2019 Speakers

A seasoned product leader, Jeffrey has over 10 years of experience in research, engineering, and marketing of medical devices, launching multiple award-winning products in a variety of disciplines. Before joining Hound Labs, he held senior leadership roles at Ekso Bionics […]

Hesaam is the Founder and CEO of GenapSys Inc. He is an inventor of electronic DNA sequencing, a technology he developed during his PhD work at Stanford. Hesaam has dedicated the past decade of his life to the development of […]

Dennis Christensen has been involved with the sterilization of medical devices since 1967. He is an active Member at AAMI and has sat on the 11135 EO sterilization Standards committee since 1984. He Patented process challenge devices for monitoring all […]

Dr. Jian Zhang is the founder and CEO of a Stealth Model startup working on single-use endoscopes. The company started full operations in February 2017. He recruited a multifunctional team and obtained the FDA clearance for a single use endoscope […]

Erin Manning joined Verrix in 2018 as Vice President of Marketing and is responsible for developing and executing the commercial launch strategy for novel sterility assurance technology that will transform the way infection prevention personnel perform their jobs. Erin is […]

Marlon has been with Medtronic over 20 years, representing various businesses within its Cardiac and Vascular Group. After graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law he joined the Santa Monica branch of Bryan Cave working in litigation. He […]

Martín has 25+ years of progressive, cross-functional leadership experience in operations, product development, and quality assurance of class I-III medical devices. Prior to Outset, Martín was VP of North America Operations and Global S&OP at Abbott Rapid Dx (formerly Alere). […]

Stephen is a General Manager for Regulatory Compliance Associates. His areas of expertise include quality and regulatory compliance, remediation projects, product development and quality systems audits/audit preparation. Stephen has 38 years in the global healthcare products industry including medical devices, […]

Dr. Roger Tang has spent his entire professional career applying engineering principles to creating tools for life sciences and solving medical problems. The last several years, Roger has specialized in providing systems science, engineering, and management expertise to Life Sciences […]

Dr. Brian Wilfley has 35 years of experience leading development efforts for medical device and instrumentation companies. He has held senior scientific and managerial positions with Resonex, Inc., Park Scientific, Inc., Signature Bioscience, Inc., and NexRay, Inc. combining a broad […]

Ed Solomon has over 25 years of experience in advanced engineering, senior management, and financing of small companies. From 1993 to 2004, he was Vice President, Advanced Technology for NexRay, where he defined the system architecture for the company’s innovative […]

Kevin Ten Brink leads the human factors engineering group responsible for optimizing the interface between Ion, Intuitive’s robotic bronchoscope used for minimally invasive lung biopsies, and Ion’s users. Because the product is fairly new to the market, Kevin gets to […]

Always committed to seeking innovative solutions and creating meaningful and effective programs, makes Denise an invaluable team player on the Fogarty Innovation team. Her 27 years of experience in the medical device industry include devising and developing products in multiple […]

As VP of Strategic Development at Ximedica, Michael Neidert acts as the liaison between client companies and Ximedica’s product development teams, in particular serving as a strategy consultant resource for those clients. He brings product development experience across a wide […]

Jessica Grossman, M.D., is the CEO of Medicines360, a novel mission-based drug device company. Dr. Grossman also serves on the Board of Directors of Dare Biosciences. Previously, she served as founding President and CEO of Sense4Baby, Inc. and was also […]

With over 30 years of experience, Casper is a veteran of the medical device and life sciences industry, having led marketing and commercialization efforts for companies that span the healthcare space. He brings extensive operating knowledge to Norwest Venture Partners, […]

Michael is currently Business Development Manager at Toxikon. Since joining Toxikon, Michael has worked extensively on medical device and pharmaceutical programs. He has a deep understanding of regulatory expectations and requirements for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and combination devices. Michael joined […]

Marissa Fayer is a 20-year medtech executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She is the CEO and founder of non-profit HERHealthEQ and the president of advisory firm Fayer Consulting LLC,. Her mission is to move innovation and the health of women forward […]

Kelly Ashfield is the Chief Operating Officer of Materna Medical, a commercial stage startup company working to protect and restore women’s pelvic health. In her 20 years in the medical device industry, Kelly has leveraged her experience across multiple disciplines […]