MTIF Speakers
October 28 – 29, 2019
Healthcare Gets Personal
Network with leaders in the medical technology industry at the top event in Southern California. From entrepreneurs to investors to C-Level executives in the region, OCTANe’s Medical Technology Innovation Forum is the leading event for innovation in Southern California’s medical technology hub. Our theme this year is “Get Personal” as it relates to healthcare, including personalized medicine and personalized healthcare. This year, we’re introducing a new limited session that will allow attendees to directly with industry experts. You can learn more here.
Healthcare Gets Personal
Network with leaders in the medical technology industry at the top event in Southern California. From entrepreneurs to investors to C-Level executives in the region, OCTANe’s Medical Technology Innovation Forum is the leading event for innovation in Southern California’s medical technology hub. Our theme this year is the personalization of medicine.
Jessica Achtsam
Partner, Knobbe Martens
Richard Afable, MD, MPH
President & Board Member, MindOC
Lubna Ahmad, PhD
CEO, Invoy Technology
Robert Allison
Principal & Managing Director, Innovate Partners
Bobak Azamian, MD, PHD
CEO, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals
Marina Bejanian, PhD
Executive Director, Clinical Development Allergan
Caitlin Blanche
Partner, K&L Gates
Jim Boylan
President, Head of Investment Banking, SVBLeerink
Len Brandt
General Partner, Norwest Ventures
Bill Carpou
CEO, OCTANe
Anthony Chang, MD
Chief Intelligence & Innovation Officer, CHOC
Clayton Chau, MD, PhD
Chief Clinical and Strategy Officer, MindOC
Tak Cheung
Principal, NEA
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
William De La Pena, MD
Founder & Medical Director, De La Peña Eye Clinics
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
Bruce Feuchter
Shareholder, Stradling LLP
Doug Fisher, MD
Executive in Residence, InterWest Partners
Grace Fu Palma
President and CEO of ChinaMed Device LLC
Michael Giaquinto
Senior Managing Director, SVBLeerink
Mara Gordon
Co-Founder & Chief Process Engineer, The Oil Plant
Michael Hedge
Managing Partner, K&L Gates
Mike Howells
Consul General, British Consulate
Patrick Johnson
President & CEO, Celluma
Ryan Keefer
Partner, Merger & Acquisition Integration Group, PwC
Steve Keiles
Senior Director, Genomic Services, Advanced Diagnostics, Quest Diagnostics
Ciara Kennedy
CEO, Amplyx Pharmaceuticals
Gilbert 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
Patrick Lilley
Founder & CEO, Liquid Biosciences
Richard Linstrom
Founder & Attending Surgeon, Minnesota Eye Consultants
Chris Lo
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Jonathon Lobbins
Vice President, Advanced Therapies, Siemens Healthineers
Thomas Marcotte, MD
Co-Director, Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, UC San Diego
Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH
Associate Vice Chancellor, Integrative Health & Executive Director, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Jeff Margolis
Chairman & CEO, Welltok
Jim Mayfield
Director, US Export Assistance Center
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
David Mildrew
Managing Director, BioQuest
Marshall Moncrief, MFT, MBA
CEO, MindOC
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)
Andrew Pan
Senior Vice President, Head of China Business & Strategy, East West Bank
Edward Ross, MD
Dermatology, Scripps
Stanton Rowe
CEO, NXT Biomedical
Rick Sanghera
Co-Founder & CEO, AtaCor
Robert Solomon
Co-Chair, UCI Center for the Study of Cannabis
Daniel Torpey
Partner, EY
Annette Walker
President, City of Hope Orange County
George Wall
Partner & Chair of the Mergers & Acquisitions Department, Glaser Weil
Scott Whitcup
Founder and CEO, Akrivista
Steve Yoelin
Cosmetic Surgeon
Chris Zachary
Professor, UCI
Justin Zaghi, MD
Medical Director, Heal.com
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October 28 – 29, 2019
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