2019 Speakers
These speakers are leaders, executives and trailblazers in the MedTech Industry.
Jessica Achtsam
Partner, Knobbe Martens
Richard Afable, MD, MPH
President and Board Member, MindOC
Lubna Ahmad, PhD
CEO, Invoy Technology
Marina Bejanian, PhD
Executive Director, Clinical Development Allergan
Caitlin Blanche
Partner, K&L Gates
Bill Carpou
CEO, OCTANe
Anthony Chang, MD
Chief Intelligence & Innovation Officer, CHOC
Clayton Chau, MD, PhD
Chief Clinical and Strategy Officer, MindOC
Ashley Chiu
Cannabis Strategy and Risk Advisor, EY
Trish Costello
CEO, Portfolia
John Cox
President & CEO, FRESCA Medical
Natalie Dakers
President and CEO, Accel-Rx Health Sciences Accelerator
Paul DeRidder, MD
President, BioValleyCHINA
Alison Dennis
Partner, Field Fisher
Kevin Depew
Deputy Chief Economist, RSM
Linda DiMario
Executive Vice President, Irvine Chamber
Jim Fallon
Professor, UCI, Neuroscientist, Best Selling Author
Grace Fu Palma
President and CEO of ChinaMed Device LLC
Doug Fisher, MD
Executive in Residence, InterWest Partners
Mara Gordon
Co-Founder & Chief Process Engineer, The Oil Plant
Mike Howells
Consul General, British Consulate
Patrick Johnson
President & CEO, Celluma
Steve Keiles
Senior Director, Genomic Services, Advanced Diagnostics, Quest Diagnostics
Ciara Kennedy
CEO, Amplyx Pharmaceuticals
Gilber Kilman, MD
General Partner & Managing Director, InterWest Partners
Kim Kovacs
Managing Director of Arroyo Ventures, President, Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA), & Founderr, MyJane
Irina Kulinets, PhD, RAC, CQE
Sr. Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Research & Quality, MicroVention, Inc., A TERUMO Group Company
Jinny Lee
President of Exploration and Strategic Marketing, Advanced Technology, Edwards Lifesciences
Fei Li
President and CEO, HYCOR Biomedical
Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH
Associate Vice Chancellor, Integrative Health & Executive Director, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Jim Mazzo
Global President Ophthalmic Devices, ZEISS
Natasha Mesinkovska, MD
Dermatology Specialist, UC Irvine Medical Center
Darin Messina
Vice President of Device Biology R&D, Allergan
Dave Mildrew
Managing Director, BioQuest
Jenna Mons
CEO, AccessElite, Inc.
Mike Mussallem
CEO, Edwards Lifesciences
Azadeh Nasibi
Sr. Director, Strategy & Business Development, Brain Therapies, Medtronic
Amy Oppedisano
Co-Founder, Terra Tech Corp. (Owner of Blüm)
Edward Ross, MD
Dermatology, Scripps
Stanton Rowe
CEO, NXT Biomedical
Daniel Torpey
Partner, EY
Scott Whitcup
Founder and CEO, Akrivista
Annette Walker
President, City of Hope Orange County
Justin Zaghi, MD
Medical Director, Heal.com
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