2023 Speakers
Aesthetics Tech Forum 2023 brought together leading physicians, industry and entrepreneurs to discuss ground breaking medical aesthetic technologies & more.
2023 Speakers
Tom Albright
President, JuvaStrat
Rema Awad
Partner, K&L Gates
Jeanne Barthold
Co-Founder, TissueForm
Corey Benjamin
Managing Director, Harris Williams
Kamil Bhangoo
Jason Bloom, MD, FACS
Bloom Facial Plastic Surgery
Stephanie Manson Brown, MBBS, MRCS, MFPM
Vice President, Head of Clinical Development, Aesthetic Medicine, Allergan Aesthetics an AbbVie Company
Brenda Buechler
Chief Marketing Officer, ELEVAI Labs
Gregory A. Buford, MD, FACS, PCEO
Beauty by Buford
Bill Carpou
CEO, Octane
Juan José Chacón-Quirós
CEO & Founder, Establishment Labs
Chris Chen
Principal, TowerBrook
Brad Conlan
CEO & Founder, Bimini Health Tech
DiAnne Davis, MD, FAAD
Medical & Cosmetic Dermatologist
Megan Driscoll
Founder & CEO, EvolveMKD
Ted Ebel
Chief Business Officer, Colorescience
Amber Edwards
Global Head of Alastin Skincare, Galderma
Frank Fazio
CEO, Amplifica Holdings Group, Inc.
Leslie Fletcher, MSN, RN, AGNP-BC
Beauty Innovator, The InjectAbility® Institute and Clinic
Gabrielle Garritano
Founder & CEO, JECT
Nicole Gregory
CEO, UrbanYou & CEO, PinchGig
Tiphany Hall PhD, MBA
Chief Growth Officer, Aesthetic Record
Stephen Hanson PhD, MBA
Business Development Director, Spiderwort
Brandie Heredia, RN
Founder/Owner, Unmarked Beauty & Wellness
Ben Hernandez
Partner, Skytale Group
Mike Hill
Director, Launchpad SBDC, Octane
Jeremy Hirsch
Senior Vice President, Houlihan Lokey
Niquette Hunt
CEO & Co-Founder, Candesant Biomedical
Jaide Jensen
Head of Biotechnology, Arcaea
Eleanor Jones
Founder & CEO, Skintelligent
Lana Kerr
CEO, Lumisque
Jeff Kizilbash
CEO, RealSelf
Kurt Knab
Senior Vice President Sales, Evolus
Judy Kozlicki
Strategic Advisor, Aesthetics, Skytale Group
Nicci Levy
Founder & CEO, Alchemy 43
Wayne Liu
Nancy Marchain
Chief Domestic Sales Officer, ZO Skin
Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor, Dermatology, UCI Health
Darin Messina, PhD
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Aesthetics R&D at AbbVie
David Moatazedi
President and CEO, Evolus
Uri Neeman
Founder & CEO, RealizeMD
Jason O’Hearn
Chief Commercial Officer, SIA, Inc.
Adele C. Oliva
Founding Partner, 1315 Capital
Sophia Ononye-Onyia, PhD, MPH, MBA
Founder & CEO, The Sophia Consulting Firm
Flemming Ørnskov MD, MPH
CEO, Galderma
Jordan Plews, PhD
CEO, ELEVAI Labs, Inc.
Audrey Rose, NP
CEO, Owner & Founder, Age-less Weigh-Less
Terri Ross
CEO & Founder, APX Platform
Annabel Samimy
Managing Director, Biopharmaceuticals, Stifel
Greg Schmergel
CEO, Yuva Biosciences
Jonah Shacknai
Chief Executive of Skinbetter Science and Chief Strategic Development Officer L’Oréal USA (ACD)
Jamie Smith
Founder, Nurse Injector, Just GLO
Alex Topacio
Associate Vice President, Pricing, Analytics and Personalization, Allergan Data Labs
Caro Van Hove
President & CEO, Revelle Aesthetics
Pablo Villalba
Co-Founder & President, StimuSIL
M Dean Vistnes, MD, FACS
Founder and Medical Director, SkinSpirit
Adelle Walker
Vice President, Consumer Products, DermTech
Todd Watts
CEO & Co-Founder, PatientFi
Jeffry Weinhuff
Managing Partner, Visionary Venture Fund
Leana Wood
SVP Global Strategic Accounts, Eversana
Jessica Wu, MD
Dermatologist, Founder, RESIDEN
Steve Yoelin, MD
Steve Yoelin Medical Associates Inc.
Kamakshi R. Zeidler, MD, FACS
Founder & Managing Partner, Aesthetx
Ahmed Zobi
CEO, Syntr Health Technologies
*2023 Speakers Subject to Change
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Octane’s Annual Partner Summit
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Tech Innovation Forum 2023
Tech Innovation Forum 2023 will focus on the acceleration of innovation in technology. The Forum will concentrate on topics such as the next industrial revolution- the role that Southern California is playing in both climate tech and space, and feature topics related to the investment landscape for emerging and growth companies. Learn more. Register here.
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Ophthalmology Tech Forum 2023
Join industry physicians and top ophthalmologists who are defining the future of the field at Octane’s Ophthalmology Technology Forum (OTF). The event is held annually in Orange County, the center for Ophthalmology in the US. We will be hosting Ophthalmology Tech Forum 2023 as a hybrid experience, which will allow our guests to attend in person or online. Learn more Register here
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Women Leaders of Octane – July 2023 Quarterly Meeting
Please join Women Leaders of Octane for our virtual quarterly meeting, Wednesday, July 19th from 12:00 – 1:00 pm PST, featuring Thought Leader: Cynthia West, Ph.D. In addition to our thought leader, our committee chairs will share progress reports. Our Committees and Committee Chairs: Creating Women-led Businesses & LaunchPad Committee – Marinela Gombosev, SPARK Neuro Funding Committee – Delilah Panio, Toronto Stock Exchange Women on Boards Committee – Joyce Averna, JP Morgan Private Bank Resources & Communications – Nanneke Dinklo Plus, after the WLO Quarterly…
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Cardiovascular Tech Summit 2023
Octane’s Cardiovascular Tech Summit 2023 will synergize innovative solutions in cardiology with physicians, industry strategics, and investors convening together to advance patient care. The Summit will explore the unmet needs in cardiology, highlight current buying trends of strategics and investors, review current funding models of cardiology innovation, present innovation trends, and showcase top emerging cardiology companies to our ecosystem of strategics and investors.
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Octane’s Medical Innovation Forum 2023
Octane will host our Medical Innovation Forum 2023 as an in-person experience. Join us in collaborating with industry experts, strategics, physicians, entrepreneurs, and investors who have made significant strides toward an accelerated future in the medical industry. The Forum will highlight the wide-ranging impact of the most recent medical innovations and how the industry will adapt to enhance patient care.
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