Exhibit Hall to check out the latest and greatest from our medtech exhibitors. Take advantage of this excellent networking opportunity with all of your colleagues, including members of the AdvaMed, AdvaMedDx and AdvaMed Accel Board of Directors.
Location: Convention Center - Hall 1 & 2
MedTech After Party
Join us for an incredible experience at Club Auto Sport! This high end garage for true car collectors and incubator for automotive innovation will open its doors and provide us with its vibrant clubhouse, sleek lounge, and TMFC Museum, a one-of-a-kind artfully curated, eclectic private history collection. You will not want to miss rare collectible cars, racing simulators, and, of course, live music.
Location: Club Auto Sport
08:00 AM - 12:30 PM
MedTech Connect Open
Location: Convention Center - Hall 1 & 2
9:50 AM - 10:40 AM
MedTech Innovator Showcase - Surgical Tools & Planning
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Schedule a meeting in MedTech Connect
Breaking the Mold: Effective Strategies and Partnerships for Fostering MedTech Innovation
With declining investor interest in traditional medtech and a challenging environment for entrepreneurs to develop and commercialize new technologies, large medtech companies may be left with fewer opportunities to acquire external innovation. How can start-ups and large companies break the mold and leverage novel, viable approaches to advancing early stage innovation? What opportunities might there be for large companies to bridge the gap and foster a robust start-up community in medtech? How can novel partnership arrangements or deal structures support entrepreneurs and minimize downside risk for large companies? What types of innovation are these partnerships likely to focus on? AdvaMed Accel and Deloitte will release the findings of a research project around large cap strategies for partnering and innovation and address these questions during this session.
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Plenary Lunch with Keynote Speakers
Location: Convention Center - Grand Ballroom
2:30 PM - 4:15 PM
CDRH Town Hall
Join us for an exclusive peek into the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) during our Wednesday afternoon CDRH Town Hall. This exclusive, interactive Town Hall session is a rare opportunity to interact directly with Dr. Jeff Shuren, CDRH Director, and other senior office leaders from the FDA’s device center. After Dr. Shuren provides an update on CDRH priorities, panelists will answer specific questions from the audience. Take advantage of this session to get answers to all of your burning questions directly from CDRH.5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Closing Reception
Gather with your medtech colleagues one last time before leaving Silicon Valley and rock out to a Journey tribute band! We’ll be ending the conference with a closing reception at Paper Plane in downtown San Jose, a hip spot known for creative cocktails and great food. The food’s on us, but don’t forget your wallet as there will be a cash bar at this reception. See you there and be sure to brush up on the lyrics to Don't Stop Believin', Any Way You Want It and more!
Location: Paper Plane - 72 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
