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

The MedTech Venture Model - Does the Math Still Work?

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Acacia

Pieter Wijffels (Venture Partner)

NLC Health Ventures

Mike Carusi (General Partner)

Lightstone Ventures

Bibi Sattar Marques (Partner)

Buenavista Equity Partners (fka GED VENTURES)

Tal Wenderow (Managing Partner)

Star51 Capital

East Meets West 2026: Globalization in a Changing World

9:00 - 9:40 AM

Banyan

Yuval Binur (Founding Partner)

Arsuf Global Partners

Presenting Companies

9:00 - 9:54 AM

Casuarina

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

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Acacia

Supratim Bose (Vice Chairman of the Board)

CMR Surgical

Visual Intelligence: The Next Frontier in Surgical Precision

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Banyan

John Santini (President & CEO)

Vergent Bioscience

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

Stryker

Addie Harris (Executive in Residence)

1955 Capital

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Casuarina

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

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Acacia

Joe Mullings (Chairman & CEO)

The Mullings Group Companies

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

BE Health Ventures

Bernard Ng (Director)

Singapore General Hospital

Colin Tan (Investment Director)

Coronet 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

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

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Acacia

Mohamad Alkhouli (Professor & Vice Chair for Strategic Partnerships)

Mayo Clinic

Lisa Carmel (Chair Business Development)

Mayo Clinic

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

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Banyan

Lunch at The Line Restaurant (All Attendees)

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Workshop with EDB

12:45 - 1:45 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 (Digital Health and Medtech lead)

ClavystBio

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Casuarina

China’s BCI Industry: Development Status & Commercialization Potential

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Acacia

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

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Banyan

Trevor Slattery (Director of Medical Device Cybersecurity)

Blue Goat Cyber

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Casuarina

Designing Medtech for the Consumer World

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Banyan

Edwin Lindsay (Managing Director)

CS Lifesciences

David Sharrow (Partner Life Sciences and Tech Transactions)

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Robert King (Partner)

1540 Ventures, LLC

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

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Casuarina

First Contract to Scale: Commercializing in the US

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Banyan

Amanda Way (Global Programming Director)

LSI

Adam Wollowick (Advisor)

Precision Life Science Partners

Peter Fischer (CEO)

Inkspace Imaging

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

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Casuarina

From Fast Follower to First Mover: Is Chinese MedTech Ready to Lead?

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Acacia

Yuval Binur (Founding Partner)

Arsuf Global Partners

Michael Wang (Managing Director, GC Venture)

Medtronic

Jeremy Lai (SVP and Board Secretary)

SiBionics

Michael Wang (Founding Partner)

Sunmed Capital

Ryan Roberts (Chief Commercial Officer)

Veranex

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

4:30 - 5:10 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

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

5:15 - 5:55 PM

Banyan

Erik Ahlberg (General Manager APAC)

Inari Medical / Stryker

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

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

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

9:45 - 10:25 AM

Banyan

Chris Eso (VP, Global Head of Corporate and Business Development, M&A and Ventures)

Medtronic

Henry Wu (Senior Director, Business Development)

Boston Scientific

Gowri Raman (Vice President | Venture Capital)

Medtronic

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

Presenting Companies

9:55 - 10:49 AM

Casuarina

Panel TBA

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Banyan

Christopher Shen (Partner)

Novo Holdings

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

RBrooks Group

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

10:30 - 11:10 AM

Acacia

Bryant Grigsby (CEO)

PDV MedTech

Presenting Companies

10:50 - 11:54 AM

Casuarina

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

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

11:15 - 11:55 AM

Banyan

From Rounds to Runways: Physician Leaders on Building MedTech Companies

12:00 - 12:40 PM

Acacia

Lynne Lim (Founder & CEO)

Nousq

Kinshuk Kocher (Investment Principal)

Cedars-Sinai Technology Ventures

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

Siemens Healthineers

Lisa Carmel (Chair Business Development)

Mayo Clinic

Lunch at The Line Restaurant (All Attendees)

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Lunch Workshop

12:45 - 1:25 PM

Banyan

Thomas Goss (Managing Partner and Co-Founder)

BeaconOne

Dennis McWilliams (Managing Director)

Santé Ventures

John White (Managing Director)

KCK Medtech

Kelvin Keh (Co-founder and Executive Director)

Unruly Partners

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

Nexus NeuroTech Ventures

How NovoMed Partners Plays in Asia

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Acacia

Ramin Mousavi (President & CEO)

CathWorks

Beyond Algorithms: The Rise of AI Agents in Medical Technology

1:30 - 2:10 PM

Banyan

Presenting Companies

1:30 - 2:24 PM

Casuarina

Building Unicorns: Scaling from 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

Panel TBD

2:15 - 2:55 PM

Banyan

Presenting Companies

2:25 - 3:19 PM

Casuarina

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

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Acacia

Tyler Wanke (Co-founder, Board Member)

Wanke Family Office

Omid Akhavan (Managing Director)

Anthro Ventures

Laurent Pacheco (Venture Partner)

Solas Bioventures

Gavin Leonard (Chief Executive Officer)

MedTech Syndicates

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

3:00 - 3:40 PM

Banyan

Navjeewan Khosla (Partner)

Novo Holdings Equity Asia

Lucas Decuypere (CEO)

Allegro

Lucien Goffart (Executive Board Member)

ELECTRODUCER

Amanda Way (Global Programming Director)

LSI

Presenting Companies

3:20 - 4:14 PM

Casuarina

Harmonization or Divergence? Regulatory Futures in Asia Pacific

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Banyan

The Case for PMA Products: Go Big or Go Home

3:45 - 4:25 PM

Acacia

Presenting Companies

4:15 - 5:09 PM

Casuarina

Closing Session

4:30 - 5:10 PM

Acacia

Scott Pantel (Founder & CEO)

LSI

Closing Dinner Reception (All Attendees)

6:00 - 8:00 PM

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