Speakers 2025

I am a global multilingual business developer who leverages my scientific experience and technology/ML/AI expertise to create the highest value for customers and drive sustainable growth in Biotech, Healthcare, and Diagnostics. I am an energizing global leader of cross-functional teams […]

Dr. Salah Al-Zaiti, PhD, RN, FAHA, is the Independence Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Nursing and professor at the University of Rochester, bridging healthcare and advanced technology. A clinician, researcher, and innovator, he leads NIH-funded trials on AI-enabled clinical decision support […]

Steve Cashman currently serves as the Chief Business Officer at Butterfly Network. Inc., where he oversees the Company’s global sales, marketing. product and corporate strategy. In this role, he is instrumental in advancing Butterfly’s mission to democratize medical imaging worldwide. […]

Dr. Chirag Patel is a McNair Scholar and Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuro-Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. A physician-scientist, his research focuses on glioblastoma biology, innovative neuroimaging techniques, and tumor treating fields (TTFields) […]

Sinan Eren is the Co-Founder & CEO of Opnova, an Agentic AI platform that helps healthcare organizations transform their operational efficiency, accuracy and patient outcomes by automating repetitive, error-prone operational and administrative tasks such as billing, claims and appeals processing, […]

Dr. Chris Dunn has been a Venture Partner at Mighty Capital for seven years. Prior, he was the Chief Medical Officer of Sequoia Hospital. He has also been a member of Life Sciences Angels for seventeen years. Over the last […]

Marcus Forst, from Avondale, Pennsylvania, is pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Physics at Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences. A graduate of Temple University with a bachelor’s in physics, Marcus aspires to design advanced microscopes and medical tools. In 2020, […]

Dr. Sina Heydari is a Lecturer and Research Associate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Santa Clara University. He completed his Ph.D. at USC’s Bio-inspired Motion Lab, under the guidance of Professor Eva Kanso. His research combines physics-based models with […]

Dr. Ekaterina Zernitckaia is an experienced Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, researcher, mentor, and founder of innovative MedTech startups. With a strong background in clinical research, medical education, dentistry, and medicine, she has a proven track record in the medical practice […]

Dr. Houpu Li earned his Ph.D. from Fudan University in Shanghai, focusing on polymers and nanomaterials. Later, he joined Arizona State University as a postdoctoral researcher under a MURI-funded program, where he contributed to lab-on-a-chip research for studying cell signaling […]