Speakers

Anne Hanneken, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Translational Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, an active vitreoretinal surgeon at Scripps…

Ben Toker | Co-Founder, CTO, Amaros Ben Toker is a serial entrepreneur and technologist with strong commercial acumen and a focus on digital health. He…

Wayne Caulder recently joined Bausch + Lomb in July 2025 as Vice President & General Manager, Surgical for the U.S. and Canada. With over 30…

For the past eight years Garrett Hamontree has helped develop Visionary Venture Fund into the most active investor in the Ophthalmology space.  Mr. Hamontree is…

Michael is an experienced entrepreneur and angel investor with a deep passion for helping startup technology and medical technology companies advance their business models. He…

Medical and Surgical Retina specialist with extensive clinical experience treating age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema and other vision-threatening posterior eye pathology. Currently working as…

Dr. Lai is a principal investigator for several national clinical research trials. He has published over 70 articles, abstracts and book chapters, regularly presents his…

Dr. Sanders has fashioned a career in education and research with RGW, developing a national reputation. He is well published, having more than 50 papers,…

Dr Schwartz is a retina specialist and data scientist. He serves as medical advisor for Apellis Pharmaceuticals.