PRESENTATIONS

Thursday, April 12, 2018
Summit Kick off with Ophthalmology Innovation Cycle & Financing Update
Presented By:
William J. Link, PhD, Managing Director - Versant Ventures
8:50 - 10:10 AM
Ophthalmology Innovation Showcase
Introduced By:
Brent Jones, National Sales Director, Ophthalmics - Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
William Wiley, MD, Medical Director - Cleveland Eye Clinic
AcuFocus | Yari Mitchell, VP, Medical Affairs & Business Strategy
PowerVision | Barry Cheskin, Co-Founder, President & CEO
Cassini | Mark Packer, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Allotex | David Muller, CEO
KERANOVA | Fabrice Romano, CEO & Chairman
Perfect Lens | Steven Smathers, President
iVeena Delivery Systems | Bala Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA, President & Founder
LacriScience | Vladimir Feingold, CEO
BlephEx | James Rynerson, MD, President & CEO
Refocus Group | Mike Judy, CEO
CorneaGen | Monty Montoya, President & CEO
Kedalion Therapeutics | Peter Noymer, PhD, CEO
Panoptes Pharma | Franz Obermayr, PhD, CEO
10:40 - 11:25 AM
Spotlight on Dry Eye
Recent developments on dry eye disease treatment.
Kala Pharmaceuticals | Mark Iwicki, Chairman & CEO
Oyster Point Pharma | Jeffrey Nau, PhD, President & CEO
Sight Sciences | Shawn O’Neil, SVP, Sales & Marketing
Tear Film Innovations | Rob Thornhill, CEO
11:25 - 12:10 PM
Spotlight on MIGS
Competitive activity and progress in MIGS.
Market Overview | Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH - Stanford University
1:15 - 1:55 PM
Optimizing Reimbursement
Opportunities and challenges for providers and companies.
Participants:
Greg Kunst, Sr. Director, Global Market Access & Business Development - Glaukos Corporation
Raj Rajpal, MD, Chief Medical Officer - Avedro
Allison Shuren, Partner - Arnold & Porter
Kuo Tong, Managing Director - Navigant Consulting
Moderated By:
John Berdahl, MD - Vance Thompson Vision
1:55 - 2:35 PM
The Femto Frontier: Exploring New Applications
The history of femtosecond lasers and what’s on the horizon.
- Introduction and Market Overview
Presented By:
Gilbert H. Kliman, MD, Managing Director - InterWest Partners - History and Future of Femto
Presented By:
Tibor Juhasz, PhD - UC, Irvine - Panel Discussion
Participants:
Steve Slade, MD - Slade & Baker Vision/Femtosecond Clinical Pioneer
Dirk Muehlhoff, VP, Refractive Laser Business Unit - Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Nicholas Curtis, President & CEO - LENSAR
Mark Packer, MD - Mark Packer Consulting/KERANOVA Investigator
George Waring IV, MD - Waring Vision Institute/Perfect Lens InvestigatorModerated By:
Gilbert H. Kliman, MD, Managing Director - InterWest Partners
3:05 - 3:50 PM
Public Spotlight
Public market activity and company developments.
Financial Overview | Andrew Gitkin, Head of West Coast Biotech Investment Banking - Piper Jaffray
OIS Index Quarterly Update | Michael Lachman, President - EyeQ Research
Aerie Pharmaceuticals | Tom Mitro, COO & President
Ellex | Tom Spurling, CEO
Nicox S.A. | Michele Garufi, PharmD, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals | Nancy Lurker, President & CEO