2021 Agenda
This year’s agenda features industry leaders discussing ground-breaking innovations and our annual LaunchPad Presentationsas well as experts speaking on recovering their practice following the healthcare crisis.
Friday, July 9, 2021
7:00 – 8:00 am PST
EXPERIENCE
Networking & Exhibits
Take this time to visit sponsor booths, get to know fellow attendees, and make connections!
8:00 – 8:15 am PST
OPENING
Opening Comments
Bill Carpou, CEO of Octane will reflect on the impact of ophthalmology in Southern California and beyond.
Bill Carpou, CEO, Octane
8:15 – 8:45 am PST
KEYNOTE
Keynote Interview with Alex Gorsky, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Johnson & Johnson
Jim Mazzo, Chairman of the Board, Octane, Advisor, ZEISS, Executive Chairman, Avellino, Advisor, Bain Capital (Interviewer)
Alex Gorsky, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Johnson & Johnson
8:45 – 9:15 am PST
PANEL
Industry Panel: Pharmaceuticals
Industry executive panel discussion focused around innovation in the pharmaceutical space.
Jeff Evanson, Chief Commercial Officer, Outlook Therapeutics
Tom Mitro, President & COO, Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Aziz Mottiwala, Chief Commercial Officer, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ramin Valian, Vice President, Marketing Interventional Glaucoma, Reimbursement Pipeline, Allergan, an AbbVie Company
9:15 – 9:45 am PST
PANEL
Industry Panel: Device
Industry executive panel discussions focused around innovation in the device industry.
Caren Mason, President & CEO, STAAR Surgical Company (Moderator)
Laurent Attias, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Strategy, BD&L and M&A, Alcon
Warren Foust, Worldwide President, Surgical Vision, Johnson & Johnson Vision
Euan S. Thomson, PhD, President of Ophthalmic Devices and Head of the Digital Business Unit, Carl Zeiss Meditec
9:45 – 10:15 am PST
EXPERIENCE
Networking & Exhibits
Take this time to visit sponsor booths, get to know fellow attendees, and make connections!
10:15 – 11:15 am PST
PANEL
Presbyopia: Have We Finally Found the Holy Grail?
Highlights of upcoming technologies, presby drops, and their potential impact on practices and the eyecare space as well as a highlight of presbyopia IOLS.
Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, Founder & CEO, Jacksoneye
Ehsan Sadri, MD, FACS, Visionary Eye Institute
11:15 am – 12:00 pm PST
PANEL
Practice and ASC Efficiencies With New Technology
What new technologies will make our practices more efficient and benefit our patients? What technologies will pave the way for the ASC of the future?
John Hovanesian, MD, FACS, Private Practice, Harvard Eye Associates, Laguna Hills, CA Clinical Faculty, UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA (Moderator)
Nick Curtis, CEO, LENSAR, Inc.
12:00 – 12:30 pm PST
PANEL
Glaucoma: The World Beyond Drops
Presentations on rising glaucoma technologies. A series of surgeons will highlight new technology.
Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH, Professor of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
12:30 – 1:00 pm PST
EXPERIENCE
Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:30 pm PST
LUNCH PANEL
Race and Gender Equity in Ophthalmics
A candid discussion with industry leaders about enhancing diversity in the workplace.
1:30 – 2:00 pm PST
PANEL
Visionary Venture Panel
Jeffry Weinhuff, Managing Partner, Visionary Ventures (Moderator)
Ehsan Sadri, MD, FACS, Visionary Eye Institute (Moderator)
2:00 – 2:15 pm PST
EXPERIENCE
Roger Steinert Award
2:15 – 3:45 pm PST
LAUNCHPAD
LaunchPad Company Presentations & Award
3:45 – 4:15 pm PST
KEYNOTE
Patient Advocacy in Corneal Diseases
Marjan Farid, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Cornea, Cataract, and Refractive Surgery, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, UC Irvine
4:15 – 4:45 pm PST
PANEL
Investment Panel
Bill Link, PhD, Managing Partner, Flying L Partners
4:45 – 5:00 pm PST
EXPERIENCE
Closing Comments
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