OIS XIII AGENDA


Friday - December 1, 2023

11:30 - 12:30 PM

Check-in & Networking Lunch

12:30 - 12:40 PM
Welcome & Opening Remarks

12:40 - 1:50 PM
Innovation Showcase
Exonate | Catherine Beech, MB, ChB, OBE, CEO 
Novai | Francesca Cordeiro, PhD, Founder & Chief Scientific Officer
Kiora Pharmaceuticals | Brian Strem, CEO
Ashvattha Therapeutics | Jeffrey Cleland, PhD, President & CEO
Allgenesis Biotherapeutics | Sunil Patel, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer
m-lab GmbH | Franz Grus, MD, PhD, CEO
Skye Bioscience | Tu Diep, Chief Development Officer
Eyegenex | Prasad Sunkara, PhD, CEO
EyeLight Innovations | Michael Berlin, MD, Founder & CMO
AesculaTech | Rahul Janardhanan, Product Development Engineer

1:50 - 2:00 PM
Private Funding Trends

Presented by:

Jonathan Norris, Managing Director - HSBC Innovation Banking

2:00 - 2:30 PM
Investor Panel Discussion

2:30 - 3:00 PM
Corporate Venture Panel: The role of strategics in fueling innovation in ophthalmology

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Networking Break

3:30 - 4:30 PM
Spotlight on Dry Eye

Overview
Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO, Director, Cornea & External Disease - KEI / Associate Professor - KYCO / Chief Medical Editor - Review of Optometry

Company Presentations

Aramis Biosciences | David Tierney, MD, CEO
Seinda Biomedical | Jing-Feng Huang, PhD, Founder & CEO
Eyedetec Medical | Barry Linder, MD, CEO
Bausch + Lomb | Andrew Stewart, President, Global Pharmaceuticals and International Consumer

Expert Panel Discussion

Panelists:

Frank Bowden, III, MD, Founder - Bowden Eye & Associates

Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO, Director, Cornea & External Disease - KEI / Associate Professor - KYCO / Chief Medical Editor - Review of Optometry

Lisa Nijm, MD, JD, Founder & Medical Director / Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology - Warrenville EyeCare & LASIK in Warrenville, Illinois / Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary

Leslie O'Dell, OD, FAAO - TFOS Global Ambassador US

Moderated by:

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, University of Colorado School of Medicine

4:30 - 5:40 PM
Spotlight on Glaucoma

Overview

Company Presentations

Elios Vision | Sahar Bedrood, MD

ViaLase | Shawn O'Neil, CCO

Implandata Ophthalmic Products | Max Ostermeier, CEO

Diorasis Therapeutics | Remis Bistras, PhD, MBA, CEO

Myra Vision | Robert Chang, CEO

Expert Panel Discussion

Panelists:

Tomas Navratil, PhD, Chief Development Officer – Glaukos

Robert N. Weinreb, MD, Chair and Distinguished Professor, Ophthalmology Director - Shiley Eye Institute

Barbara Wirostko, MD, FARVO, CMO & Co-Founder - Qlaris Bio / Co-founder & Medical Advisor - MyEyes / Clinical Adjunct Professor - University of Utah, Moran Eye Center

Moderated by:

Adrienne Graves, PhD, Former CEO - Santen / Board of Directors, Nicox, Ocular Therapeutix, NVasc, Opus Genetics, Surface Ophthalmics, JelliSee, Implandata, Qlaris

5:40 - 6:15 PM
Importance of a Commercial Strategy for Ophthalmic Start-ups

Panelists:

Paul Bresge, CEO - Ray Therapeutics

Aziz Mottiwala, Chief Commercial Officer - Tarsus Pharmaceuticals

Todd Pinkney, Chief Commercial Officer - Centricity Vision

Cari Stone, Senior Vice President, Marketing - Elios Vision

Adam Szaronos, President & CEO - Trukera Medical

Moderated by:

Beth Marsh, Vice President, North America Sales and Marketing, Ophthalmology - Apellis Pharmaceuticals

6:15 - 7:15 PM

Networking Reception



 

OIS XIII AGENDA


Saturday - December 2, 2023

7:30 - 8:30 AM

Networking Breakfast & Check-In

8:30 - 8:55 AM
Year in Review

8:55 - 10:05 AM
Anterior Innovation Showcase

Tarsier Pharma | Daphne Haim-Langford, PhD, CEO
Trefoil Therapeutics | David Eveleth, PhD, Founder & CEO
Aurion Biotech | Greg Kunst, CEO
Ace Vision Group | Alex Lopez, Chief Commercial Officer
Visus Therapeutics | Ben Bergo, CEO
EYE-Go A/S | Henrik Nagel, CEO
Stuart Therapeutics | Eric Schlumpf, President & CEO
Sydnexis | Nick Ruth, Chief Commercial Officer
Horizon Surgical Systems | Jean-Pierre Hubschman, MD, Founder & CEO
MediPrint Ophthalmics | Houman Hemmati, MD, PhD

10:05 - 10:35 AM
Future of Anterior Surgical Innovation

Panelists:
Moderated By:
Lisa Nijm, MD, JD, Founder & Medical Director / Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology - Warrenville EyeCare & LASIK in Warrenville, Illinois / Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary

10:35 - 11:05 AM

Morning Networking Break

11:05 - 12:15 PM
Retina Innovation Showcase

Ocular Therapeutix | Christopher White, Chief Business Officer
Re-Vana Therapeutics | Patrick Ruane, PhD, Chief Operating Officer
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals | Rich Small, CEO
OcuTerra Therapeutics | Kerrie Brady, President & CEO
Annexon Biosciences | Douglas Love, President & CEO
Stealth Biotherapeutics | Reenie McCarthey, CEO
Opus Genetics | Ben Yerxa, PhD, CEO
Ray Therapeutics | Peter Francis, MD, PhD, Chief Medical & Scientific Officer
InGel Therapeutics | Pierre Dromel, PhD, Founder & CEO
Nanoscope Therapeutics | Jared Stephens, VP, Strategy & Business Development

12:15 - 12:45 PM
Future of Retina Innovation

12:45 - 1:45 PM

Networking Lunch

1:45 - 2:40 PM
Spotlight on Platform Innovation

ONL Therapeutics | David Esposito, President & CEO
Stuart Therapeutics | Eric Schlumpf, CEO
Oculis | Riad Sherif, MD, CEO

Expert Panel Discussion

Panelists:

David Esposito, President & CEO - ONL Therapeutics

James Murray, Managing Partner - ExSight Ventures

Eric Schlumpf, President & CEO - Stuart Therapeutics

Riad Sherif, MD, CEO - Oculis

Moderated by:

Robert Rothman, MD, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Member - InFocus Capital Partners / Partner, OCLI/Glaucoma Consultants of Long Island

2:40 - 3:40 PM
Spotlight on Oral Therapies for Retina

Rezolute Bio | Raj Agrawal, MD, Vice President for Clinical Development and Ophthalmology Lead
InflammX | Brian Levy, OD, CEO
Ocuphire | George Magrath, MD, CEO
Belite Bio | Nathan Mata, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer
Vantage Biosciences | Graeme Martin, PhD

Expert Panel Discussion

Panelists:

Robert B. Bhisitkul, MD, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology - University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

Alan J. Franklin, MD, PhD, CEO - ForwardVue Pharma / Ophthalmologist, Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery

Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO, Director, Cornea & External Disease - KEI / Associate Professor - KYCO / Chief Medical Editor - Review of Optometry

Moderated by:

Firas Rahhal, MD, Partner - ExSight Ventures & Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group

3:50 - 4:20 PM

Networking Break

4:20 - 4:50 PM
A View from the Street

4:50 - 5:30 PM
Reverse Pitch by Strategics

5:30 - 7:00 PM

Networking Reception