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2nd Annual Cooley Medical Device Growth Conference - Boston, November 9, 2011

Written by Clark Waterfall | Oct 26, 2011 4:45:36 PM

We're pleased to partner with Cooley LLP, Ernst & Young & BMO Capital Markets to put on this invitation-only conference.  Below is an agenda overview and speaker highlights.

If interested, please email clark [at] bsgtv.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011 |  12:00 noon - 7:00 pm

Mandarin Oriental, Boston 776 Boylston Street  |  Boston, Massachusetts

Cooley LLP, Ernst & Young LLP and BMO Capital Markets invite you to an exclusive gathering of leading executives, investors, entrepreneurs and thought leaders in the medical device industry for the second annual Cooley Medical Device Growth Conference in Boston. This event will focus on the key drivers affecting the medical device industry and explore growth strategies for medical device companies.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Michael J. Cima - Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED [ view full agenda ]

  • Pulse of the Industry: Medical Technology Report 2011 - Ernst & Young's annual report on the medical device industry
  • Developing and Implementing a Sales & Marketing Strategy -  Keys to achieving growth and ensuring regulatory compliance
  • An Open Discussion with Thought Leaders - A fireside chat with CEOs at revenue stage medical device companies on the medtech industry, opportunities and challenges, lessons-learned, etc.
  • What's Getting Done? A discussion of trends in IPOs, M&A deals and strategic collaborations

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. This event is by invitation only. Registration is limited to representatives of medical device companies and investors, and is subject to approval.

PANELISTS AND MODERATORS INCLUDE

  • Joseph Army - General Manager, Medtronic Advanced Energy (Formerly President and Chief Executive Officer, Salient Surgical Technologies)
  • Michael Cima - Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Kevin Casey - Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
  • Drew Gantt - Partner, Cooley LLP
  • Ron Goldman - Chief Executive Officer, Accuvein
  • Larry Knopf - Senior Vice President and General Counsel, HeartWare, Inc.
  • Michael McGrail - Attorney, Cooley LLP
  • Yiannis Monovoukas - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, TEI Biosciences Inc.
  • Michael Neuberger - Managing Director and Head of Healthcare Group, BMO Capital Markets
  • Stu Randle - President and Chief Executive Officer, GI Dynamics
  • Charles Sherwood - President and Chief Executive Officer, Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Mark Speers - Partner and Managing Director, Health Advances
  • Peter Stebbins - Vice President, New Business Development, DePuy Mitek and Codman, J&J Family of Companies
  • Kevin Seifert - Chief Executive Officer, Facet Technologies, Inc.
  • Don Stern - Partner, Cooley LLP (Former US Attorney)
  • Mark Weeks - Partner, Cooley LLP
  • Robert White - President & Chief Executive Officer, TyRx, Inc.