2023 Speakers
Leaders, executives and trailblazers speaking at last year’s Cardiovascular Tech Forum.
2024 Emcee | Maria Berkman, MD, MBA
We are thrilled to announce Maria Berkman, MD, MBA, Head of Medtech, Broadview Ventures; Managing Director, Longview Ventures is returning as this year’s emcee! Maria manages the firm’s MedTech investment strategy and activity, from identification and screening of new opportunities through diligence, deal structure and syndication, portfolio company board management, and overarching portfolio strategy.
Philip B Adamson, M.D. MSc, FACC
Divisional Vice President, Global Clinical Affairs and Medical Director, Abbott
Mazen Albaghdadi, MD
Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory,
Associate Director Cardiology Fellowship at the Naples Heart Institute (NCH Healthcare System);
Medical Director of Madaktari Africa
Dustin Armer
CEO and Co-Founder, Renata Medical
Haleh Armian, MSc
Director of Biomedical Innovation Ventures, Hoag
Joseph E. Bavaria, MD
Vice Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, PennMedicine, Founder/Co-Director, Penn Aorta Center
Dave Beck
General Manager, Haystax.ai
Maria Berkman, MD
Head of MedTech, Broadview Ventures
Adam Berman
CEO, Alleviant Medical, Inc.
Shivanth Bhaskaran
Vice President Global Marketing, Aortic, Medtronic
Len Brandt
CEO, D2M Venture Development
Todd Brinton, MD
Chief Scientific Officer, Edwards Lifesciences; Founder & Medical Director, Shockwave
Terri Burke
Venture Partner, Epidarex Capital
Anthony Caffarelli, MD
Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Bill Carpou
CEO, Octane
William E Cohn, MD
Executive Director for the Center of Device Innovation, Texas Medical Center
Alex Cooper
CEO, Relief Cardiovascular
Jeff Daurity
Senior Director, Clinical Strategy and Operationalization, Medical Devices & Diagnostics, ICON
Carol DiStanislao
Managing Director, Capital and Growth
Andrew Douglas
Partner, Knobbe Martens
Duncan Fatkin
Chief Commercial Officer, Beyond Air
Janene Fuerch
Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford Children’s Health
Virginia Giddings, PhD
Vice President of Exploration, Edwards Lifesciences
Steve Hanle
Shareholder, Stradling
Michael Hill
Managing Director, Capital Assist
Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, FACC
Director of Disease Management, Hoag
Saibal Kar, MD
Director of Structural Heart Disease and Research at HCA Healthcare
Celine Martin
Company Group Chairman, Cardiovascular and Specialty Solutions Group, Johnson & Johnson
Ramin Mousavi
CEO & Board of Directors, CathWorks
Hillary Pierce
CEO, Total Flow Medical
Dr. Arshad Quadri
inQB8 Medical Technologies
Scott L. Roth, M.D., FACC
Founder & CEO, ImaCor, Inc.
Fabio M. Sagebin, MD
Dave Singh, DMD, PhD, DDSc
President, Stimcore Medical Devices, Inc.
Adjunct Professor, Sleep Medicine, Stanford University
Lars Sondergaard, MD, DMSc, FESC
Divisional Vice-President, Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer, Abbott Structural Heart
Jack Springer
CEO, Nectero Medical
Eric Stoppenhagen
Founder & CEO, Soundcath
Sharief Taraman, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Cognoa, Inc.
Beverly Tang, Ph.D.
CEO Starlight Cardiovascular
William C. Wilson, MD, MA, SVP
Executive VP, Clinical Operations and Medical Affairs, Past CMO at Masimo and UCI
Cynthia Yee
Principal, Vensana Capital
Cheryl Wood
Senior Signature Event Manager, Octane
2022 Speakers
Farzad Azimpour, MD, Senior VP, Advanced Tech at Edwards Lifesciences
Dan Cantillon, MD, Medical Director, Centralized Monitoring Unit, Cleveland Clinic
Bill Carpou, CEO, Octane
Anthony Chang, MD, MBA, MPH MS, Chief Intelligence and Innovation Officer, Founder and Medical Director, The Sharon Disney Lund Medical Intelligence and Innovation Institute (MI3), CHOC
Tak Cheung, Partner, NEA
Chris Eso, Vice President, Business Development & Strategy, Cardiovascular Portfolio & SH&A, Medtronic
Richard Henson, CEO, ValVention, Inc.
Jinny Lee, SVP, Exploration, Strategy and Marketing, Edwards Lifesciences
Professor Arash Kheradvar, MD, PhD, UCI
Sabing Lee, Partner, Knobbe Martens
Jay Lenker, CEO, Indian Wells Medical Inc.
David McMullin, Chief Commercial Officer, Anumana
Ramin Mousavi, President, CEO & Board of Directors, Cathworks
Mike Mussallem, CEO, Edwards Lifesciences
Joe Passman, IFPx Program Lead, NXT Biomedical IFPx Heart Failure System
Brent Ratz, CEO, Managing Director, and Co-Founder, inQB8 Medical Technologies
Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD, Co-Founder and CMO, SentiAR
Josh Seidenfeld, Partner, Cooley LLP
Jacqueline Shreibati, MD, MS, FACC, Chief Medical Officer, Google, AliveCor
Larz Soendergaard MD, DMSc
Kumar Uday, MD, Element Science
Arshad Quadri, MD, Executive Chairman & CMO, inQB8 Medical Technologies
Paul Weber, CEO, JVPLabs
Jeffry Weinhuff, Managing Partner, Visionary Venture Fund
OC Innovation Week: Opening Reception
UCI Beall Applied Innovation 5270 California Ave # 100, Irvine, CAJoin us for the grand kickoff of OC Innovation Week at our Opening Reception, where excitement and innovation converge.
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.