Agenda - LSI Asia '26

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Opening Day - Tuesday, June 30

Registration Opens at Tower Ballroom Foyer

2:00 - 5:00 PM

Early Partnering in Island B

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Island B

LSI Asia ‘26 Welcome Workshop

5:00 - 6:00 PM

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

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

Colin Tan (Investment Director)

Coronet 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 Fracchini (Head of Strategy, Healthcare Access and Clinical Integration)

Siemens Healthineers

Ricardo Villanueva (SVP, Strategy & Business Development)

NousQ Pte Ltd

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

Coramaze Technologies

9:25 - 9:34 AM

Jochen Reinöhl (CEO)

Coramaze Technologies

Gyder Surgical

9:35 - 9:44 AM

Sujit Dike (CEO)

Gyder Surgical

Inkspace Imaging

9:45 - 9:54 AM

Peter Fischer (CEO)

Inkspace Imaging

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

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Acacia

Ankit Kulshrestha (Senior Principal, Strategic Advisory)

Trinity Life Sciences

Supratim Bose (Vice Chairman of the Board)

CMR Surgical

Abel Ang (Executive Director)

Economic Development Innovations Singapore

Visual Intelligence: The Next Frontier in Surgical Precision

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Banyan

Addie Harris (Executive in Residence)

1955 Capital

John Santini (President & CEO)

Vergent Bioscience

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

Stryker

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Casuarina

Veranex

9:55 - 10:00 AM

Ryan Roberts (Chief Commercial Officer)

Veranex

Azalea Vision

10:00 - 10:09 AM

Enrique Vega (CEO)

Azalea Vision

One kidney

10:10 - 10:19 AM

Alur Saguinsin (Founder & CEO)

One kidney

Aqua Medical

10:20 - 10:29 AM

Lloyd Mencinger (President & CEO)

Aqua Medical

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

Pieter Wijffels (Venture Partner)

NLC Health Ventures

Tal Wenderow (Managing Partner)

Star51 Capital

Mike Carusi (General Partner)

Lightstone Ventures

Bibi Sattar Marques (Partner)

Buenavista Equity Partners (fka GED VENTURES)

Needs-First, Market-Ready: Innovations Born from Biodesign

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Banyan

Kevin Pfleger (Director)

The University of Western Australia

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Casuarina

SeeTreat Medical

10:55 - 11:04 AM

Trang Nguyen (CEO)

SeeTreat Medical

BioCaptiva

11:05 - 11:14 AM

Jeremy Wheeler (CEO)

BioCaptiva

CoreMotion

11:15 - 11:24 AM

Heeju Han (CEO)

CoreMotion

Cytely

11:25 - 11:34 AM

Erik Philip Nordenfelt (CEO)

Cytely

CAPS Medical

11:35 - 11:44 AM

Ilan Uchitel (CEO)

CAPS Medical

Cardiostory Inc

11:45 - 11:54 AM

Shawn Zhuang (CEO)

Cardiostory Inc

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

Lunch at The Line Restaurant (All Attendees)

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Workshop

12:15 - 1:15 PM

Banyan

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

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Acacia

Tanja Dowe (Managing Director)

Angelini Ventures S.p.A.

Mark Wang (Partner)

Pureland Global Venture

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

The Mullings Group Companies

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Joe Mullings (Chairman & CEO)

The Mullings Group Companies

ReNavie Sensing

1:35 - 1:44 PM

Marcin Golebicki (CEO and Founder)

ReNavie Sensing

Vergent Bioscience

1:45 - 1:54 PM

John Santini (President & CEO)

Vergent Bioscience

Arctx Medical

1:55 - 2:04 PM

Robert Kieval (CEO)

Arctx Medical

SiBionics

2:05 - 2:14 PM

Jeremy Lai (SVP and Board Secretary)

SiBionics

Meticuly

2:15 - 2:24 PM

Douglas Abrams (CFO)

Meticuly

China’s BCI Industry: Development Status & Commercialization Potential

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

Control Bionics

2:30 - 2:39 PM

Jeremy Steele (CEO and Managing Director)

Control Bionics

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

Cybersecurity as a Critical Diligence Item: Protecting Connected Devices in a High-Risk Region

2:30 - 3:10 PM

Banyan

Christian Espinosa (Founder)

Blue Goat Cyber

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

Jeremy Steele (CEO and Managing Director)

Control Bionics

Sam Yang (CEO / Co-founder)

Xandar Kardian

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Casuarina

PDV MedTech

3:20 - 3:25 PM

David Chersky (VP of Strategy & Chief of Staff)

PDV MedTech

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 (Senior Director, Business Development)

Stryker

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) — Live Investors Deal Room Edition

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Acacia

Ramin Mousavi (Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer)

NovoMed PARTNERS

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

4:45 - 5:25 PM

Banyan

Ryan McGuinness (Global Head)

Triple Ring

David Sharrow (Partner Life Sciences and Tech Transactions)

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Robert King (Partner)

1540 Ventures, LLC

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

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Acacia

Wayne Markowitz (Corporate Vice President, JAPAC)

Edwards Lifesciences

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 TBA

8:10 - 8:50 AM

Acacia

Lisa Carmel (Chair Business Development)

Mayo Clinic

Feed the Sharks: Live Investor Feedback

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Banyan

Elia Stupka (Managing Director)

Angelini Ventures

Addie Harris (Executive in Residence)

1955 Capital

Jane Wang (General Partner - New Ventures)

MedMountain Ventures

Ashley Seehusen (Venture Partner)

Santé Ventures

Humans vs Synthetic - Are Virtual Models Ready for Primetime - a FDA Perspective

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Acacia

Ryan Roberts (Chief Commercial Officer)

Veranex

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

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

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Banyan

Adam Wollowick (Advisor)

Precision Life Science Partners

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

Philips

Henry Wu (Senior Director, Business Development)

Boston Scientific

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

Medtronic

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

Ajay Nair (President, TMG Search APAC)

The Mullings Group Companies

Michael Wang (Managing Director, GC Venture)

Medtronic

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

Maximizing Global Medtech Value Creation: Driving Premium Outcomes

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Banyan

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

RBrooks Group

Christopher Shen (Partner)

Novo Holdings

Chas McKhann (Executive Chairman)

Distalmotion

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

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Acacia

Bryant Grigsby (CEO)

PDV MedTech

David Chersky (VP of Strategy & Chief of Staff)

PDV MedTech

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Casuarina

Emerging Health Connections

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Peter Traianou (President & CEO)

Emerging Health Connections

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

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Acacia

Dennis McWilliams (Managing Director)

Santé Ventures

Thomas Goss (Managing Partner and Co-Founder)

BeaconOne

Kelvin Keh (Co-founder and Executive Director)

Unruly Partners

John White (Managing Director)

KCK Medtech

William Marks (Chief Medical Officer, General Partner, & Co-Founder)

Nexus NeuroTech Ventures

Lunch at The Line Restaurant (All Attendees)

12:00 - 2:00 PM

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

12:15 - 1:15 PM

Banyan

Ryan Roberts (Chief Commercial Officer)

Veranex

Clement Chia (Senior Consultant)

NHG Health

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

Navjeewan Khosla (Partner)

Novo Holdings Equity Asia

Seemant Jauhari (Partner)

Jungle ventures

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

Intuitive

Beyond Algorithms: The Rise of AI Agents in Medical Technology

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Banyan

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Casuarina

Greenlight Guru

1:30 - 1:35 PM

Pall Johannesson (Executive Vice President, Europe)

Greenlight Guru

Building Unicorns: Scaling in Asia to the Global Stage

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Acacia

Zoe Zhu (Director)

EQT Private Capital Asia

Alexis Cheng (Associate)

Cornerstone Robotics

Chris Li (Executive President)

MICRO-TECH

Dave Adair (Managing Partner, Co-founder)

Solas BioVentures

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Casuarina

The Mullings Group Companies

2:25 - 2:30 PM

Ajay Nair (President, TMG Search APAC)

The Mullings Group Companies

Ask Investors 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)

Wanke Family Office

Omid Akhavan (Managing Director)

Anthro Ventures

Laurent Pacheco (Venture Partner)

Solas Bioventures

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

3:15 - 3:55 PM

Banyan

Navjeewan Khosla (Partner)

Novo Holdings Equity Asia

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

Panel TBD - US Capital

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

Erik Ahlberg (General Manager APAC)

Inari Medical / Stryker

David Schmidt (Partner)

Knobbe Martens

Gowri Raman (Vice President | Venture Capital)

Medtronic

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Casuarina

EOS Intelligence

4:15 - 4:20 PM

Indraneel Bardhan (Founder and Partner)

EOS Intelligence

Panel TBD

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Acacia

Closing Session: LSI Asia

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Banyan

Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)

LSI

Yuval Mandelbaum (CEO)

Discure Technologies

Ramin Mousavi (Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer)

NovoMed PARTNERS

Closing Dinner Reception (All Attendees)

6:00 - 8:00 PM

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