Panels Lineup
Authentic panels and keynotes
with the leaders in Medtech

This is a living agenda. As we continue to add new speakers and
timely discussions, the lineup is taking shape around the topics
that matter most. From headline Keynotes to Fireside Chats and
tactical workshops, we're building a program that captures the
pulse of medtech today and tomorrow.

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keynote

Touchpoints that Matter: Building Health Systems for the Next Billion Patients

Vy Tran

Vy Tran

President, Asia Pacific and Japan, Siemens Healthineers

signature series

From Emerging Region to Global Leader: What’s Holding Asia Back in Medtech?

Dan Lippis

Dan Lippis

Corporate Vice President, JAPAC Region, Edwards Lifesciences

panel

Why We Said No: Lessons From the Investments Family Offices Didn't Make

Omid Akhavan

Omid Akhavan

Managing Director & Founder, Anthro Ventures

Tyler Wanke

Tyler Wanke

Investor, MadSci / Wanke Family Office

Steven Gottlieb

Steven Gottlieb

Chairman & CEO, Value Acceleration Group

signature series

Beyond the Factory Floor: Integrated R&D and Supply Chain as a Competitive Advantage in APAC

Joaquin Lasso

Joaquin Lasso

SVP & General Manager, Sports Medicine, Smith+Nephew

Peter Horan

Peter Horan

Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, BIOTRONIK

signature series

Spinout, Stand Up, Scale: The Embecta Transformation Story

James Chiang

James Chiang

VP/GM Asia, embecta

signature series

The Archipelago of Innovation: Navigating Japan’s Startup Landscape

Shinya Yamamoto

Shinya Yamamoto

Professor, Angel Investor, Entrepreneur, Tohoku University

panel

Perspective From Strategics Amidst a Turbulent 2025

David Allen

David Allen

Vice President, Medtronic

Felicia Chung

Felicia Chung

Senior Director, Global Business Development, Olympus

Catherine Jennings

Catherine Jennings

President, Peripheral Vascular, Boston Scientific

Akihiro Maeda

Akihiro Maeda

Head of Scouting, Medical Device, BD & License Dpt., Teijin

panel

Aging Redefined: Redesigning Care to Meet the Needs of the World's Largest Aging Population

Assaf Barnea

Assaf Barnea

CEO, Sanara Ventures

Soyoung Park

Soyoung Park

General Partner, 1004 Venture Partners

Dr Ravi Bickram Shrestha

Dr Ravi Bickram Shrestha

General Manager & Senior Director, Global Healthcare IT, Canon Medical Informatics

workshop

Master Your Story: How to Communicate with Early-Stage Investors

Branden Rosenhan

Branden Rosenhan

Founding Partner, MedMountain Ventures

panel

East Meets West: How APAC Became a Global Player, and Where We Go From Here

Yuval Binur

Yuval Binur

Managing Partner, Arsuf Global Partners

Haisong Tang

Haisong Tang

Venture Partner China, Sanara Capital

Helen Yang

Helen Yang

Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, Fosun Pharma

William Jin

William Jin

Partner, Mednovation hub

panel

United States and Singapore Medtech 2.0: What the Next 15 Years of Collaboration May Look Like

Ruey Feng Peh

Ruey Feng Peh

Head of Innovation, Genesis Medtech Group

John Eng

John Eng

Vice President, Healthcare, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

panel

Bridging the Gap: Equity and Innovation in Patient Reach

Deepak Sahu

Deepak Sahu

Managing Director, Trinity Life Sciences

Buzz Palmer

Buzz Palmer

Co-Founder, CEO, Investor, Medtech Actuator, and Synthesis Capital

Dr. Shailendra Bajpai

Dr. Shailendra Bajpai

Medical & Public Affairs Director - Asia, embecta

panel

How are Software and AI Changing Brain Health?

Jordi Parramon

Jordi Parramon

CEO, General Partner and Co-founder, Nexus NeuroTech Venture

Daniel Teo

Daniel Teo

Managing Partner, Hunniwell Lake Ventures

Caitlin Morse

Caitlin Morse

CEO, BrainSpace

fireside chat

Hard-Learned Secrets to Thinking Big in Asia

Warren Wang

Warren Wang

Chairman and CEO, Genesis MedTech Group

Roger Brooks

Roger Brooks

Founder, RBrooks Group

signature series

Can APAC Produce a Medtech Unicorn?

Abel Ang

Abel Ang

Chairperson, Advanced MedTech Investments

Greg Garfield

Greg Garfield

Senior Managing Director, KCK Medtech

panel

Singapore’s Unique Approach to Fostering and Backing Healthcare Innovation

Joseph Mocanu

Joseph Mocanu

Managing Partner, Verge HealthTech Fund

Colin Tan

Colin Tan

Investment Director, Coronet Ventures

Jui Lim

Jui Lim

CEO, SGInnovate

Danny Belkin

Danny Belkin

Director, Technology Incubator, SingHealth

panel

Scaling Diagnostics: Innovation, Infrastructure, and Emerging Opportunities Across Markets

Peter Fischer

Peter Fischer

CEO, InkSpace Imaging

Alex Jiao

Alex Jiao

CEO, Scout Health

Christina Vallgren

Christina Vallgren

CEO, Terapet

Adrian Lam

Adrian Lam

President & CEO, Corvista Health

panel

How to Engage Clinicians as Investors in Medtech Venture

Gavin Leonard

Gavin Leonard

CEO, MedTech Syndicates

Jeremy Teoh

Jeremy Teoh

Urological Surgeon, Clinical Director of Urology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Jeyla Sadikova

Jeyla Sadikova

Co-Founder & CSO, illumicell AI

Michel Bielecki

Michel Bielecki

Co-Founder & CEO, illumicell AI

panel

Bioconvergence and the Future of Vision Technology

Assaf Barnea

Assaf Barnea

CEO, Sanara Ventures

Ash Attia

Ash Attia

CEO, Bionic Vision Technologies

Qizhi Linna Fu

Qizhi Linna Fu

VP Operations And General Manager, China & Hong Kong, STAAR Surgical

Daria Lemann-Blumenthal

Daria Lemann-Blumenthal

CEO, Nanodrops

panel

Reaching Across Borders: Multinational Corporate Collaboration and Investment in the US and China

Chris Eso

Chris Eso

Vice President, Global Head of Corporate and 
Business Development, M&A and Ventures, Medtronic

Jinghua (Michael) Wang

Jinghua (Michael) Wang

Managing Director, Greater China Ventures, Medtronic

Helen Yang

Helen Yang

Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, Fosun Pharma

panel

What Will Collaboration Between the US and Singapore Look Like for the Next 20 Years?

Ruey Feng Peh

Ruey Feng Peh

Head of Innovation, Genesis Medtech Group

John Eng

John Eng

Vice President, Healthcare, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

workshop

U.S. Reimbursement Fundamentals

Tonya Dowd, MPH

Tonya Dowd, MPH

Executive Vice President, Reimbursement, Health Economics, and Market Access, PRIA Healthcare

panel

From Pitch to Partnership: Engaging Investors for Investment and Growth

C David Adair

C David Adair

Founder and Managing Partner, Solas BioVentures

Irit Yaniv

Irit Yaniv

Founding Partner, Almeda Ventures

William Dai

William Dai

Founding Managing Partner, ShangBay Capital

panel

From Scalpel to Software: Reimagining the Surgical Suite

Joe Mullings

Joe Mullings

Chairman & CEO, The Mullings Group Companies

Mike Clouthier

Mike Clouthier

Vice President, Business Development and Licensing, Medtronic

Bora Chang

Bora Chang

Founder & CEO, KelaHealth

Dr Lynne Lim

Dr Lynne Lim

Founder & CEO, Nousq

panel

Strategy and Commercial Infrastructure Needed to Scale Medtech in the U.S.

Fredrik Nyberg

Fredrik Nyberg

Managing Director Asia Pacific, Medtech Innovator

Christopher Prentice

Christopher Prentice

Chief Commercial Officer, LEM Surgical AG

Jeffrey Sirek

Jeffrey Sirek

Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, PRIA Healthcare

keynote

Touchpoints that Matter: Building Health Systems for the Next Billion Patients

Vy Tran

Vy Tran

President, Asia Pacific and Japan, Siemens Healthineers

fireside chat

Hard-Learned Secrets to Thinking Big in Asia

Warren Wang

Warren Wang

Chairman and CEO, Genesis MedTech Group

Roger Brooks

Roger Brooks

Founder, RBrooks Group

signature series

From Emerging Region to Global Leader: What’s Holding Asia Back in Medtech?

Dan Lippis

Dan Lippis

Corporate Vice President, JAPAC Region, Edwards Lifesciences

signature series

Can APAC Produce a Medtech Unicorn?

Abel Ang

Abel Ang

Chairperson, Advanced MedTech Investments

Greg Garfield

Greg Garfield

Senior Managing Director, KCK Medtech

panel

Why We Said No: Lessons From the Investments Family Offices Didn't Make

Omid Akhavan

Omid Akhavan

Managing Director & Founder, Anthro Ventures

Tyler Wanke

Tyler Wanke

Investor, MadSci / Wanke Family Office

Steven Gottlieb

Steven Gottlieb

Chairman & CEO, Value Acceleration Group

panel

Singapore’s Unique Approach to Fostering and Backing Healthcare Innovation

Joseph Mocanu

Joseph Mocanu

Managing Partner, Verge HealthTech Fund

Colin Tan

Colin Tan

Investment Director, Coronet Ventures

Jui Lim

Jui Lim

CEO, SGInnovate

Danny Belkin

Danny Belkin

Director, Technology Incubator, SingHealth

signature series

Beyond the Factory Floor: Integrated R&D and Supply Chain as a Competitive Advantage in APAC

Joaquin Lasso

Joaquin Lasso

SVP & General Manager, Sports Medicine, Smith+Nephew

Peter Horan

Peter Horan

Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, BIOTRONIK

panel

Scaling Diagnostics: Innovation, Infrastructure, and Emerging Opportunities Across Markets

Peter Fischer

Peter Fischer

CEO, InkSpace Imaging

Alex Jiao

Alex Jiao

CEO, Scout Health

Christina Vallgren

Christina Vallgren

CEO, Terapet

Adrian Lam

Adrian Lam

President & CEO, Corvista Health

signature series

Spinout, Stand Up, Scale: The Embecta Transformation Story

James Chiang

James Chiang

VP/GM Asia, embecta

panel

How to Engage Clinicians as Investors in Medtech Venture

Gavin Leonard

Gavin Leonard

CEO, MedTech Syndicates

Jeremy Teoh

Jeremy Teoh

Urological Surgeon, Clinical Director of Urology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Jeyla Sadikova

Jeyla Sadikova

Co-Founder & CSO, illumicell AI

Michel Bielecki

Michel Bielecki

Co-Founder & CEO, illumicell AI

signature series

The Archipelago of Innovation: Navigating Japan’s Startup Landscape

Shinya Yamamoto

Shinya Yamamoto

Professor, Angel Investor, Entrepreneur, Tohoku University

panel

Bioconvergence and the Future of Vision Technology

Assaf Barnea

Assaf Barnea

CEO, Sanara Ventures

Ash Attia

Ash Attia

CEO, Bionic Vision Technologies

Qizhi Linna Fu

Qizhi Linna Fu

VP Operations And General Manager, China & Hong Kong, STAAR Surgical

Daria Lemann-Blumenthal

Daria Lemann-Blumenthal

CEO, Nanodrops

panel

Perspective From Strategics Amidst a Turbulent 2025

David Allen

David Allen

Vice President, Medtronic

Felicia Chung

Felicia Chung

Senior Director, Global Business Development, Olympus

Catherine Jennings

Catherine Jennings

President, Peripheral Vascular, Boston Scientific

Akihiro Maeda

Akihiro Maeda

Head of Scouting, Medical Device, BD & License Dpt., Teijin

panel

Reaching Across Borders: Multinational Corporate Collaboration and Investment in the US and China

Chris Eso

Chris Eso

Vice President, Global Head of Corporate and 
Business Development, M&A and Ventures, Medtronic

Jinghua (Michael) Wang

Jinghua (Michael) Wang

Managing Director, Greater China Ventures, Medtronic

Helen Yang

Helen Yang

Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, Fosun Pharma

panel

Aging Redefined: Redesigning Care to Meet the Needs of the World's Largest Aging Population

Assaf Barnea

Assaf Barnea

CEO, Sanara Ventures

Soyoung Park

Soyoung Park

General Partner, 1004 Venture Partners

Dr Ravi Bickram Shrestha

Dr Ravi Bickram Shrestha

General Manager & Senior Director, Global Healthcare IT, Canon Medical Informatics

panel

What Will Collaboration Between the US and Singapore Look Like for the Next 20 Years?

Ruey Feng Peh

Ruey Feng Peh

Head of Innovation, Genesis Medtech Group

John Eng

John Eng

Vice President, Healthcare, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

workshop

Master Your Story: How to Communicate with Early-Stage Investors

Branden Rosenhan

Branden Rosenhan

Founding Partner, MedMountain Ventures

workshop

U.S. Reimbursement Fundamentals

Tonya Dowd, MPH

Tonya Dowd, MPH

Executive Vice President, Reimbursement, Health Economics, and Market Access, PRIA Healthcare

panel

East Meets West: How APAC Became a Global Player, and Where We Go From Here

Yuval Binur

Yuval Binur

Managing Partner, Arsuf Global Partners

Haisong Tang

Haisong Tang

Venture Partner China, Sanara Capital

Helen Yang

Helen Yang

Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, Fosun Pharma

William Jin

William Jin

Partner, Mednovation hub

panel

From Pitch to Partnership: Engaging Investors for Investment and Growth

C David Adair

C David Adair

Founder and Managing Partner, Solas BioVentures

Irit Yaniv

Irit Yaniv

Founding Partner, Almeda Ventures

William Dai

William Dai

Founding Managing Partner, ShangBay Capital

panel

United States and Singapore Medtech 2.0: What the Next 15 Years of Collaboration May Look Like

Ruey Feng Peh

Ruey Feng Peh

Head of Innovation, Genesis Medtech Group

John Eng

John Eng

Vice President, Healthcare, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

panel

From Scalpel to Software: Reimagining the Surgical Suite

Joe Mullings

Joe Mullings

Chairman & CEO, The Mullings Group Companies

Mike Clouthier

Mike Clouthier

Vice President, Business Development and Licensing, Medtronic

Bora Chang

Bora Chang

Founder & CEO, KelaHealth

Dr Lynne Lim

Dr Lynne Lim

Founder & CEO, Nousq

panel

Bridging the Gap: Equity and Innovation in Patient Reach

Deepak Sahu

Deepak Sahu

Managing Director, Trinity Life Sciences

Buzz Palmer

Buzz Palmer

Co-Founder, CEO, Investor, Medtech Actuator, and Synthesis Capital

Dr. Shailendra Bajpai

Dr. Shailendra Bajpai

Medical & Public Affairs Director - Asia, embecta

panel

Strategy and Commercial Infrastructure Needed to Scale Medtech in the U.S.

Fredrik Nyberg

Fredrik Nyberg

Managing Director Asia Pacific, Medtech Innovator

Christopher Prentice

Christopher Prentice

Chief Commercial Officer, LEM Surgical AG

Jeffrey Sirek

Jeffrey Sirek

Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, PRIA Healthcare

panel

How are Software and AI Changing Brain Health?

Jordi Parramon

Jordi Parramon

CEO, General Partner and Co-founder, Nexus NeuroTech Venture

Daniel Teo

Daniel Teo

Managing Partner, Hunniwell Lake Ventures

Caitlin Morse

Caitlin Morse

CEO, BrainSpace

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