APF 2024 Agenda Overview

The following agenda is tentative and subject to change.

DAY 1: Tuesday, September 10

7:30 – 8:30 AM – Breakfast and Registration

8:30 AM – Welcome

8:35 – 9:00 AM – FDA Keynote

• Dr. Robert Califf, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (invited)
• Chip Hance, Chair, MDIC Board of Directors

9:00 – 9:20 AM – CMS Keynote

• Tamara Syrek Jensen, Director, Coverage and Analysis Group, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality

9:20 – 10:00 AM – Inside Washington

• Mark Leahey, President and CEO, MDMA
• Andrew Fish, President and CEO, MDIC

10:00 – 10:30 AM – Networking Break

10:30 – 11:00 AM – Innovation in Action Flash Sessions

Learn how to use MDIC’s cutting-edge tools that drive innovation, minimize lifecycle risks, and accelerate patient access through multimedia presentations and on-stage interviews with the experts behind key case studies, reports, and guidance documents. 

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Innovation Frontiers

• Suzanne Schwartz, Director, Office of Strategic Partnerships & Technology Innovation
• Ken Stein, Chief Medical Officer, Boston Scientific
• Additional Panelists TBA
• Moderator: Lizzy Lawrence, STAT

12:00 – 1:00 PM – Networking Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 PM – Keynote Address and Fireside Chat

• Cat Bohannon – Author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

2:00 – 2:30 PM – Innovation in Action Flash Sessions

2:30 – 3:00 PM – Networking Break

3:00 – 3:30 PM – Keynote (focus: women’s health)

• TBA

3:30 – 4:30 PM – Prescriptions for Change

• Panelists and Moderator TBA

4:30 – 5:00 PM – Innovation in Action Flash Sessions

5:00 – 9:00 PM – MDIC Reception with a VUE

An invaluable part of #APF2024 is the chance to meet and network with other stakeholders from across MedTech. Engage and grow by sharing and learning new perspectives by day—and on Tuesday evening, enjoy an exclusive reception experience on the legendary VUE Rooftop Bar featuring craft cocktails and delicious local cuisine.

DAY 2: Wednesday, September 11

7:30 – 8:30 AM – Breakfast and Registration

8:30 – 9:30 AM – Data Horizons – Insights for Innovation and Patient Care

• Lucile Blaise Sauvage, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, ResMed
• Trang Ly, Chief Medical Officer, Insulet
• Kevin Sayer, President and CEO, Dexcom
• Jennifer Goldsack, CEO, Digital Medicine Society

9:30 – 10:00 AM – National Evaluation System for Health Technology (NEST): Real-World Evidence, Real-World Impact

• Simon Mason, President, NEST
• Daniel Caños, Director, Office of Clinical Evidence and Analysis, OPEQ, CDRH, FDA
• Moderator: Jijo James, Chief Meical Officer, Medtech and External Innovation, Johnson & Johnson

10:00 – 10:30 AM – Networking Break

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – FDA Real-World Evidence Program

12:30 – 1:30 PM – Networking Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 PM – MDIC Commercial Payer Council

2:30 – 3:15 PM – Innovation in Action Flash Sessions

3:15 – 4:15 PM – FDA CDRH Town Hall

• Moderator: Jeff Shuren, Director, FDA CDRH

4:15 PM – Closing Remarks