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Opening Day - Tuesday, June 30

Registration Opens at Tower Ballroom Foyer

2:00 - 5:00 PM

LSI Asia ‘26 Welcome Workshop

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Early Partnering in Island B

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Island B

Welcome Reception: Opening Gala Dinner (Black Tie Recommended, Professional Attire Required) and Networking Reception, Open to all Attendees

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Day 2 - Wednesday, July 1

Breakfast in Island Ballroom Foyer (All Attendees)

6:30 - 8:00 AM

Opening Remarks

8:00 - 8:10 AM

Acacia

Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)

LSI

Keynote with Todd Brinton, Chief Scientific Officer & Corporate Vice President, Edwards Lifesciences

8:10 - 8:50 AM

Acacia

Todd Brinton (Chief Scientific Officer, Edwards Lifesciences, Board Director, Stanford Biodesign and Co-Founder, Shockwave)

Edwards Lifesciences

Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)

LSI

Inside the Hospital Innovation Office: Accelerating Medtech Innovation Adoption Across Asia

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Acacia

Joe Mullings (Chairman & CEO)

The Mullings Group Companies

Bernard Ng (Director)

Singapore General Hospital

Arthur (Yen Yu) Chen (Managing Partner (執行合夥人))

BE Health Ventures

From Rounds to Runways: Physician Leaders on Building Medtech Companies

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Banyan

Gavin Leonard (Chief Executive Officer)

MedTech Syndicates

Frank Facchini (Head of Strategy, Healthcare Access and Clinical Integration)

Siemens Healthineers

Lynne Lim (Founder & CEO)

Nousq

Laurent Pacheco (Venture Partner)

Solas Bioventures

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Casuarina

CS Lifesciences

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Edwin Lindsay (Managing Director)

CS Lifesciences

Tensor Surgical

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Justin Anderson (Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman)

Tensor Surgical

GuideAI Health

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Raj Shah (CEO)

GuideAI Health

Gyder Surgical

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Sujit Dike (CEO)

Gyder Surgical

Inkspace Imaging

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Peter Fischer (CEO)

Inkspace Imaging

Aliph Medical

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Muhammad Al-Qaisi (CEO)

Aliph Medical

Architects of Expansion: Building High-Growth Business Models in Asia-Pacific

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Banyan

Ankit Kulshrestha (Senior Principal, Strategic Advisory)

Trinity Life Sciences

Rajat Nag (Founder & CEO)

VectorA GTM Pte Ltd

Jinny Lee (SVP of Strategy, PMO, Marketing & Exploration)

Edwards Lifesciences

Lukasz Pienkowski (Head of Strategy)

Wellesta

Visual Intelligence: The Future of Image Guided Procedures

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Acacia

Tanja Dowe (Managing Director)

Angelini Ventures S.p.A.

John Santini (Chief Technology Officer)

Vergent Bioscience

Jean Chaoui (Vice President, Digital, Robotics and Enabling Technologies)

Stryker

Eduardo Fonseca (CEO)

XCath

Alexander Antaris (Senior Manager, Imaging)

Intuitive Surgical

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Casuarina

Edge Compliance

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Giulia Paggiola (Founder & Principal)

Edge Compliance

MadSci / Wanke Family Office

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Tyler Wanke (Co-founder, Board Member)

MadSci / Wanke Family Office

One kidney

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Alur Saguinsin (Founder & CEO)

One kidney

AQUA MEDICAL INC.

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Lloyd Mencinger (CEO)

AQUA MEDICAL INC.

LyzeData (previously Freshvista)

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Karmela Sliskovic (CEO)

LyzeData (previously Freshvista)

Allegro

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Lucas Decuypere (CEO)

Allegro

The Medtech Venture Model: Does the Math Still Work?

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Acacia

Mike Carusi (General Partner)

Lightstone Ventures

Mayank Gurnani (Lead, A*STAR Medtech Ventures)

A*STAR Innovation and Enterprise

Christopher Shen (Partner)

Novo Holdings

Bibi Sattar Marques (Partner)

Buenavista Equity Partners (fka GED VENTURES)

Needs-First Innovations Born from Biodesign

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Banyan

Kevin Pfleger (Director)

The University of Western Australia

Nikhilesh Bappoo (Co-Founder, Director & CEO)

VeinTech

Melanie White (Co-Founder & CEO)

Inova Medical

Intan Oldakowska (CEO)

Earflo

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Casuarina

Alluvia Studio

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Rachel Knutton (CEO)

Alluvia Studio

SeeTreat Medical

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Trang Nguyen (Founder and CEO)

SeeTreat Medical

BIOCAPTIVA LTD

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Jeremy Wheeler (CEO)

BIOCAPTIVA LTD

CoreMotion

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Heeju Han (CEO)

CoreMotion

Cytely

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Erik Philip Nordenfelt (CEO)

Cytely

Control Bionics

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Jeremy Steele (CEO and Managing Director)

Control Bionics

Fireside Chat: Implementing AI in Hospitals and Clinical Practice — Challenges in the USA, Asia, and Beyond

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Acacia

Joe Mullings (Chairman & CEO)

The Mullings Group Companies

Mohamad Alkhouli (Professor & Vice Chair for Strategic Partnerships)

Mayo Clinic

Fireside Chat with Wayne Markowitz, Corporate Vice President, JAPAC Regions, Edwards Lifesciences

12:00 - 12:30 PM

Acacia

Irene Cheong (Assistant Chief Executive, Innovation & Enterprise)

A*STAR

Wayne Markowitz (Corporate Vice President, JAPAC)

Edwards Lifesciences

Lunch at The Line Restaurant (All Attendees)

12:00 - 2:00 PM

VC Perspective: Where is the Smart Money Flowing in Asian Medtech for 2026

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Acacia

Elia Stupka (Managing Director)

Angelini Ventures

Haisong Tang (Venture Partner China)

Sanara Ventures

Shelby Zhang (Investment Director)

Vertex Growth Fund

Anselm Tan (Medtech Lead)

ClavystBio

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Casuarina

ReNavie Sensing

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Marcin Golebicki (CEO and Founder)

ReNavie Sensing

Vergent Bioscience

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Adam Gridley (CEO)

Vergent Bioscience

IMMR, Inc.

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Robert Kieval (President & CEO)

IMMR, Inc.

SiBionics

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Jeremy Lai (SVP and Board Secretary)

SiBionics

Meticuly

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Douglas Abrams (CFO)

Meticuly

EDB Panel TBA

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Acacia

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Casuarina

RBrooks Group

2:25 - 2:30 PM

Roger Brooks (Founder, CEO, C-suite Executive Search)

RBrooks Group

Cardiostory Inc

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Shawn Zhuang (CEO)

Cardiostory Inc

Nami Surgical

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Nico Fenu (Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer)

Nami Surgical

Hygea Medical Technology Co. Ltd

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Shirley Zhu (Head of Global Business Development, CEO of U.S. subsidiary)

Hygea Medical Technology Co. Ltd

Luminoma Diagnostics

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Maher Khaled (CEO)

Luminoma Diagnostics

Biorithm

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Amrish Nair (Founder/Director)

Biorithm

The Hidden Deal-Killers in Connected Medtech: Cybersecurity, Compliance, and the Team Behind the Tech

2:30 - 3:10 PM

Banyan

Christian Espinosa (Founder)

Blue Goat Cyber

Hima Chetty (Principal Consultant)

CS Lifesciences

Paula Rutledge (Founder)

Legacy MedSearch

Is AI Ready to Own Your FTO? IP Due Diligence in the Era of Generative AI

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Acacia

Sabrina (Xiaoyan) Wang (Partner)

Knobbe Martens

David Schmidt (Partner)

Knobbe Martens

Designing Medtech for the Consumer World

3:15 - 3:55 PM

Banyan

Edwin Lindsay (Managing Director)

CS Lifesciences

Sam Yang (CEO / Co-founder)

Xandar Kardian

Jeremy Steele (CEO and Managing Director)

Control Bionics

Clifton Watt (Associate Clinical Professor)

University of California San Francisco

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Casuarina

PDV MedTech

3:20 - 3:25 PM

David Chersky (VP of Strategic Sales)

PDV MedTech

Neuroloop GmbH

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Esther Novosel (CEO)

Neuroloop GmbH

Ferronova Pty Ltd

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Stewart Bartlett (Chief Executive Officer)

Ferronova Pty Ltd

Solenic Medical

3:45 - 3:54 PM

Bart Bandy (Chief Executive Officer)

Solenic Medical

EmboSci Pty Ltd

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Ashish Mitra (R&D Engineer)

EmboSci Pty Ltd

Flow Medical

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Jennifer Fried (Co-Founder & CEO)

Flow Medical

The Intelligence Leap: Scaling AI in Medtech Across the Asia-Pacific

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Acacia

Daren Yoong (APAC Head of Enterprise Sales - Life Sciences, Energy & Industrials)

AlphaSense

Virginia Giddings (Vice President, Exploration)

Edwards Lifesciences

Bjoern von Siemens (Founder, President)

Caresyntax

Ruey Peh (Head of Innovation)

Genesis

First Contract to Scale: Commercializing in the US

4:00 - 4:40 PM

Banyan

Weronika Michaluk (MedTech Practice Lead)

HTD Health

Adam Wollowick (Advisor)

Precision Life Science Partners

Peter Fischer (CEO)

Inkspace Imaging

Michael Butler (Founder and Managing Partner, KinetiX Group | Board Member, Spinol Medical)

Kinetix Group and Spinol

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Casuarina

MCRA

4:15 - 4:20 PM

Alyssa Howard (Vice President, Business Development)

MCRA

What Big Medtech Wants (But Won’t Tell You)

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Acacia

Ramin Mousavi (Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer)

NovoMed PARTNERS

Laurent Pacheco (Venture Partner)

Solas Bioventures

Kelleny Berchuck (Head, Innovation Partnerships and New Ventures)

Siemens Healthineers

Colin Tan (Investment Director)

Coronet Ventures

Alternative Strategies for Funding Medtech Innovation: Filling Gaps Left by Venture Capital

4:45 - 5:25 PM

Banyan

Ryan McGuinness (Chief Growth Officer & Commercial GM)

Triple Ring Technologies

David Sharrow (Partner Life Sciences and Tech Transactions)

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Robert King (Partner)

1540 Ventures, LLC

Andrew Pieprzyk (Vice President, Strategic Development)

Hologic

Brain-Computer Interfaces: Commercialization, Clinical Adoption and the Global Opportunity

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Acacia

Michael Wang (Managing Director, GC Venture)

Medtronic

Ken Lee (CEO)

Belleview Research

Drinks in Foyer Followed by Dinner at 6:30 PM (All Attendees)

6:00 - 8:00 PM

Networking with Investors Reception (Funding Fast Track Exclusive)

6:00 - 7:00 PM

Day 3 - Thursday, July 2

Breakfast in Island Ballroom Foyer (All Attendees)

6:30 - 8:00 AM

Opening Remarks

8:00 - 8:10 AM

Acacia

Keynote: Why Australia, Why Now?

8:10 - 8:50 AM

Acacia

Nick Pachuda (Operating Partner)

Precision Life Science Partners

Hayley van der Meer (Director Membership Services & Strategic Partnerships)

AusBiotech

Feed the Sharks: Live Investor Feedback

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Banyan

Elia Stupka (Managing Director)

Angelini Ventures

Jane Wang (General Partner - New Ventures)

MedMountain Ventures

Ashley Seehusen (Venture Partner)

Santé Ventures

Nick Pachuda (Operating Partner)

Precision Life Science Partners

The Strategic Investor's Thesis: What Big Medtech is Hunting for in APAC

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Acacia

Adam Wollowick (Advisor)

Precision Life Science Partners

Jing Zhao (Senior Principal Robotics Systems Engineer, Technical Fellow)

Medtronic

David Hahn (Chief Medical Officer, Interventional Oncology)

Siemens Healthineers.com

Hinke Malda (Vice President - Head of Corporate Venture Capital)

Philips

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Casuarina

Blue Goat Cyber

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Christian Espinosa (Founder)

Blue Goat Cyber

Xandar Kardian

9:05 - 9:14 AM

Sam Yang (CEO / Co-founder)

Xandar Kardian

HealthBook+

9:15 - 9:24 AM

Amy Mechley (Chief Clinical and Strategy Officer)

HealthBook+

Kinetix Group and Spinol

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Michael Butler (Founder and Managing Partner, KinetiX Group | Board Member, Spinol Medical)

Kinetix Group and Spinol

ComplyWise LLC

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Murthy Anupindi (Founder & CEO)

ComplyWise LLC

Building the Runway: How Accelerators Are Moving APAC Tech to the US

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Banyan

Elia Stupka (Managing Director)

Angelini Ventures

Ashley Seehusen (Venture Partner)

Santé Ventures

Kid Parchariyanon (Managing Partner)

SeaX Ventures

Lisa Carmel (Chair Business Development)

Mayo Clinic

The APAC Talent Paradox: Why the World's Fastest-Growing Medtech Market Can't Find the Leaders to Run It

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Acacia

Amrish Nair (Founder/Director)

Biorithm

Seemant Jauhari (Partner)

Jungle ventures

Alex Gu (Senior President, President of Medtronic Greater China)

Medtronic

Erik Ahlberg (General Manager APAC)

Inari Medical / Stryker

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Casuarina

The University of Western Australia

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Kevin Pfleger (Director)

The University of Western Australia

Cytophenix Pty Ltd

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Kieran Mulroney (CEO)

Cytophenix Pty Ltd

Navier Medical Ltd

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Sander Bangma (CEO)

Navier Medical Ltd

Innovate Medtech

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Michael Challenor (Director)

Innovate Medtech

Lubdub

10:30 - 10:39 AM

Nikhilesh Bappoo (Managing Director & Co-Founder)

Lubdub

Earflo

10:40 - 10:49 AM

Intan Oldakowska (CEO)

Earflo

Maximizing Global Medtech Value Creation: Driving Premium Outcomes

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Acacia

Roger Brooks (Founder, CEO, C-suite Executive Search)

RBrooks Group

Christopher Shen (Partner)

Novo Holdings

Chas McKhann (Executive Chairman)

Distalmotion

Tan Sze-Wee (Advisor, Ecosystem Enablement)

Temasek Singapore

Steven Kum (Chief Medical Officer)

M&L Healthcare

Build to Buy: Why Manufacturing Readiness Makes or Breaks Your Exit

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Banyan

Bryant Grigsby (CEO)

PDV MedTech

David Chersky (VP of Strategic Sales)

PDV MedTech

Michael Wang (Managing Director, GC Venture)

Medtronic

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Casuarina

Emerging Health Connections

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Peter Traianou (President & CEO)

Emerging Health Connections

Inova Medical

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Melanie White (Co-Founder & CEO)

Inova Medical

Metabolic Health Solutions

11:35 - 11:44 AM

John Wright (Co-founder and CEO)

Metabolic Health Solutions

Marine Biomedical

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Rolee Kumar (Chief Executive Officer)

Marine Biomedical

ArthroLase

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Brett Robertson (Director & CEO)

ArthroLase

Materia Health

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Emily Zhen (Founder & CEO)

Materia Health

Cross-Border Capital: Bridging Investment from the US/Europe into Asia

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Acacia

Dennis McWilliams (Managing Director)

Santé Ventures

Yingmin Wang (Director, Medtech Investments)

ClavystBio

Kelvin Keh (Co-founder and Executive Director)

Unruly Partners

Tetsu Nakajima (Founder & General Partner)

15th Rock

Yingmin Wang (Director, Medtech Investments)

ClavystBio

Lunch at The Line Restaurant (All Attendees)

12:00 - 2:00 PM

The Silk Road to Wellness: Bridging Healthcare Innovation to India and Southeast Asia

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Acacia

Ken Nelson (Investor & Board Member)

Nelson Jennings Ventures

Seemant Jauhari (Partner)

Jungle ventures

Ian Purdy (Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance)

Intuitive

Marcin Golebicki (CEO and Founder)

ReNavie Sensing

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Casuarina

Greenlight Guru

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Pall Johannesson (Executive Vice President, Europe)

Greenlight Guru

THERYQ

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Ludovic Le Meunier (CEO)

THERYQ

Nu Eyne Co., Ltd.

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Pk Kim (Director, Co-Founder)

Nu Eyne Co., Ltd.

Corcillum

1:45 - 1:54 PM

Harry Carpenter (CEO)

Corcillum

Monitra Health

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Ravi Bhogu (Founder)

Monitra Health

Vigocare

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Sekhar Chennupati (Founder & CEO)

Vigocare

Building Unicorns: Scaling in Asia to the Global Stage

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Acacia

Nick Pachuda (Operating Partner)

Precision Life Science Partners

Zoe Zhu (Director)

EQT Private Capital Asia

Alexis Cheng (Associate)

Cornerstone Robotics

Fred Herpin (VP & MD APAC)

STERIS

Glenn Stiegman (Senior Vice President, Clinical & Regulatory Affairs)

MCRA

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Casuarina

2Strands Biosciences

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Debleena Ray (Founder & CEO)

2Strands Biosciences

Spirecut AG

2:40 - 2:49 PM

Frederic Schuind (Founder and President of the Board)

Spirecut AG

Kiffik Biomedical

2:50 - 2:59 PM

Les Lindsay (President EMEA)

Kiffik Biomedical

Maxonis

3:00 - 3:09 PM

Kyle McAndrews (Investor; Advisor, Corporate Development)

Maxonis

Noleus Technologies

3:10 - 3:19 PM

Swarna Balasubramaniam (Founder/CEO)

Noleus Technologies

Ask Investors (Almost) Anything Workshop

2:30 - 3:10 PM

Banyan

Daniel Teo (Managing Partner)

Hunniwell Lake Ventures

Mike Carusi (General Partner)

Lightstone Ventures

Tanja Dowe (Managing Director)

Angelini Ventures S.p.A.

Ashley Seehusen (Venture Partner)

Santé Ventures

Capital Without Borders: Angels, Family Offices, and Crowdfunding Across Asia's Medtech Ecosystem

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Acacia

Mark Wang (Partner)

Pureland Global Venture

Tyler Wanke (Co-founder, Board Member)

MadSci / Wanke Family Office

Steven Kum (Chief Medical Officer)

M&L Healthcare

Gavin Leonard (Chief Executive Officer)

MedTech Syndicates

Tackling Asia's Aging Population: How Innovators are Thinking About Increasing Lifespan

3:15 - 3:55 PM

Banyan

Joalin Lim (Founder & CEO)

Agape-Life Medtech & Healthcare Group

Plinio Targa (CEO)

Brain4care

Lucas Decuypere (CEO)

Allegro

Lucien Goffart (Executive Board Member)

ELECTRODUCER

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Casuarina

Trinity Life Sciences

3:20 - 3:25 PM

Ankit Kulshrestha (Senior Principal, Strategic Advisory)

Trinity Life Sciences

Aliform B.V.

3:25 - 3:34 PM

Victor Suturin (CEO)

Aliform B.V.

Laronix Pty Ltd

3:35 - 3:44 PM

Farzaneh Ahmadi (CO-Founder/CEO)

Laronix Pty Ltd

Vexev

3:45 - 3:54 PM

John Carroll (Co-founder/Co-CEO)

Vexev

Abionic

3:55 - 4:04 PM

Patrick Pestalozzi (CEO)

Abionic

Acorai

4:05 - 4:14 PM

Filip Peters (CEO)

Acorai

Sidley Panel TBA

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Acacia

Exit Pathways in the East: Positioning Your MedTech for Strategic Acquisition vs IPO

4:00 - 4:40 PM

Banyan

David Schmidt (Partner)

Knobbe Martens

Erik Ahlberg (General Manager APAC)

Inari Medical / Stryker

Gowri Raman (Vice President | Venture Capital)

Medtronic

Ben Hwang (Chairman & CEO)

Profusa, Inc.

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Casuarina

Fireside Chat: TBA

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Acacia

Closing Session: LSI Asia

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Acacia

Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)

LSI

Ramin Mousavi (Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer)

NovoMed PARTNERS

Yuval Binur (Founding Partner)

Arsuf Global Partners

Where AI Meets Market Scale - Asia's Unique Position in Digital Medtech

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Acacia

Clement Chia (Senior Consultant)

NHG Health

Dennis McWilliams (Managing Director)

Santé Ventures

Closing Dinner Reception (All Attendees)

6:00 - 8:00 PM

Day 4 - Thursday, July 3

LSI Social Day

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

MedTech Supplier Discovery Day — Exploring Contract Manufacturing Opportunities in Singapore's MedTech Ecosystem

Hosted by Singapore economic agencies, this curated site-visit programme runs on the sidelines of LSI Asia 2026. Get a first-hand look at Singapore's leading MedTech contract manufacturers — including Beyonics, Cragar, and Venture Corp — over guided facility tours and a hosted lunch, then turn the week's conversations into new connections at a networking reception with 20+ supplier partners. Built for investors, growth-stage founders, and strategics evaluating Singapore as a base for production and co-development.

Pickup from Shangri-La Singapore | 3 July 2026 | [Register here]

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