7:30 AM

The Compound @ Pegasus Park

Breakfast + Ask The Investor Office Hour

Ask The Investor meetings will take place during breakfast. Reserve your seat to have breakfast with an investor who will share their investment thesis and answer your questions. Pre-registration for Ask The Investor is required. This program will be available for in-person conference registrants only. Seating is limited. Investors will host up to 5 people at their table.

8:30 AM–8:40 AM

Room 104

Welcome + Opening Remarks

8:40 AM–9:20 AM

Room 104

Investment Trends: Convincing Skeptical Investors

Money is not flowing as freely as it did a couple of years ago. What do investors want to see now and where are they finding most value in terms of lowering costs and improving outcomes? Hear from a panel of venture capitalists and startups that have successfully raised capital in this environment.

sponsored by Lyda Hill Philanthropies

Moderator: Hubert Zajicek, MD, CEO, Co-founder & Partner, Health Wildcatters
Speakers:
Kerry Rupp, General Partner, True Wealth Ventures
Kristen Torres Mowat, Partner, Health Velocity Capital
Harsh Vathsangam, CEO, Movn Health @hvathsangam
Gwen Watanabe, Managing Director, H.I.G. Capital

9:20 AM–10:00 AM

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Making Responsible AI a Reality

We are in the Wild West of AI at least as it pertains to Large Language Models (LLMs) that have suddenly burst into mainstream consciousness. How are payers and providers using these LLMs while also making sure that they have guardrails around their use. Greater use of AI in healthcare is inevitable, so learn from this panel about how to do it in a way that helps patients and physicians and not harm them.

Moderator: Purnima Boominathan, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Speakers:
Mike Thompson, VP of Data Intelligence, Cedars-Sinai Health System
Matthew McGinnis, VP of Data and Analytics, Evernorth Health Services | The Cigna Group
Ajay Srivastava, MD, Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist/Founder/CEO, ISHI Health
Ginny Torno, Executive Director, Innovation and Clinical IT, Houston Methodist

10:15 AM–10:55 AM

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Solving Pharma’s Pain Points Through Technology

Digital technologies are permeating into all aspects of the pharma world – from drug discovery to manufacturing. See where they are most effective and how large pharma players are leveraging tech in a variety of ways.

Moderator: Karl Hess, Managing Partner, Outcome Capital
Speakers:
Selin Kurnaz, Co-founder and CEO, Massive Bio
Steve Prewitt, SVP, Global Head of Digital Innovation, Sumitomo Pharma Americas

10:55 AM–11:25 AM

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Fireside: Supporting the Evolution of Advanced Research, Therapy Development and Patient Care with Data

Harnessing health data promises to transform research, therapy, and patient care. Hear how the use and management of health data will augment research and patient care, and how digital sensor technology, AI, telehealth, and confidential compute will facilitate this evolution while navigating the complex regulatory and business terrain. Other key areas that will be discussed include the key implications of federated learning such as the use of confidential compute, and synthetic data for patient privacy and AI algorithm protection. Learn from a Digital Healthcare Veteran and Business Leader (who also worked on some of the earliest “mHealth” devices and solutions) how these technological advancements are poised to reshape healthcare.

Speaker:
Beth Andrews, Chief Digital Health Officer, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Dell Technologies | Global Alliances

11:35 AM–12:15 PM

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Designing Clinical Trials with Patients in Mind

As the consumerization trend merges with the increasing availability of healthcare at home, clinical trial design is being transformed across the board. There is also a growing recognition that trial design must include strategies to improve diversity of clinical trial participants. How are life science companies reimagining clinical trials?

Moderator: Raj Rajendran, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
Speakers:
Jodi Akin, Founder, Chairman + CEO, Hawthorne Effect
Kwame Marfo, Market Strategy and Innovation, Komodo Health

12:15 PM–12:55 PM

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From Legacy MedTech to a Digital Makeover: How Medtech is Leveraging Data

Medical devices are not simply valves and screws. Learn how large medtechs and smaller startups are leveraging data to transform the medical device industry and how they are adopting AI as they embark on a new era of digital innovation.

Moderator: Katie Adams, Senior Reporter, MedCity News
Speakers:
Shantanu Gaur, MD, Founder & CEO, Allurion Technologies
Audrey Howell, Ph.D., VP of Product, Butterfly
Ryan Lakin, Divisional Vice President, Digital Solutions, Medical Devices, Abbott @RyanLakin5
Shawn LaRocco, Vice President & Global Head of Customer Solutions, Olympus

12:55 PM–1:55 PM

– LUNCH RECEPTION –

1:55 PM–2:35 PM

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What is the Future of Digital Therapeutics?

Digital therapeutics have been around for a while but they have not gained traction even though there has been interest from regulators and some companies have even won FDA clearances for their digital treatments. Why? This panel of experts will break it down and chart a course for the future.

Moderator: Aaron DeGagne, Research Analyst, Healthcare, PitchBook
Speakers:
Rick Anderson, President, DarioHealth
Shira Butler, VP, Provider Growth and operations, Lin Health

2:35 PM–3:00 PM

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Special Presentation

sponsored by Polsinelli

3:10 PM–3:50 PM

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Reducing Friction: How Payers Can Leverage Tech to Improve Provider Interaction and Patient Experience

In recent years, the chasm between providers and payers has grown largely because of administrative burdens. How can these two important healthcare stakeholders work together and leverage technology to reduce that burden and improve member and patient experience?

Speaker:
Samantha Roushan, SVP, Clinical Transformation, Cohere Health

3:50 PM–4:30 PM

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Digital Health for Employee Benefits: Does the ROI Justify the Investment?

Employers keep making investments in new kinds of employee benefits be they related to employees’  mental health, fertility and even eating disorders. But do these really add value to people’s lives? A panel delves deep into the ROI of employee benefits.

sponsored by HealthBook+

Moderator: Kate Huey, Partner, Business Transformation Leader for Health Care, Ernst & Young
Speakers:
Nabomita Dutta, SVP, Commercial Strategy and Partnerships, Teladoc Health @DuttaNabomita
Bipinchandra (Bipin) Mistry, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Alight Solutions
Jeffrey Ries, Executive Director, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Chris Turner, CEO, HealthBook+

4:40 PM–5:55 PM

Room 104

Pitch Perfect Contest: FemTech

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES

Judges:
Jessica Federer, Managing Partner, Supernode Ventures
Jay Goss, General Partner, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Kerry Rupp, General Partner, True Wealth Ventures

5:55 PM–6:00 PM

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Closing Remarks

6:00 PM–7:00 PM

Health Wildcatters Suite 1330

Networking Reception + Pitch Perfect Win