Day One

Tuesday, May 20

9:10 am

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9:15 am

Arundhati Opening Remarks

SPEAKERS

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.

SPEAKERS

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.

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.

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

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.

10:20 am

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11:30 am

PITCH TRACK

HealthTech Payer/Provider: AI Boosting Workflow

JUDGES

Meredith Wilkerson

Investment Principal
Plains Ventures
Full Bio

Jane Suh

Principal
AlleyCorp
Full Bio

11:30 am

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11:50 am

Networking Break

11:55 am

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1:00 pm

PITCH TRACK

Devices/diagnostics: Diabetes

JUDGES

Jenni Le

Principal
Venture Investors Health Fund
Full Bio

Charity Tarn

Investor
Arboretum Ventures
Full Bio

1:00 pm

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1:10 pm

Pitch Awards and Closing Remarks

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