2026 MedTech Monitor
33 S. Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Join fellow MedTech industry leaders, including CEOs, venture capitalists, in-house legal counsel and regulatory professionals, for a can't-miss, full-day program of insights, discussions, practical takeaways and networking focused on today's most pressing topics.
The event kicks off with breakfast, features a networking lunch and concludes with a post-event reception.
8:00 am: Breakfast | Registration | Networking
8:30 am: Welcome Remarks
8:45 am – 9:45 am: Optimizing Service Providers while Transitioning from Early to Late Stage
- Speakers:
- Patrice Kloss, Fox Rothschild, Moderator
- Leota Pearson, Leota L Pearson Consulting, LLC
- Lisa Pritchard, DuVal & Associates, P.A.
- Ruth Vafek, Fox Rothschild
- Megan Osorio, Veranex
9:45 am – 10:30 am: Putting AI to Work in Legal Practice: Practical Workflows, Ethics, and Risk Management
- Speaker:
- Mark McCreary, Fox Rothschild
10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break
10:45 am – 11:15 am: Neurotech "State of the State" Session
- Speaker:
- Jim Cavuoto, Publisher, Neurotech Reports
11:15 am – 12:15 pm: Sales & Marketing – Regulatory Trends
- Speakers:
- Bryan Feldhaus, President, DuVal & Associates, P.A.
- Panel discussion:
- Bob Freytag, Founding Partner, Introworks
- Michael Kujak, President & CEO, Francis Medical
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm: Lunch | Networking
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm: Keynote: Update in FDA’s Regulation of Digital Health Technologies: How FDA is Approaching AI-Enabled Medical Devices
- Speaker:
- Ambreen Athar, Senior Digital Health Advisor in the FDA's Division of Digital Health Policy
- Q&A panel:
- Mirko Raner, Software & Cybersecurity Consultant
- Allison Komiyama, Senior Regulatory Strategist, DuVal & Associates, P.A.
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm: M&A Exits – Recent Trends
- Speaker:
- Kathryn Dehn, Fox Rothschild
2:45 – 3:00 pm: Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Working Productively with FDA
- Speakers:
- Mark DuVal, CEO, DuVal & Associates, P.A., Moderator
- Chris Lyle, VP of Evidence Strategy, DuVal & Associates, P.A.
- Allison Komiyama, Senior Regulatory Strategist, DuVal & Associates, P.A.
- Lisa Pritchard, VP of Regulatory, Quality, Clinical and Engineering, DuVal & Associates, P.A.
- Bryan Feldhaus, President, DuVal & Associates, P.A.
- Q&A panel:
- Ambreen Athar, Senior Digital Health Advisor in the FDA's Division of Digital Health Policy
4:00 pm: Closing Remarks | Cocktail Reception
