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
- Patrice Kloss, Partner, Fox Rothschild (moderator)
- Leota Pearson, Contract CFO, Leota L Pearson Consulting, LLC
- Lisa Pritchard, VP of Regulatory, Quality, Clinical and Engineering, DuVal & Associates, P.A.
- Ruth Vafek, Partner Fox Rothschild
- Megan Osorio, CEO, Veranex
9:45 am – 10:45 am: Sales & Marketing – Regulatory Trends
- Bryan Feldhaus, President of Legal-Regulatory and Compliance, DuVal & Associates, P.A. (moderator)
- Dan Kosednar, VP of Regulatory Affairs and Healthcare Compliance Officer, HistoSonics
- Michael Kujak, President & CEO, Francis Medical
10:45 am – 11:00 am: Morning Break
11:00 am – 11:30 am: Neurotech "State of the State" session
- Jim Cavuoto, Publisher, Neurotech Reports
11:30 am – 12:15 pm: Artificial Intelligence: The Ins and Outs of Business Use
- Mark McCreary, Partner, Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer, Fox Rothschild
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
- Ambreen Athar, Senior Digital Health Advisor in the FDA's Division of Digital Health Policy
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm: M&A Exits – Recent Trends
- Kathryn Dehn, Partner, Fox Rothschild
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Afternoon Break
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Working Productively with FDA
- Mark DuVal, CEO, DuVal & Associates, P.A.
- 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.
4:00 pm: Closing Remarks | Cocktail Reception
