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    Business of Medicine
    Pre-Conference Session

    Invention, Investment, and Invigoration (I3:) Neuromodulation 2025: Transcending Pain

    Thursday, January 30, 2025
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
    Location: Southern Hemisphere II

    Not Eligible for CME Separate Registration Fee Required
    Target Audience: Administration, Director, Educator, Engineer, Neurosurgeon, Neurologist, Physician, Pain Medicine Physician, Physical Medicine and Rehab Physician, Researcher, Scientist

    Session Description: The neuromodulation industry has been successful at developing and improving therapies for treating chronic paid, but there is a considerable amount of new territory yet to develop. In this workshop, we'll explore new indications for neuromodulation beyond chronic pain, but we'll also look at new types of pain that represent new market opportunities for neuromodulation vendors.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Discover emerging indications and application areas for neuromodulation.
    • Explore new market opportunities for existing neuromodulation technologies and potential partnering opportunities with new players.
    • Establish relationships with other vendors, investigators, and financers involved with neuromodulation.

    Presentations:

    • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EST
      Breakfast and Registration
    • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM EST
      Welcome and Opening Remarks

      Pre-Conference Course Primary Chair: James Cavuoto (he/him/his) – Neurotech Reports

      Pre-Conference Course Co-Chair: Shivanand P. Lad, MD, PhD – Duke University Medical Center

    • 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM EST
      Keynote Presentation

      Pre-Conference Course Speaker: Kip A. Ludwig, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin - Madison

    • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EST
      Funding Outlook for Neuromodulation Startups

      Pre-Conference Course Speaker: James Cavuoto (he/him/his) – Neurotech Reports

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: John Propst, PhD, MBA (he/him/his) – Nexus Neurotech Ventures

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Karim ReFaey, MD, MSE (he/him/his) – DigitalDx Ventures

      Pre-Conference Course Speaker: Jennifer French, MBA (she/her/hers) – Neurotech Network

    • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST
      Break
    • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EST
      BCI Technology Update

      Pre-Conference Course Speaker: Shivanand P. Lad, MD, PhD – Duke University Medical Center

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Michael Mager, MPhil – Precision Neuroscience Corporation

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Matt Angle, PhD (he/him/his) – Paradromics

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Carolina Aguilar, PharmD, MBA – INBRAIN Neuroelectronics

    • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EST
      Neuromodulation for Internal Organs

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Victor Pikov, PhD (he/him/his) – Medipace Inc

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Alexander Yeh, MS, PhD – Neuspera Medical Inc

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Chad Andresen, MS – LunOSA

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Ankit Shah, MS, MBA – SetPoint Medical

    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST
      Lunch
    • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM EST
      Reimbursement Issues

      Pre-Conference Course Speaker: Jeremy Koff, MPA, MBA (he/him/his) – Neurotech Reports

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Katherine Neuenfeldt, MS, MBA – Presidio Medical

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Jolayne Devers, MBA, CPC, COC, CPC-P – JD Lymon Group

    • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM EST
      Neuromodulation with Ultrasound

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: JoJo Platt, BA – Platt & Associates

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Vic Finomore, Jr., PhD (he/him/his) – West Virginian University's Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Sharena Rice, PhD – Sanmai / Neurotech Reports

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Tim Marjenin

    • 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM EST
      Views from Strategics

      Pre-Conference Course Speaker: James Cavuoto (he/him/his) – Neurotech Reports

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Allen Burton, MD – Abbott Neuromodulation

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Ashwini Sharan, MD, MSHQS – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: David Caraway, MD, PhD – Nevro Corp.

      Pre-Conference Course Industry Speaker: Dan Brounstein – Saluda Medical

    • 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM EST
      Session Wrap Up

      Pre-Conference Course Primary Chair: James Cavuoto (he/him/his) – Neurotech Reports

      Pre-Conference Course Co-Chair: Shivanand P. Lad, MD, PhD – Duke University Medical Center