2024 Speakers
Aesthetics Tech Forum 2024 will bring together leading physicians, industry and entrepreneurs to discuss ground breaking medical aesthetic technologies & more.
2024 Speakers
Doug Abel
President & CEO, Advanced Aesthetic Technologies Inc.
John Agwunobi, MD, MBD, MPH
Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Herbalife Nutrition
Wajdie Ahmad
Executive Chairman & COO, Amplifica Holdings Group, Inc
Tom Albright
CEO, Luvantas, the North American subsidiary of Medytox, Inc.
Caitlin Blanche
Partner, K&L Gates
Jason Bloom, MD, FACS
Bloom Facial Plastic Surgery
Micah Bregman
VP, Global Strategy & Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics an AbbVie Company
Gregory A. Buford, MD, FACS, PCEO
Beauty by Buford,
Octane Medical Advisory Co-Chair
M. Bradley Calobrace, MD, FACS
CEO & Owner, CaloAesthetics Plastic Surgery Center
Clint Carnell
Founder, Greyspace
Executive Chairman, Geneo
Founder & Board Member, OrangeTwist
CEO, InBrace
Bill Carpou
CEO, Octane
Shawna Chrisman, NP
Founder, Destination Aesthetics Medical Spa
Rosalyn Cole d'Incelli
VP, Clinical, Medical & U.S. Regulatory Affairs, Establishment Labs
Dina El-Sherif
President and CEO, Trufacial
Kay Durairaj, MD, FACS
Beauty by Dr. Kay
Frank Fazio
CEO, Amplifica Holdings Group, Inc.
Drew Fine
Chief Marketing Officer, Rion Aesthetics
Johnny Franco, MD, FACS
Austin Plastic Surgeon
Daniel Gil, PhD
CEO, Pelage Pharma
Jean-Philippe Gravel
President & CEO, Triple Hair
Erik Haines
Managing Director and Head, Guidepoint Qsight
Tiphany Hall, PhD, MBA
Chief Growth Officer, Aesthetic Record, LLC
Brandon Hahr
Managing Partner & CEO, Kingsmen Digital Ventures
Amelia K. Hausauer, MD FAAD
Director of Dermatology, Aesthetx Plastic Surgery and Dermatology
Charlie Hee, PhD
Vice President, Device R&D, Allergan Aesthetics an AbbVie Company
Ben Hernandez
CEO & Managing Director, Skytale Group
Lynn Heublein
CEO and Co- Founder, SkinSpirit
Mike Hill
Managing Director, Octane Capital Markets
Scott Jorgensen
CEO, Appiell.ai
Chinmay Kanuga
Head of Search and Evaluation, Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company
Jonathan Kaplan, MD, MPH
CEO & Founder, BuildMyHealth
Steve Kreider
Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, Cutera
Ted Lain, MD, MBA, FAAD
Co-Host, Skincare Confidential Podcast
Co-Director and Co-Founder, Science of Skincare Summit
Chief Medical Officer, Sanova Dermatology
Executive Director, Austin Institute for Clinical Research
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Texas A&M College of Medicine
Malcolm Leissring
President and Chief Science Officer of DREAMADERM
Howard Leonhardt
Executive Chairman & CEO, Lionheart Health, Inc.
Wendy Lewis
Founder & President, Wendy Lewis & Co LTD.
Wayne Liu
Chief Growth Officer and President of the Americas, Perfect Corp.
Josh Makower, MD
Professor of Medicine and of Bioengineering, Stanford University Schools of Medicine & Engineering
Director & Co-Founder, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign
Chairman & Founder, ExploraMed Development, LLC
Bruce Maller
Former CEO, BSM Consulting
Neda Mehr, MD
Founder, Pure Dermatology Cosmetic & Hair Center
Matthew Montes De Oca, PharmD
Chief Clinical Officer, Strive Pharmacy
Jason O’Hearn
VP Aesthetic Commercial Strategy, SIA | An Integra LifeSciences Company
Cara Parchment
Senior Signature Event Manager, Octane
Tony Rabar
Chairman & CEO, Tissue and Cell Technologies
Alyssa Rapp
CEO, Empower Aesthetics
Gus Rhodes
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Turn Biotechnologies
Leah Richardson
Partner, K&L Gates
Evan Rieder, MD
Board Certified Dermatologist & Psychiatrist
Rajiv Shukla
Chairman & CEO, Carmell Corporation
Kristen Slaoui, PhD
Chief Corporate Development Officer, Galderma
Jessica Stellwagen
Co- Founder, Bodify
Yehiel Tal
CEO, Collplant
Frederik Trojahn Koelle, MD, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, StemMedical Denmark
Caro Van Hove
President & CEO, Revelle Aesthetics
Ken Washenik, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer, BosleyMedical Group
Jeffry Weinhuff
Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Visionary Ventures
Alan Widgerow, MBBCh, MMed, FCS, FACS
Chief Scientific Officer Galderma, Head Skin Science Center for Innovation, Head Alastin Innovations
Matt Wolf
Director, Health Care Senior Analyst, RSM US LLP
Alexis Wolfer
Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
Jessica Wu, MD
Dermatologist, Founder, RESIDEN
Tomoko Yamagishi-Dressler
Chief Marketing Officer, Evolus, Inc.
Steve Yoelin, MD
Board-Certified Ophthalmologist, Medical Associates, Inc.
Octane Medical Advisory Co-Chair
Hou Yongtai, PhD
Chairman and Executive Director, Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology Co., Ltd.
Kamakshi R. Zeidler, MD, FACS
Founder & Managing Partner, Aesthetx
Octane Medical Advisory Co-Chair
*2024 Speakers Subject to Change
OC Innovation Week: Opening Reception
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Fast Pitch
The Cove at UCI Applied Innovation 5270 California Ave, Irvine, CA, United StatesFast Pitch is a unique opportunity for Orange County's tech innovators to showcase their groundbreaking ideas. Participants present their pitches to a distinguished panel of judges, potential partners, and investors.