Potomac Foyer and Rock Creek Ballroom
 

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Gil Kliman, MD
Steve Speares
Stephen McLeod, MD
Eric Donnenfeld, MD  

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Get an inside look at the advanced digital tools and transformative technologies disrupting eye care.

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Moderator: Elizabeth Yeu, MD

Digital Ophthalmic Society Overview

• Eric Rosenberg, DO

Presentations:

• Artificial Intelligence: Ranya Habash, MD

• Telemedicine: Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH

• Remote Education: Hunter Cherwek, MD

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Panel:

• Eric Rosenberg, DO

• Chuck Hess
  Vice President & General Manager, Bausch + Lomb Surgical

• Emily Lyons
  Global Head of Digital Transformation, Alcon

• Ana Neves
  Global Head of Marketing & Business Management, Surgical Ophthalmology, Carl Zeiss Meditec

Moderators: Preeya K. Gupta, MD and Edward J. Holland, MD

Presenting Companies: 

• Aurion Biotech, a Division of CorneaGen

• Emmecell

• GelMEDIX, Inc.

• Palatin Technologies
   

Panel:

• Robert Dempsey
  CEO, AsclepiX Therapeutics

• Marjan Farid, MD
  UC Irvine / Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

• Sumit (Sam) Garg, MD
  UC Irvine / Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

• Julie Schallhorn, MD
  University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine  
   

Enjoy refreshments and connect with your colleagues.
 

Moderators: Cathleen McCabe, MD and Stephen Slade, MD

Presenting Companies: 

• Allotex, Inc.

• LENZ Therapeutics

• Ocuphire Pharma

• Visus Therapeutics
   

Panel:

• Marguerite McDonald, MD

• Yari Mitchell
  Chief Business Development Officer, AcuFocus

• Rajesh Rajpal
  Chief Medical Officer, Johnson & Johnson Vision

• Vance Thompson, MD 
   

Moderators: David Chang, MD and Nicole Fram, MD
 

Presenting Companies: 

• Beyeonics Vision 

• Centricity

• LayerBio

• ForSight VISION6

Panel:

• Terry Kim, MD 

• Sumitra Khandelwal, MD

• Erin Powers
  Vice President, Global Marketing & Product Strategy, BVI Medical 

• Kevin Waltz, MD
  President, Ophthalmic Research Consultants

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Buffet served in the Rock Creek Ballroom.
 

ASCRS brings its 'Shark Tank' -styled competition to the Eyecelerator stage. Three innovative, early-stage companies will compete for free access to experienced mentors, networking opportunities, exposure to financial resources, and up to $45,000 in prize money. This exciting session is not to be missed.

Moderators: Jim Mazzo and Vance Thompson, MD

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Pitches: 

• EyeYon Medical

• ECMSJ

• Amblyopia Home

Panel Judges: 

• Juliet Bakker
  Managing Director and Founder, Longitude Capital

• Vartan Ghazarossian, PhD
  Co-founder/President/CEO, Visant Medical, Inc.

• Richard Lindstrom, MD
  Founder, Minnesota Eye Consultants

• William Link, PhD,
  Managing Partner, Flying L Ventures
   

Money talk and more
 

Securing intellectual property and patent protection is a strategic consideration for companies at the cutting edge of eye care. Join an expert panel of seasoned attorneys, capital investors, and entrepreneurial clinicians who will break down the key requirements for effectively protecting, funding, and selling your innovations.

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Moderator: Richard Lindstrom, MD

Presentations: 
 

• First Steps For Protecting Your Idea: Gary Wortz, MD
   

• Avoid Common Patent Mistakes:
  Jessica Kaiser, Arnold and Porter (former patent judge)
   

• IP and Due Diligence Strategic

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Panel: 

• Jamie Clessarus, Esq.
  Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

• Seba Leoni,
  Global Head & GM, Alcon Vision Suite

• Jeffry Weinhuff
  Managing Partner, Visionary Ventures

• Elizabeth Yeu, MD 

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Find refreshments and connect with your colleagues.
 

Active investors, government agencies and corporate funders reveal the secrets to presenting an effective pitch, fielding a team everyone believes in, and matching your innovation projects with experienced, like-minded investment partners.

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Moderator: John Berdahl, MD
 

Panel: 

• ​Juliet Bakker
  Managing Director, Longitude Capital

• Andy Corley
  Principal, Yelroc Consulting, Inc.

• Warren Foust
  Worldwide President, Surgical, Johnson & Johnson Vision

• Tony Gover, PhD
  National Eye Institute

• Larry Webb,
  District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration

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Moderators: Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD and Ruth D. Williams, MD

Presenting Companies: 

• TearClear

• ViaLase, Inc.

• Eyenovia
   

Panel: 

• Lama Al-Aswad, MD

• Sahar Bedrood, MD

• Manjool Shah, MD

• Monisha Vora, MD

• Aaron Schaechterle
  Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development, Glaukos 

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Building resilient, "antifragile" systems into your company’s core culture increases its capability to thrive in a complex and volatile world. In this session, corporate leaders will recount how they responded to demanding times by uncovering opportunities that made their companies stronger. 

Moderator: Eric Donnenfeld, MD
 

Panel: ​​

• Keith Holliday
  Chief Technology Officer, STAAR Surgical

• Shervin Korangy
  President and CEO, BVI Medical

• Gustavo de Moraes, MD, PhD.
  Chief Medical Officer, Ora

• Nikki Sidi
  Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing, Johnson & Johnson Vision

• Ramin Valian
  Vice President, Marketing, Allergan, an AbbVie company 

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Moderator: Gil Kliman, MD

Panel:

• John Berdahl, MD

• Eric Donnenfeld, MD​

• David Chang, MD – Cataract

• Preeya Gupta, MD​ – Cornea

• Cathleen McCabe, MD – Refractive
• Ruth Williams, MD – Glaucoma