Agenda (INVEST) - MedCity INVEST

Day One

Wednesday, May 21

9:10 am

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9:15 am

Arundhati Opening Remarks

Arundhati Parmar

Editor-in-Chief

MedCity News

Full Bio

9:15 am

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10:00 am

Investor Perspective: What’s Hot What’s Not

Hear from a panel of investment leaders from different healthcare industry sectors about the current investment climate. Learn about their strategic priorities and get advice on how startup founders can best succeed in fundraising.

David Kereiakes

Managing Partner

Windham Capital Partners

Full Bio

Jasmi Shah

Managing Director

Cigna Ventures

Full Bio

Alyssa Jaffee

Partner

7wire Ventures

Full Bio

Dr. Christina Jenkins

Co-Founder and General Partner

Convergent Ventures

Full Bio

10:00 am

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10:30 am

Here’s How We Found Our Healthcare Champion

A startup founder/CEO will do a 10-minute presentation that explains how the startup was able to find a champion within a healthcare organization that led to a successful deployment. This will be followed by a Q&A with the startup presenter and the Champion – either a doctor, provider lead, life sciences lead, payer lead or employer lead.

Stephen Smith

Cofounder & CEO

NOCD

Smith has secured over $90 M in financing since NOCD launched commercially in 2018. He was also named to the Crain's Notable Entrepreneur list in 2020, the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2021, Business Insider 40 under 30 in 2023, and the Top 50 In Digital Health list in 2022.

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10:30 am

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10:50 am

Networking Break

10:50 am

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12:00 pm

PITCH TRACK

Biopharma: Infectious Diseases

12:00 pm

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12:30 pm

Fireside Chat

TBD

12:30 pm

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2:00 pm

Lunch Break

2:00 pm

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2:45 pm

How is AI Reshaping the Lifesciences?

AI is not just about boosting hospital operational efficiency or radiological capability. It is reshaping other parts of the healthcare industry be it in pharma or medical devices. Hear from leaders in the medtech and pharma world how AI can have an impact on everything from disease management to drug development and AI.

2:45 pm

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3:30 pm

How Employers and Payers are Covering the Cost of GLP-1s

GLP-1s have proved to be highly effective weight loss drugs and have benefits tied to hypertension as well. But these expensive drugs are proving to be a headache for self-insured employers and payers. Learn from a panel of experts the various strategies that these stakeholders are employing to offer the benefit without breaking the bank.

AJ Loiacono

Chief Executive Officer

Capital Rx

Full Bio

3:30 pm

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3:50 pm

Networking Break

3:50 pm

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5:00 pm

PITCH TRACK

HealthTech Consumer/Employer: Care Navigation and Coordination

Helen Ciesielski

Principle

HC9 Ventures

Full Bio

5:30 pm

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7:00 pm

Networking Reception

Day Two

Wednesday, May 21

8:30 am

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9:30 am

Breakfast and Ask the Investor

9:30 am

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9:35 am

Day 2 Opening Remarks

9:35 am

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10:20 am

What are Health Systems’ Strategic Priorities in the Post-Pandemic Era?

Things are returning back to normal – whatever normal is in the post-pandemic world. Now that the immediacy of the emergency has receded, how are hospitals looking at achieving the Quadruple aim in healthcare? Learn from leaders of our nation’s health systems.