Agenda & Speakers

Agenda

8:30 a.m.

Registration and Coffee
Stamp Student Union Grand Ballroom (all morning sessions)

9:00 a.m.

Welcome
Martha Wang, Assistant Director, Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices

9:10 a.m.

Opening Remarks
‍William Bentley, Robert E. Fischell Distinguished Chair & Inaugural Director of the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland and John Gilstrap, Assistant Secretary, Innovation and Growth, Maryland Department of Commerce

9:30 a.m.

Providing Greater Access to Healthcare Across All Communities: Discovering Opportunities for Development
Moderator: Chuck Callahan, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Panelists: Alyssa Abo, CEO, A Squared Consulting Group, LLC; Jonathan Dayton, Executive Director and CEO, Maryland Rural Health Association; Terris King, Senior Pastor, Liberty Grace Church; and Arun Krishna, Vice President, US Franchise Head, Lung Cancer, AstraZeneca

10:20 a.m.

Coffee and Collaboration Break

10:40 a.m.

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for MedTech
Moderator: Linda Durnell, Director of MedTech Strategies, Johns Hopkins University
Panelists: Justin Brooks, Director of Strategic Initiatives, University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing; Nilanjan Chatterjee, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University; Ashwini Davison, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Oncology, Amazon Web Services, and Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Katharine Goodman, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine; and Jeff Tompkins, Managing Director, Altes Capital

11:25 a.m.

Learning from Recent Maryland MedTech Successes
Moderator: Bob Storey, Managing Partner, LaunchPort, LLC
Panelists: Jesse Christopher, CEO and Co-Founder, Longeviti Neuro Solutions; Dan Edelstein, General Manager, Haystack Oncology, Quest Diagnostics; Andrea Pais, Founder and CEO, Novel Microdevices; and Bailey Surtees, CEO, Kubanda Cryotherapy

12:10 p.m.

Collaboration Catalyst Quick Pitches
Moderator: Arti Santhanam, Executive Director, ETC Baltimore
Presenters: Rachel Zayas, AGED Diagnostics; Matt Dowling, Gelectric Medical, Inc.; Lloyd E. Emokpae, LASARRUS Clinic and Research Center; Frank Chen, LINKMedicine.AI; Hemant Virkar, MirrorAR LLC; Ben Holmes, Nanochon; Norelle Wildburger, Nanost; Meena Augustus, Shreis Scalene Sciences; and Jason Winder, Sonogen Medical

12:25 p.m.

Community Collaboration Lunch: Learning and Networking

1:25 p.m.

Creating a Robust MedTech Ecosystem
Grand Ballroom
Moderator: Myra Norton, Senior Director of Business Initiatives, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
‍Panelists: Norman J. Beauchamp, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean of the School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center; Elizabeth Good Mazhari, Investor and Ecosystem Advisor, TEDCO; and David Narrow, CEO, Sonavex

2:05 p.m.

Break and transition

2:25 p.m.

Parallel Panel Session 1

Track A: Beyond the Lab: How Healthcare Providers Can Drive MedTech Innovation
Grand Ballroom
Moderator: Stephen Kinsey, Principal, Business Innovation Lab, MedStar Health, Inc.
Panelists: Mustafa Al-Adhami, CEO, Astek Diagnostics Inc.; Lauren Eskew, Director of Business Development, Key Tech, Inc.; and Caroline Popper, Co-Founder and President, Popper and Company

Track B: Institutional Funding Trends and Outlook 2025
Margaret Brent Room (99)
Panelists: George Davis, Fund Manager, Wexford SciTech Venture Fund and Brett Shealy, Executive Director of Life Sciences, J.P. Morgan

3:10 p.m.

Transition

3:15 p.m.

Parallel Panel Session 2

Track A: Trends in MedTech Innovation and Upcoming Opportunities
Grand Ballroom
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Moderator: Chris Steele, Chief of Strategy, MTEC
Panelists: Ibraheem Badejo, Sr. R&D Director, External Innovation, Surgery, Johnson & Johnson MedTech; Alex Cameron, Global Vice President and Head, Atellica Solutions, Siemens Healthineers; and Andrea Para, Director of Exploration, Edwards Lifesciences

Track B: Boosting Your Technology: National Accelerator Programs for MedTech
Margaret Brent Room (99)
Moderator: Kathie Callahan Brady, President and CEO, Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc.
Panelists: Deanna Angello, Chief Commercial Officer, Cognito Therapeutics and Former Executive in Residence, Springboard Enterprises; Kelly Collier, Director of Ecosystem Development, LifeX; Paul Grand, CEO, MedTech Innovator; Sasha Spellman, Director, Collaborative Engagement, AgeTech Collaborative from AARP

4:00 p.m.

Transition and Break

4:15 p.m.

Parallel Panel Session 3

Track A: FDA Modernization and the Future of Biomedical Product Development
Grand Ballroom
Moderator: Abi Kulshrestha, Executive Director, Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), TEDCO
Panelists: Milad Alucozai, Co-Founder, Revalia Bio and Mentor, Wyss Institute; Nicholas King, Executive Director, PSTC, Critical Path Institute; Laura Koman, Partner, Jones Day; and Greg Tietjen, Co-Founder and CEO, Revalia Bio

Track B: Tapping into Regional Funding Opportunities
Margaret Brent Room (99)
Moderator: Mary Morris, Director, Baltimore Fund, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Panelists: Graham Dodge, Vice President of Venture Development, TEDCO; Deborah Hemingway, Managing Partner, Ecphora Capital; and Mike Ravenscroft, Managing Director, Maryland Momentum Fund

5:00-6:00 p.m.

Happy Hour and Exhibitors
Grand Ballroom Lounge

Speaker Bios

Alyssa Abo, MD, MBA

CEO, A Squared Consulting Group, LLC

Mustafa Al-Adhami, Ph,D.

CEO, Astek Diagnostics Inc.

Milad Alucozai, Ph.D., MPH

Co-Founder, Revalia Bio and Mentor, Wyss Institute

Deanna Angello, MBA

Chief Commercial Officer, Cognito Therapeutics; Former Executive in Residence, Springboard Enterprises

Ibraheem Badejo, Ph.D., MLS

Senior R&D Director, External Front End Innovation, Johnson & Johnson

Norman J. Beauchamp, Jr., MD, MHS

Executive VP for Health Sciences and Executive Dean of the School of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center

Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., MD, MHS, serves as Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean of the School of Medicine. He is responsible for advancing the educational and research missions of Georgetown University Medical Center and working effectively with the leadership of MedStar Health, its academic health system partner, to fully align efforts in clinical care and improve human health with an emphasis on care of the whole person or cura personalis. He is a tenured faculty member in the Department of Neurology, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Radiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

From 2019 to 2024, Beauchamp served as Executive Vice President for Health Sciences at Michigan State University. From 2016 to 2019, he led the reorganization of the health colleges and the clinical practice at MSU into a unified health sciences structure to include the university’s clinical practice, osteopathic (DO) and allopathic (MD) medical colleges and the College of Nursing. In addition, Beauchamp also served as the co-architect, alongside leaders at Henry Ford Health, in establishing a 30-year partnership between MSU Health Sciences and Henry Ford Health. He served on the board of the Henry Ford Hospital. During MSU’s reorganization, Beauchamp held numerous roles including Dean, College of Human Medicine (2016-2019), Executive Dean of the Health Colleges (2018-2019), Assistant Vice President for Health Affairs (2018-2019) and Associate Provost for Health Affairs (2018-2024).

Beauchamp earned his medical degree at Michigan State University (MSU). He began his medical career at the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, where he completed his radiology residency, neuroradiology fellowship, and neurointerventional training before joining their faculty in 1996. There, he served as vice chair for clinical operations and interim chair for radiology. He then moved to the University of Washington, where he spent 14 years as professor and chair of the Department of Radiology before joining MSU. During this time, he also served as President of the Clinical Practice Plan for the University of Washington School of Medicine and served on the University of Washington Medical Center Board. He led the Physician Engagement component of the Studer Initiative. He co-authored a proposal to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that resulted in a campus-wide Institute for Population Health and was the founding medical director of the Seattle King County Free Clinic.

Beauchamp is a leading researcher in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke. As a neurointerventional radiologist, his research has focused on improving approaches to stroke prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers. He is a fellow in the American College of Radiology and led the educational efforts for the ACR. He was President of the American Roentgen Ray Society and the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology.

His academic appointments have also included being a scientist in applied physics and a professor of industrial engineering and systems design.

William Bentley, Ph.D.

Professor and Director
University of Maryland

Justin Brooks, MD, Ph.D.

Director of Entrepreneurship, University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing

Chuck Callahan, DO

Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Kathie Callahan Brady

President and CEO, Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc.

Alex Cameron

Global Vice President and Head Atellica Solutions, Siemens Healthineers

Nilanjan Chatterjee, Ph.D.

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Jesse Christopher

CEO and Co-Founder, Longeviti Neuro Solutions

Kelly Collier

Director of Ecosystem Development, LifeX

George Davis, MS

Fund Manager, Wexford SciTech Venture Fund

Ashwini Davison, MD

Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Oncology, Amazon Web Services

Jonathan Dayton, DrPH(c), MS, NREMT, CNE

Executive Director and CEO, Maryland Rural Health Association

Graham Dodge

VP of Venture Development, TEDCO

Linda Durnell, Ph.D.

Director of MedTech Strategies, Johns Hopkins University

Dan Edelstein

VP and General Manager, Haystack Oncology, Quest Diagnostics

Lauren Eskew

Director of Business Development, Key Tech, Inc.

John Gilstrap

Assistant Secretary, Division of Innovation and Growth, Maryland Department of Commerce

Elizabeth Good Mazhari

Investment & Ecosystem Advisor (Consultant), TEDCO

Katharine Goodman, JD, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Paul Grand

CEO, MedTech Innovator

Deborah Heminigway, Ph.D.

Managing Partner, Ecphora Capital

Terris King

Senior Pastor, Liberty Grace Church

Nicholas King

Executive Director, PSTC, Critical Path Institute

Stephen Kinsey, MS, MBA

Principal, Business Innovation Lab, MedStar Health, Inc.

Laura Koman, JD

Partner, Jones Day

Arun Krishna

VP, US Franchise Head, Lung Cancer, AstraZeneca

Abishek Kulshreshtha, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Maryland Innovation Initiative

Mary Morris

Director, Baltimore Fund, University of Maryland, Baltimore

David Narrow

CEO, Sonavex

Myra Norton

Senior Director Business Initiatives, Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures

Andrea Pais

Founder and CEO, Novel Microdevices

Andrea Para, Ph.D.

Director of Exploration, Edwards Lifesciences

Caroline Popper

Co-Founder and President, Popper and Company

Mike Ravenscroft, MBA

Managing Director, Maryland Momentum Fund

Arti Santhanam, Ph.D.

Executive Director, ETC Baltimore

Brett Shealy

Executive Director, Life Sciences at J.P. Morgan

Sasha Spellman

Director, Collaborative Engagement, AgeTech Collaborative from AARP

Christopher T. Steele, Ph.D.

Chief of Strategy, Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC)

Bob Storey

Managing Partner, The LaunchPort

Bailey Surtees

CEO and Co-Founder, Kubanda Cryotherapy

Greg Tietjen, Ph.D.

CEO, Revalia Bio

Jeff Tompkins, MA

Managing Director, Altes Capital

Stefanie Trop, Ph.D.

Director, Life Sciences, Maryland Department of Commerce

Martha Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Director, Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices

Thank you to the volunteers who supported organizing and promoting this event:

Ibraheem Badejo, Johnson & Johnson
Dorn Carranza, FDA CDRH
Jesse Christopher, Longeviti Neurosolutions
Linda Darnell, Johns Hopkins University
Kolaleh Eskandanian, Children's National
Steven Falk, GE Healthcare
Tatiana Litvin-Vechnyak, Georgetown University
Helen Montag, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Mary Morris, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Caroline Ruggieri, Access Life Sciences
Bob Storey, The LaunchPort
Stefanie Trop, Maryland Department of Commerce
Martha Wang, Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland
Lei Zong, Key Tech, Inc.

Lunch Table Topics

TABLE 1

Navigating Federal Funding & Private Investments to Advance Military Healthcare Innovation

Lauren Palestrini, MTEC

Sponsored by

TABLE 2

How We're Securing Maryland's Lead in MedTech

Ulyana Desiderio, Maryland Department of Commerce

Sponsored by

TABLE 3

Customer Discovery for Innovators

Elizabeth Good Mazhari, TEDCO

Sponsored by

TABLE 4

Get to Know the New ETC

Arti Santhanam and Shevon Kaintuck (Baltimore Development Corporation), Emerging Technology Centers

Sponsored by

TABLE 5

Impact of Federal Policy on Small Companies

DeChane Dorsey and Patrick Brennan, AdvaMed

TABLE 6

Working with Strategics

Ibraheem Badejo, Johnson & Johnson MedTech

TABLE 7

Techniques for Balancing Speed & Quality in Product Development

Chad Schneider, Root3 Labs

TABLE 8

Journey to 501(k)

Gautam Shetty, Congruence Medical

TABLE 9

Amplifying the DMV MedTech Ecosystem

Fehmida Kapadia, Amplify MedTech

TABLE 10

Identifying & Understanding Stakeholders in MedTech Development

Steven Falk, GE

TABLE 11

Inclusive Medical Technology Development

Alisa Morss Clyne, University of Maryland

Agenda & Speakers

Agenda

Speaker Bios

Alyssa Abo, MD, MBA

Mustafa Al-Adhami, Ph,D.

Milad Alucozai, Ph.D., MPH

Deanna Angello, MBA

Ibraheem Badejo, Ph.D., MLS

Norman J. Beauchamp, Jr., MD, MHS

William Bentley, Ph.D.

Justin Brooks, MD, Ph.D.

Chuck Callahan, DO

Kathie Callahan Brady

Alex Cameron

Nilanjan Chatterjee, Ph.D.

Jesse Christopher

Kelly Collier

George Davis, MS

Ashwini Davison, MD

Jonathan Dayton, DrPH(c), MS, NREMT, CNE

Graham Dodge

Linda Durnell, Ph.D.

Dan Edelstein

Lauren Eskew

John Gilstrap

Elizabeth Good Mazhari

Katharine Goodman, JD, Ph.D.

Paul Grand

Deborah Heminigway, Ph.D.

Terris King

Nicholas King

Stephen Kinsey, MS, MBA

Laura Koman, JD

Arun Krishna

Abishek Kulshreshtha, Ph.D.

Mary Morris

David Narrow

Myra Norton

Andrea Pais

Andrea Para, Ph.D.

Caroline Popper

Mike Ravenscroft, MBA

Arti Santhanam, Ph.D.

Brett Shealy

Sasha Spellman

Christopher T. Steele, Ph.D.

Bob Storey

Bailey Surtees

Greg Tietjen, Ph.D.

Jeff Tompkins, MA

Stefanie Trop, Ph.D.

Martha Wang, Ph.D.

Sponsors

Thank you to the volunteers who supported organizing and promoting this event:

Lunch Table Topics

TABLE 1

Navigating Federal Funding & Private Investments to Advance Military Healthcare Innovation

Sponsored by

TABLE 2

How We're Securing Maryland's Lead in MedTech

Sponsored by

TABLE 3

Customer Discovery for Innovators

Sponsored by

TABLE 4

Get to Know the New ETC

Sponsored by

TABLE 5

Impact of Federal Policy on Small Companies

TABLE 6

Working with Strategics

TABLE 7

Techniques for Balancing Speed & Quality in Product Development

TABLE 8

Journey to 501(k)

TABLE 9

Amplifying the DMV MedTech Ecosystem

TABLE 10

Identifying & Understanding Stakeholders in MedTech Development

TABLE 11